Kentfield
The Kentfield School District serves the central Marin communities of Greenbrae and Kentfield. The district includes two schools: Anthony G. Bacich Elementary School (K-4) and Adaline E. Kent Middle School (5-8).
District enrollment is 1,009 students, with class sizes from 18 to 25. Most Kentfield School District graduates attend Redwood High School in the Tamalpais Union High School District. The district office is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Support Services
Both schools in the Kentfield School District offer a variety of excellent support programs. In the past fifteen years the Kentfield School District has received eleven countywide awards in recognition of outstanding student programs.
Student Achievement
Kindergarten teachers hold parent conferences at least twice a year. For grades 1-5, parent-teacher conferences are held and progress reports are sent home. Students in grades 6-8 receive quarterly letter grade report cards. All students in grades 2-8 take the California Standards Tests as well as performance-based tests at various levels through the Education Task Force.
STAR results are available at the district office or online at the California Department of Education’s website: http://star.cde.ca.gov.
Essential standards are identified for grades K-8. Ongoing formative assessments guide instruction. K-8 teachers meet in Professional Learning Communities weekly to improve teacher practice.
Community Involvement
Parents, community members and local businesses support local schools through a parcel tax assessment and direct contributions to the Kentfield Schools Foundation, a non-profit public benefit corporation which raises funds to help meet basic educational needs within the district. The Kentfield Schools Foundation has funded support for a wide range of programs including purchase of computers, software and related equipment for a Technology Use Group at both schools in the district. The business community pledges support through participation in an Adopt-A-School Program.
Mary Jo Pettegrew, Superintendent
Kentfield School District
750 College Avenue, Kentfield, CA 94904
(415) 458-5130 Fax: (415) 458-5137 or (415)
Anthony G. Bacich Elementary School – Grades: Kindergarten – 4
578 students
School hours:
8:15 to 2:00 (Kindergarten)
8:15 to 2:20 (Grades 1 and 2)
8:15 to 2:53 (Grades 3 and 4)
Library hours: 8:15 to 3:15
Bacich Elementary School is located in Kentfield, adjacent to a tidal creek and fronting a creek side marsh. A restoration project of the marsh, managed by The Environmental Forum of Marin provides an outside learning environment for Bacich students.
Teachers are supported by teacher aides and supplementary instructors in art, music, Spanish, physical education and computers.
Bacich has been named a California Distinguished School in recognition of the students’ outstanding academic performance.
Sally Peck, Principal
Bacich Elementary School
25 McAllister Avenue
Kentfield, CA 94904
A. E. Kent Middle School – Grades: 5 – 8
431 students
School hours: 8:30 to 3:28
Library hours:
Fridays and Minimum Days: 8:15 to 3:40
Monday – Thursday: 8:10 to 4:00
Kent Middle School is situated near the business center of Kentfield and across from the College of Marin campus.
A challenging academic program provides the basic foundation for a curriculum that also offers extensive enrichment instruction.
The Kentfield Technology Use Group provides students with access to stateof- the-art electronic tools and equipment to meet the needs of students in the years ahead.
Kent Middle School is recognized as a California Distinguished School, the state’s highest honor for overall academic excellence.
Skip Kniesche, Principal
Kent Middle School
800 College Avenue
Kentfield, CA 94904
(415) 458-5970