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Terra Linda High

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Terra Linda High ranks 316 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

316^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 85% of California high schools

Summary

Terra Linda High is a public high school serving grades 9-12 to approximately 1,248 students in the San Rafael City High district, consistently ranking as a strong 4-star school in the top 15% statewide.

Academically, Terra Linda stands out within its own district, with significantly higher proficiency rates in English and math and a 93.3% graduation rate compared to San Rafael High. While it serves a more economically diverse student population than some neighboring schools, it maintains a strong trajectory of improvement, with declining chronic absenteeism and steady graduation rates. The school shows particular strength in supporting its Special Education students, who perform well above state averages.

When compared to high schools in the neighboring Tamalpais Union High district, such as Redwood High and Archie Williams High, Terra Linda achieves its competitive outcomes while serving a much larger percentage of students from lower-income backgrounds, suggesting efficient use of resources. However, areas for continued focus include mathematics proficiency and support for English Language Learners to match the school's success in other areas.

1,248

Students ?

20.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,657

Per pupil spending ?

49.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

320 Nova Albion Way
San Rafael, CA 94903-3523

(415) 492-3100

District: San Rafael City High

Feeder schools for Terra Linda High:

Elementary:	Bahia Vista Elementary
	Coleman Elementary
	Glenwood Elementary
	Laurel Dell Elementary
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	Lucas Valley Elementary
	Mary E. Silveira Elementary
	San Pedro Elementary
	Sun Valley Elementary
	Vallecito Elementary
	Venetia Valley K-8
Middle:	James B. Davidson Middle
	Miller Creek Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.8%

White:

35.3%

Asian:

6.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 77th percentile in 2015 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (51% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of California high schools

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg39%

California avg41%

316^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 15%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From top 23% (2015) to top 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3High Schools in the San Rafael City High

766^th of 1,543San 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
2025	84.8	316 of 2162	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	85.7	315 of 2159	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	79.8	410 of 2170	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	76.1	437 of 2123	79.4%	★★★★☆
2021	72.7	319 of 1290	75.3%	★★★★☆
2019	78.7	394 of 2133	81.5%	★★★★☆
2018	80.4	401 of 2017	80.1%	★★★★☆
2017	63.0	732 of 2021	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	68.7	598 of 2039	70.7%	★★★★☆
2015	74.6	459 of 1994	77.0%	★★★★☆
2013	65.1	419 of 2426	82.7%	★★★★☆
2012	66.4	390 of 2354	83.4%	★★★★☆
2011	71.3	283 of 2367	88.0%	★★★★☆
2010	67.9	332 of 2281	85.4%	★★★★☆
2009	58.6	510 of 2238	77.2%	★★★★☆
2008	56.5	530 of 2117	75.0%	★★★★☆
2007	58.7	478 of 2063	76.8%	★★★★☆
2006	61.4	448 of 1968	77.2%	★★★★☆
2005	56.6	470 of 1901	75.3%	★★★★☆
2004	58.3	368 of 1653	77.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.8	257 of 585	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.2	179 of 573	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.3	271 of 581	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.5	103 of 582	82.3%	★★★★☆
2018	61.8	254 of 581	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	62.1	267 of 1161	77.0%	★★★★☆
2021	47.8	217 of 555	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.4	220 of 1117	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	37.7	572 of 1052	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	51.3	330 of 1085	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.1	847 of 1064	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	869 of 1044	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.6	371 of 467	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.8	511 of 941	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.5	732 of 938	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.7	302 of 1906	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	81.2	337 of 1915	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	78.4	370 of 1915	80.7%	★★★★☆
2022	79.0	338 of 1858	81.8%	★★★★☆
2021	66.0	327 of 1054	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.2	379 of 1833	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	81.7	320 of 1760	81.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.7	766 of 1900	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.7	668 of 1902	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.9	1032 of 1917	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.3	1308 of 1861	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.3	1102 of 1814	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.4	646 of 1742	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	218 of 410	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.5	234 of 290	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.0	688 of 2013	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.6	691 of 2026	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.6	742 of 2030	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.2	1168 of 1943	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.3	614 of 1126	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.2	1120 of 1937	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.5	632 of 1862	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.6	381 of 1942	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	84.6	288 of 1948	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	76.1	420 of 1963	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	70.3	487 of 1916	74.6%	★★★★☆
2021	72.2	283 of 1122	74.8%	★★★★☆
2019	75.5	403 of 1880	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	76.2	432 of 1834	76.4%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	74 of 175	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.8	104 of 577	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	88.5	44 of 574	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	80.4	95 of 541	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	68.0	159 of 515	69.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.6	258 of 1252	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	76.5	184 of 1216	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	65.2	262 of 1197	78.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.5	104 of 1155	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	89.9	82 of 1173	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	87.0	119 of 1193	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	90.2	76 of 1204	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	81.9	169 of 1222	86.2%	★★★★☆
2018	82.9	175 of 1173	85.1%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2025)91st percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)84th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)82nd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)80th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)79th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)77th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)70th percentile-16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile-20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)60th percentile-26 vs school

Military Connected (2025)58th percentile-28 vs school

Asian (2025)56th percentile-29 vs school

Homeless (2025)47th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy73%+24 vs state

Mathematics46%+9 vs state

Science35%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	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
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%)	84.8	316^th of 2162 public high schools	85.4%		85.7	315^th of 2159 public high schools	85.4%	1		34.9	34.9	72.8	72.8	46.1	46.1	$25,657	$24,898	$759
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)
Phoenix Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	1111 Las Gallinas Ave.	San Rafael	94903	Marin County	Marin County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 491-0581	3	3	1.0		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								$18,994	$17,036	$1,958
Marin's Community	Public	7-12	1111 Las Gallinas Ave.	San Rafael	94903	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%)	7.3	2139^th of 2162 public high schools	1.1%					(n/a)				0.0	4.8	0.0	0.0
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%)	88.1	242^nd of 2162 public high schools	88.8%		74.4	486^th of 2159 public high schools	77.5%	244	59.4	27.4	53.6	67.5	67.5	55.1	55.1	$38,422	$37,714	$708
Marin County Juvenile Court	Public	7-12	16 Jeannette Prandi Way	San Rafael	94903	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)
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%)	9.8	2026^th of 2162 public high schools	6.3%		12.5	1917^th of 2159 public high schools	11.2%	109		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	$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%)	55.6	921^st of 2162 public high schools	57.4%		56.9	839^th of 2159 public high schools	61.1%	82		28.7	28.7	45.4	45.4	23.7	23.7	$28,032	$27,054	$978
Tamiscal High (Alternative)	Public	9-12	305 Doherty Dr.	Larkspur	94939	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%)	82.3	376^th of 2162 public high schools	82.6%		33.9	1397^th of 2159 public high schools	35.3%	1021	51.7	46.2	50.0	69.0	69.0	34.5	34.5	$54,001	$53,572	$429
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%)	91.2	179^th of 2162 public high schools	91.7%		93	155^th of 2159 public high schools	92.8%	24	61.5		60.6	70.0	70.0	57.3	57.3	$33,974	$33,348	$626

Frequently Asked Questions about Terra Linda High

What is the racial makeup of Terra Linda High?

Students at Terra Linda High are 50% Hispanic, 35% White, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What district is Terra Linda High in?

San Rafael City High

Is Terra Linda High a good school?

Terra Linda High ranks 316^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Terra Linda High?

Terra Linda High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bahia Vista Elementary
Elementary : Coleman Elementary
Elementary : Glenwood Elementary
Elementary : Laurel Dell Elementary
Elementary : Lucas Valley Elementary
Elementary : Mary E. Silveira Elementary
Elementary : San Pedro Elementary
Elementary : Sun Valley Elementary
Elementary : Vallecito Elementary
Elementary : Venetia Valley K-8
Middle : James B. Davidson Middle
Middle : Miller Creek Middle

How many students attend Terra Linda High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,248 students attended Terra Linda High.

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