The results are in and the word is out that Marin’s schools are tops in the state. According to a May 14, 2010 article from the Marin Independent Journal, “Marin had 21 schools with API scores of 900 or greater - including every school in the Kentfield, Larkspur, Lincoln, Mill Valley, Nicasio, Reed Union and Ross school districts - up from 15 last year. The Reed District's Bel Aire Elementary and Reed Elementary tied for Marin's highest score with 951. Other top-scoring schools included Kentfield's Bacich Elementary, Mill Valley's Old Mill and Park Elementary and Novato's Rancho Elementary School.”
Families Are Moving North
Factors such as great weather, a reasonable commute to San Francisco, a beautiful environment and top notch public schools are fueling a mass migration of families north of the Golden Gate. In Mill Valley, for example, every school in the district received a statewide rank of 10. The above mentioned migration is resulting in an unprecedented increase in student enrollment in recent years. The current level of elementary student enrollment is at about 2,700 students which represent an amazing 20% increase from 2006 when it was only 2,288. These increases, though, do not come without a down side. The county schools do not receive additional state funding as a result of such enrollment increases, which when combined with the state budget cuts are causing great pressures on these schools. To counter the budget and associated program cuts in areas such as arts, drama and athletics, many school districts have private fundraising efforts that are counter-balancing these cuts.
It is difficult to know how long parents and the rest of the communities can plug the gap, but for the time being the schools continue to perform and provide a very high quality education. See the Marin IJ chart below to get the specific details about each school from every district in the county.
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Sharon Kramlich
Top Producer
Pacific Union Real Estate Estates Division
415-609-4473
skramlich@pacunion.com
http://www.sharonkramlich.com/
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