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Novato Charter

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Novato Charter ranks 1346 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1346^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 77% of California elementary schools

Summary

Novato Charter is a well-regarded K-8 public charter school serving 269 students in Novato, California, consistently ranking in the top quartile of schools statewide.

Academically, the school outperforms California averages, with over 67% of students proficient in English Language Arts compared to the state's 49%. An interesting pattern is a dip in 6th-grade scores before a strong recovery in 7th and 8th grades. The school maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of about 20-to-1. Notably, it achieves these strong results with significantly lower per-student funding (approximately $13,855) than many neighboring schools in the Miller Creek Elementary or Novato Unified districts, which spend over $26,000 per student.

When compared to nearby schools, Novato Charter's performance is distinctive. It performs closer to higher-spending schools like Vallecito Elementary and Hidden Valley Elementary despite its lower budget, and it significantly outperforms other local schools with similar or higher funding levels, such as Hamilton Tk-8 and Loma Verde Elementary. This suggests a highly efficient and effective educational model that delivers consistent, above-average results for its students.

269

Students ?

19.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,855

Per pupil spending ?

16%

Free/discounted lunch ?

940 C St.
Novato, CA 94949-5060

(415) 883-4254

District: Novato Charter District

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.4%

Hispanic:

14.5%

Two or more races:

13.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 68th percentile in 2019 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (60% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

California avg41%

Elementary school

1,346^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 23%▲ up 9 pts since 2019

From top 32% (2019) to top 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

323^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 4 pts since 2019

From top 16% (2019) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

195^th of 1,543Novato Charter District 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.7	1346 of 5857	77.0%	★★★★☆
2024	69.6	1611 of 5869	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	69.8	1587 of 5859	72.9%	★★★★☆
2022	77.7	1299 of 5883	77.9%	★★★★☆
2021	85.2	205 of 1417	85.5%	★★★★☆
2019	65.3	1828 of 5789	68.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.3	1143 of 5597	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	75.1	1289 of 5612	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	72.9	1373 of 5609	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	82.1	1011 of 5635	82.1%	★★★★☆
2021	79.7	235 of 1267	81.5%	★★★★☆
2019	51.2	2428 of 5492	55.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.8	1660 of 5628	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	57.6	2084 of 5643	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.2	1846 of 5638	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.8	1536 of 5663	72.9%	★★★★☆
2021	84.8	192 of 1272	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	79.0	1131 of 5510	79.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	1503 of 2598	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.6	1743 of 2651	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.1	1660 of 2661	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.7	1196 of 2726	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.0	1856 of 2834	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.4	323 of 2761	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	75.2	583 of 2783	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	87.4	329 of 2781	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	91.2	246 of 2740	91.0%	★★★★★
2021	81.0	132 of 894	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	82.6	422 of 2715	84.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.5	236 of 2533	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	61.0	808 of 2551	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	89.3	257 of 2531	89.8%	★★★★☆
2022	80.0	424 of 2509	83.1%	★★★★☆
2021	80.7	117 of 738	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	82.8	371 of 2380	84.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	36.2	1527 of 2579	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.3	473 of 2534	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	78.6	461 of 2552	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	83.1	372 of 2538	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	95.2	128 of 2527	94.9%	★★★★★
2021	71.2	186 of 763	75.6%	★★★★☆
2019	76.5	497 of 2407	79.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.9	310 of 1520	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	60.3	583 of 1537	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.6	275 of 1543	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	77.0	293 of 1555	81.2%	★★★★☆
2019	60.4	627 of 1602	60.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Female (2025)80th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)71st percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)42nd percentile-35 vs school

Middle school

Female (2025)91st percentile~ school

Male (2025)81st percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)80th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)41st percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy67%+18 vs state

Mathematics55%+18 vs state

Science53%+20 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 (2024)
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
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	$13,855	$173	$13,682
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			$26,063	$2,425	$23,638
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			$26,165	$2,636	$23,529
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			$28,461	$1,195	$27,266
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			$28,690	$2,676	$26,014
Lucas Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	1175 Idylberry Dr.	San Rafael	94903	Marin County	Miller Creek Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 492-3730	315	13	25.2	9.5%	225 (71.4%)	4 (1.3%)	29 (9.2%)	28 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.2%)	90.6	620^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.4%		90.7	651^st of 5869 public elementary schools	88.9%	31																	60.9		60.9	66.0	76.1	76.1				73.0	66.0	71.6	65.2				68.1			$32,364	$1,553	$30,811
Vallecito Elementary	Public	K-5	50 Nova Albion Way	San Rafael	94903	Marin County	Miller Creek Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 492-3750	408	16	25.5	19.6%	205 (50.2%)	3 (0.7%)	121 (29.7%)	18 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (15.0%)	84.2	948^th of 5857 public elementary schools	83.8%		86.4	890^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.8%	58																	63.3		63.3	54.8	60.6	75.6				64.6	60.3	65.2	58.2				61.1			$30,303	$507	$29,796
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			$25,692	$2,902	$22,790
Venetia Valley K-8	Public	K-8	177 North San Pedro Rd.	San Rafael	94903	Marin County	San Rafael City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 492-3150	748	36	21.0	87.7%	60 (8.0%)	1 (0.1%)	651 (87.0%)	17 (2.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.1%)	25	4405^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.8%		19.9	4874^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.0%	469																	26.0	14.7	20.4	18.1	24.3	37.3	20.8	20.3	26.7	24.6	20.0	30.0	33.8	22.1	17.7	32.4	25.9	96.8		$18,849	$1,648	$17,201
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			$26,655	$2,844	$23,811

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Novato Charter District

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Novato Charter ranks 1346^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Novato Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 269 students attended Novato Charter.

What is the racial makeup of Novato Charter?

Students at Novato Charter are 65% White, 14% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

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