Summary:
ZIP code 94806 has three high schools serving grades 5–12: Making Waves Academy (1,078 students), grades 7–12: Summit Public School: Tamalpais (629), and grades 9–12: Middle College High (294). All-grades results cover different grade spans, so they are not direct comparisons of students in the same grades. The clearest takeaway is that Middle College is the standout in the reported results, leading the other two schools in all three subjects.
In 2024–2025, Middle College recorded 94% proficiency in English language arts (ELA), 59% in math, and 62% in science. It led Making Waves by 47 points in ELA, 32 in math, and 29 in science; its leads over Summit were 62, 44, and 40 points, respectively. Making Waves was second, with 47% in ELA, 27% in math, and 33% in science; Summit was third, at 32%, 15%, and 22%. SchoolDigger ranked Middle College 63rd of 2,162 schools statewide (97th percentile, five stars), Making Waves 561st of 2,159 (74th percentile, four stars), and Summit 1,263rd of 2,162 (42nd percentile, two stars). Across the three schools, the unweighted average was 9 points above California in ELA and 6 above in science, but 3 below in math.
Middle College’s results eased from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, falling 10 points in ELA, 4 in math, and 4 in science, though its newer results remained above state rates in all three subjects. Its SchoolDigger standing also slipped from the 97th percentile to the 93rd; Making Waves moved from the 60th percentile in 2022–2023 to the 71st in 2024–2025, while Summit went from the 50th to the 42nd. School context does not follow the proficiency order neatly: Middle College had the highest student-teacher ratio (30.6) and lowest 2023–2024 spending per student ($4,660), while its 2024–2025 free/reduced lunch eligible measure was 65%, compared with 80% at Making Waves and 78% at Summit. Middle College also reported 2% chronic absenteeism and a 99% graduation rate in 2025–2026, compared with 18% and 88% statewide.
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