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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 94949

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School

559

Students

Top rankedSan Jose Middle1249^th of 2,703 California middle schools

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Summary:

Zip code 94949 has one listed middle school, San Jose Middle, serving grades 6–8; it enrolls 559 students and reported a student–teacher ratio of 21.2:1 in 2024–2025. In 2025–2026, its all-grades results were below California in English language arts (ELA), math, and science: 44% versus 49% in ELA, 35% versus 38% in math, and 34% versus 36% in science. The most important finding is that the school fell further behind the state in both ELA and math.

There is no within-area top or bottom school to compare, so the clearest standouts are subjects and grades at San Jose Middle. Science was its closest core subject to California, trailing by 2 percentage points; ELA and math trailed by 6 and 4 points. Seventh-grade math was a notable bright spot: 39% of students were proficient, compared with 38% statewide, while eighth-grade math was 29% versus 36% statewide. ELA was below the state in all three grades. Among CSA Spanish results, writing was 1 point above California (18% versus 17%), while listening was 11 points below (13% versus 24%).

Recent results show a mixed picture, with the clearest setbacks in ELA and math. From 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, the school’s ELA result fell by 2 points and math by 4 points, while California’s results rose in both subjects; science improved by 1 point at the school, but by 3 points statewide. SchoolDigger’s ranking also slipped, from the 65th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 54th percentile in 2025–2026 (rank 966 of 2,783 to 1,249 of 2,703). The school reported 56% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025; this is context, not an explanation for results. Because only one school is listed, the data cannot show how it compares with other nearby middle schools.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CSA Spanish Overall (2026)				CSA Spanish Listening (2026)				CSA Spanish Writing (2026)				CSA Spanish Reading (2026)				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	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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%)	47.3	1249^th of 2703 public middle schools	53.8%		54.4	1060^th of 2761 public middle schools	61.6%	189	9.1	0.0	14.3	7.9	9.1	7.7	21.4	13.2	27.3	15.4	14.3	18.4	0.0	0.0	14.3	5.3	33.5	33.5	40.5	48.0	43.4	43.7	36.2	38.7	28.7	34.5	$22,055	$20,900	$1,155

Cities Near Zip Code 94949

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Novato	0.43 mi	17	314^th
San Rafael	1.61 mi	20	425^th
San Anselmo	4.17 mi	4	46^th
Fairfax	5.25 mi	4	65^th
Ross	6.92 mi	1	1^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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