Summary
Adaline E. Kent Middle in Kentfield serves 488 students in grades 5–8, in an area with nearby middle schools that mostly serve grades 6–8. Its 2025–2026 SchoolDigger ranking was 75th of 2,703 California schools, at the 97th percentile with 5 stars. The main takeaway for families is that Kent’s test results put it among the area’s strongest schools, especially in math.
Kent’s strongest all-grade results were in ELA and math: it scored 82% in ELA, 77% in math, and 69% in science, compared with nearby-school averages of 60%, 49%, and 48%. It ranked third among the ten nearby schools in ELA, second in math, and fourth in science. Compared with the state, Kent was ahead by 32 percentage points in ELA, 39 in math, and 33 in science. Its results were closer to those of Kentfield Elementary: Kent was 4 points higher in ELA, 0.3 points lower in math, and 0.1 lower in science. Grade-matched results also show strength in math, including the top grade 7 score among nearby schools, while grade 8 ELA is a relative weakness. All-grade comparisons are not perfectly direct because Kent serves grade 5 and science testing grades differ across schools.
Kent’s results have improved since 2022–2023, with math showing the biggest gain: ELA rose about 4 points, math 14, and science 7. Over the same period, its lead over the state widened in all three subjects, especially math, where the gap grew from 29 to 39 points. SchoolDigger’s ranking rose from the 94th percentile in 2021–2022 to the 97th in 2025–2026; nearby Del Mar Middle ranked one place higher. Kent’s 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 15.4, below the nearby-school average of 19.9. It reported 11% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025; California provides free meals to all students, but this remains the school’s reported measure. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for Multi-racial Students rebounded to the 91st percentile in 2025–2026, up from the 76th the year before and close to 92nd in 2023–2024; the overall school percentile was 97.
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