Adaline E. Kent Middle

Adaline E. Kent Middle is one of the intimate 6-8 campuss in Kentfield, California, operated by Kentfield Elementary, with 488 students on its rolls from grades 5 through 8. That puts it 26% below the typical public school in California, which averages around 659 students.

Adaline E. Kent Middle is one of 2 schools operated by Kentfield Elementary, a district that instructs 1,014 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Adaline E. Kent Middle reports that 64% of the student body identifies as White; the rest is composed of 17% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 4% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Marin County as a whole.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 20.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 11% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Marin County runs at roughly 35%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Adaline E. Kent Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 73.2%; this one delivers 75.2%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Marin County) shows that median household earnings sit near $149,091, roughly 61% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Marin County's 75 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,867 students), Adaline E. Kent Middle is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Anthony G. Bacich Elementary, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Adaline E. Kent Middle comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 64.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Adaline E. Kent Middle has declined 17%, going from 588 students in 2018 to 488 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 69% to 64% over that span.

Inside the community feed, members of the Adaline E. Kent Middle community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.