The five RVSD schools
Ross Valley School District serves Fairfax, San Anselmo, Sleepy Hollow, and Woodacre. Five schools, about 1,700 students total — these are the schools Measure H funds.
~1,700 students, TK–8
5 campuses
~$30M annual budget
~16% funded by parcel tax
White Hill Middle School
⭐ 9/10
Middle School · Grades 6–8 · Fairfax
The district’s only middle school. Every RVSD elementary student matriculates here. Strong electives program, music, and athletics — all of which depend on the parcel tax to operate at their current scope.
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Manor Elementary
⭐ 10/10
Elementary · Grades TK–5 · Fairfax
Fairfax’s neighborhood elementary, perched above Sir Francis Drake Boulevard. Top GreatSchools rating in the district and one of the highest in the county.
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Brookside Elementary
⭐ 7/10
Elementary · Grades TK–5 · San Anselmo
Two-campus elementary school straddling lower San Anselmo. Brookside is the most diverse RVSD school by family income and home language, and a frequent focus of district equity efforts.
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Hidden Valley Elementary
⭐ 9/10
Elementary · Grades TK–5 · San Anselmo
Tucked into the hills off Butterfield Road. Strong reading and math results; close-knit parent community.
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Wade Thomas Elementary
⭐ 9/10
Elementary · Grades TK–5 · San Anselmo
Walkable from downtown San Anselmo. The district’s smallest elementary by enrollment and one of the schools most frequently mentioned in closure-contingency discussions.
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How the parcel tax shows up in our schools
It's tempting to think of the parcel tax as just "the school budget." It
isn't — the parcel tax is the supplement that makes RVSD schools work on a state allocation that ranks 959th out of 995 districts. In day-to-day
terms, parcel tax revenue funds:
- Teacher salaries at a level that's competitive enough to
hire and retain. Even with the parcel tax, RVSD pay sits at the bottom of
Marin districts.
- Class-size limits in elementary grades that are smaller than
what state funding alone would support.
- Core academics: reading specialists, science teachers, math
interventions, and library staffing.
- Middle-school electives: music, art, drama, world languages,
and hands-on STEM at White Hill — all of which would be on the chopping block
in a contingency plan.
- Counseling and student support staff that handle social-emotional
needs, special education coordination, and college/high-school transition
guidance.
Note: The information here, including school addresses and
GreatSchools ratings, is sourced from public records and
GreatSchools.org.
Ratings change over time. For current details, please visit the school
websites or the
RVSD district site.
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