Is Edna Maguire Elementary a good school?

Yes. Edna Maguire Elementary ranks in the top 7.9% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Edna Maguire Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 428 students attended Edna Maguire Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Edna Maguire Elementary?

Students at Edna Maguire Elementary are 69% White, 13% Two or more races, 10% Hispanic, 8% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Edna Maguire Elementary attend?

Students who attend Edna Maguire Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Mill Valley Middle High : Tamalpais High

Edna Maguire Elementary

Summary:

Edna Maguire Elementary is a public elementary school located in Mill Valley, California, serving 449 students in grades K-5. This exceptional school consistently ranks among the top 10% of California elementary schools, with strong academic performance that sets it apart from many of its nearby counterparts.

Edna Maguire's students excel on standardized tests, with 76.7% proficient or better in English Language Arts and 70.87% proficient or better in Mathematics, significantly higher than the state averages. The school's performance is particularly strong for female students and students with disabilities, ranking in the top 7% and top 5% of California elementary schools, respectively. However, the school's performance for Hispanic students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds is not as strong, ranking in the middle to lower range of California elementary schools for these subgroups.

Compared to other public elementary schools in the Mill Valley Elementary School District, such as Old Mill Elementary, Tamalpais Valley Elementary, Park Elementary, and Strawberry Point Elementary, Edna Maguire consistently outperforms them on standardized tests and overall statewide rankings. This exceptional performance, coupled with the school's relatively low chronic absenteeism rates and low percentage of economically disadvantaged students, contribute to Edna Maguire's success as a top-performing elementary school in California.

Detail:

Public K-5

80 Lomita Dr.
Mill Valley, CA 94941-1464

(415) 389-7733

District: Mill Valley Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
464^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,549

Students who attend Edna Maguire Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mill Valley Middle
High:	Tamalpais High

Student/teacher ratio: 20.7

Number of students: 428

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.9%

Two or more races:

12.9%

Hispanic:

9.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 7.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Edna Maguire Elementary ranks better than 92.1% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks last among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Mill Valley Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 93.58. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Edna Maguire Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Mill Valley Elementary School District. Racial makeup is: White (68.9%), two or more races (12.9%), Hispanic (9.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 7.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Mill Valley Elementary School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Edna Maguire Elementary is 20.7. 3 elementary schools in the Mill Valley Elementary School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Edna Maguire Elementary employs 20.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Edna Maguire Elementary is $13,549. 3 elementary schools in the Mill Valley Elementary School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Edna Maguire Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Edna Maguire Elementary 464^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Edna Maguire Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Female students:

Male students:

White students:

Mill Valley Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Mill Valley Elementary 33^rd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Edna Maguire Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Edna Maguire Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	96.91	134^th	4809	97.2%
2005	97.51	82^nd	4822	98.3%
2006	96.74	122^nd	4818	97.5%
2007	97.24	90^th	5113	98.2%
2008	95.02	182^nd	5113	96.4%
2009	94.42	196^th	5193	96.2%
2010	95.28	126^th	5314	97.6%
2011	94.29	166^th	5377	96.9%
2012	92.35	266^th	5390	95.1%
2013	92.38	292^nd	5530	94.7%
2015	97.02	188^th	5611	96.6%
2016	96.23	211^th	5614	96.2%
2017	95.91	259^th	5692	95.4%
2018	96.17	205^th	5662	96.4%
2019	95.98	224^th	5789	96.1%
2022	93.03	512^th	5883	91.3%
2023	94.16	417^th	5874	92.9%
2024	93.58	464^th	5862	92.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Edna Maguire Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	94.73	104^th	2420	95.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Edna Maguire Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	85.68	464^th	5173	91.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Edna Maguire Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	95.75	177^th	5413	96.7%
2019	95.04	221^st	5492	96.0%
2022	94.11	362^nd	5635	93.6%
2023	94.08	360^th	5617	93.6%
2024	93.95	363^rd	5605	93.5%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Edna Maguire Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	96.69	71^st	2585	97.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Edna Maguire Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	95.15	239^th	5431	95.6%
2019	95.44	214^th	5510	96.1%
2022	89.16	676^th	5663	88.1%
2023	92.45	466^th	5650	91.8%
2024	90.85	549^th	5636	90.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Edna Maguire Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	81.90	605^th	4830	87.5%
2019	61.87	1586^th	4963	68.0%

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Rank History for White students at Edna Maguire Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	89.32	114^th	2737	95.8%
2019	90.68	81^st	2834	97.1%
2022	79.75	462^nd	2726	83.1%
2023	76.91	546^th	2662	79.5%
2024	80.91	389^th	2647	85.3%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

Review counts

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Reviews:

by a parent
Monday, April 4, 2011

Edna Maguire is a wonderful, caring community. Most of the teachers are exceptional, and the parent community is extremely involved. EM has-for Mill Valley and Marin anyway--a relatively diverse group of students (about 30% diverse) and some of the strongest API scores in the county. EM also, thanks to KIDDO, has a number of art, music and movement classes that round out the curriculum. I do think the principal could be stronger, but after struggling with the decision between public and private school, I am very pleased. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Edna Maguire Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1991	229	29	28	11	19	n/a	n/a	0	316
1992	267	25	35	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	341
1993	303	14	41	16	0	n/a	n/a	0	374
1994	322	12	58	22	0	n/a	n/a	0	414
1995	387	12	52	21	1	n/a	n/a	0	473
1996	387	12	52	21	1	n/a	n/a	0	473
1997	405	12	57	26	0	n/a	n/a	0	500
1998	410	13	76	36	2	n/a	n/a	0	537
1999	408	21	74	40	2	n/a	n/a	0	545
2000	425	23	73	37	2	n/a	n/a	0	560
2001	318	18	64	36	4	n/a	n/a	9	449
2002	250	17	59	21	3	n/a	n/a	5	355
2003	250	17	59	21	3	n/a	n/a	5	355
2004	227	9	35	14	0	n/a	n/a	40	325
2005	225	8	33	17	0	n/a	n/a	40	323
2006	233	7	35	18	0	n/a	n/a	44	337
2007	244	9	36	16	1	n/a	n/a	44	350
2008	274	6	35	13	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	328
2009	309	6	40	16	0	0	44	0	415
2010	348	13	47	28	0	0	22	0	458
2011	363	16	42	25	0	0	30	0	476
2012	360	13	38	28	0	0	31	0	470
2013	386	8	43	30	3	1	50	0	521
2014	448	6	36	50	3	1	59	0	603
2015	450	2	32	51	3	3	65	0	606
2016	423	2	26	50	6	2	64	0	573
2017	424	2	25	58	4	2	58	0	573
2018	421	1	38	63	4	2	59	0	588
2019	385	2	41	57	2	2	47	0	536
2020	368	2	37	53	1	2	45	0	508
2021	349	3	32	44	1	2	46	0	477
2022	312	2	35	40	1	1	39	0	430
2023	316	3	39	43	1	1	46	0	449
2024	295	2	33	42	1	0	55	0	428

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Edna Maguire Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1991	316	14.0	22.5	n/a
1992	341	14.2	24.0	14.1
1993	374	16.5	22.7	10.2
1994	414	18.6	22.3	10.4
1995	473	20.8	22.7	8.5
1996	473	20.8	22.7	8.5
1997	500	23.0	21.7	4.6
1998	537	30.0	17.9	6.1
1999	545	29.0	18.8	5.5
2000	560	29.5	19.0	6.4
2001	449	23.0	19.5	5
2002	355	17.5	20.3	4.3
2003	355	17.5	20.3	4.3
2004	325	16.0	20.3	6.3
2005	323	16.0	20.2	7.4
2006	337	17.5	19.3	0
2007	350	18.0	19.4	7.2
2008	328	20.5	16.0	10.1
2009	415	21.0	18.9	4.6
2010	458	22.0	20.8	4.6
2011	476	n/a	n/a	3.4
2012	470	24.4	19.2	n/a
2013	521	26.6	19.5	3.8
2014	603	26.5	22.7	3.8
2015	606	27.0	22.4	5.6
2016	573	26.0	22.0	3.3
2017	573	27.0	21.2	4
2018	588	26.0	22.6	7.5
2019	536	25.0	21.4	8.2
2020	508	n/a	n/a	5.1
2021	477	24.0	19.8	5.7
2022	430	20.0	21.5	5.1
2023	449	21.6	20.7	6
2024	428	20.6	20.7	7.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Edna Maguire Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1991	316	14.0	22.5	n/a
1992	341	14.2	24.0	14.1
1993	374	16.5	22.7	10.2
1994	414	18.6	22.3	10.4
1995	473	20.8	22.7	8.5
1996	473	20.8	22.7	8.5
1997	500	23.0	21.7	4.6
1998	537	30.0	17.9	6.1
1999	545	29.0	18.8	5.5
2000	560	29.5	19.0	6.4
2001	449	23.0	19.5	5
2002	355	17.5	20.3	4.3
2003	355	17.5	20.3	4.3
2004	325	16.0	20.3	6.3
2005	323	16.0	20.2	7.4
2006	337	17.5	19.3	0
2007	350	18.0	19.4	7.2
2008	328	20.5	16.0	10.1
2009	415	21.0	18.9	4.6
2010	458	22.0	20.8	4.6
2011	476	n/a	n/a	3.4
2012	470	24.4	19.2	n/a
2013	521	26.6	19.5	3.8
2014	603	26.5	22.7	3.8
2015	606	27.0	22.4	5.6
2016	573	26.0	22.0	3.3
2017	573	27.0	21.2	4
2018	588	26.0	22.6	7.5
2019	536	25.0	21.4	8.2
2020	508	n/a	n/a	5.1
2021	477	24.0	19.8	5.7
2022	430	20.0	21.5	5.1
2023	449	21.6	20.7	6
2024	428	20.6	20.7	7.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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