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Marin Oaks High

Public Grades 9-12

1786^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,135 California High Schools

Better than 16% of California high schools

Summary

Marin Oaks High is a 69-student school serving grades 9–12 in Novato, in Novato Unified. Its 2025–26 proficiency was low in every tested subject: 19% in English language arts (ELA), 0% in math, and 5% in science. Chronic absenteeism is the most urgent concern: 58% of students were chronically absent, compared with 12% in the district and 18% statewide.

ELA is Marin Oaks’ strongest subject, but its results still trail district and state rates by 31 and 30 percentage points. Math is weakest, 41 points below the district and 38 below the state; science trails by 33 and 31 points. Among nearby schools, Marin Oaks ranked third-lowest in ELA, tied for lowest in math with Marin’s Community, and second-lowest in science among schools with reported results. Only Madrone High Continuation had higher chronic absenteeism, at 65%. Graduation is a relative bright spot: 84% in 2025–26, compared with 88% statewide and 95% in the district.

Scores have generally worsened since 2022–23: ELA fell 6 percentage points, math 2, and science 2, while state results rose in all three subjects. SchoolDigger’s overall standing rose from the 8th percentile in 2024–25 to the 16th percentile and 1 star in 2025–26, though it had been at the 20th percentile in 2023–24. The school’s 2024–25 student–teacher ratio was 9.2, the lowest among nearby schools with reported ratios, and 83% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that school year. SchoolDigger’s Special Education Students measure fell from the 59th percentile in 2022–23 to the 15th in 2024–25, a sharp decline in its relative measure of how well the school serves this group. Because enrollment is small, results may shift from year to year.

Students ?

9.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$42,299

Per pupil spending ?

82.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

720 Diablo Ave.
Novato, CA 94947-4004

(415) 897-7653

District: Novato Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.1%

White:

21.7%

African American:

5.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 53rd percentile in 2016 → 16th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (8% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (58% vs 18% California)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school8%

District avg44%

California avg42%

1,786^th of 2,135

California public high schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 36 pts since 2016

From top 47% (2016) to bottom 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4High 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	13.8	1786 of 2135	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.5	1991 of 2162	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	1717 of 2159	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	1713 of 2170	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	1677 of 2123	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.9	1239 of 1290	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	1458 of 2133	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	10.5	1801 of 2017	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.2	1517 of 2021	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	51.9	968 of 2039	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	23.6	1445 of 1994	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.5	1169 of 2426	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	33.7	1214 of 2354	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.3	881 of 2367	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	44.3	909 of 2281	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	39.0	1060 of 2238	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	29.9	1170 of 2117	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	35.4	1006 of 2063	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	25.8	1223 of 1968	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	41.1	774 of 1901	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	45.4	581 of 1653	64.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	23.8	1059 of 1085	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	1691 of 1906	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	1584 of 1915	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	1664 of 1915	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	1275 of 1833	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	10.0	1714 of 1880	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.5	1827 of 1900	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	1713 of 1902	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	1531 of 1917	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	1603 of 1861	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	1345 of 1814	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	12.9	1718 of 1997	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	8.9	1928 of 2013	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	1710 of 2026	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	1678 of 2030	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	1697 of 1943	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.6	1040 of 1126	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	1331 of 1937	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	10.0	1743 of 1930	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.8	1827 of 1942	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	1555 of 1948	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	1498 of 1963	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	1423 of 1916	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.7	1057 of 1122	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	1395 of 1880	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	1070 of 1252	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.6	493 of 1197	58.8%	★★★☆☆

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)15th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)14th percentile~ school

Female (2025)11th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)10th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)9th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)2nd percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy19%-30 vs state

Science5%-31 vs state

Mathematics0%-38 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)					Vaccination (2024-25)		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/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	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th 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
Marin Oaks High	Public	9-12	720 Diablo Ave.	Novato	94947	Marin County	Novato Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 897-7653	69	7	9.2	82.6%	15 (21.7%)	4 (5.8%)	47 (68.1%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	13.8	1786^th of 2135 public high schools	16.3%		10.5	1991^st of 2162 public high schools	7.9%	205			5.4	5.4				19.2	19.2				0.0	0.0			$42,299	$1,345	$40,954
Nova Education Center	Public	6-12	720 Diablo Blvd.	Novato	94947	Marin County	Novato Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 897-7653	73	5	14.7	32.9%	33 (45.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (26.0%)	7 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (16.4%)	51	1017^th of 2135 public high schools	52.4%		60.8	805^th of 2162 public high schools	62.8%	212			10.5	14.3				66.7	58.8				23.8	29.4			$20,562	$725	$19,837
Novato High	Public	9-12	625 Arthur St.	Novato	94947	Marin County	Novato Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 898-2125	1,287	65	19.7	48.3%	452 (35.1%)	30 (2.3%)	634 (49.3%)	72 (5.6%)	9 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	70 (5.4%)	74.7	529^th of 2135 public high schools	75.2%		62.5	747^th of 2162 public high schools	65.4%	218			34.0	34.0				68.9	68.9				36.5	36.5			$18,562	$962	$17,600
San Marin High	Public	9-12	15 San Marin Dr.	Novato	94945	Marin County	Novato Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 898-2121	1,250	57	21.9	35.7%	615 (49.2%)	11 (0.9%)	400 (32.0%)	104 (8.3%)	7 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	109 (8.7%)	75.9	502^nd of 2135 public high schools	76.5%		83.1	357^th of 2162 public high schools	83.5%	145			47.5	47.5				56.2	56.2				39.5	39.5			$17,533	$956	$16,577
Marin County Juvenile Court	Public	7-12	16 Jeannette Prandi Way	San Rafael	94913	Marin County	Marin County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 491-0581	3	1	3.0	—	0 (0.0%)	1 (33.3%)	2 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Marin's Community	Public	7-12	1111 Las Gallinas Ave.	San Rafael	94913	Marin County	Marin County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 491-0581	64	3	18.7	68.8%	6 (9.4%)	4 (6.3%)	49 (76.6%)	1 (1.6%)	1 (1.6%)	1 (1.6%)	2 (3.1%)	12	1841^st of 2135 public high schools	13.8%		7.3	2139^th of 2162 public high schools	1.1%	298								21.4	15.8				0.0	0.0
Marin County Regional Occupational Program	Public	9-12	1111 Las Gallinas Ave.	San Rafael	94913	Marin County	Marin County Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(415) 499-5892	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Terra Linda High	Public	9-12	320 Nova Albion Way	San Rafael	94903	Marin County	San Rafael City High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 492-3100	1,248	60	20.7	49.4%	441 (35.3%)	18 (1.4%)	621 (49.8%)	77 (6.2%)	5 (0.4%)	8 (0.6%)	67 (5.4%)	82.3	355^th of 2135 public high schools	83.4%		84.8	316^th of 2162 public high schools	85.4%	39			52.2	52.2				63.5	63.5				42.5	42.5			$19,810	$759	$19,051
Archie Williams High	Public	9-12	1327 Sir Francis Drake Blvd.	San Anselmo	94960	Marin County	Tamalpais Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 453-8770	1,141	63	18.0	10.3%	844 (74.0%)	16 (1.4%)	169 (14.8%)	19 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (7.7%)	93.2	130^th of 2135 public high schools	93.9%		88.1	242^nd of 2162 public high schools	88.8%	112		62.2		62.4				83.0	83.0				56.1	56.1			$27,771	$708	$27,063
San Rafael High	Public	9-12	150 Third St.	San Rafael	94901	Marin County	San Rafael City High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 485-2330	1,332	67	19.7	72.2%	272 (20.4%)	14 (1.1%)	986 (74.0%)	34 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	18 (1.4%)	57	879^th of 2135 public high schools	58.8%		55.6	921^st of 2162 public high schools	57.4%	42			31.9	31.9				44.8	44.8				28.6	28.6			$21,107	$978	$20,129

Frequently Asked Questions about Marin Oaks High

What district is Marin Oaks High in?

Novato Unified

What is the racial makeup of Marin Oaks High?

Students at Marin Oaks High are 68% Hispanic, 22% White, 6% African American, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian, 1% Two or more races.

Is Marin Oaks High a good school?

Marin Oaks High ranks in the bottom 16.3% of California high schools.

How many students attend Marin Oaks High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 69 students attended Marin Oaks High.

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

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

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