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Schools in Stinson Beach

Stinson Beach’s public schools

Bolinas-Stinson Union Elementary School District and Tamalpais Union High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Stinson Beach. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/4schools above California’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 95% of students in California’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
74%
2021–22
Math proficiency
54%
2021–22
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
0
4,442 students on the public path
In brief

Stinson Beach’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Stinson Beach’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s 3,615 public schools. Redwood High places highest (better than 93%); Bolinas-Stinson Elementary lowest (78%). See the path ↓

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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Stinson Beach, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–8Bolinas-Stinson Elementaryin BolinasA−
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressA

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Bolinas-Stinson Union Elementary School District.

Two districts serve Stinson Beach

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

Bolinas-Stinson Union Elementary School DistrictGrades K–8 · 1 schools · 109 students, up 30% since 2020–21 · 19.8 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$55,387CA $21,206 · FY2024
A
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
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · K–8, Bolinas-Stinson Union Elementary School District74%
State average 46.7% · 54 students tested
Math · K–8, Bolinas-Stinson Union Elementary School District54%
State average 33.1% · 54 students tested
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

Stinson Beach vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the California towns that share Stinson Beach’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Stinson Beach—Bolinas-Stinson Union Elementary K–8 · Tamalpais Union High 9–12

Every school in Stinson Beach

4 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).

Also serving Stinson Beachin other towns
Bolinas-Stinson Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Bolinas
A−
109 students20:1Rate it →
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 Stinson Beach’s schools

Are Stinson Beach’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Stinson Beach. Bolinas-Stinson Union Elementary School District and Tamalpais Union High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Stinson Beach. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Stinson Beach in?

Bolinas-Stinson Union Elementary School District and Tamalpais Union High School District.

Where do Stinson Beach kids go to high school?

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

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What Stinson Beach families are saying about school.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.