2023 Best Public High Schools in Marin County

• Tamalpais Union High School District, CA•

• 9-12

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  Rating 4 out of 5  230 reviews

Senior: If you go to this school, I promise you, you find your place here. Most teachers care about your success so long as you are willing to put in some work. Of course, you will find teachers that most people dislike. On the other hand, the quality of education you will receive is 100% top notch. Although it's academics and teachers are amazing, it lacks a bit of diversity, considering the area, makes sense. The campus is well maintained and quite clean. The most dangerous thing I have witnessed is a fight. Out of my four years being there, there were only three. Our security guards resolve those as soon as it came to their attention. In the past, some of the office ladies in were extremely disrespectful to you but it seems this year, those ladies were replaced with much better people. For juniors and seniors, there is a college and career center to find job postings and ask questions about your plans and college questions. Becky in the college and career center is amazingly helpful!... Read 230 reviews

• grade A+

• Students 1,986

• Student-teacher ratio 20:1

• Tamalpais Union High School District, CA•

• 9-12

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  Rating 4 out of 5  202 reviews

Senior: The great thing about Tam High is it blessed with optimal funding, resources, and other significant benefits that many schools do not have the opportunity to engage with. What is unfortunate is the deficit between the school resources, and the application of those benefits so that they may best nourish a diverse group of students and the overall school community. I believe that the access this school has to such a vast array of opportunities to better a community that, at times, suffers from a lack of acceptance for diversity, could be crucial in playing a life-changing role in many of their student's lives. It is unfortunate that these resources are not better utilized, however, I do thing that their sheer opulence allows the school to remain relatively impressive in terms of quality of academics, athletics, and the other things Tam offers its students.... Read 202 reviews

• grade A+

• Students 1,610

• Student-teacher ratio 20:1

• Tamalpais Union High School District, CA•

• 9-12

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  Rating 3.83 out of 5  258 reviews

Junior: For me overall it is still a good school with wonderful people and amazing teachers to help us get the best education possible! I am still there, going to be a senior, but so far I have met amazing people, made great friends and peers. The campus is really beautiful with the wonderful nature life we have growing and the nice facilities we have access to use with sports and such. We have an outstanding custodial staff who works super hard to make the school a wonderful and bright place to come to everyday! The one objective that needs to be improved is our diverse culture in the Drake community. We are struggling to find ways to improve this dilemma and we have a class on campus that are able to tackle these issues that happen to sometimes arise in our school district. It should be our job to promote a school where every human no matter race, etc to come to this school to feel safe, welcomed, appreciated, and so on. The most important is building a positive/supporting community!... Read 258 reviews

• grade A+

• Students 1,355

• Student-teacher ratio 20:1

• Tamalpais Union High School District, CA•

• 9-12

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  Rating 4.54 out of 5  24 reviews

Parent: I am a Tamiscal parent, and can't say enough for the school. My daughter came to Tamiscal as a junior and then as a senior she joined the Pathways program. The teachers and counselors get to know every student's unique strengths, they are supportive and caring and respectful. The students are kind to each other; there's very little in the way of popularity contests and other often toxic high school activities. The academics are as good as any of the other high schools in Marin. I HIGHLY recommend Tamiscal for an independent-minded, curious student who wants something different from the typical rules-based, rubric-based, large high school.... Read 24 reviews

• grade A

• Students 116

• Student-teacher ratio 12:1

• San Rafael City High School District, CA•

• 9-12

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  Rating 3.55 out of 5  196 reviews

Junior: My experience from a freshman to current junior year has been fantastic. I’ve made so many new friends whether they are the same friends from other schools or new schools that were introduced to me. Staff has great knowledge in there teaching and knows what they are doing. Something I would want them to improve is checking in on students. A lot of students have had a hard time with the new learning techniques with going from completely online to back in person, it was a whole change that happened.... Read 196 reviews

• grade A minus

• Students 1,247

• Student-teacher ratio 21:1

• Novato Unified School District, CA•

• 9-12

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  Rating 3.65 out of 5  461 reviews

Senior: My experience at Novato High School has been nothing short of amazing. Despite the negative effects that came with COVID-19 on education, I have thrived at Novato High School and Marin School of the Arts (on Novato High School's campus). NHS has opened the door the an array of opportunities that I never thought were possible, including internships, scholarship programs, leadership institutes, and more. With numerous extracurriculars, multiple clubs, sports programs, and arts courses at the arts school, there is always a community to feel at home at. I truly believe that Novato High has prepared me for college and beyond.... Read 461 reviews

• grade A minus

• Students 1,433

• Student-teacher ratio 22:1

• Novato Unified School District, CA•

• K-12

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  Rating 4.71 out of 5  7 reviews

Niche User: Attending this school made my final two years of high school considerably more worthwhile.... Read 7 reviews

• grade A minus

• Students 56

• Student-teacher ratio 19:1

• Novato Unified School District, CA•

• 9-12

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  Rating 3.66 out of 5  152 reviews

Sophomore: San Marin is a pretty cool school. The location is very safe, and near many other prime spots like a plaza in walking distance for lunch. The campus is outdoor based and beautiful, with nature everywhere, and the school itself focuses on STEM. Recently there was a new STEM building built to focus on it. The theater program is pretty good too. There are two plays a year, and two musicals a year, both of which are amazing. There is a large variety of sports, and the football team even won the state's national championships last year. It isn't extremely diverse, and I think it could have a wider range of students, but that really depends on the area. Overall, not a bad choice of schools.... Read 152 reviews

• grade A minus

• Students 1,132

• Student-teacher ratio 21:1

• San Rafael City High School District, CA•

• 9-12

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  Rating 3.71 out of 5  196 reviews

Senior: I just love my school! Diversity, attention from teachers to students, and many other opportunities to overcome yourself and have more chances to get into colleges. There is so much help and programs for students, they care about their students, teachers, and staff.... Read 196 reviews

• grade B+

• Students 1,298

• Student-teacher ratio 21:1

• Shoreline Unified School District, CA•

• 9-12

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  Rating 3.22 out of 5  45 reviews

Senior: I love Tomales High School, its a very support and close nit school. It's very easy to find help, teachers always make it their main goal for their students to succeed. I went from having terrible grades to finishing my sophomore and junior year with straight A's. I can't stress enough the devotion they have to their students; its not something many schools can offer due to the vast amount of kids they deal with.... Read 45 reviews

• grade B

• Students 166

• Student-teacher ratio 11:1

• Tamalpais Union High School District, CA•

• 10-12

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  Rating 3.67 out of 5  6 reviews

Senior: My daughter had never felt successful academically in spite of being bright and curious. Her team at San Andreas helped her to tap into that curiosity and her internal drive to succeed. Her grades and attendance shot up and the personal approach they give to every kid makes a meaningful difference in the lives of the students and families. With the additional support at San Andreas, she is looking forward to graduating this year and has been accepted to every college she applied to.... Read 6 reviews

• grade B

• Students 67

• Student-teacher ratio 10:1

• Novato Unified School District, CA•

• 9-12

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  Rating 3.7 out of 5  10 reviews

Niche User: I never felt out of place. No one judged me or made me feel not welcome. The teachers, the environment and the students were all enjoyable. ... Read 10 reviews

• grade B minus

• Students 72

• Student-teacher ratio 12:1

• Marin County Office of Education, CA•

• 7-12

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  Rating 5 out of 5  1 review

Alum: my experience was very good all the teachers are very kind and supportive in every aspect of my life and continue to do so even out of high school. The school is like a family and a community within a little school. I hope that they just improve by attaining more students and getting a bigger campus. I would have rather had a big campus than the small campus we had.... Read 1 review

• grade B minus

• Students 42

• Student-teacher ratio 14:1

• Marin County Office of Education, CA•

• K-12

• grade unavailable

• Students 212

• Student-teacher ratio 8:1

• San Rafael City High School District, CA•

• 9-12

• grade unavailable

• Students 97

• Student-teacher ratio 16:1

• Marin County Office of Education, CA•

• 7-12

• grade unavailable

• Students 28

• Student-teacher ratio 14:1