Marin Schools

Abbey Montessori is dedicated in serving the Marin community by offering the optimum childcare for children ranging from ages 6 weeks to 6 years old

Archie Williams High School is a Gold Ribbon School located in San Anselmo, serving San Anselmo, Fairfax and the San Geronimo Valley.

Elementary school located in Kentfield.

Serving grades K-5 in San Rafael.

Elementary school located in Sausalito.

Serving grades 3-5 in Tiburon.

Grades K-5. Bodega Bay Elementary School uses a comprehensive literacy plan and the wealth of local resources for core subject study.

An independent, co-educational Jewish day school that serves K-8 students and their families in San Rafael. Our community reflects the diversity of the Marin Jewish communal fabric as well as the varied religious, cultural and socio-economic tapestry of the world around us. Everyone is welcome here.

Academically rigorous coeducational day school grades 9-12.

Serving grades K-5 in San Anselmo.

Serving grades K-5 in San Rafael.

Operates two campuses and a marine laboratory as one of the 108 college, 1.3 million student California Community College System.

Serving 6 - 8 grade students is located in the central section of San Rafael. Students attending Bahia Vista, Coleman, Glenwood, Laurel Dell, San Pedro and Sun Valley Elementary Schools attend Davidson.

Serving grades 6-8 in Tiburon.

With an enrollment of 2,100 men and women, Dominican University offers a wide variety of academic programs in the areas of undergraduate, graduate, and extended education.

Serving grades K-5 in Mill Valley.

The Estuary & Ocean Science Center (EOS Center) supports scientific study of the sea, enhances public engagement with marine science and develops solutions to the environmental problems confronting coastal communities.

A private, non-profit organization dedicated to the development of academically gifted children.

Serving grades K-5. Glenwood School, located east of Central San Rafael, serves the area from Bayside Acres east to Peacock Gap.

Golden Gate Academy is a Christian preschool that provides excellent preschool education in a warm, nurturing, fun environment.

K-7th and Preschool. A Novato tradition of academic excellence in a nurturing Christian environment for elementary and preschool children.

An award-winning public school for fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth graders in the Larkspur School District.

Grades K-8. Hamilton School provides a supportive learning environment devoted to the academic excellence and social-emotional and physical growth of all students.

Headlands Preparatory School, formerly known as Tilden Preparatory School Marin, is a WASC-accredited, private middle and high school (Grades 6-12) based in Sausalito.

We recognize that it takes a whole village to raise a child. The unique contribution of each member of the village is integral and important to the success of our school.

The Hill Education Campus is home to a variety of unique programs which serve the diverse needs of the Novato Community and School District.

Grades 5-8. Kent Middle School is situated near the business center of Kentfield and across from the College of Marin campus.

The Bolinas Campus is located at 125 Olema-Bolinas Road in Bolinas.

Serving grades Transitional Kindergarten through 6th grade in western Petaluma

Serving grades 6-8 located in the beautiful San Geronimo Valley of Marin County.

Serving grades K-6, the goal of the Lagunitas Public Montessori Program is to create students who are genuinely excited about learning. Montessori philosophy utilizes a multidisciplinary approach to academics.

Serving grades K-5 in San Rafael.

Grades K-5. Mission: We’re building a future for all children.

Grades K-5. Mission: To develop sensitive, creative thinkers, and responsible citizens for a changing world.

Lucas Valley School is located in San Rafael

Lycee Francais de San Francisco has been a leader in multilingual education and is today the only Bay Area school offering a truly multilingual, multicultural education that successfully leads students to the French Bac and its international option.

Grades K-5. Mission: Bringing out the best in ourselves and others.

Madrone Continuation High School provides alternative secondary education for students who desire individualized instruction and skills essential for lifelong learning. Grades 10 thru 12.

Marin’s first Expeditionary Learning School! Built on a foundation of academic rigor, character development, and twenty-first century learning, EL helps school come alive for students by creating stimulating, hands-on, project-based learning environments both in and outside the classroom.

An independent, coeducational, college preparatory school, is located in San Rafael, California, twelve miles north of San Francisco.

A college preparatory school serving young men and women in the Roman Catholic tradition.

MCA is in its 30th year of serving families in Marin County as a premier preschool through eighth grade academy. We have small class sizes, music, computer, and business programs that stimulate the creative side of our students. Call us for a tour and experience our learning environment.

Our students gain the knowledge, skills and character necessary to step up and lead effective and fulfilling lives as engaged global citizens in a complex multicultural and interdependent world.

An alliance of schools, agencies, and the Marin Community Foundation to provide support services for students who are having academic and/or behavioral difficulties in school.

Marin Day Schools, a nonprofit child care organization governed by a board of directors, serves children ages 6 weeks through 10 years at campuses throughout the Bay Area.

An independent, coeducational day school for pre-school children and students in grades K - 8.

Serving preschool thru grade 9

The mission of Marin Oaks is to provide a personalized learning environment that fosters a collaborative culture, focusing on credit recovery and academics to help build the bridge to post-secondary education.

Treasuring childhood learning for life serving preschool thru grade 8

Offers career classes for anyone 16 years old or older in the county. These classes are intended for anyone seeking a new career, a career focus, or upgrading

Marin School of the Arts is a free, regional public school, (grades 9-12) that offers all academics plus in depth study in Musical Theater, Theater Arts, Visual Arts, Digital Arts, Photography, Instrumental (Concert, Jazz, Chamber and Rock) and Vocal Music, Creative Writing, Dance and Video/Film.

A pre-K through 8 program that integrates the arts with academics to promote the development of the whole child, an extraordinary education!

An independent, nonsectarian, coeducational, elementary school for students in grades kindergarten through eight.

Mary E. Silveira School, situated in San Rafael's Marinwood area, serves Kindergarten - Grade 5.

This is a Montessori-based school for 18 months - 6yrs.
Hours: 6:30am-6:30pm. *Kindergarten Readiness *Arts & Crafts *Circle Time *Dance *Music *Outdoor Play *Science *Snack time *A very loving staff.

Grades 6, 7, 8. Located adjacent to the Bay

An in-home preschool program designed to encourage a child's imagination and curiosity to inspire a lifelong love of learning.

Grades 6 to 8. Selected as a California Distinguished School, situated in the Lucas Valley area of San Rafael.

Montessori de Terra Linda (MdTL) is a diverse community of teachers, parents and children working together for the education of the child. We serve children ages 2-12.

A coeducational day school enrolling children in Kindergarten through Grade 8.

Serving kindergarten through fifth graders.

Grades K-8. Nicasio School is the largest of the four rural one room school districts in Marin County.

Noah's Ark Preschool is dedicated to providing families in our community with a quality preschool and daycare program for ages 2-5. Noah's Ark is a premier academic preschool serving Marin County for over 30 years. Please call us to schedule a tour and meet our loving staff.

Affordable K-12 education within a caring, diverse Christian community committed to academic and spiritual development.

North Bridge Academy empowers and equips students with dyslexia to embrace their strengths, realize their potential and fulfill their aspirations. Located in Mill Valley serving grades 2-8.

NOVA Education Center, an independent study program, is located at the Hill Middle School site on 6.2 acres and shares facilities with Hill Middle School.

Novato Charter School is a community dedicated to using educational methods guided by the Core Principles of Public Waldorf℠ Education.

NHS will promote a passion for learning that inspires critical thinking, communication, creativity, collaboration, cultural competency and character.

The NPNS is a parent participation cooperative preschool with a child-centered, play-based program for children ages 2 1/2 to 5.

Serving students ages 6-22 with autism and other developmental differences. Through strong therapeutic relationships, we sensitively observe and adapt individualized academic and behavioral instruction with UCSF oversight. Students thrive in our 3 students to 1 teacher ratio.

Grades K-5. This modern facility incorporates computer technology and internet access in all of its classrooms and the library/media center.

Grades K-5. Mission: Providing a positive and safe school environment is crucial to students’ success.

Serving grades K-6, the Lagunitas Open Classroom has been thriving since 1972.

Provides an alternative to those students whose educational needs cannot be met through traditional programs; success for kids who have not succeeded is the purpose of this program.

K thru 8. Our Lady of Loretto School celebrates over 40 years of Catholic education to the Community of Novato.

Offers the only full-time, licensed school readiness/child-care program in Coastal Marin.

Grades K-5. Located in the geographic center of Mill Valley across from Boyle Park and the municipal tennis court.

Penina Maier Jewish School welcomes children (toddlers through B'nai Mitzvah) and their families for a culturally enriched program of Jewish education and celebration, including music and movement for toddlers.

Phoenix Academy Charter School is a small and personalized school and operates in tandem with Marin’s Community School. Our staff builds on our students’ assets and validates and affirms each student’s identity.

Grades K-5. Mission: Every child can reach excellence.

Grades K-5. Mission: Bringing out the best in ourselves and others.

As one of northern California’s top academic high schools, Redwood offers an outstanding college preparatory curriculum which includes Honors and Advanced Placement classes, as well as the opportunity for individual study and research

Grades K-2. Reed School offers a nurturing climate for the primary age student.

RCNS provides an exceptional nursery school / preschool / day care program for your child in a nurturing, peaceful environment where all care-giving is done with kindness and acceptance by a qualified staff.

400 children attend Ross School in grades kindergarten through eighth. A strong tradition of parent and community support enhances the program.

Our graduates are educated to recognize the need to pursue lifelong learning and seek to acquire adult perspectives of Catholic principles and values so that they can become contributing members of family, parish, civic community and society.

Committed to providing an education that challenges students to live out the Catholic faith in service to the parish and wider community.

"Angels" and "Saints" (PreKindergarten) classrooms for fully (or 'almost' fully) toilet trained children 2.9 years old through kindergarten; we offer two, three or five day Preschool / PreKindergarten programs with Extended Care available.

Saint Raphael School, established in 1889, serves a diverse population of students Kindergarten through Eighth Grades. Preschool available on site (see: Saint Raphael Preschool).

San Andreas High School is the Tamalpais Union High School District's continuation/alternative education high school.

The San Anselmo Co-op is a warm and loving parent participation preschool for children ages 2 years 9 months through five years old.

San Anselmo Montessori School offers a traditional Montessori preschool and kindergarten program for children ages 3-6 years, in a stable, nurturing setting.

Independent, co-ed, K-12 college preparatory school, with boarding option for high school students. Exceptional education and a sense of purpose inspired by core values of study, reflection, community, and service.

San Francisco Theological Seminary, now the signature school of the University of Redlands Graduate School of Theology and affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).

Grades 6-8. Mission: All children can learn....and with our help they will.

Grades 9-12. Mission: Maintain a positive learning environment.

Grades K-5. San Pedro School is located east of downtown San Rafael. It serves the communities east of Highway 101 and the area south of the San Rafael Canal.

Grades 9-12. San Rafael High School is a 110-year-old institution occupying 33 acres in central San Rafael.

Grades K-5. Mission: Children, parents, and staff work cooperatively at San Ramon in a safe and caring environment where all children can learn, be successful and prepare themselves to live in, and contribute to, a changing world.

Non-profit parent co-operative preschool and child care center serving children 2.9 to 6 years old, located on the Tomales Elementary School campus.

Located in Novato, the school is a supportive community where students are challenged to acquire the knowledge and skills to live as responsible individuals in a world of change.

Since its founding in 1924, St. Anselm School has enjoyed a long tradition of providing high-quality Catholic education to elementary school children in Marin County, California.

K thru 8th grade. The mission of St. Patrick School is to instill in our students a love and respect for our Catholic traditions, a strong academic foundation, and a reverence for themselves, others and the world around them.

St. Vincent’s School for Boys is one of the oldest institutions west of the Mississippi dedicated exclusively to therapeutic and compassionate care of traumatized boys. St. Vincent’s is a 52-bed licensed Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Program (STRTP)

Star Academy provides a comprehensive curriculum for students with learning differences. We are a private, non-profit school that is a recognized leader in the Bay Area in education of students with learning differences.

The Stinson Campus is located at 3805 Shoreline Highway 1 in Stinson Beach.

Elementary School, grade k through 5.

Grades K-5. Sun Valley School is located at the western end of San Rafael adjacent to rolling hills and acres of open space. The school serves the western portion of San Rafael including the Gerstle Park and Spring Grove areas.

Grades K-5. Located at the edge of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, which provides a natural setting for environmental studies by classroom teachers and students.

Grades 9-12. Tamalpais High School, founded in 1908, is the oldest school in the Tamalpais Union High School District.

Alternative independent study secondary school providing opportunities for students to complete high school courses through self-directed study.

High School located in San Rafael.

Terra Marin School educates, nurtures, and inspires students of diverse backgrounds to achieve their highest academic and creative potential, to embrace ethical values, and to become active contributors to their communities.

Serving TK through fifth graders.

The Helix School nurtures the capabilities of children with autism and autism-like developmental challenges in a dynamic, relationship-based, interdisciplinary educational setting.

The Marin School's mission is to provide a collaborative learning community that inspires confidence, creativity, integrity, and academic excellence through a deep belief in each student’s potential.

At the Mountain School, our experienced Waldorf-certified teachers create a preschool environment that fosters self-reliance and engages your child’s imagination through a daily rhythm of activities in the classroom.

The New Village School is located in Sausalito and provides an education that creates opportunities for children to develop the skills necessary to live fully in our profoundly changing world.

Grades K-8. Bilingual education, literacy technology, and assessment are the focus of curriculum development at Tomales Elementary School.

Grades 9-12. Curriculum improvement is an ongoing part of the daily academic program at Tomales High School.

A Waldorf-inspired preschool serving 6 children aged 2.9 to 5 years in our peaceful homelike setting fostering imagination, creativity and play

It is Trinity's purpose to provide a joyful, loving, and stimulating, environment in which young children can discover, create and grow as children while developing strong Christian values under the guidance and care of a dedicated staff.

A parent participation preschool that enrolls 30 children ranging in ages from 2 years, 9 months to 5 years old. Our mission is to provide an environment in which play and exploration engage and excite children and prepare them for life-long learning.

An inclusive preschool where children learn by doing. UOP's enriching environment is stimulating and encourages each child to experience active play and free expression.

Serves Kindergarten - Grade 5. Located in the Terra Linda area of San Rafael.

Grades K-8. Serves the communities of Los Ranchitos and Santa Venetia. It is located in northeast San Rafael near the Marin County Civic Center

Grades K-5. A 1996-97 California Distinguished School recipient, is located in one of San Anselmo's oldest residential neighborhoods and is built on the site of the very first school in San Anselmo.

An outdoor science school and retreat/conference center in Western Marin owned and operated by the Marin County Office of Education.

Grades K-8. Reading, language arts, English as a Second Language, and physical education are the focus of curriculum improvement at West Marin Elementary School.

This is the only middle school for the Ross Valley School District and it houses 615 students in the sixth, seventh and eighth grades.

Willow Creek Academy is a K-8 public charter school formed to serve scholastically and socially prepared K-8 students who show the ability and promise of succeeding in an academically challenging setting.

WHAP Scholastic Academy's mission is to develop our children's young minds so that they may become successful scholars, who display a strong sense of self-worth, purpose and community responsibility.

Young Imaginations provides multicultural music and dance classes for over 3,000 children in urban, suburban and rural schools in the Bay Area and Northern California.

Youth in Arts’ provide students with experiences and instruction in the visual and performing arts, and enriches the community with cultural events. Programs include:
Arts Unite Us - with at risk and special needs students.
Travel the World - music, dance, theater, visual and media arts from around the globe.