Edna Maguire Elementary School

80 Lomita Drive

School District

Mill Valley Elementary
Grade

K-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:15
Type

public

School Map for Mill Valley Elementary School District

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on October 01, 2024

We have had kids at Edna for 9 years. It is a warm, loving place with a very engaged parent community. Kids have access during the schooldays to art, outdoor education, music, and much more. There are tons of extracurricular activities available on campus after school, which is a really lovely addition to the school experience. The administration is responsive and caring.
Submitted by parent on December 02, 2023

Our experience at Edna has been excellent - great administration, teaching staff, campus, support services and academic environment. We love the friendly, open and involved community.
Submitted by parent on December 01, 2023

Both of my children are current students and I am incredibly impressed with the campus, staff, principal and curriculum. I would highly recommend Edna Maguire. The school community is very open for Southern Marin. As far as public schools are concerned, it has many of the educational opportunities that are absent in other public school districts.
Submitted by parent on November 28, 2023

Both of my kids went to Edna. The teachers are incredibly knowledgeable, dedicated and loving. We enjoyed each teacher we had in every grade level. My children loved being at Edna and always had all of their needs met. They left Edna as a well rounded educated student who loved school. I highly recommend this school.
Submitted by parent on November 08, 2023

My students love going to Edna. It is a wonderful family community feel.
Submitted by parent on May 29, 2018

This is our first year at Edna - we transferred from another public school in the Bay Area. As far as public schools go, I’m not sure it gets any better than Edna! Super active community that creates lots of opportunities for interaction between parents, kids, and parents / kids. Great school-wide events like Garden Faire, talent show, Maker Night, Mustang stampede. Parties and outings for parents. Dance, chorus, orchestra, art, field trips — not all schools get such a wide range of offerings. The campus is big and updated, with a great garden with animals. My kid’s teacher is excellent, both nurturing and in control. Class size is about 24 kids, despite how big the school is. We get a lot of support here. It’s progressive in its approach to teaching with later start times, homework policy, social emotional education, technology, and safety measures. Highly recommend.
Submitted by parent on September 10, 2015

I caution any single parents raising children alone not to move to the Mill Valley School District.You will be bullied by Moms and Staff. This is a very high income area with a lot of wannabees. There is a horrible gossip network with a lot of sensationalism, teachers and particularly the principal get involved. Small town so if they start, it goes everywhere. Really bad experience as a middle class working Mom raising kids alone.
Submitted by parent on September 20, 2012

We just got back from 1st grade Back to school night. I feel so lucky to be part of this school. Our teachers are warm, caring, and wonderfully professional. It's clear that they take pride in what they do and spend a lot of energy being the best they can be. Plus, it is a child focused environment. KG was equally great. We love this school.
Submitted by parent on September 01, 2012

I have very mixed feelings about continuing my children's education here. On the one hand it is true the Lisa Zimmer and her staff and teachers are excellent and very hands-on. There are teachers here willing to put in extra time and effort to help kids like mine who are struggling to stay focused in the increasing onslaught of media distractions and working, tired parents. There is enough monetary wealth in this community to provide a good art and music program here, as well as athletics, and there are many very if not overly involved parents volunteering in the classrooms and providing all sorts of support. But beware, this is a very big school, and in 4th grade there are only 3 teachers, which means a giant bump up in class size to nearly 30 students. There is tons of homework starting in 1st grade, and my kids feel bored and overwhelmed. The bottom line here is if your child can self-regulate and do well academically this can be a good school for you. If you are a stay-at-home parent of a child who has challenges and you have the time to micromanage their school experience and be the squeaky wheel your kid will get what they need here. The rest of us are struggling.
Submitted by parent on October 14, 2011

This school only works if your kid fits in "the box". Children that learn differently or ask a lot of questions are marginalized. There is also a big push to get 'out of the box' kids into Special Education so that they are not considered when the STAR test results are tabulated. This results in an artificially high test result for the school. Some teachers are highly committed and amazing and some are not. If you get a great one, you have a great year, if not then you definitely suffer. Added minus: recess is a school wide, barely supervised,free for all.
Submitted by parent on September 02, 2010

Great Teachers for the most part. The district and the local admin not super responsive to parents. They have work to do concerning oversight of kids as they move from school to after-school activities and programs.
Submitted by parent on June 04, 2010

This is our first year at Edna Maguire and I am truly impressed. It feels like a private school. Our teacher is amazing. She is incredibly responsive, thoughtful and caring. The teachers are instilling a love of learning as opposed to demanding every five year old learn to read whether they are ready or not. Also, we love the outdoor garden complete with chickens! Great school!
Submitted by parent on August 18, 2009

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