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Rancho Elementary

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Rancho Elementary ranks 1621 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1621^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 72% of California elementary schools

Summary

Rancho Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 387 students in the Novato Unified School District, consistently performing above state averages with a 4-star rating.

Academically, Rancho stands out for its strong mathematics performance, where 55% of students are proficient compared to 37% statewide, and for managing student attendance exceptionally well, with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 7% versus 19% for California. The school achieves these results while serving a student population where about half qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a significant increase in recent years that has not disrupted its steady performance. This stability is notable when compared to some nearby schools with similar demographics, such as Lu Sutton Elementary or Hamilton TK-8, where academic proficiency rates are lower.

While Rancho is a high-performing school within its own district, it ranks slightly below schools in the neighboring Miller Creek Elementary district, like Lucas Valley Elementary. However, Rancho's ability to deliver strong outcomes with efficient per-student spending and a diversifying student population makes it a compelling case for effective education. The school shows particular strength in supporting consistent attendance and math achievement across grade levels.

387

Students ?

22.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,745

Per pupil spending ?

49.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1430 Johnson St.
Novato, CA 94947-4459

(415) 897-3101

District: Novato Unified

Students who attend Rancho Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	San Jose Middle
High:	Novato High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.0%

White:

39.5%

Two or more races:

8.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 91st percentile in 2015 → 72nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (52% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the California median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg45%

California avg41%

1,621^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From top 9% (2015) to top 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 8Elementary Schools in the Novato Unified

592^nd of 1,543Novato Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.5	1621 of 5857	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	80.2	1145 of 5869	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	74.5	1398 of 5859	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	74.4	1430 of 5883	75.7%	★★★★☆
2021	73.8	343 of 1417	75.8%	★★★★☆
2019	70.2	1598 of 5789	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	74.2	1390 of 5662	75.5%	★★★★☆
2017	78.2	1198 of 5692	79.0%	★★★★☆
2016	82.5	1026 of 5614	81.7%	★★★★☆
2015	92.4	479 of 5611	91.5%	★★★★★
2013	88.7	545 of 5530	90.1%	★★★★★
2012	92.9	221 of 5390	95.9%	★★★★★
2011	94.5	154 of 5377	97.1%	★★★★★
2010	94.6	157 of 5314	97.0%	★★★★★
2009	95.6	126 of 5193	97.6%	★★★★★
2008	96.3	113 of 5113	97.8%	★★★★★
2007	98.4	29 of 5113	99.4%	★★★★★
2006	97.4	84 of 4818	98.3%	★★★★★
2005	97.9	59 of 4822	98.8%	★★★★★
2004	97.8	87 of 4809	98.2%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	48.1	1293 of 3162	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.3	1816 of 5597	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.4	1273 of 5612	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	74.6	1301 of 5609	76.8%	★★★★☆
2022	76.1	1279 of 5635	77.3%	★★★★☆
2021	72.4	319 of 1267	74.8%	★★★★☆
2019	57.6	2078 of 5492	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.1	1129 of 5413	79.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.9	1982 of 5107	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.8	1966 of 5107	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.1	1816 of 5087	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.7	2352 of 5084	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.5	2712 of 4963	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.6	2431 of 4830	49.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	2686 of 5460	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.8	1981 of 5517	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.8	1704 of 5363	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.3	1455 of 5264	72.4%	★★★★☆
2021	52.9	442 of 1110	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.1	2888 of 5173	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.6	2638 of 5084	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.2	1503 of 5628	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	75.6	1256 of 5643	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	71.5	1436 of 5638	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	70.6	1493 of 5663	73.6%	★★★★☆
2021	69.6	348 of 1272	72.6%	★★★★☆
2019	77.6	1192 of 5510	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	67.6	1581 of 5431	70.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.7	600 of 2598	76.9%	★★★★☆
2024	88.8	119 of 2651	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	76.6	561 of 2661	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	78.9	487 of 2726	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	60.0	1212 of 2834	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.8	1012 of 2737	63.0%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2025)77th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)73rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)68th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)61st percentile-11 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)59th percentile-21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics55%+18 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy54%+6 vs state

Science38%+5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Hepatitis B KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Rancho Elementary	Public	K-5	1430 Johnson St.	Novato	94947	Marin County	Novato Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 897-3101	387	17	22.7	49.1%	153 (39.5%)	5 (1.3%)	178 (46.0%)	17 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	33 (8.5%)	69.5	1621^st of 5857 public elementary schools	72.3%		80.2	1145^th of 5869 public elementary schools	80.5%	476																	38.0		38.0	57.4	56.9	50.0				54.4	66.2	55.2	45.6				55.1			$19,745	$18,550	$1,195
Lynwood Elementary	Public	K-5	1320 Lynwood Dr.	Novato	94947	Marin County	Novato Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 897-4161	260	12	21.6	59.2%	50 (19.2%)	2 (0.8%)	190 (73.1%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.8%)	41.4	3122^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	46.7%		34.6	3555^th of 5869 public elementary schools	39.4%	433	8.6	12.5	5.7	9.1	31.4	22.5	22.9	25.5	14.3	32.5	8.6	19.1	0.0	12.5	2.9	5.5	28.6		28.6	22.9	42.5	42.9				36.4	31.4	47.5	37.1				39.1			$26,136	$24,510	$1,626
Lu Sutton Elementary	Public	K-5	1800 Center Rd.	Novato	94947	Marin County	Novato Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 897-3196	367	17	21.5		83 (22.6%)	7 (1.9%)	251 (68.4%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.4%)	36	3489^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.4%		38.9	3239^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.8%	250																	18.8		18.8	36.1	43.3	43.8				40.9	40.6	32.4	16.7				31.2			$22,866	$21,454	$1,412
Olive Elementary	Public	K-5	620 Olive Ave.	Novato	94945	Marin County	Novato Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 897-2131	364	17	21.3	49.5%	144 (39.6%)	10 (2.7%)	153 (42.0%)	10 (2.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	44 (12.1%)	54.3	2349^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.9%		66.4	1762^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	70.0%	587																	40.0		40.0	39.6	54.6	52.5				49.7	31.3	45.5	35.0				37.9			$21,979	$20,722	$1,257
Loma Verde Elementary	Public	K-5	399 Alameda de La Loma	Novato	94949	Marin County	Novato Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 883-4681	426	19	22.4	53.1%	134 (31.5%)	12 (2.8%)	208 (48.8%)	21 (4.9%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	47 (11.0%)	54.4	2344^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.0%		66.9	1734^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.5%	610																	31.3		31.3	37.9	52.1	48.8				47.0	48.3	44.4	41.7				44.4			$21,517	$20,288	$1,229
Pleasant Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	755 Sutro Ave.	Novato	94947	Marin County	Novato Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 897-5104	464	20	23.2	20.5%	288 (62.1%)	1 (0.2%)	105 (22.6%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	60 (12.9%)	87.8	786^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.6%		78.6	1217^th of 5869 public elementary schools	79.3%	431																	51.3		51.3	72.1	62.7	79.0				71.8	73.5	58.2	67.5				66.5	96.5		$19,124	$18,208	$916
San Ramon Elementary	Public	K-5	45 San Ramon Way	Novato	94945	Marin County	Novato Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 897-1196	456	21	22.1	30.5%	241 (52.9%)	11 (2.4%)	114 (25.0%)	27 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (13.6%)	84	964^th of 5857 public elementary schools	83.5%		87	865^th of 5869 public elementary schools	85.3%	99																	53.3		53.3	70.3	67.6	65.8				67.9	62.2	63.4	52.6				59.3			$21,942	$20,986	$956
Hamilton Tk-8	Public	K-8	5530 Nave Dr.	Novato	94949	Marin County	Novato Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 883-4691	544	26	21.1	82.0%	54 (9.9%)	22 (4.0%)	412 (75.7%)	24 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.7%)	22.4	4637^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.8%		26.5	4250^th of 5869 public elementary schools	27.6%	387																	20.3	29.6	24.8	30.9	26.9	29.8	31.3	42.4	33.3	32.6	33.9	20.8	15.3	16.7	27.1	22.2	22.8			$21,780	$20,230	$1,550
Novato Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	940 C St.	Novato	94949	Marin County	Novato Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 883-4254	269	14	19.7	16.0%	176 (65.4%)	2 (0.7%)	39 (14.5%)	15 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	36 (13.4%)	75.7	1346^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.0%		69.6	1611^th of 5869 public elementary schools	72.6%	265																	57.1	47.8	52.9	46.2	67.9	82.1	59.3	74.1	73.9	67.3	53.9	46.4	46.4	51.9	70.4	65.2	55.4	89.8	93.9
Mary E. Silveira Elementary	Public	K-5	375 Blackstone Dr.	San Rafael	94903	Marin County	Miller Creek Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 492-3741	412	17	24.2	26.0%	182 (44.2%)	4 (1.0%)	147 (35.7%)	22 (5.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (13.1%)	71.9	1518^th of 5857 public elementary schools	74.1%		70.5	1572^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	73.2%	54																	50.0		50.0	64.6	44.6	63.8				57.8	61.2	45.5	47.1				51.2			$22,917	$22,052	$865

Frequently Asked Questions about Rancho Elementary

What schools do graduates of Rancho Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rancho Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : San Jose Middle
High : Novato High

How many students attend Rancho Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 387 students attended Rancho Elementary.

What district is Rancho Elementary in?

Novato Unified

Is Rancho Elementary a good school?

Rancho Elementary ranks 1621^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Rancho Elementary?

Students at Rancho Elementary are 46% Hispanic, 40% White, 9% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 1% African American.

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