San Marin High

Summary:

San Marin High is a public high school located in Novato, California, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,144 students. This high-performing school is part of the Novato Unified School District, which is ranked 530 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

San Marin High consistently outperforms the district and state averages in academic metrics, with 65.58% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 58.93% for the Novato Unified School District and 55.73% for the state of California. In Mathematics, 40% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better, compared to 29.35% for the district and 27.9% for the state. The school also maintains high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 94.5% to 97.6% over the past five years, significantly higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, San Marin High has strong performance across various student subgroups, with female students consistently ranking in the top 25% of California high schools and disabled students ranking in the top 10% in recent years.

When compared to other high schools in the Novato Unified School District, Novato High and Marin Oaks High, San Marin High consistently outperforms them in academic metrics, graduation rates, and student group performance. However, the school may want to explore ways to address potential opportunity gaps and the recent increase in chronic absenteeism to ensure continued success for all students.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 15 San Marin Dr.
       Novato, CA  94945-1117


(415) 898-2121

District: Novato Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
340th of 2,323 California High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,335 Help


Feeder schools for San Marin High:

Elementary:    Lu Sutton Elementary
    Olive Elementary
    Pleasant Valley Elementary
    San Ramon Elementary
Middle:    Sinaloa Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  21.1 Help
Number of students:  1,186

Racial breakdown:

White:
50.8%
Hispanic:
30.8%
Asian:
8.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  23.6% Help


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Compare Details San Marin High ranks better than 85.4% of high schools in California. It also ranks first among 3 ranked high schools in the Novato Unified School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 79.21. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at San Marin High who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (50.8%), Hispanic (30.8%), Asian (8.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 23.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Novato Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at San Marin High is 21.1. 1 high schools in the Novato Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at San Marin High is $8,335. 1 high schools in the Novato Unified School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

San Marin High:

SchoolDigger ranks San Marin High 340th of 2323 California public high schools. (See San Marin High in the ranking list.)

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Novato Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Novato Unified 530th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for San Marin High

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Rank History for all students at San Marin High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 84.00 52nd 1653 96.9%
2005 88.59 33rd 1901 98.3%
2006 86.07 58th 1968 97.1%
2007 80.41 115th 2063 94.4%
2008 82.39 95th 2117 95.5%
2009 78.14 143rd 2238 93.6%
2010 66.30 367th 2281 83.9%
2011 65.37 387th 2367 83.7%
2012 57.93 592nd 2354 74.9%
2013 54.47 670th 2426 72.4%
2015 77.70 405th 1994 79.7%
2016 84.31 301st 2039 85.2%
2017 75.78 486th 2021 76.0%
2018 84.86 313th 2017 84.5%
2019 81.65 330th 2133 84.5%
2021 71.82 329th 1290 74.5%
2022 87.65 239th 2123 88.7%
2023 82.31 288th 2348 87.7%
2024 79.21 340th 2323 85.4%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at San Marin High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.39 68th 366 81.4%
2019 70.06 120th 422 71.6%
2022 87.98 33rd 515 93.6%
2023 78.48 115th 786 85.4%
2024 60.65 248th 804 69.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at San Marin High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.40 739th 938 21.2%
2019 28.25 835th 941 11.3%
2022 25.12 1000th 1044 4.2%
2023 39.66 478th 1323 63.9%
2024 36.47 581st 1350 57.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at San Marin High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 30.88 951st 1547 38.5%
2024 61.60 307th 1534 80.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at San Marin High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.14 493rd 1862 73.5%
2019 61.16 653rd 1937 66.3%
2021 48.97 565th 1126 49.8%
2022 65.03 544th 1943 72.0%
2023 52.98 810th 2247 64.0%
2024 80.36 271st 2235 87.9%
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Rank History for Female students at San Marin High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.56 325th 1760 81.5%
2019 80.84 308th 1833 83.2%
2021 74.94 244th 1054 76.9%
2022 89.64 181st 1858 90.3%
2023 84.58 224th 2118 89.4%
2024 84.16 235th 2098 88.8%
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Rank History for Disabled students at San Marin High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 96.01 53rd 1052 95.0%
2019 95.83 40th 1117 96.4%
2021 84.58 53rd 555 90.5%
2022 83.97 108th 1161 90.7%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at San Marin High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 49.59 115th 234 50.9%
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Rank History for Male students at San Marin High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.87 286th 1834 84.4%
2019 76.86 380th 1880 79.8%
2021 63.88 357th 1122 68.2%
2022 82.03 293rd 1916 84.7%
2023 77.73 347th 2207 84.3%
2024 71.02 432nd 2172 80.1%
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Rank History for Asian students at San Marin High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.64 331st 581 43.0%
2019 71.11 184th 582 68.4%
2023 62.37 307th 731 58.0%
2024 73.18 190th 712 73.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at San Marin High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.81 588th 1742 66.2%
2019 57.39 694th 1814 61.7%
2022 69.41 444th 1861 76.1%
2023 51.81 795th 2142 62.9%
2024 45.43 962nd 2125 54.7%
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Rank History for White students at San Marin High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.52 276th 1173 76.5%
2019 69.21 347th 1222 71.6%
2022 81.16 194th 1204 83.9%
2023 75.84 227th 1434 84.2%
2024 75.56 220th 1406 84.4%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for San Marin High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1082 14 45 14 0 n/a n/a 0 1155
1989 982 13 66 52 0 n/a n/a 0 1113
1990 883 17 59 37 0 n/a n/a 0 996
1991 828 20 56 29 1 n/a n/a 0 934
1992 848 18 57 31 0 n/a n/a 0 954
1993 797 14 48 35 0 n/a n/a 0 894
1994 758 15 47 55 3 n/a n/a 0 878
1995 794 26 60 60 4 n/a n/a 0 944
1996 794 26 60 60 4 n/a n/a 0 944
1997 812 17 78 91 3 n/a n/a 0 1001
1998 875 16 73 93 2 n/a n/a 0 1059
1999 843 9 71 86 3 n/a n/a 3 1015
2000 809 16 59 88 2 n/a n/a 3 977
2001 867 17 63 88 3 n/a n/a 6 1044
2002 897 20 70 101 2 n/a n/a 1 1091
2003 897 20 70 101 2 n/a n/a 1 1091
2004 851 24 67 114 3 n/a n/a 3 1062
2005 820 27 70 121 4 n/a n/a 9 1051
2006 812 30 63 151 5 n/a n/a 17 1078
2007 765 24 67 155 4 n/a n/a 24 1039
2008 776 30 68 171 1 n/a n/a 0 1046
2009 695 26 65 181 3 0 12 0 982
2010 639 24 58 208 0 0 21 0 950
2011 587 24 59 207 2 0 20 0 899
2012 549 22 59 210 4 1 23 0 868
2013 550 29 64 244 6 3 18 0 914
2014 576 34 57 226 9 3 27 0 932
2015 611 31 58 271 7 3 39 0 1020
2016 648 29 59 282 6 4 48 0 1076
2017 638 28 59 263 5 1 57 0 1051
2018 619 21 66 316 4 2 72 0 1100
2019 618 17 76 339 3 2 80 0 1135
2020 610 13 74 351 4 1 74 0 1127
2021 619 14 74 346 5 2 72 0 1132
2022 598 14 85 346 7 2 79 1 1132
2023 614 13 91 342 5 2 75 2 1144
2024 602 13 102 365 6 3 93 2 1186

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at San Marin High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1155 51.4 22.4 n/a
1989 1113 45.7 24.3 n/a
1990 996 45.0 22.1 n/a
1991 934 46.3 20.1 n/a
1992 954 47.1 20.2 4.4
1993 894 38.8 23.0 5.1
1994 878 36.4 24.1 5.9
1995 944 40.4 23.4 7.1
1996 944 40.4 23.4 7.1
1997 1001 42.6 23.5 8.2
1998 1059 44.0 24.1 4.4
1999 1015 45.0 22.6 5.6
2000 977 43.8 22.3 7.7
2001 1044 44.8 23.3 8.2
2002 1091 49.2 22.2 7.1
2003 1091 49.2 22.2 7.1
2004 1062 48.2 22.0 8.3
2005 1051 42.4 24.8 10.3
2006 1078 45.1 23.9 12.8
2007 1039 50.6 20.5 14.3
2008 1046 61.9 16.9 13.8
2009 982 47.0 18.1 16.7
2010 950 44.4 21.4 14.6
2011 899 n/a n/a 15.7
2012 868 39.4 22.0 n/a
2013 914 42.8 21.3 25.7
2014 932 43.6 21.3 22.5
2015 1020 49.0 20.8 21.9
2016 1076 54.0 19.9 20.4
2017 1051 56.0 18.7 17.4
2018 1100 53.6 20.5 26.5
2019 1135 52.7 21.5 24
2020 1127 n/a n/a 26.4
2021 1132 53.5 21.1 24.2
2022 1132 54.9 20.6 22.4
2023 1144 53.4 21.4 20
2024 1186 56.0 21.1 23.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio San Marin High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1155 51.4 22.4 n/a
1989 1113 45.7 24.3 n/a
1990 996 45.0 22.1 n/a
1991 934 46.3 20.1 n/a
1992 954 47.1 20.2 4.4
1993 894 38.8 23.0 5.1
1994 878 36.4 24.1 5.9
1995 944 40.4 23.4 7.1
1996 944 40.4 23.4 7.1
1997 1001 42.6 23.5 8.2
1998 1059 44.0 24.1 4.4
1999 1015 45.0 22.6 5.6
2000 977 43.8 22.3 7.7
2001 1044 44.8 23.3 8.2
2002 1091 49.2 22.2 7.1
2003 1091 49.2 22.2 7.1
2004 1062 48.2 22.0 8.3
2005 1051 42.4 24.8 10.3
2006 1078 45.1 23.9 12.8
2007 1039 50.6 20.5 14.3
2008 1046 61.9 16.9 13.8
2009 982 47.0 18.1 16.7
2010 950 44.4 21.4 14.6
2011 899 n/a n/a 15.7
2012 868 39.4 22.0 n/a
2013 914 42.8 21.3 25.7
2014 932 43.6 21.3 22.5
2015 1020 49.0 20.8 21.9
2016 1076 54.0 19.9 20.4
2017 1051 56.0 18.7 17.4
2018 1100 53.6 20.5 26.5
2019 1135 52.7 21.5 24
2020 1127 n/a n/a 26.4
2021 1132 53.5 21.1 24.2
2022 1132 54.9 20.6 22.4
2023 1144 53.4 21.4 20
2024 1186 56.0 21.1 23.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for San Marin High

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $8,335

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on San Marin High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 330th of 2133 High schoolsRanks 288th of 2348 High schools
 3.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (San Marin High)60.169.9
 9.8%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Novato Unified)60.861.9
 1.1%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)57.355.4
 1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (San Marin High)44.439.9
 4.6%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Novato Unified)37.431.7
 5.7%
   11th Grade Mathematics (California)32.227.4
 4.9%
12th Grade Science (San Marin High)40.344.9
 4.6%
   12th Grade Science (Novato Unified)40.737.6
 3.1%
   12th Grade Science (California)25.626.9
 1.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students11351144
 0.8%
African American1713
 23.5%
American Indian35
 66.7%
Asian7691
 19.7%
Hispanic339342
 0.9%
Pacific Islander22
White618614
 0.6%
Two or More Races8075
 6.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients24%20%
 3.9%


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Frequently Asked Questions about San Marin High

San Marin High ranks 340th of 2323 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,186 students attended San Marin High.

San Marin High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Lu Sutton Elementary
Elementary : Olive Elementary
Elementary : Pleasant Valley Elementary
Elementary : San Ramon Elementary
Middle : Sinaloa Middle

Students at San Marin High are 51% White, 31% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 1% African American.


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