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San Marin High

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San Marin High ranks 502 nd of 2135 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

502^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,135 California High Schools

Better than 76% of California high schools

Summary

San Marin High is a 9–12 school in Novato, serving 1,250 students in Novato Unified. Its latest results show a mixed academic picture: science is a clear strength, while math is just above the state but below the district. The most important concern is the steep decline in English language arts (ELA): proficiency fell from 70% in 2022–2023 to 56% in 2025–2026, including a 10-point drop in the latest year, shrinking its lead over the state to 7 points.

Science and math compare especially well with nearby high schools, though math is a relative weak spot within the district. San Marin’s 2025–2026 science proficiency was 47%, above the state’s 36% and district’s 39%; it was also higher than Petaluma High (45%) and Novato High (34%). Math was 39%, slightly above the state’s 38% but just below the district’s 41%; San Marin led those nearby schools with reported results. ELA was 56%, above the state and district, but below Novato High (69%) and Petaluma High (60%). At the tested 11th grade, ELA was below both the state and district. Completion is strong: the 2025–2026 graduation rate was 97%, compared with 95% districtwide and 88% statewide. Chronic absenteeism was 17%—below the state’s 18% but above the district’s 12%.

San Marin remains highly ranked, but its standing has slipped: SchoolDigger ranked it 503rd of 2,137 California schools in 2025–2026, at the 76th percentile with 4 stars, down from the 83rd percentile the prior year. SchoolDigger’s measure of how well the school serves students with low socioeconomic status fell from the 87th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 59th in 2025–2026; its measure for Asian students declined from the 71st to the 51st percentile. The 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 21.9 to 1, higher than the nearby ratios reported for Petaluma and Novato. In 2024–2025, 36% of students were reported as free/reduced lunch eligible; among nearby schools with that measure, only Nova Education Center was lower, at 33%.

1,250

Students ?

21.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,533

Per pupil spending ?

35.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

15 San Marin Dr.
Novato, CA 94945-1117

(415) 898-2121

District: Novato Unified

Feeder schools for San Marin High:

Elementary:	Lu Sutton Elementary
	Olive Elementary
	Pleasant Valley Elementary
	San Ramon Elementary
Middle:	Sinaloa Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.2%

Hispanic:

32.0%

Two or more races:

8.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 85th percentile in 2016 → 76th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (48% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of California high schools

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg44%

California avg42%

502^nd of 2,135

California public high schools ?

Top 24%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From top 15% (2016) to top 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	75.9	502 of 2135	76.5%	★★★★☆
2025	83.1	357 of 2162	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	84.7	331 of 2159	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	87.1	270 of 2170	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	87.6	239 of 2123	88.7%	★★★★☆
2021	71.8	329 of 1290	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	81.7	330 of 2133	84.5%	★★★★☆
2018	84.9	313 of 2017	84.5%	★★★★☆
2017	75.8	486 of 2021	76.0%	★★★★☆
2016	84.3	301 of 2039	85.2%	★★★★☆
2015	77.7	405 of 1994	79.7%	★★★★☆
2013	54.5	670 of 2426	72.4%	★★★★☆
2012	57.9	592 of 2354	74.9%	★★★★☆
2011	65.4	387 of 2367	83.7%	★★★★☆
2010	66.3	367 of 2281	83.9%	★★★★☆
2009	78.1	143 of 2238	93.6%	★★★★★
2008	82.4	95 of 2117	95.5%	★★★★★
2007	80.4	115 of 2063	94.4%	★★★★★
2006	86.1	58 of 1968	97.1%	★★★★★
2005	88.6	33 of 1901	98.3%	★★★★★
2004	84.0	52 of 1653	96.9%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	58.3	284 of 575	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.2	242 of 585	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.8	169 of 573	70.5%	★★★★☆
2023	59.8	282 of 591	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.1	184 of 582	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.6	331 of 581	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	84.0	108 of 1161	90.7%	★★★★★
2021	84.6	53 of 555	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	95.8	40 of 1117	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	96.0	53 of 1052	95.0%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	41.7	550 of 1085	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.0	367 of 1064	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	25.1	1000 of 1044	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	835 of 941	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	739 of 938	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	72.7	489 of 1864	73.8%	★★★★☆
2025	85.8	241 of 1906	87.4%	★★★★☆
2024	87.7	229 of 1915	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	88.0	213 of 1915	88.9%	★★★★☆
2022	89.6	181 of 1858	90.3%	★★★★★
2021	74.9	244 of 1054	76.9%	★★★★☆
2019	80.8	308 of 1833	83.2%	★★★★☆
2018	81.6	325 of 1760	81.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	51.9	863 of 1880	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.1	974 of 1900	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.0	883 of 1902	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.8	747 of 1917	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.4	444 of 1861	76.1%	★★★★☆
2019	57.4	694 of 1814	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.8	588 of 1742	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	57.3	809 of 1997	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.1	528 of 2013	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	84.7	270 of 2026	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	57.4	767 of 2030	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.0	544 of 1943	72.0%	★★★★☆
2021	49.0	565 of 1126	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.2	653 of 1937	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.1	493 of 1862	73.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	72.3	495 of 1930	74.4%	★★★★☆
2025	75.7	424 of 1942	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	76.7	416 of 1948	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	82.6	329 of 1963	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	82.0	293 of 1916	84.7%	★★★★☆
2021	63.9	357 of 1122	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.9	380 of 1880	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	84.9	286 of 1834	84.4%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	99 of 175	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	50.0	306 of 588	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	69.3	176 of 577	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.7	228 of 574	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	80.7	92 of 541	83.0%	★★★★☆
2022	88.0	33 of 515	93.6%	★★★★★
2019	70.1	120 of 422	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	78.4	68 of 366	81.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	47.7	508 of 1235	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.5	566 of 1252	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.4	257 of 1216	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	33.0	753 of 1197	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	63.0	431 of 1130	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	75.4	270 of 1155	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	79.6	210 of 1173	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	79.8	218 of 1193	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	81.2	194 of 1204	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	69.2	347 of 1222	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	76.5	276 of 1173	76.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Disabled (2022)91st percentile~ school

Male (2026)74th percentile~ school

Female (2026)74th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)62nd percentile-15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)59th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2026)59th percentile-18 vs school

Hispanic (2026)54th percentile-22 vs school

Asian (2026)51st percentile-26 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)49th percentile-35 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)48th percentile-29 vs school

Military Connected (2025)43rd percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy56%+7 vs state

Science47%+11 vs state

Mathematics39%~ state avg

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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
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 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
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)
Carpe Diem High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	199 Fair St.	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Petaluma Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 778-4796	19	2	9.5	42.1%	14 (73.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$29,936	$686	$29,250
Petaluma High	Public	9-12	201 Fair St.	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Petaluma Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 778-4651	1,193	57	20.9	40.9%	712 (59.7%)	15 (1.3%)	371 (31.1%)	22 (1.8%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	55 (4.6%)	69.5	635^th of 2135 public high schools	70.3%		67.5	647^th of 2162 public high schools	70.1%	12		45.1		44.7				60.4	60.4				32.9	32.9			$18,992	$566	$18,426
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)
Valley Oaks High (Alternative)	Public	7-12	540 Vallejo St.	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Petaluma Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 778-4794	43	5	8.0	44.2%	28 (65.1%)	1 (2.3%)	8 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (7.0%)								(n/a)																	$28,286	$501	$27,785

Frequently Asked Questions about San Marin High

What is the racial makeup of San Marin High?

Students at San Marin High are 49% White, 32% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 8% Asian.

What schools feed into San Marin High?

San Marin High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Lu Sutton Elementary
Elementary : Olive Elementary
Elementary : Pleasant Valley Elementary
Elementary : San Ramon Elementary
Middle : Sinaloa Middle

What district is San Marin High in?

Novato Unified

Is San Marin High a good school?

San Marin High ranks 502^nd of 2135 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend San Marin High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,250 students attended San Marin High.

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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

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