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Sinaloa Middle

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Sinaloa Middle ranks 589 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

589^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 79% of California middle schools

Summary

Sinaloa Middle is a public school serving 693 students in grades 6-8 within the Novato Unified School District, consistently ranking in the top quartile of California middle schools.

The school maintains strong academic performance, with students scoring above both district and state averages in English, math, and science, and it manages student attendance effectively with a low chronic absenteeism rate. Notably, Sinaloa Middle has sustained this high level of achievement even as the number of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch has increased, demonstrating its ability to serve a diverse community well. While the school shows balanced performance across many student groups, it has identified key areas for improvement, specifically in supporting English Language Learners and students experiencing homelessness.

When compared to nearby schools, Sinaloa Middle often outperforms others with similar student demographics, such as San Jose Middle in the same district, and achieves its results with moderate per-student spending. While it trails more affluent schools like Adaline E. Kent Middle, its consistent, decade-long record of quality education makes it a standout choice for families in the region.

693

Students ?

20.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,878

Per pupil spending ?

42.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2045 Vineyard Rd.
Novato, CA 94947-3810

(415) 897-2111

District: Novato Unified

Students who attend Sinaloa Middle usually attend:

High:

San Marin High

Feeder schools for Sinaloa Middle:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.5%

Hispanic:

34.5%

Two or more races:

8.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 83rd percentile in 2015 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (52% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of California middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg45%

California avg41%

589^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 21%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to top 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Novato Unified

592^nd of 1,543Novato 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
2025	74.7	589 of 2761	78.7%	★★★★☆
2024	77.4	541 of 2783	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	79.3	505 of 2781	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	76.6	555 of 2740	79.7%	★★★★☆
2021	74.0	188 of 894	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	79.6	494 of 2715	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	73.2	576 of 2480	76.8%	★★★★☆
2017	77.4	527 of 2508	79.0%	★★★★☆
2016	81.9	398 of 2497	84.1%	★★★★☆
2015	80.3	420 of 2477	83.0%	★★★★☆
2013	76.7	410 of 2379	82.8%	★★★★☆
2012	73.1	503 of 2259	77.7%	★★★★☆
2011	82.8	235 of 2236	89.5%	★★★★☆
2010	85.0	188 of 2179	91.4%	★★★★★
2009	88.8	128 of 2063	93.8%	★★★★★
2008	91.3	86 of 2005	95.7%	★★★★★
2007	90.1	127 of 1999	93.6%	★★★★★
2006	94.5	50 of 1804	97.2%	★★★★★
2005	94.3	59 of 1777	96.7%	★★★★★
2004	96.4	31 of 1769	98.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.1	240 of 739	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.1	318 of 743	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.9	400 of 715	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.3	396 of 733	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.1	539 of 745	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.8	478 of 700	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	50.7	553 of 1531	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.5	93 of 354	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	79.7	191 of 1491	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	76.4	202 of 1369	85.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	33.2	1057 of 1478	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.3	1018 of 1521	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.3	1184 of 1540	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.4	338 of 363	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	1032 of 1442	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.3	730 of 1364	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.2	574 of 2533	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	75.5	539 of 2551	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	79.1	449 of 2531	82.3%	★★★★☆
2022	77.9	472 of 2509	81.2%	★★★★☆
2021	73.5	163 of 738	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	76.8	492 of 2380	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	69.8	599 of 2262	73.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.6	905 of 2395	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.3	1058 of 2388	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.3	857 of 2374	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.9	1038 of 2359	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.9	859 of 2213	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.1	1103 of 2072	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	339 of 477	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	374 of 394	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.0	1010 of 2542	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.2	1162 of 2579	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.0	991 of 2531	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.8	1336 of 2458	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.9	356 of 721	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.9	931 of 2369	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.5	1155 of 2230	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.4	580 of 2534	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	76.1	508 of 2552	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	77.0	497 of 2538	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	73.7	561 of 2527	77.8%	★★★★☆
2021	73.2	175 of 763	77.1%	★★★★☆
2019	79.9	423 of 2407	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	74.0	523 of 2273	77.0%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	123 of 194	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.3	213 of 726	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	71.2	196 of 701	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	67.8	229 of 677	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.8	211 of 665	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.6	261 of 554	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.2	223 of 462	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	492 of 1566	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.1	528 of 1552	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.1	349 of 1531	77.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.5	459 of 1520	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.4	341 of 1537	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	76.7	298 of 1543	80.7%	★★★★☆
2022	72.1	381 of 1555	75.5%	★★★★☆
2019	77.6	312 of 1602	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	68.9	462 of 1496	69.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2025)77th percentile~ school

Male (2025)77th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)71st percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)70th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)69th percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2025)68th percentile-11 vs school

Disabled (2022)64th percentile-16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)62nd percentile-16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile-18 vs school

Military Connected (2025)37th percentile-42 vs school

Homeless (2025)29th percentile-50 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)28th percentile-52 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy60%+12 vs state

Mathematics47%+9 vs state

Science43%+10 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)							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/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 All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sinaloa Middle	Public	6-8	2045 Vineyard Rd.	Novato	94947	Marin County	Novato Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 897-2111	693	34	20.4	42.1%	343 (49.5%)	13 (1.9%)	239 (34.5%)	40 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (8.1%)	74.7	589^th of 2761 public middle schools	78.7%		77.4	541^st of 2783 public middle schools	80.6%	48						43.1	43.1				67.0	55.6	59.7	60.4				48.8	40.2	51.1	46.5	$21,878	$20,824	$1,054
San Jose Middle	Public	6-8	1000 Sunset Pkwy.	Novato	94949	Marin County	Novato Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 883-7831	559	26	21.2	55.8%	157 (28.1%)	16 (2.9%)	311 (55.6%)	36 (6.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (6.4%)	54.4	1060^th of 2761 public middle schools	61.6%		56.8	966^th of 2783 public middle schools	65.3%	94	8.3	16.7	25.0	8.3		32.6	32.6				46.5	41.2	50.0	45.9				48.8	41.6	25.5	38.2	$22,055	$20,900	$1,155
Miller Creek Middle	Public	6-8	2255 Las Gallinas Ave.	San Rafael	94903	Marin County	Miller Creek Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 492-3760	620	35	17.6	20.3%	344 (55.5%)	12 (1.9%)	171 (27.6%)	36 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (9.2%)	86.5	343^rd of 2761 public middle schools	87.6%		82.5	428^th of 2783 public middle schools	84.6%	85						47.6	47.6				72.9	67.0	63.8	68.1				61.7	59.8	51.3	57.8	$25,084	$24,324	$760
White Hill Middle	Public	6-8	101 Glen Dr.	Fairfax	94930	Marin County	Ross Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 454-8390	601	35	17.3	12.0%	419 (69.7%)	6 (1.0%)	92 (15.3%)	19 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (10.6%)	93.7	186^th of 2761 public middle schools	93.3%		94.6	169^th of 2783 public middle schools	93.9%	17						68.4	68.4				71.4	83.7	74.9	76.9				66.5	61.8	61.2	63.1	$29,717	$28,724	$993
Petaluma Junior High	Public	7-8	700 Bantam Way	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Petaluma Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 778-4724	454	24	19.1	44.7%	254 (55.9%)	1 (0.2%)	159 (35.0%)	10 (2.2%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.8%)	53.8	1080^th of 2761 public middle schools	60.9%		47.9	1217^th of 2783 public middle schools	56.3%	137						24.9	24.9					50.9	52.7	51.8					40.8	29.2	35.0	$27,985	$27,460	$525
Petaluma Accelerated Charter	Public, Charter	7-8	110 Ellis St.	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Petaluma Joint Union High	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 778-4750	115	5	25.3	27.8%	61 (53.0%)	1 (0.9%)	34 (29.6%)	10 (8.7%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.0%)	98.5	27^th of 2761 public middle schools	99.0%		99.4	9^th of 2783 public middle schools	99.7%	18						73.5	73.5					83.3	89.8	86.2					81.7	85.7	83.5	$29,091	$28,590	$501
Dual Language Immersion Academy Charter	Public, Charter	7-8	421 South Mcdowell Blvd.	Petaluma	94954	Sonoma County	Petaluma Joint Union High	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 778-4621	31	1	32.2	61.3%	2 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.2%)								(n/a)																						$10,673	$10,172	$501
James B. Davidson Middle	Public	6-8	280 Woodland Ave.	San Rafael	94901	Marin County	San Rafael City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 485-2400	1,052	61	17.1	69.9%	218 (20.7%)	9 (0.9%)	765 (72.7%)	19 (1.8%)	6 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	31 (2.9%)	46.5	1282^nd of 2761 public middle schools	53.6%		44.5	1327^th of 2783 public middle schools	52.3%	45						28.5	28.5				43.1	46.1	45.2	44.8				26.6	34.9	31.4	31.0	$27,007	$25,768	$1,239
Adaline E. Kent Middle	Public	5-8	800 College Ave.	Kentfield	94904	Marin County	Kentfield Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 458-5970	488	32	15.4	10.7%	313 (64.1%)	3 (0.6%)	81 (16.6%)	20 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	68 (13.9%)	96.2	111^th of 2761 public middle schools	96.0%		95.5	137^th of 2783 public middle schools	95.1%	26					67.0	59.7	62.8			84.9	86.2	83.7	72.7	81.5			76.5	82.4	77.6	68.9	76.1	$37,518	$37,400	$118
West Marin Elementary	Public	2-8	11550 Highway 1	Point Reyes Station	94956	Marin County	Shoreline Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 663-1014	114	7	16.2	73.7%	36 (31.6%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (65.8%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	57.8	955^th of 2761 public middle schools	65.4%		55.7	996^th of 2783 public middle schools	64.2%	41						41.7	31.8	46.2	40.0		80.0	55.0	33.3	50.6	61.5	40.0		66.7	20.0	16.7	38.8	$56,410	$53,082	$3,328

Frequently Asked Questions about Sinaloa Middle

How many students attend Sinaloa Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 693 students attended Sinaloa Middle.

What high school do graduates of Sinaloa Middle attend?

Students who attend Sinaloa Middle usually go on to attend San Marin High

What is the racial makeup of Sinaloa Middle?

Students at Sinaloa Middle are 49% White, 34% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 2% African American.

Is Sinaloa Middle a good school?

Sinaloa Middle ranks 589^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Sinaloa Middle in?

Novato Unified

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