Total enrollment
7,199
-630 (-8%) vs SY 2017-18
15 schools in Novato Unified
California · 7,199 students · 1 city
Of the public K-12 schools operating across California, 15 sit inside Novato Unified, collectively enrolling about 7,199 students (9 elementary, 2 middle, and 3 high).
7-year change in Novato Unified
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
14
-2 (-12%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
38%
was 48%
% Hispanic
45%
was 36%
% Black
2%
was 2%
% Asian
5%
was 6%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novato High | Novato | High | 09-12 | 1,287 |
| San Marin High | Novato | High | 09-12 | 1,250 |
| Sinaloa Middle | Novato | Middle | 06-08 | 693 |
| San Jose Middle | Novato | Middle | 06-08 | 559 |
| Hamilton TK-8 | Novato | Elementary | KG-08 | 544 |
| Pleasant Valley Elementary | Novato | Elementary | KG-05 | 464 |
| San Ramon Elementary | Novato | Elementary | KG-05 | 456 |
| Loma Verde Elementary | Novato | Elementary | KG-05 | 426 |
| Rancho Elementary | Novato | Elementary | KG-05 | 387 |
| Lu Sutton Elementary | Novato | Elementary | KG-05 | 367 |
| Olive Elementary | Novato | Elementary | KG-05 | 364 |
| Lynwood Elementary | Novato | Elementary | KG-05 | 260 |
| Nova Education Center | Novato | Combined | KG-12 | 73 |
| Marin Oaks High | Novato | High | 09-12 | 69 |
| Novato Early Intervention | Novato | Elementary | M-M | · |
About Novato Unified
As a rural-scale district in California, Novato Unified educates 7,199 students across 15 schools.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Novato Unified consists of 9 elementary, 2 middle, 3 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, Novato Unified runs about 480 students per campus, 17% below the state mean of roughly 578.
Five-year track record. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment contracted 8%: 7,829 students in SY 2017-18 versus 7,199 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Novato Unified lost 2 schools, going from 16 to 14. Demographically, the White share of enrollment declined from 48% to 38%.
On this page, the community for Novato Unified discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.