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Reed Union Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8Regional · 2 towns

Serves Tiburon and Belvedere, and parts of Corte Madera.

Tiburon’s School Grade A+ better than 96% of California school districts

Students
1,043
Schools
3
Spent per student
$27,108
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
5%
Debt
$16.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Reed Union Elementary School District

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 99% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 41 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 34 pts above the state
  • Spends 28% more per student than the CA average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 13.3% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $16.9M, about $16,174 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 towns it serves, and their School Grades
A+Tiburon 8,881A+Belvedere 2,066

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Tiburon. Grade by grade →

K–2Reed ElementaryThis district
3–5Bel Aire ElementaryThis district
6–8Del Mar MiddleThis district
9–123 high schoolsTamalpais Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency74%
State average 33.1% · 722 students tested
Reading / language arts81%
State average 46.7% · 721 students tested

97% 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
$27,108 per student · 28% above CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 37%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 88%State 9%Federal 3%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,203’20
1,020’21
1,023’22
1,048’23
1,043’24

Down 13.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 70%Two or more races 12%Hispanic 10%Asian 7%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Reed Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Tiburon
362 students17:1
Bel Aire Elementary
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Tiburon
A+
322 students18:1
Del Mar Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Tiburon
A+
359 students12:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Tamalpais Union High School DistrictLarkspur, Mill Valley
$23,705per student
Kentfield Elementary School DistrictLarkspur
$20,924per student
Larkspur Elementary School DistrictLarkspur
$21,658per student
Mill Valley Elementary School DistrictMill Valley
$24,180per student

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.