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San Jose Middle

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San Jose Middle ranks 1060 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1060^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 62% of California middle schools

Summary

San Jose Middle is a public school serving about 560 students in grades 6-8 in Novato Unified, performing near the state average academically but facing some unique challenges within its community.

Academically, the school's test scores are close to California averages but trail behind its own district and, notably, the other middle school in Novato, Sinaloa Middle. There's a significant performance gap between grade levels, with 6th graders doing well in math but 8th graders struggling significantly in the same subject. The school serves a student population where over half qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a rate higher than many neighboring schools like Mill Valley Middle or Hall Middle. Chronic absenteeism, which can impact learning, has been variable and is currently higher than the district average.

While the school's statewide ranking has gradually declined in recent years, it shows notable strengths in supporting Special Education students. Comparisons with nearby charters, such as Petaluma Accelerated Charter, highlight questions about resource efficiency, as San Jose Middle spends more per student but achieves more modest results. The school has demonstrated that focused programs can lead to improvement, as seen in its recent gains with English Learner students, suggesting potential for positive change with targeted support.

559

Students ?

21.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,055

Per pupil spending ?

55.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1000 Sunset Pkwy.
Novato, CA 94949-4999

(415) 883-7831

District: Novato Unified

Students who attend San Jose Middle usually attend:

High:

Novato High

Feeder schools for San Jose Middle:

Elementary:	Loma Verde Elementary
	Lynwood Elementary
	Rancho Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.6%

White:

28.1%

Asian:

6.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 73rd percentile in 2015 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg43%

California avg41%

1,060^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 38%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 27% (2015) to top 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	54.4	1060 of 2761	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.8	966 of 2783	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.9	847 of 2781	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.9	726 of 2740	73.5%	★★★★☆
2021	55.5	356 of 894	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.4	660 of 2715	75.7%	★★★★☆
2018	57.7	902 of 2480	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	64.6	784 of 2508	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	65.7	738 of 2497	70.4%	★★★★☆
2015	69.2	665 of 2477	73.2%	★★★★☆
2013	71.0	570 of 2379	76.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.0	468 of 739	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.6	323 of 743	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.7	383 of 715	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	71.5	221 of 733	69.8%	★★★★☆
2019	60.2	344 of 745	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.8	250 of 700	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	58.6	429 of 1531	72.0%	★★★★☆
2021	57.9	97 of 354	72.6%	★★★★☆
2019	50.0	550 of 1491	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.4	513 of 1369	62.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	46.2	534 of 1478	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.9	1173 of 1521	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	1445 of 1540	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	41.1	177 of 363	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.0	1116 of 1442	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	1175 of 1364	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	1040 of 2533	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.6	991 of 2551	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.3	909 of 2531	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.8	798 of 2509	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.0	295 of 738	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.4	641 of 2380	73.1%	★★★★☆
2018	58.3	835 of 2262	63.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	1620 of 2395	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.6	1419 of 2388	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.9	1183 of 2374	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.9	1393 of 2359	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.4	1044 of 2213	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.2	1463 of 2072	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	334 of 477	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.6	312 of 394	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	1680 of 2542	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.8	1116 of 2579	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.1	1409 of 2531	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.2	1046 of 2458	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.5	325 of 721	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.4	1062 of 2369	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.2	1646 of 2230	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.7	973 of 2534	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.3	854 of 2552	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.1	710 of 2538	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	72.6	579 of 2527	77.1%	★★★★☆
2021	56.4	293 of 763	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.5	590 of 2407	75.5%	★★★★☆
2018	56.5	850 of 2273	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.2	65 of 194	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.9	76 of 192	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	33.7	453 of 677	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.9	230 of 554	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.5	214 of 462	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	743 of 1566	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.4	441 of 1552	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	60.3	394 of 1531	74.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.8	295 of 1520	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	75.3	324 of 1537	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	73.7	355 of 1543	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	78.8	270 of 1555	82.6%	★★★★☆
2019	82.5	214 of 1602	86.6%	★★★★☆
2018	62.0	572 of 1496	61.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2025)81st percentile+19 vs school

Disabled (2022)72nd percentile~ school

Military Connected (2025)66th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)64th percentile~ school

Male (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)59th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)53rd percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2025)37th percentile-25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile-28 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)33rd percentile-36 vs school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile-29 vs school

Homeless (2025)30th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy46%-3 vs state

Mathematics38%~ state avg

Science33%~ state avg

Writing25%+8 vs state

Listening17%-9 vs state

Overall8%~ state avg

Reading8%~ state avg

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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 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 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
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
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
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
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
Hall Middle	Public	6-8	200 Doherty Dr.	Larkspur	94939	Marin County	Larkspur-Corte Madera	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 927-6978	440	22	19.6	10.7%	306 (69.5%)	3 (0.7%)	68 (15.5%)	25 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (8.2%)	96.1	114^th of 2761 public middle schools	95.9%		96.2	117^th of 2783 public middle schools	95.8%	3						65.8	65.8		76.4	82.7	76.8	78.6		68.1	81.3	71.7	73.6	$22,067	$21,300	$767
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about San Jose Middle

What high school do graduates of San Jose Middle attend?

Students who attend San Jose Middle usually go on to attend Novato High

How many students attend San Jose Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 559 students attended San Jose Middle.

What district is San Jose Middle in?

Novato Unified

Is San Jose Middle a good school?

San Jose Middle ranks 1060^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of San Jose Middle?

Students at San Jose Middle are 56% Hispanic, 28% White, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 3% African American.

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2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026

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2024–25 CSA Spanish test scoresDec 22, 2025

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