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Schools in Lagunitas-Forest Knolls · Tamalpais Union High School District, Lagunitas Elementary School District

Lagunitas-Forest Knolls’s public schools outscore 90% of California districts

On the state math tests, 58% of Lagunitas-Forest Knolls’s students scored proficient, above the California average (33%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Lagunitas-Forest Knolls, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 72% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
74%
▲ 27 pts vs CA 47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
58%
▲ 25 pts vs CA 33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
97%
▲ 11 pts vs CA 86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$23.7K
▲ 12% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024 · Tamalpais Union High
Students per teacher
18.3
CA 21.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
4,494 students on the public path
In brief

Lagunitas-Forest Knolls’s schools, in brief

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 74% and math 58% across both districts in spring 2022, against 47% and 33% statewide; 97% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Tamalpais Union High spends $23,705 per student and Lagunitas Elementary $29,302, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Lagunitas-Forest Knolls’s grade

A Test scoresA− Graduation

A: better than 90% of California school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the California average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

California school districts we grade (1,872)Better than 90%
Lower resultsHigher results
California towns with similar household incomes (416)Better than 94%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,019 test results and a graduating class of 1,272 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 72% of Lagunitas-Forest Knolls’s students in the tested grades sat them (993 in math, 1,044 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Lagunitas-Forest Knolls, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–82 schoolsDepends on your addressB to A−
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressA

Lagunitas-Forest Knolls runs its own schools through grade 8 (Lagunitas Elementary School District). From grade 9, students attend the Tamalpais Union High School District, shared with Belvedere, Corte Madera, Fairfax, Larkspur, Mill Valley, Ross, San Anselmo, Sausalito and Tiburon. Its high school is in Larkspur. Parts of Lagunitas-Forest Knolls (2% of its land) are served by Shoreline Unified instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Lagunitas-Forest Knolls

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Tamalpais Union High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 5 schools · 4,503 students, down 12% since 2020–21 · 18.3 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$23,705CA $21,206 · FY2024
A
Lagunitas Elementary School DistrictGrades K–8 · 2 schools · 161 students, down 30% since 2020–21 · 16.9 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$29,302CA $21,206 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Tamalpais Union High School District76%
State average 46.7% · 944 students tested
Math · 9–12, Tamalpais Union High School District59%
State average 33.1% · 894 students tested
Reading · K–8, Lagunitas Elementary School District52%
State average 46.7% · 100 students tested
Math · K–8, Lagunitas Elementary School District52%
State average 33.1% · 99 students tested

Lagunitas-Forest Knolls vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the California towns that share Lagunitas-Forest Knolls’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lagunitas-Forest KnollsALagunitas Elementary K–8 · Tamalpais Union High 9–12

Every school in Lagunitas-Forest Knolls

5 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Lagunitas-Forest Knollsby address
San Geronimo Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · San Geronimo
B
93 students19:1Rate it →
Lagunitas Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · San Geronimo
A−
68 students15:1Rate it →
Also serving Lagunitas-Forest Knollsin other towns
Redwood High
High · Grades 9–12 · Larkspur
A
1,722 students19:1Rate it →
Tamalpais High
High · Grades 9–12 · Mill Valley
A
1,470 students19:1Rate it →
Archie Williams High
High · Grades 9–12 · San Anselmo
A
1,141 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Lagunitas-Forest Knolls’s schools

Are Lagunitas-Forest Knolls’s schools good?

By California’s own tests, yes: the public schools Lagunitas-Forest Knolls children attend outscore 90% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 94%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Lagunitas-Forest Knolls in?

Two districts: Lagunitas Elementary School District runs grades K–8, and Tamalpais Union High School District runs grades 9–12, shared with Belvedere, Corte Madera, Fairfax, Larkspur, Mill Valley, Ross, San Anselmo, Sausalito and Tiburon.

Where do Lagunitas-Forest Knolls kids go to high school?

One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Redwood High, Tamalpais High and Archie Williams High.

What is Lagunitas-Forest Knolls’s graduation rate?

97% of the class of 2023 in Tamalpais Union High School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.

How much does Lagunitas-Forest Knolls spend per student?

$23,705 in Tamalpais Union High School District and $29,302 in Lagunitas Elementary School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.