How does Sinaloa Middle compare to other middle schools in Novato?

Sinaloa Middle has a SchoolScope composite score of 52.1/100, placing it at the 77th percentile statewide. 26% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,379 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Sinaloa Middle?

25.6% of students at Sinaloa Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 53.7% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Sinaloa Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Sinaloa Middle's proficiency rate decreases by 2.5 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This pattern in test scores may reflect a variety of factors beyond the school itself.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Sinaloa Middle?

11.9% of students at Sinaloa Middle 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.

Sinaloa Middle

Middle School

Novato Unified NovatoMarin County94947

📍 2045 Vineyard Road

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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Composite scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

752 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

22:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

26%

Teachers

34 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Declined

-3.6 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Declined

-10.8 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

21.0%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 62 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic33.4%

White50.4%

Asian4.4%

Black1.9%

Other10.0%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Sinaloa Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	25.6%
Met Standard	28.1%
Below Standard	46.3%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "54% proficient" for Sinaloa Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

25.6% of students exceeded standard while 28.1% met it. That exceeded rate is 8.3 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 3.4 points above the Novato Unified district average of 22.2%. Compared to the 1 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 5.0 points higher (vs 20.5% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Proficiency drops by 2.5 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance declined and Math declined year-over-year. 21.0% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 11.9%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

25.6%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

53.7%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

-2.5pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

11.9%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

1.7%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,379

Across all grades & subjects

Grade trajectory

ELA Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

Math Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	206	29.6%	37.4%	13.1%	19.9%	67.0%
7th	243	23.1%	32.5%	21.8%	22.6%	55.6%
8th	238	22.3%	37.4%	19.3%	21.0%	59.7%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	209	25.8%	23.0%	22.0%	29.2%	48.8%
7th	244	23.4%	16.8%	25.0%	34.8%	40.2%
8th	239	29.3%	21.8%	16.7%	32.2%	51.0%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Pleasant Valley Elementary

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Middle

Sinaloa Middle

52.177th pctile

This school

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High School

San Marin High

68.790th pctile

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.