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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 94960

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Schools

1,985

Students

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5-star schools

Top rankedWade Thomas Elementary86^th of 5,857 California elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Wade Thomas Elementary up 352 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 94960 zip code in San Anselmo, CA, is served by four public schools—three highly-rated elementary schools and one high school—collectively educating nearly 2,000 students from kindergarten through 12th grade across two districts.

Families will find exceptional elementary education here, with all three schools ranking in the top 11% of California. Wade Thomas Elementary stands out as the top performer, ranking in the 99th percentile statewide with remarkably high test scores and very low chronic absenteeism. Brookside Elementary and Hidden Valley Elementary also perform well above state averages, all under the highly-ranked Ross Valley Elementary district.

Students feed into Archie Williams High, which has shown impressive recent improvement and boasts a graduation rate well above the state average. While high school chronic absenteeism is higher than at the elementary level, it remains below the state average. The area's schools benefit from significant per-student funding, particularly at the high school level within the Tamalpais Union High district, contributing to strong academic outcomes across the community.

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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)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 5th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Hepatitis B KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Brookside Elementary	Public	K-5	116 Butterfield Rd.	San Anselmo	94960	Marin County	Ross Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 453-2948	278	14	19.5	10.4%	203 (73.0%)	2 (0.7%)	40 (14.4%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (10.1%)	90.3	638^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.1%		91.1	629^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.3%	9	59.6			59.6	64.0	76.9	76.9		72.3	70.0	87.2	57.7		70.2			$35,364	$35,048	$316
Wade Thomas Elementary	Public	K-5	150 Ross Ave.	San Anselmo	94960	Marin County	Ross Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 454-4603	292	13	22.4	7.2%	216 (74.0%)	2 (0.7%)	33 (11.3%)	9 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.3%)	97.8	86^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.5%		93.9	438^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.5%	352	68.8			68.8	91.8	85.4	89.8		89.0	91.8	81.3	77.6		83.6	95.1	95.1	$23,542	$23,212	$330
Hidden Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	46 Green Valley Ct.	San Anselmo	94960	Marin County	Ross Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 454-7683	274	12	22.8	8.4%	194 (70.8%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (11.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (16.4%)	94.7	359^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.9%		97.4	133^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	97.7%	226	63.8			63.8	71.1	84.6	77.1		77.6	82.1	82.1	68.8		77.0			$29,997	$29,506	$491
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			$38,422	$37,714	$708

Cities Near Zip Code 94960

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
San Anselmo	0.36 mi	4	46^th
San Rafael	0.97 mi	21	425^th
Fairfax	1.39 mi	4	65^th
Ross	1.41 mi	1	1^st
Kentfield	2.15 mi	2	42^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.