How does Olive Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Novato?

Olive Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 51.6/100, placing it at the 70th percentile statewide. 23% of students exceed standard, with a total of 694 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Olive Elementary?

23.5% of students at Olive Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 43.3% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Olive Elementary improving or declining?

Olive Elementary's proficiency rate increases by 8.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Olive Elementary?

10.4% of students at Olive Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Olive Elementary

Novato Unified Novato Marin County 94945

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

694 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

362 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

23:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

40%

Teachers

16 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 40.1%

White 42.3%

Asian 3.3%

Black 2.5%

Other 11.9%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Olive Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	23.5%
Met Standard	19.8%
Below Standard	56.8%

Exceeded

23.5%

Met

19.8%

Below

56.8%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "43% proficient" for Olive Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

23.5% of students exceeded standard while 19.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 2.5 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Novato Unified district average of 21.7%. Compared to the 4 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 6.3 points higher (vs 17.1% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Students here improve by 8.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 10.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.