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Loma Verde Elementary

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Loma Verde Elementary ranks 2437 th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2437^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 58% of California elementary schools

Summary

Loma Verde Elementary serves 426 students in kindergarten through grade 5 in Novato, California, as part of Novato Unified. Its latest results show a clear split: math is stronger than state and district results, while ELA is weaker than both.

Math is the school’s strongest subject compared with both nearby schools and broader benchmarks: 47% of students were proficient in 2025–2026, about 8 percentage points above the state and 6 above the district. That ranked fifth among 10 nearby schools with results that year. ELA is the main concern: 42% were proficient, about 7 points below the state and 8 below the district, placing the school third-lowest among those 10 schools. Science proficiency was 37%, about 1 point above the state but 2 below the district; it ranked fifth among nearby schools. Chronic absenteeism was comparatively low at 6%, versus 12% districtwide and 18% statewide, despite the ELA shortfall.

ELA has declined while the state has improved: the school’s proficiency fell from 49% in 2022–2023 to 42% in 2025–2026, and its position shifted from 2 points above the state to 7 points below it. Math rose by 5 percentage points over that period, though its lead over the state narrowed slightly in the latest year. SchoolDigger rates the school at the 58th statewide percentile and 3 stars for 2025–2026; its percentile was 60 the prior year and reached 70 in 2023–2024. The 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 22.4, and 53% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. SchoolDigger’s effectiveness ranking for Hispanic students fell sharply, from the 53rd percentile in 2024–2025 to the 13th in 2025–2026, compared with the school’s overall 58th percentile. Its ranking for Low Socio Economic Status Students was also lower than the overall result, at the 24th percentile.

426

Students ?

22.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,086

Per pupil spending ?

53.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

≥ 98%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

399 Alameda de La Loma
Novato, CA 94949-5935

(415) 883-4681

District: Novato Unified

Students who attend Loma Verde Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	San Jose Middle
High:	Novato High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.8%

White:

31.5%

Two or more races:

11.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 58th percentile in 2016 → 58th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the California median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg44%

California avg42%

2,437^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Top 42%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Novato Unified

632^nd of 1,530Novato 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
2026	52.9	2437 of 5817	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.4	2344 of 5857	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.9	1734 of 5869	70.5%	★★★★☆
2023	58.1	2131 of 5859	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.5	2414 of 5883	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.5	543 of 1417	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.9	2768 of 5789	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.5	2481 of 5662	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	46.0	2759 of 5692	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.7	2359 of 5614	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	70.4	1480 of 5611	73.6%	★★★★☆
2013	60.0	2107 of 5530	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.9	1897 of 5390	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	70.9	1456 of 5377	72.9%	★★★★☆
2010	62.3	1870 of 5314	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	63.6	1743 of 5193	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	48.5	2467 of 5113	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	53.9	2115 of 5113	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	54.1	2002 of 4818	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	66.2	1501 of 4822	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	59.2	1754 of 4809	63.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	45.7	1432 of 3162	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.8	2684 of 3245	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	2771 of 3311	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.9	1925 of 3275	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.5	2363 of 3246	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	53.8	2295 of 5581	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.6	2214 of 5597	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.5	2060 of 5612	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.8	1862 of 5609	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.0	2168 of 5635	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.6	417 of 1267	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.4	2655 of 5492	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.2	2539 of 5413	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	20.2	4413 of 5094	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	48.5	2391 of 5107	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.6	2578 of 5107	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.8	3557 of 5087	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.2	4343 of 5084	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	3636 of 4963	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.1	3266 of 4830	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	27.4	4146 of 5423	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	40.5	3148 of 5460	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	3479 of 5517	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.0	3899 of 5363	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	4503 of 5264	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.7	528 of 1110	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.9	3652 of 5173	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.6	3273 of 5084	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	50.5	2458 of 5603	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.8	2346 of 5628	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.7	1469 of 5643	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	53.7	2251 of 5638	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.1	2445 of 5663	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.4	550 of 1272	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.4	2709 of 5510	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.5	2313 of 5431	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.6	182 of 2847	93.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	69.9	754 of 2536	70.3%	★★★★☆
2025	73.0	649 of 2598	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	79.1	456 of 2651	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	79.9	427 of 2661	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	70.1	809 of 2726	70.3%	★★★★☆
2019	47.0	1649 of 2834	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.7	1141 of 2737	58.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)94th percentile+34 vs school

White (2026)70th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)59th percentile~ school

Male (2026)56th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)55th percentile-16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)24th percentile-35 vs school

Hispanic (2026)13th percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics47%+8 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy42%-7 vs state

Science37%~ state avg

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	52.9	2437^th of 5817 public elementary schools	58.1%		54.4	2344^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.0%	93																	36.8		36.8	37.7	39.0	50.0				42.4	52.2	41.7	45.6				46.7	≥ 98%		$18,086	$1,229	$16,857
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%)	19.3	4871^st of 5817 public elementary schools	16.3%		22.4	4637^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.8%	234																	18.0	28.6	23.6	29.3	32.7	24.0	16.7	35.3	26.8	27.4	29.3	35.9	10.0	7.3	15.4	21.4	20.1	≥ 98%		$18,378	$1,550	$16,828
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%)	66.8	1739^th of 5817 public elementary schools	70.1%		75.7	1346^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.0%	393																	48.2	56.5	52.0	50.0	59.3	70.4	66.7	82.1	82.6	68.4	34.6	44.4	37.0	46.4	64.3	65.2	48.4	≥ 95%		$13,688	$161	$13,527
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%)	51	2555^th of 5817 public elementary schools	56.1%		41.4	3122^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	46.7%	567	6.7	3.3	5.3	5.3	26.7	10.0	23.7	21.2	13.3	33.3	13.2	18.6	4.4	3.3	5.3	4.4	31.6		31.6	44.4	33.3	60.5				46.9	35.6	43.3	47.4				41.6	≥ 98%		$20,594	$1,626	$18,968
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%)	65.9	1788^th of 5817 public elementary schools	69.3%		71.9	1518^th of 5857 public elementary schools	74.1%	270																	31.4		31.4	54.7	66.7	44.9				55.8	59.4	64.0	37.1				53.6	96%	0%	$18,364	$865	$17,499
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%)	70.9	1537^th of 5817 public elementary schools	73.6%		69.5	1621^st of 5857 public elementary schools	72.3%	84																	55.9		55.9	37.3	54.2	54.2				49.5	58.8	61.1	52.5				57.7	≥ 98%		$17,183	$1,195	$15,988
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%)	92	541^st of 5817 public elementary schools	90.7%		90.6	620^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.4%	79																	62.1		62.1	63.0	84.4	79.3				75.8	87.0	68.9	61.4				71.6	≥ 98%		$21,156	$1,043	$20,113
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%)	47.4	2758^th of 5817 public elementary schools	52.6%		54.3	2349^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.9%	409																	44.1		44.1	46.8	46.0	47.1				46.7	31.8	30.0	32.4				31.5	97%	0%	$18,331	$1,257	$17,074
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%)	42.9	3048^th of 5817 public elementary schools	47.6%		36	3489^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.4%	441																	34.9		34.9	26.0	49.2	44.6				41.0	22.0	46.2	31.3				34.1	97%	0%	$18,852	$1,412	$17,440
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%)	85.5	891^st of 5817 public elementary schools	84.7%		84.2	948^th of 5857 public elementary schools	83.8%	57																	65.7		65.7	67.2	60.7	68.7				65.6	63.9	59.0	62.7				61.9	≥ 98%		$18,864	$486	$18,378

Frequently Asked Questions about Loma Verde Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Loma Verde Elementary?

Students at Loma Verde Elementary are 49% Hispanic, 31% White, 11% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 3% African American.

Is Loma Verde Elementary a good school?

Loma Verde Elementary ranks 2437^th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Loma Verde Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 426 students attended Loma Verde Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Loma Verde Elementary attend?

Students who attend Loma Verde Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : San Jose Middle
High : Novato High

What district is Loma Verde Elementary in?

Novato Unified

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

2013–14 through 2024–25 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026

2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 15, 2026

2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresOct 15, 2026

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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