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Enrollment
559
Middle
DISTRICT 626 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NOVATO UNIFIED·NCES 062772012874
San Jose Middle
1000 Sunset Pkwy., Novato, CA 94949 · (415) 883-7831 · Marin County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL559 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 43% of California public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public middle schools
Student : Teacher
21.2:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.8:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
312 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 170 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 192 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 197 | 35% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 62% · US 70%
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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
45.9%
CA avg 49.1% . -8.1pp since 2014
Math
38.2%
CA avg 37.7% . -2.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 19.2% | 26.7% | 20.5% | 33.6% |
| Math | 21.6% | 16.7% | 19.9% | 41.9% |
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 year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.9% | 38.2% |
| 2023-24 | 46.8% | 33.7% |
| 2022-23 | 46.4% | 39.3% |
| 2021-22 | 54.0% | 38.4% |
| 2020-21 | 44.9% | 37.0% |
| 2018-19 | 55.0% | 51.8% |
| 2017-18 | 48.1% | 43.6% |
| 2016-17 | 52.5% | 44.2% |
| 2015-16 | 54.0% | 46.0% |
| 2014-15 | 54.0% | 41.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
41.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like San Jose Middle
San Jose Middle's state test result (41.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose Middle this school | 559 | 55.8% | 41.3% |
| Vandenberg Middle Vandenberg Air Force Base | 565 | 52.0% | 31.1% |
| Orcutt Junior High Santa Maria | 464 | 55.0% | 40.3% |
| Margarita Middle Temecula | 731 | 54.7% | 40.1% |
| Herbert Slater Middle Santa Rosa | 577 | 60.1% | 18.9% |
| Robert L. McCaffrey Middle Galt | 779 | 53.7% | 43.9% |
Matched among California middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where San Jose Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Marin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #488 of 1,224 | #9 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #428 of 1,227 ▲ 49 | #9 of 10 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #579 of 1,227 ▼ 73 | #9 of 10 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.1pp | #96 of 1,214 | #1 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 559 | #835 of 1,377 | #6 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.2:1 | #664 of 1,279 | #9 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.2% | #428 of 1,278 | #3 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.8% | #881 of 1,329 | #3 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.0% | #256 of 930 | #4 of 9 |
Ranked against other public middle 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 2024-25Enrollment
559
-47 (-8%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
21.2:1
was 20.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 559 | 26.3 | 21.2:1 | 56% (312) |
| 2023-24 | 516 | 26.5 | 19.4:1 | 48% (249) |
| 2022-23 | 500 | 23.9 | 20.9:1 | 43% (213) |
| 2020-21 | 606 | 30 | 20.2:1 | 47% (286) |
| 2017-18 | 726 | 33.9 | 21.4:1 | 44% (323) |
| 2015-16 | 794 | 32 | 24.8:1 | 39% (312) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for San Jose Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (726 to 559); teachers down 22% (33.9 to 26.3).
About San Jose Middle
San Jose Middle is a public middle-grades school in Novato, California. Classes run from 6 through 8, and the school has 559 students.
Novato Unified is the local district for San Jose Middle. It runs 14 schools with 7,199 students.
Roughly 56% of students at San Jose Middle are Hispanic. Other groups include 28% White, 6% Asian, 6% multiracial, and 3% Black. By comparison, Marin County residents are about 20% Hispanic. San Jose Middle's diversity index is 60%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal data list 26.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at San Jose Middle in 2024-25, for a ratio of 21.2:1. For comparison, middle schools in California average 20.7:1. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 56%. For comparison, public schools in Marin County average 35%.
San Jose Middle is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 43% of California public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, San Jose Middle would be expected to post about 46.8%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 41.3%.
Within Marin County, the median household income is $149,091, 61% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides San Jose Middle, Marin County has 74 other public schools.
The shortest distance from San Jose Middle to another public school is about 0.9 miles, to Lynwood Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. San Jose Middle comes in 5th of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment has fallen by 47 students since 2020-21, to 559. Students per teacher rose from 20.2 in 2020-21 to 21.2 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at San Jose Middle. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Marin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Novato Unified
- Novato HighHigh · 1,287 students
- San Marin HighHigh · 1,250 students
- Sinaloa MiddleMiddle · 693 students
- Hamilton TK-8Elementary · 544 students
- Pleasant Valley ElementaryElementary · 464 students
- San Ramon ElementaryElementary · 456 students
Other schools in Novato
- Novato HighHigh · 1,287 students
- San Marin HighHigh · 1,250 students
- Sinaloa MiddleMiddle · 693 students
- Hamilton TK-8Elementary · 544 students
- Pleasant Valley ElementaryElementary · 464 students
- San Ramon ElementaryElementary · 456 students
Nearby schools
- Lynwood Elementary0.9 mi · 260
- Novato High1.0 mi · 1,287
- Rancho Elementary1.3 mi · 387
- Loma Verde Elementary1.5 mi · 426
- Marin Oaks High1.6 mi · 69
- Nova Education Center1.6 mi · 73
Frequently asked questions
About San Jose MiddleHow large is San Jose Middle?
San Jose Middle enrolls approximately 559 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does San Jose Middle serve?
San Jose Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at San Jose Middle?
Approximately 21.2:1 students per teacher at San Jose Middle.
What is the student diversity at San Jose Middle?
Student demographics at San Jose Middle are roughly 28% White, 56% Hispanic, 3% Black, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees San Jose Middle?
San Jose Middle is overseen by Novato Unified in Marin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.