# Novato Unified

Novato Unified is a unified district in Marin County, California. Reading proficiency is 52.7%, -0.2 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 41.5%, +0.7 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/novato-unified |
| County | Marin |
| District type | Unified |
| Schools | 15 |
| Students | 7,468 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 20:1 |
| Average spending per student | $17,759 |
| Low-Income Students | 3,479 (48.0%) |
| English Learners | 1,310 (18.1%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 52.9% | 3,439 |
| 2024 | 53.5% | 3,453 |
| 2025 | 52.7% | 3,535 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 40.8% | 3,456 |
| 2024 | 40.8% | 3,528 |
| 2025 | 41.5% | 3,552 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 31.1% | 66.5% |
| 2024 | 38.4% | 67.3% |
| 2025 | 34.4% | 71.8% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 19.4% | 54.3% |
| 2024 | 24.8% | 55.8% |
| 2025 | 24.2% | 59.6% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 7.5% | 65.5% |
| 2024 | 7.3% | 67.1% |
| 2025 | 8.0% | 66.0% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 7.8% | 53.7% |
| 2024 | 6.1% | 55.4% |
| 2025 | 7.9% | 54.1% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Abbey Picus | Trustee, Board of Trustees (Trustee Area 4) | apicus@nusd.org | 2022 | 2026 |
| Chandra Alexandre | Vice President/Clerk, Board of Trustees (Trustee Area 2) | calexandre@nusd.org | N/A | 2028 |
| Debbie Butler | Trustee, Board of Trustees (Trustee Area 1) | dbutler@nusd.org | N/A | 2028 |
| Diane Gasson | Trustee, Board of Trustees (Trustee Area 5) | dgasson@nusd.org | N/A | 2026 |
| Greg Mack | Trustee, Board of Trustees (Trustee Area 7) | gmack@nusd.org | N/A | 2028 |
| Julie Jacobson | Trustee, Board of Trustees (Trustee Area 3) | jjacobson@nusd.org | N/A | 2028 |
| Magali Limeta | President, Board of Trustees (Trustee Area 6) | mlimeta@nusd.org | N/A | 2026 |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Pleasant Valley Elementary | Novato | 71.8% | 66.5% | 69.1% | +9.5 | +6.6 |
| 2 | San Ramon Elementary | Novato | 67.9% | 59.3% | 63.6% | +1.5 | -1.4 |
| 3 | Novato Charter | Novato | 67.3% | 55.3% | 61.3% | +2.5 | +1.0 |
| 4 | Rancho Elementary | Novato | 54.4% | 55.1% | 54.8% | -6.1 | -4.0 |
| 5 | Sinaloa Middle | Novato | 60.4% | 46.5% | 53.5% | +1.3 | -0.3 |
| 6 | San Marin High | Novato | 66.7% | 37.3% | 52.0% | -3.3 | -2.5 |
| 7 | Loma Verde Elementary | Novato | 47.0% | 44.4% | 45.7% | -1.8 | +2.7 |
| 8 | Novato High | Novato | 55.7% | 35.4% | 45.6% | -4.5 | +5.9 |
| 9 | Olive Elementary | Novato | 49.7% | 37.9% | 43.8% | +0.9 | -6.3 |
| 10 | San Jose Intermediate | Novato | 45.9% | 38.2% | 42.1% | -0.5 | -1.1 |
| 11 | Nova Education Center | Novato | 53.7% | 24.4% | 39.0% | -12.2 | -10.8 |
| 12 | Lynwood Elementary | Novato | 36.4% | 39.1% | 37.7% | +1.9 | +3.3 |
| 13 | Lu Sutton Elementary | Novato | 40.9% | 31.1% | 36.0% | +8.7 | +10.9 |
| 14 | Hamilton Meadow Park | Novato | 32.6% | 22.8% | 27.7% | -1.5 | -2.7 |
| 15 | Marin Oaks High | Novato | 8.3% | 2.8% | 5.6% | -17.2 | +0.4 |