Novato Elementary Schools
Novato has 8 public elementary schools (7 elementary and 1 elementary/middle school K-8), 1 public charter elementary/middle school (K-8), and 3 private elementary/middle schools (K-8). Here's the public school boundary map to give you a sense of the geography.
Elementary School Overview
Generally, the 4 northern schools (Pleasant Valley, San Ramon, Olive, and Lu Sutton) funnel into Sinaloa Middle school, and 3 southern schools (Rancho, Lynwood, and Loma Verde) funnel into San Jose Intermediate. Hamilton Meadow Park is a K-8 school that funnels to Novato High after 8th grade. Below are ratings of each school and GreatSchools* links for further research. While the highlighted scores are relevant, certain aspects of education or ability may not be captured, such as diversification, or second language skills.
Pleasant Valley Elementary School
(Pleasant Valley Neighborhood – Northwest Novato)
755 Sutro Avenue, Novato, Public K-5, 446 students
GreatSchools overall rating: 8/10
GreatSchools academic rating: 9/10
Funnels to Sinaloa Middle (7/10) and San Marin High (7/10)
(San Marin Neighborhood – North Novato)
45 San Ramon Way, Novato, Public K-5, 467 students
GreatSchools overall rating: 5/10
GreatSchools academic rating: 7/10
Funnels to Sinaloa Middle (7/10) and San Marin High (7/10)
(Olive Neighborhood – Northeast Novato)
629 Plum Street, Novato, Public K-5, 360 students
GreatSchools overall rating: 5/10
GreatSchools academic rating: 7/10
Funnels to Sinaloa Middle (7/10) and San Marin High (7/10)
(Downtown Neighborhood – Central Novato)
1800 Center Road, Novato, Public K-5, 375 students
GreatSchools overall rating: 4/10
GreatSchools academic rating: 5/10
Funnels to Sinaloa Middle (7/10) and San Marin High (7/10)
(Presidents Neighborhood – Central West Novato)
1430 Johnson Street, Novato, Public K-5, 331 students
GreatSchools overall rating: 6/10
GreatSchools academic rating: 7/10
Funnels to San Jose Intermediate (6/10) and Novato High (8/10)
(Lynwood Neighborhood – Central South Novato)
1320 Lynwood Drive, Novato, Public K-5, 278 students
GreatSchools overall rating: 2/10
GreatSchools academic rating: 2/10
Funnels to San Jose Intermediate (6/10) and Novato High (8/10)
(Loma Verde Neighborhood – Southwest Novato)
399 Alameda De La Loma, Novato, Public K-5, 401 students
GreatSchools overall rating: 5/10
GreatSchools academic rating: 6/10
Funnels to San Jose Intermediate (6/10) and Novato High (8/10)
Hamilton Meadow Park School K-8
(Southeast Novato)
5530 Nave Drive, Novato, Public K-8, 589 students
GreatSchools overall rating: 4/10
GreatSchools academic rating: 5/10
Funnels to Novato High (8/10)
K-8 (Southeast Novato)
940 C Street, Novato, Public charter K-8, 271 students
GreatSchools overall rating: 7/10
GreatSchools academic rating: 8/10
Enrollment open to all California residents, subject to application and lottery
Funnels to San Marin High (7/10) or Novato High (8/10) per residence address
PRIVATE SCHOOLS
(Elementary and Middle School)
1811 Virginia Avenue, Novato, Private K-8, 235 students
(Elementary and Middle School)
1180 Lynwood Drive, Novato, Private K-8, 250 students
(Elementary and Middle School)
1370 South Novato Boulevard, Novato, Private K-8, 187 students
*Much of the information here is derived from GreatSchools.com and SARC (School Accountability Report Card). The information on these sites can be challenging to navigate, so our overview aims to provide a framework that gives a better understanding as well as links to specific school performance. Schools with less than 100 students are not included in our review.