Tiburon Schools

Located just across the bay from San Francisco, at the southern end of the Tiburon peninsula, Tiburon is an upscale community with lots of charm and amenities. If your search for real estate takes you to Tiburon and you must take the school system into consideration, you will find that Tiburon has some award winning schools.

Public Schools in Tiburon

Two public school districts serve students living in Tiburon. Elementary and middle school students attend schools in the Reed Union School District, and most high school students attend Redwood High School, which is in the Tamalpais Union High School District.

Reed Union School District serves the elementary schools in the communities of Tiburon, Belvedere, and a portion of East Corte Madera. 

Tamalpais Union High School District provides secondary school education to students coming from ten elementary districts in Marin County, including the Reed Union School District. It includes three comprehensive high schools, all of which have been designated as California Distinguished Schools, and two alternative schools.

 

Reed Elementary School

1199 Tiburon Blvd

Tiburon, CA 94920

(415) 435-7840

Reed Elementary

Grades: K-2

Reed Elementary School is a 2002 California Distinguished School. Reed School is a primary school that has, in addition to solid academic curriculum, a number of fun enrichment activities outside of the classroom that allow children to explore their interests. These include the Lego Club and the Knitting Club, which meet during lunch.

 

Bel Aire School

277 Karen Way

Tiburon, CA 94920

(415) 388-7100

Bel Aire School

Grades: 3-5

Bel Aire School was selected as a California Distinguished School in 2000. In addition to the academic curriculum, Bel Aire offers extracurricular activities including Flute Sectional (advanced flute lessons), 3rd & 4th Grade Book Club, 3rd Grade Mad-Scientists, and the Bel Aire Movie Club - where 5th graders learn how to produce movie shorts.

 

Del Mar Middle School

105 Avenida Miraflores

Tiburon , CA 94920

(415) 435-1468

Del Mar School

Grades: 6-8

Del Mar Middle School is a California Distinguished School. In addition to the daily academic program, Del Mar offers electives, which include Instrumental Music, Journalism, Art, and Spanish. In 2005 Del Mar launched its Millennial Classroom Project. Through this program all students have been provided with a laptop and teachers are integrating computers into their daily curriculum.

 

Redwood High School

395 Doherty Drive

Larkspur, CA 94939

(415) 924-6200

Redwood High School

Grades: 9-12

Congratulations to Redwood High School upon being named a California Distinguished School for 2007! This is the fourth time Redwood High has earned this award. 

Redwood High School offers a rigorous college preparatory curriculum with Advanced Placement and Honors courses, and includes French, Spanish, and Latin language classes. Redwood High also has an ROP program. Redwood High School is attended by students from Larkspur, Kentfield, Reed Union, and Ross School Districts. Gavin Newsom, mayor of San Francisco; Gary Fisher, one of the inventors of the mountain bike; and Robin Williams all attended Redwood High School.

 

Tamiscal High Alternative High School

305 Doherty Drive

Larkspur, CA 94939

(415) 945-3750

Tamiscal

Grades: 9-12

Tamiscal High School is a small independent high school within the Tamalpais Union High School District. The Tamiscal curriculum offers a program that allows a high school diploma, but not necessarily the courses needed to gain entrance into a university. University entry courses such as foreign language and upper level lab sciences must be taken elsewhere.

 

San Andreas Continuation / Alternative High School

599 William Ave

Larkspur, CA 94939

(415) 945-3770

San Andreas Alternative

Grades: 9-12

San Andreas High School offers a program for students who have difficulty in a large school setting.

 

Private Schools in Tiburon

Tiburon is home to the campus of St. Hilary.

 

St Hilary School

765 Hilary Drive

Tiburon, CA 94920

(415) 435-2224

St. Hilary School

Grades: K-8

Type: Christian/Catholic

St. Hilary School is a coeducational Catholic elementary/middle school with an enrollment of approximately 250 students. In 2004 St. Hilary's completed a multi-million dollar facilities upgrade which included a state-of-the-art gymnasium, a new middle school, a fully equipped science lab, an art studio, and an upgraded library & technology center.