The Montessori School of Novato has been providing toddler, preschool, and kindergarten education for over 25 years.…More They are located in a mostly residential community on South Novato Boulevard near Rancho Elementary School and just a few blocks from Novato High School. </p> <p>The school offers a variety of classes and scheduling options to meet the needs of each family. These include the option for either three, four or five day weeks and two mixed age primary classes with children between three and five. The Montessori School of Novato also has one toddler class which holds a maximum of ten two year olds.</p> <p>Morning and afternoon daycare is available from 7am until classes begin, and until 5:30pm for primary classes or 4:30pm for pre-primary classes. This Montessori teaches Spanish to its primary children, and all students receive music and art classes. For more information about the Montessori School of Novato, their programs, or enrollment, please contact the school by phone or visit their website.</p>

Novato High, home of the Hornets, has served central, eastern and southern Novato families since 1957–three…More years before the city incorporated. It is situated in a neighborhood about 1 ½ miles south of the downtown area known as The Presidentials, where almost every street is named after a U.S. President.</p> <p>About 1,300 students attend the school, including those associated with the Marin School of the Arts, an academy within the public school environment. The school is also the site of an award-winning countywide Air Force Junior ROTC program which provides a curriculum on leadership, aerospace and science. Funding from the school district has been dwindling for ROTC, and an influx of support from the community has saved the program.</p> <p>The school has 56 classrooms, three computer labs, two gyms, a multipurpose room/cafeteria, a library and a staff lounge. Facilities have been upgraded in the past few years thanks to a facility bond.</p> <p>Novato, led by Principal Rey Mayoral, rated a 789 on the 2009-2010 Academic Performance Index. The state has set 800 as the target score for all schools. The school, which has a graduation rate of 95 percent, offers more than a dozen advanced placement courses.</p> <p>Novato's student population is 52.9 percent white, 28.7 percent Hispanic, 8.9 percent Asian American and 6.0 percent black. Fifteen percent of Novato High's families are categorized as socioeconomically challenged by the Novato Unified School District. The district average for the secondary schools is 33 percent socioeconomically challenged students per school.</p> <p>The education level of parents of Novato High students is on par with other secondary schools in the city. The average is 53 percent college graduates, and Novato's figure is 54 percent. The median household income in the 94947 ZIP code is approximately $69,000.</p> <p>Hornet sports teams compete in the Marin County Athletic League. The school colors are black and yellow.</p>