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Ross Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Serves Ross.

Ross’ School Grade A+ better than 95% of California school districts

Students
339
Schools
1
Spent per student
$30,218
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
1%
Debt
$16.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Ross Elementary School District

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 99% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 47 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 38 pts above the state
  • Spends 42% more per student than the CA average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 9.8% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $16.6M, about $48,891 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A+: better than 99% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A+
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Ross. Grade by grade →

K–8Ross ElementaryThis district
9–123 high schoolsTamalpais Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency80%
State average 33.1% · 245 students tested
Reading / language arts85%
State average 46.7% · 236 students tested

93% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 97% at Tamalpais Union High, which runs the high school (state 86.2%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$30,218 per student · 42% above CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 40%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 92%State 8%Federal 1%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
376’20
369’21
357’22
353’23
339’24

Down 9.8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 78%Two or more races 13%Hispanic 7%Asian 1%Black <1%

Schools in the district

1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.