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San Marin High School

15 San Marin Drive, Novato, CA 94945View on map

  • Public
  • Novato
  • 305 seniors
  • 1,237 students

San Marin High School is a public high school in Novato (Novato Unified) with 305 seniors. In fall 2025, 68% of its 116 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 70%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC Santa Barbara (UCSB), and UC Santa Cruz (UCSC). 61% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

68%

79 of 116 applicants, fall 2025

County median 70%

Seniors admitted to a UC

26%

79 of 305 seniors

County median 33%

Seniors who applied to UC

38%

116 of 305 seniors

County median 47%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

9.4%

6 of 64 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

6.4%

4 of 63 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

San Marin High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 9 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 7.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    9%

    6 of 64 admitted

    This school9%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 4.00)

  • Berkeley7 pts lower

    6%

    4 of 63 admitted

    This school6%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.94)

  • Irvine11 pts lower

    11%

    7 of 62 admitted

    This school11%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.92)

  • San Diego7 pts lower

    18%

    11 of 61 admitted

    This school18%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.89)

  • Santa Barbara6 pts lower

    26%

    21 of 80 admitted

    This school26%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.90)

  • Davis10 pts lower

    27%

    22 of 82 admitted

    This school27%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.83)

  • Santa Cruz11 pts lower

    60%

    47 of 78 admitted

    This school60%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.07 (all applicants 3.79)

  • Riverside8 pts lower

    79%

    26 of 33 admitted

    This school79%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.87 (all applicants 3.74)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    29 of 29 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.65 (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

San Marin High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 5 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 2.

  • San Luis Obispo6 pts lower

    24%

    23 of 95 admitted

    This school24%Overall30%

  • San Diego5 pts lower

    29%

    29 of 99 admitted

    This school29%Overall34%

  • SacramentoAbout the same

    93%

    39 of 42 admitted

    This school93%Overall94%

  • ChicoAbout the same

    91%

    40 of 44 admitted

    This school91%Overall94%

  • SonomaAbout the same

    98%

    52 of 53 admitted

    This school98%Overall95%

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

Any college

86%

213 of 248 graduates

UC or CSU

29%

73 graduates

Community college

37%

91 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC2811%
CSU4518%
CA private college104%
Out of state3916%
Community college9137%
Not enrolled3514%
Enrolled in college21386%
Total248100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Male, Female
  • Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino, Two or more races
  • Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities
See the full report

Advanced Placement

17

AP courses offered

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

35

AP class sections

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

41% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

65%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

186 of 285 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)

29%

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

84 of 285 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 1 class
  • English: 7 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 2 classes
  • Foreign language: 2 classes
  • Mathematics: 4 classes
  • Science: 9 classes
  • Social science: 10 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 56%County median 65%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 39%County median 38%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 27%County median 31%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 18%County median 19%
  • Low-income students 38%County median 49%
  • Graduates completing courses 61%County median 60%

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