Marin county maintains 20 local school districts; each governed by its own elected board of trustees. Among the two-year colleges in Marin are Indian Valley Colleges in Novato, College of Marin in Kentfield and Santa Rosa Junior College in nearby Santa Rosa (Sonoma County). Graduate and undergraduate programs are offered at several four-year colleges such as Dominican College and Sonoma State University (Sonoma County). In addition, Marin County has approximately 75 private schools offering excellent educational challenges from elementary (K-8) through secondary ( 9-12) grades. All private schools are required by law to file with the Superintendent of Public Instruction an affidavit or statement containing up-to-date information on the school.
Marin schools typically have done very well on standardized state tests. In comparing
Marin school districts to other districts in the state with similar socio-economic conditions,
every Marin school district scored above the low score in comparative score bands. |
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Private Schools
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- • Bay Area Private Schools
- • Marin Country Day School - Corte Madera
- • Mount Tamalpias School - Mill Valley
- • The Branson School - Ross
- • Bay Area Private Schools- Marin
- • Marin Catholic High School - Kentfield (415) 461-8844
- • St. Hillarys - Fairfax (415) 435-2224