Lagunitas School District

What Lagunitas School District does

Lagunitas School District is a California public K-8 school district operating under the Lagunitas Community School brand. It serves over 180 enrolled students across Transitional Kindergarten through 8th grade, drawn exclusively from four San Geronimo Valley communities in rural Marin County: San Geronimo, Lagunitas, Forest Knolls, and Woodacre. The district runs two physically distinct campuses on Lagunitas School Road — an Upper Campus housing TK-5 and a Lower Campus housing the 6-8 middle school program — and is governed by an elected Board of Trustees with a Superintendent as chief executive.

The district's core educational product is a community school model combining project-based learning, social-emotional literacy, and Marin County's only public Montessori program (founded 1983) with enrichment in art, drama, Spanish, music, cooking, sports, and technology. The underlying operating technology is conventional K-12 administrative software — Apptegy (website), ThrillShare (parent portal), ParentSquare (family communications), Google Calendar (calendars), EdJoin (job postings), and Diligent Community (board governance) — with no proprietary platform or AI capabilities. The district's most distinctive operational feature is its deep co-location partnership with the San Geronimo Valley Community Center (SGVCC), which shares campus facilities and provides after-school childcare, tutoring, a wellness center, sports, enrichment classes, and family support services.

As a public entity, Lagunitas does not charge tuition and operates on a tax-funded revenue model: California Average Daily Attendance allocations, voter-approved local parcel taxes, and federal sources. Additional community support is raised through LEAP (Lagunitas Parent Fundraising Group) and the Conscious Kitchen food services partnership under the California Universal Meals Program. The district accepts a limited number of interdistrict transfer students through Board Policy BP/AR 5117. No parent corporation, venture ownership, or acquisition structure exists; the entity is wholly government-operated under California law.

Name

Lagunitas School District

Legal name

Lagunitas School District

Website

http://lagunitas.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Lagunitas School District is a TK-8 public school district serving over 180 students across two campuses in the San Geronimo Valley communities of Marin County, California, operating a community school model with Marin County's only public Montessori program and a co-located partnership with the San Geronimo Valley Community Center.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-8 Public Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Elementary Schools (EDAJAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Charter Montessori/Waldorf/Classical/Expeditionary (Pedagogical Models) (EDAJACAL)

Keywords

• K-8 public education
• Community school model
• Public Montessori program
• Free school meals program
• After school childcare services

Headquarters

HQ city

San Geronimo

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: As a California public school district, Lagunitas School District receives state funding based on average daily attendance and local property taxes. Additional revenue comes from local parcel taxes approved by voters.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Lagunitas School District provides free public Transitional Kindergarten through 8th grade education across two campuses in San Geronimo, California, serving over 180 students from the San Geronimo Valley communities. The district combines an elementary program (TK-5) emphasizing student choice, social-emotional literacy, and project-based learning with a departmentalized middle school program (6-8) covering core academic subjects plus enrichment in arts, music, Spanish, technology, and athletics. Education is delivered free of charge with no tuition for district residents, supplemented by free organic breakfast and lunch, after-school care, wellness services, and family support through its integrated community school partnership with the San Geronimo Valley Community Center.

Product overview

Lagunitas Community School is a single TK-8 public school district operating two programs: an Elementary Program (TK-5) and a Middle School Program (6-8). The school functions as a community school model in partnership with the San Geronimo Valley Community Center, offering integrated support services including free organic school meals, after school childcare (LOFT program), tutoring, wellness services, and enrichment classes. The educational approach emphasizes project-based learning, social emotional literacy, arts integration, and connection to nature, with the Montessori program having been a historic part of the district's offerings since 1983.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Elementary Program (TK-5) Transitional Kindergarten through 5th grade program combining elementary students in a newly combined elementary program. Features student choice, social emotional literacy, and project-based learning integrated with academics and the arts. Students enjoy weekly activities including art, music, garden, Spanish, and maker space.
• Middle School Program (6-8) Departmentalized program for grades 6-8 where students rotate through different teachers for core curriculum in language arts, math, science, and social studies. Includes enrichment activities such as art, drama, Spanish, music, cooking, sports, and technology, plus a weekly social-emotional literacy class.
• School Meals Program Organic breakfast and lunch program provided free of charge to all enrolled students under the California Universal Meals Program. Partnered with Conscious Kitchen to bring local, organic ingredients to daily menus meeting USDA nutrition standards.
• LOFT After School Program After school program for 4th-12th grade students operated in partnership with the San Geronimo Valley Community Center, located in the upstairs of the Community Gym. Provides supervision, enrichment activities, and academic support outside regular school hours.

Quantifiable outcome

• Free meals for all students under California Universal Meals Program
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, major, adjacent and minor.

• San Geronimo Valley Community Center (SGVCC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClose partnership with award-winning SGVCC allows education and wellness to exist beyond the classroom. The community center provides on-site after school childcare TK-8, tutoring, in-school wellness center, internships, sports teams, enrichment classes, health intervention, food access, family support systems, and community events. Shared facilities include skatepark, gym, event courtyard, and The Loft with art room, kitchen, and game room. The former 1929 schoolhouse now serves as SGVCC headquarters.
• LEAP - Lagunitas Parent Fundraising GroupcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerParent fundraising organization that supports school programs and community events. Creates seasonal event calendars and supports school merchandise sales through Leap4Education.org.
• LOFT After School ProgrammajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAfter school program for 4th-12th grade students operated by SGVCC, providing supervision, enrichment activities, and academic support outside regular school hours.
• Zoila's Daycare (K-3)majorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorChildcare services for kindergarten through 3rd grade students, operated through SGVCC youth programs.
• Archie Williams High SchooladjacentOthersFeeder high school in Tamalpais Union High School District where 8th grade graduates continue their education.
• West Marin MontessoriadjacentOthersMontessori school located on district property since 2016, sharing campus with district operations.
• The Woodacre Improvement ClubminorOthersLocal community organization in the service area.
• PACT - Parent's Alliance for Conscious TechminorGTM or Marketing PartnerParent organization focused on conscious technology use in education.
• Conscious KitchencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFood services partner providing local, organic ingredients for daily breakfast and lunch menus under the California Universal Meals Program. Creates kid-approved menus meeting USDA nutrition standards.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves13 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Ross Valley School District: Adjacent Marin County TK-8 public school district serving Fairfax and San Anselmo; comparable small two-campus structure, similar demographic profile, and direct competition for interdistrict transfer families.
• Kentfield School District: Marin County TK-8 public district of similar small size (BAC and Kent schools); offers a direct benchmark for enrollment, parcel-tax strategy, and program mix in the same county.
• Bolinas-Stinson Union School District: Very small rural Marin County K-8 district; comparable scale, rural demographic, and reliance on a narrow local tax base, making it the closest analog on enrollment size.
• Reed Union School District: Marin County TK-8 public district (Del Mar and Reed elementaries); similar programmatic emphasis on enrichment and serves as a competitor for interdistrict transfer interest.
• Nicasio School District: Tiny Marin County K-8 district with a single campus; closest peer by enrollment scale (~50-100 students), useful for benchmarking cost-per-pupil and rural delivery models.
• Mill Valley School District: Larger Marin County TK-8 public district; relevant comparator for programming breadth and parcel-tax design even though it operates at greater scale.

Regional players

• Shoreline Unified School District: West Marin/Sonoma coast K-12 public district; comparable rural geography and community-school ethos but broader grade span and larger footprint.

Emerging players

• West Marin Montessori: Private Montessori preschool and elementary co-located on Lagunitas district property since 2016; directly overlaps the Montessori niche but operates as a private early-learning program, not a direct K-8 competitor.

Others

• Tamalpais Union High School District: Receiving high school district (Archie Williams) for Lagunitas graduates; relevant as the downstream pathway partner and as the broader regional secondary education context.

Broad incumbents

• Marin County Office of Education: County-level education agency that oversees all Marin districts including Lagunitas; comparable in regulatory and funding-administration role rather than direct instruction.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/lagunitascommunityschool
• Xx.com/mcoepd
• Facebookfacebook.com/125455067508880

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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