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Novato High School

625 Arthur Street, Novato, CA 94947View on map

  • Public
  • Novato
  • 350 seniors
  • 1,172 students

Novato High School is a public high school in Novato (Novato Unified) with 350 seniors. In fall 2025, 73% of its 103 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 70%. Its students applied most often to UC Santa Barbara (UCSB), UC Santa Cruz (UCSC), and UC Davis (UCD). 58% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

73%

75 of 103 applicants, fall 2025

County median 70%

Seniors admitted to a UC

21%

75 of 350 seniors

County median 33%

Seniors who applied to UC

29%

103 of 350 seniors

County median 47%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

14%

9 of 66 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

19%

10 of 54 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 13%

Campus by campus, fall 2025

The share of this school's applicants each campus admitted, beside the campus's rate for everyone else. Hardest campus first.

University of California

Novato High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 2.

  • Los Angeles4 pts higher

    14%

    9 of 66 admitted

    This school14%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 3.95)

  • Berkeley5 pts higher

    19%

    10 of 54 admitted

    This school19%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.95)

  • Irvine7 pts lower

    15%

    7 of 47 admitted

    This school15%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 4.00)

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    28%

    17 of 61 admitted

    This school28%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.88)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    30%

    22 of 74 admitted

    This school30%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.94)

  • DavisAbout the same

    35%

    23 of 66 admitted

    This school35%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.85)

  • Santa CruzAbout the same

    72%

    48 of 67 admitted

    This school72%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.05 (all applicants 3.84)

  • Riverside9 pts higher

    96%

    25 of 26 admitted

    This school96%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.82 (all applicants 3.79)

  • Merced5 pts lower

    92%

    11 of 12 admitted

    This school92%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.71 (all applicants 3.65)

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campus’s admit rate that fall for applicants from every California high school. Within 3 points counts as about the same. GPA is the UC-calculated GPA (weighted, capped).

California State University

Novato High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 2.

  • San Luis Obispo12 pts lower

    18%

    13 of 74 admitted

    This school18%Overall30%

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    35%

    28 of 81 admitted

    This school35%Overall34%

  • San Jose17 pts higher

    97%

    32 of 33 admitted

    This school97%Overall80%

  • Sonoma5 pts higher

    100%

    45 of 45 admitted

    This school100%Overall95%

  • San Francisco6 pts lower

    90%

    53 of 59 admitted

    This school90%Overall96%

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campus’s admit rate for all its applicants, from federal IPEDS data (fall 2023, the latest published). Within 3 points counts as about the same.

Where graduates go

Class of 2023 (336 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

76%

256 of 336 graduates

UC or CSU

28%

95 graduates

Community college

28%

95 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC3611%
CSU5918%
CA private college154%
Out of state5115%
Community college9528%
Not enrolled8024%
Enrolled in college25676%
Total336100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Male, Female
  • Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino, Two or more races, Asian
  • Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities
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Advanced Placement

18

AP courses offered

2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection

37

AP class sections

Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.

40% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

56%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

184 of 327 graduates

A score of 3 or higher on exams or a C- or better in courses. Not comparable with the exam-only share.

2025–26 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

21%

of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams

81 of 381 graduates

2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

Subject areas

  • English: 4 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 6 classes
  • Foreign language: 2 classes
  • Mathematics: 5 classes
  • Science: 7 classes
  • Social science: 13 classes

Academic context

State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2026, and the share of low-income students. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.

  • Juniors meeting the English standard 69%County median 65%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 37%County median 38%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 34%County median 31%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 14%County median 19%
  • Low-income students 51%County median 49%
  • Graduates completing courses 58%County median 60%

Across California

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