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Tamalpais High

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Tamalpais High ranks 245 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

245^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 89% of California high schools

Summary

Tamalpais High is a large, top-performing public high school serving about 1,470 students in grades 9-12 in the affluent community of Mill Valley, part of the Tamalpais Union High district.

The school is consistently elite, ranking in the 89th percentile statewide this year and historically performing even higher, with an exceptional 98.6% graduation rate and very low dropout rate. It stands out for its remarkable stability compared to some neighboring schools like Archie Williams High, which has shown more year-to-year volatility. Within its own district, Redwood High is a close peer, sometimes edging ahead in math, but Tamalpais High maintains strong advantages in English Language Arts and graduation success.

While the school excels overall, the data shows some areas for attention, such as a chronic absenteeism rate higher than Redwood High's and moderate performance in mathematics. It also shows varying effectiveness with different student groups, performing very well with special education students but with more moderate results for economically disadvantaged students. Compared to schools in less affluent districts like San Rafael City High, such as San Rafael High, Tamalpais High operates with significant resource and demographic advantages, which provides important context for its high achievement levels.

1,470

Students ?

19.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,861

Per pupil spending ?

11.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

700 Miller Ave.
Mill Valley, CA 94941-2926

(415) 380-3510

District: Tamalpais Union High

Feeder schools for Tamalpais High:

Elementary:	Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Academy
	Edna Maguire Elementary
	Old Mill Elementary
	Park Elementary
	More...
	Strawberry Point Elementary
	Tamalpais Valley Elementary
Middle:	Mill Valley Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.9%

Hispanic:

11.8%

Two or more races:

10.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 92nd percentile in 2015 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (58% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of California high schools

✓99% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg59%

California avg41%

245^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 11%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 8% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5High Schools in the Tamalpais Union High

335^th of 1,543Tamalpais Union High among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.0	245 of 2162	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	93.2	152 of 2159	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	94.0	141 of 2170	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	95.9	95 of 2123	95.5%	★★★★★
2021	91.5	110 of 1290	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	90.6	169 of 2133	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	91.8	159 of 2017	92.1%	★★★★★
2017	91.4	162 of 2021	92.0%	★★★★★
2016	87.1	250 of 2039	87.7%	★★★★☆
2015	91.8	153 of 1994	92.3%	★★★★★
2013	77.1	181 of 2426	92.5%	★★★★★
2012	76.7	190 of 2354	91.9%	★★★★★
2011	76.4	181 of 2367	92.4%	★★★★★
2010	76.7	174 of 2281	92.4%	★★★★★
2009	81.1	99 of 2238	95.6%	★★★★★
2008	82.9	89 of 2117	95.8%	★★★★★
2007	81.5	103 of 2063	95.0%	★★★★★
2006	78.5	141 of 1968	92.8%	★★★★★
2005	72.1	221 of 1901	88.4%	★★★★☆
2004	70.9	173 of 1653	89.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	31.4	345 of 517	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	76.6	126 of 582	78.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	436 of 585	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.8	353 of 573	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.0	450 of 591	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	443 of 581	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.0	397 of 582	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.0	396 of 581	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	98.9	20 of 1161	98.3%	★★★★★
2021	96.9	18 of 555	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	84.5	108 of 1117	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	96.7	46 of 1052	95.6%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	84.4	77 of 938	91.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.2	199 of 1906	89.6%	★★★★☆
2024	94.2	100 of 1915	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	94.1	117 of 1915	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	93.5	120 of 1858	93.5%	★★★★★
2021	89.2	108 of 1054	89.8%	★★★★☆
2019	89.0	170 of 1833	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	90.8	140 of 1760	92.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	706 of 1900	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	89.9	139 of 1902	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	93.6	98 of 1917	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	92.3	101 of 1861	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	79.6	273 of 1814	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	68.1	530 of 1742	69.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.9	774 of 2013	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.1	659 of 2026	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.5	667 of 2030	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.3	455 of 1943	76.6%	★★★★☆
2021	79.5	193 of 1126	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	69.1	484 of 1937	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	51.8	915 of 1862	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.8	235 of 1942	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	90.0	193 of 1948	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	92.0	175 of 1963	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	96.8	72 of 1916	96.2%	★★★★★
2021	91.3	98 of 1122	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	88.6	178 of 1880	90.5%	★★★★★
2018	90.8	167 of 1834	90.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.7	173 of 577	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	77.7	122 of 574	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	80.6	93 of 541	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	84.2	50 of 515	90.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.1	140 of 1252	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	95.4	42 of 1216	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	95.5	40 of 1197	96.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.0	173 of 1155	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	83.4	163 of 1173	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	86.4	129 of 1193	89.2%	★★★★☆
2022	91.9	60 of 1204	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	77.3	223 of 1222	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	86.1	124 of 1173	89.4%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2022)98th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)92nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)90th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)89th percentile~ school

Male (2025)88th percentile~ school

White (2025)85th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)70th percentile-19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)63rd percentile-26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile-27 vs school

African American (2024)33rd percentile-60 vs school

Asian (2025)25th percentile-63 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy71%+22 vs state

Mathematics53%+16 vs state

Science51%+18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Tamalpais High	Public	9-12	700 Miller Ave.	Mill Valley	94941	Marin County	Tamalpais Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 380-3510	1,470	77	19.1	11.8%	1,013 (68.9%)	48 (3.3%)	174 (11.8%)	76 (5.2%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	148 (10.1%)	88	245^th of 2162 public high schools	88.7%		93.2	152^nd of 2159 public high schools	93.0%	93	52.4	18.8	50.8	70.7	70.7	53.4	53.4	$22,861	$621	$22,240
San Andreas High (Continuation)	Public	10-12	599 William Ave.	Larkspur	94939	Marin County	Tamalpais Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 945-3751	46	6	7.7	19.6%	23 (50.0%)	3 (6.5%)	14 (30.4%)	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (10.9%)	13.7	1849^th of 2162 public high schools	14.5%		44.2	1145^th of 2159 public high schools	47.0%	704	5.6		12.5	17.7	17.7	5.9	5.9	$49,956	$1,026	$48,930
Tamiscal High (Alternative)	Public	9-12	305 Doherty Dr.	Larkspur	94939	Marin County	Tamalpais Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 945-3750	124	11	11.1	16.9%	81 (65.3%)	4 (3.2%)	13 (10.5%)	14 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (8.9%)	82.3	376^th of 2162 public high schools	82.6%		33.9	1397^th of 2159 public high schools	35.3%	1021	51.7	46.2	50.0	69.0	69.0	34.5	34.5	$30,572	$347	$30,225
Redwood High	Public	9-12	395 Doherty Dr.	Larkspur	94939	Marin County	Tamalpais Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 924-6200	1,722	89	19.3	8.2%	1,147 (66.6%)	17 (1.0%)	270 (15.7%)	93 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.3%)	188 (10.9%)	91.2	179^th of 2162 public high schools	91.7%		93	155^th of 2159 public high schools	92.8%	24	61.5		60.6	70.0	70.0	57.3	57.3	$22,916	$642	$22,274
Madrone High Continuation	Public	9-12	185 Mission Ave.	San Rafael	94901	Marin County	San Rafael City High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 485-2435	96	10	10.0	77.1%	1 (1.0%)	4 (4.2%)	90 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.8	2026^th of 2162 public high schools	6.3%		12.5	1917^th of 2159 public high schools	11.2%	109		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	$19,823	$2,452	$17,371
San Rafael High	Public	9-12	150 Third St.	San Rafael	94901	Marin County	San Rafael City High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 485-2330	1,332	67	19.7	72.2%	272 (20.4%)	14 (1.1%)	986 (74.0%)	34 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	18 (1.4%)	55.6	921^st of 2162 public high schools	57.4%		56.9	839^th of 2159 public high schools	61.1%	82		28.7	28.7	45.4	45.4	23.7	23.7	$19,535	$1,344	$18,191
Archie Williams High	Public	9-12	1327 Sir Francis Drake Blvd.	San Anselmo	94960	Marin County	Tamalpais Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 453-8770	1,141	63	18.0	10.3%	844 (74.0%)	16 (1.4%)	169 (14.8%)	19 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (7.7%)	88.1	242^nd of 2162 public high schools	88.8%		74.4	486^th of 2159 public high schools	77.5%	244	59.4	27.4	53.6	67.5	67.5	55.1	55.1	$25,128	$669	$24,459
Terra Linda High	Public	9-12	320 Nova Albion Way	San Rafael	94903	Marin County	San Rafael City High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 492-3100	1,248	60	20.7	49.4%	441 (35.3%)	18 (1.4%)	621 (49.8%)	77 (6.2%)	5 (0.4%)	8 (0.6%)	67 (5.4%)	84.8	316^th of 2162 public high schools	85.4%		85.7	315^th of 2159 public high schools	85.4%	1		34.9	34.9	72.8	72.8	46.1	46.1	$18,752	$1,272	$17,480
Washington (George) High	Public	9-12	600 32nd Ave.	San Francisco	94121	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 750-8400	2,068	93	22.2	51.8%	276 (13.3%)	86 (4.2%)	417 (20.2%)	1,054 (51.0%)	4 (0.2%)	9 (0.4%)	220 (10.6%)	86.9	268^th of 2162 public high schools	87.6%		91.7	185^th of 2159 public high schools	91.4%	83	49.2		49.6	69.1	69.1	52.0	52.0	$21,184	$1,749	$19,435
San Francisco County Regional Occupational Program	Public	10-12	750 25th Ave.	San Francisco	94121	San Francisco County	San Francisco County Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(415) 379-7764	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Tamalpais High

How many students attend Tamalpais High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,470 students attended Tamalpais High.

What schools feed into Tamalpais High?

Tamalpais High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Academy
Elementary : Edna Maguire Elementary
Elementary : Old Mill Elementary
Elementary : Park Elementary
Elementary : Strawberry Point Elementary
Elementary : Tamalpais Valley Elementary
Middle : Mill Valley Middle

What is the racial makeup of Tamalpais High?

Students at Tamalpais High are 69% White, 12% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 3% African American.

What district is Tamalpais High in?

Tamalpais Union High

Is Tamalpais High a good school?

Tamalpais High ranks 245^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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