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Madrone High Continuation

Public Grades 9-12

1834^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,137 California High Schools

Better than 14% of California high schools

Summary

Madrone High Continuation serves 96 students in grades 9–12 in San Rafael, in Marin County, and is part of the San Rafael City High district. Its latest reported results show challenges in academic proficiency, attendance and graduation. Most importantly, in 2025–26, proficiency was just 12% in English language arts (ELA), 4% in math and 4% in science, while chronic absenteeism was 65% and graduation was 62%.

Madrone’s proficiency was well below both district and state results: its gaps were 41 percentage points in ELA, 30 in math and 35 in science compared with the district, and 38, 35 and 32 points, respectively, compared with California. Among seven nearby schools serving grades 9–12, Madrone had the lowest ELA and science results and tied for the lowest math result with Marin’s Community and San Andreas High (Continuation). Science was its clearest shortfall relative to nearby schools; math was also very low, although Madrone’s result was above the 0% reported at those two schools. Graduation was 23 points below the district and 26 below the state; dropout was 36%, compared with 14% in the district and 8% statewide.

Some measures have improved, but the latest picture remains concerning. Graduation rose from 28% in 2021–22 to 62% in 2025–26, while chronic absenteeism increased from 43% to 65%; test-score gains from the earliest reported year have been uneven, and only the ELA gap to the state clearly narrowed. SchoolDigger ranked Madrone at the 14th percentile and gave it 1 star in 2025–26; its 10:1 student–teacher ratio in 2024–25 was the second-lowest among nearby schools. In that same year, 77% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, the highest share among nearby schools with the same measure and year. One relative bright spot in SchoolDigger’s statewide rankings was English Language Learner Students: the school ranked at the 23rd percentile in 2021–22 and 33rd in 2022–23, above its overall rankings of the 3rd and 9th percentiles, respectively, though those group rankings remained low statewide.

Students ?

10.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,083

Per pupil spending ?

77.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

185 Mission Ave.
San Rafael, CA 94901-5632

(415) 485-2435

District: San Rafael City High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.8%

African American:

4.2%

White:

1.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2016 → 14th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (7% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (62% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school7%

District avg42%

California avg42%

1,834^th of 2,137

California public high schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 7% (2016) to bottom 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3High Schools in the San Rafael City High

433^rd of 968San Rafael City High 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	12.3	1834 of 2137	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.8	2026 of 2162	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	1917 of 2159	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	1966 of 2170	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	2058 of 2123	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.9	1268 of 1290	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	1530 of 2133	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	1693 of 2017	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.8	1772 of 2021	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	9.7	1888 of 2039	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.1	1832 of 1994	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	19.5	1672 of 2426	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	33.1	1229 of 2354	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	17.6	1729 of 2367	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.3	1267 of 2281	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	20.9	1779 of 2238	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	11.5	1866 of 2117	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.5	1618 of 2063	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	15.7	1634 of 1968	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	9.2	1716 of 1901	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	10.5	1626 of 1653	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	30.2	845 of 1085	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.1	717 of 1064	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.9	802 of 1044	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.2	1818 of 1906	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	1743 of 1915	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	1669 of 1915	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.1	1625 of 1760	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	13.9	1596 of 1880	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.1	1760 of 1900	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	1696 of 1902	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	1746 of 1917	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	1787 of 1861	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	1394 of 1814	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	1415 of 1742	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	10.5	277 of 290	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	13.3	1711 of 1999	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.4	1853 of 2013	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	1807 of 2026	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	1828 of 2030	10.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	1876 of 1943	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.6	1082 of 1126	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	1484 of 1937	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	1619 of 1862	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	12.3	1664 of 1932	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.5	1805 of 1942	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	1716 of 1948	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	1795 of 1963	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	1895 of 1916	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	1383 of 1880	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	1483 of 1834	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)22nd percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)15th percentile~ school

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

Male (2026)14th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

Homeless (2022)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy12%-38 vs state

Science4%-32 vs state

Mathematics4%-35 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)				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 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Madrone High Continuation	Public	9-12	185 Mission Ave.	San Rafael	94901	Marin County	San Rafael City High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 485-2435	96	10	10.0	77.1%	1 (1.0%)	4 (4.2%)	90 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.3	1834^th of 2137 public high schools	14.2%		9.8	2026^th of 2162 public high schools	6.3%	192			4.4	4.4			11.5	11.5			3.7	3.7	$32,083	$29,808	$2,275
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	878^th of 2137 public high schools	58.9%		55.6	921^st of 2162 public high schools	57.4%	43			31.9	31.9			44.8	44.8			28.6	28.6	$28,032	$27,054	$978
Redwood High	Public	9-12	395 Doherty Dr.	Larkspur	94939	Marin County	Tamalpais Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 924-6200	1,722	89	19.3	8.2%	1,147 (66.6%)	17 (1.0%)	270 (15.7%)	93 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.3%)	188 (10.9%)	94.9	92^nd of 2137 public high schools	95.7%		91.2	179^th of 2162 public high schools	91.7%	87		64.5		64.4			82.1	82.1			68.2	68.2	$33,974	$33,348	$626
Tamiscal High (Alternative)	Public	9-12	305 Doherty Dr.	Larkspur	94977	Marin County	Tamalpais Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 945-3750	124	11	11.1	16.9%	81 (65.3%)	4 (3.2%)	13 (10.5%)	14 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (8.9%)	94.3	112^th of 2137 public high schools	94.8%		82.3	376^th of 2162 public high schools	82.6%	264		61.9		58.3			87.0	87.0			58.3	58.3	$54,001	$53,572	$429
San Andreas High (Continuation)	Public	10-12	599 William Ave.	Larkspur	94939	Marin County	Tamalpais Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 945-3751	46	6	7.7	19.6%	23 (50.0%)	3 (6.5%)	14 (30.4%)	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (10.9%)	21.7	1623^rd of 2137 public high schools	24.1%		13.7	1849^th of 2162 public high schools	14.5%	226		28.6		35.3			15.4	15.4			0.0	0.0
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 2137 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	$25,657	$24,898	$759
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 2137 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	$38,422	$37,714	$708
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)
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	1843^rd of 2137 public high schools	13.8%		7.3	2139^th of 2162 public high schools	1.1%	296							21.4	15.8			0.0	0.0
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)

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In the 2024-25 school year, 96 students attended Madrone High Continuation.

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Students at Madrone High Continuation are 94% Hispanic, 4% African American, 1% White, 1% American Indian.

What district is Madrone High Continuation in?

San Rafael City High

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Madrone High Continuation ranks in the bottom 14.2% of California high schools.

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