Mount Tamalpais School

100 Harvard Ave, Mill Valley, CA, 94941-0949
Tel: (415)383-9434
Grades: 2 - 9 | 238 students
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Mount Tamalpais School seeks to provide students with a solid academic foundation and to foster a genuine enthusiasm for learning. Mount Tamalpais School is dedicated to the active pursuit of knowledge and to integrity, community service and fairness. We want our students to embrace diversity, honoring the value of each individual's strengths, choices, feelings and ideas. We strive to celebrate the human spirit by being responsible members of our families, our school community, and our world. We are committed to a strong, interactive and multidisciplinary curriculum, designed to challenge and enlighten, and to faculty who serve as guides and role models for our students. In addition, small-group instruction maximizes the inherent potential of each child and fosters respect for each student's interests and abilities.

School Overview:
Mount Tamalpais School
School Membership(s) National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
Other school association(s)
Religious Affiliation Nonsectarian
Grades Offered Grades 2 - 9
Student Body
Total Students 238 students
Student Body Type Co-ed
% Students of Color 22% (CA School Avg.: 43%)
Students by Grade
 
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers 41 teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio 6:1 (National school avg.: 13:1)

School Notes:

  • Mount Tamalpais School seeks to provide students with a solid academic foundation and to foster a genuine enthusiasm for learning. Mount Tamalpais School is dedicated to the active pursuit of knowledge and to integrity, community service and fairness. We want our students to embrace diversity, honoring the value of each individual's strengths, choices, feelings and ideas. We strive to celebrate the human spirit by being responsible members of our families, our school community, and our world. We are committed to a strong, interactive and multidisciplinary curriculum, designed to challenge and enlighten, and to faculty who serve as guides and role models for our students. In addition, small-group instruction maximizes the inherent potential of each child and fosters respect for each student's interests and abilities.

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Mount Tamalpais School
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Gr. K-1 | 0.8 mi. away
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Gr. K-9 | 1.4 mi. away
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Gr. Nursery/Preschool-8 | 1.5 mi. away
Ross Academy Montessori School
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