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Marin Oaks High

720 Diablo Ave., Novato, CA 94947 · (415) 897-7653 · Marin County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL69 STUDENTS
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Enrollment
69
High
DISTRICT 869 · STATE 838
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
57 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 1023%
Grade 112942%
Grade 123855%
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
1522%
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 20% · US 43%
Hispanic
4768%
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 56% · US 30%
Black
46%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
11%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 12% · US 6%
Two+
11%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
11%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
4159%
Female
2841%

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Test scores

CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
8.3%
own-school result
Math
2.8%
own-school result
State assessment results for this school reflect a specialized student population. The figures above are the school's own reported scores; they are not directly comparable to state averages or to general-enrollment schools, so the usual state-average comparison line is suppressed here.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectStandard ExceededStandard MetStandard Nearly MetStandard Not Met
English Language Arts0.0%8.3%13.9%77.8%
Math0.0%2.8%0.0%97.2%
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.

CAASPP results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-258.3%2.8%
2023-2426.5%0.0%
2022-2325.6%2.3%
2021-2219.4%3.1%
2020-2111.5%0.0%
2018-1941.0%5.1%
2017-187.7%0.0%
2016-1731.3%0.0%
2015-1645.0%9.0%
2014-1541.0%5.0%
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Not computed for this school
BeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →

Where Marin Oaks High ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn CaliforniaIn Marin County
Enrollment
ranked largest first
69#1,694 of 2,093#11 of 15
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
69
-3 (-4%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 63
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
was 12.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-25697.49.3:183% (57)
2023-24888.710.2:156% (49)
2022-23857.411.5:160% (51)
2020-2172612.0:164% (46)
2017-18676.510.3:173% (49)
2015-1672612.0:172% (52)
2010-1163N/AN/A52% (33)
2000-0168417.0:116% (11)
1990-9163512.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marin Oaks High.

Since 2017-18: students up 3% (67 to 69); teachers up 14% (6.5 to 7.4).

About Marin Oaks High

A small high school in Novato, California, Marin Oaks High is part of Novato Unified. The school enrolls 69 students, from grades 9 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in California) has about 838 students.

Besides Marin Oaks High, Novato Unified runs 13 other schools. The district enrolls 7,199 students.

At Marin Oaks High, Hispanic students make up 68% of the student body. It is also 22% White and 6% Black. For comparison, the population of Marin County is roughly 20% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 48% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

The school employs the equivalent of 7.4 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 9.3:1. That is lower than the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 83%. Public schools in Marin County average 35%.

Marin County has about 257,969 residents, and the median household income is $149,091, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 61% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. In all, Marin County has 75 public schools and roughly 29,867 students.

Nova Education Center is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around Marin Oaks High holds at least 8 other public schools.

Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

2024-25 enrollment was 69, a 4% decrease from 72 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher fell from 12.0 to 9.3 over 4 years.

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Marin County at a glance

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Population
257,969
Census ACS
Median income
$149,091
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
61%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
75
29,867 students

Quick facts

School name
Marin Oaks High
District
Novato Unified
Address
720 Diablo Ave., Novato, CA 94947
Phone
(415) 897-7653
County
Marin County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
69
Teachers (FTE)
7
Student–teacher ratio
9.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
57 (83%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
062772004190
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Marin Oaks High
How many students attend Marin Oaks High?
Marin Oaks High enrolls approximately 69 students in grades 09-12.
Is Marin Oaks High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Marin Oaks High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Marin Oaks High?
Approximately 9.3:1 students per teacher at Marin Oaks High.
What is the student diversity at Marin Oaks High?
Student demographics at Marin Oaks High are roughly 22% White, 68% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Marin Oaks High in?
Marin Oaks High is part of Novato Unified.
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