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Ross, California has only two educational institutions within its borders ” one private and one public. Both of them are high quality because of the educational expectations of the affluent residents of Ross and the surrounding areas are extremely high. This speaks volumes about a town of only 1.6 square miles and a population of fewer than 2,500 people.

The Ross School, serving K-8, is the public educational institution in Ross. This school has received the designation, California Distinguished School for three of its academic years ” 1989, 1993 and, most recently, 2008. Impressively, the school recently ranked 26th out of 873 elementary public schools in California and it has an equally impressive student teacher ratio of 13 to 5.

The educators, administrators and board are dedicated to excellence and regard education as a respectful partnership: student, home, school, community. The mission of The Ross School is, to build a solid educational foundation for all students while inspiring, guiding, and challenging them to learn and reach out to the world with compassion, integrity and courage.

Currently undergoing extensive construction projects to improve and update the its facilities by making significant alternations to existing spaces, including renovation and demolition as well as new construction, the Ross School serves fewer than 400 students. The Ross School is at 9 Lagunitas Road in Ross, CA in affluent and sought-after Marin County, and its telephone number is 415-457- 2705.

The other school located within the borders of Ross is the private Branson School, which was officially established in 1920, with roots that go back to 1916. Perhaps Bransons most famous alumna is Julia Child, the celebrated French chef. According to Woody Price, the head of the school, “Branson is committed to encouraging students to engage in a life of purpose, passion, and fulfillment.

He continued by saying that the School strives to help young people develop the moral imagination to be open and responsive to the struggles of fellow human beings; to develop passions that enlarge their souls; to develop a love for the truth, and a desire and a conscience that drives all of us to try our best to make our community, our nation, and our world better.”

Branson is a co-ed, independent, college-prep day school with 320 boys and girls enrolled in grades 9-12. There are 50 teachers on Bransons faculty; half of them hold advanced degrees. The student teacher ratio is 8 to 1 and the average class has only 16 students.

In addition, Branson is linked throughout its campus with a fully integrated fiber optic and wireless network. Bransons 17-acre campus includes 31 classrooms, a science center, a writing center, a computer lab, a theater, a family center, an art gallery and a library with 12,000 volumes. The athletic center, a learning center and music, art and dance studios complete the physical plant. Its athletic facilities include access to fields and a gym at the College of Marin.

Bransons address is P.O. Box 887, 39 Fernhill Avenue, Ross, CA. Its telephone is 415-454-3612.

For a top-notch education that includes both public and private institutions, Ross, Californias highly-regarded Ross School and Branson School are both winne