Novato High School in Novato, California on DonorsChoose

{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Novato High School","outOfStateSupporters":8.9,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9320666,"projectId":8680953,"letterContent":"This holiday season, I'm especially grateful for the thoughtfulness and love you've shown my students with your contribution to our classroom project. I worried that my request for simple school supplies wouldn't generate the kind of interest that a flashy new tech gadget or a trip to an exciting locale might. So, I was particularly heartened to see that so many of you acknowledge and agree that without the essentials; pencils, notebooks, etc., students would have no foundation on which to build. \r\n\r\nI'm proud that my beautiful, intelligent, unique, warm-hearted, and inquisitive teenage learners were each able to start the year with an equal footing in Chemistry. These interactive science notebooks have been utilized to gather measurements and lab data, work out high-level concepts, document their learning objectives, and summarize their learning. But another skill embedded in this simple practice is one that so many students can benefit from: developing strategies for the executive function skills that will serve them in any post-secondary path. Having their education disrupted by COVID and virtual classes during the formative late-elementary and middle school years has resulted in significant gaps in organization, assignment tracking, time management, and even penmanship! I'm seeing substantial gains in our students in these areas, in addition to increased self-confidence in their scholastic and logistical skills.\r\n\r\nI hope you enjoy these snapshots of our classroom this year and know that these students have had the very best experience in our classroom laboratory because of you. Have a happy, healthy new year!","fullyFundedDate":1726514671480,"projectUrl":"project/help-us-close-the-achievement-gap/8680953/","projectTitle":"Help Us Close the Achievement Gap!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Sanner Vargas","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9320666_orig.jpg?crop=4480,4480,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1724179337390","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9320666"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_4300","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":1393,"numTeachers":70,"percentFrplEligible":38,"percentAsian":5,"percentBlack":2,"percentWhite":36,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":47,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"9 - 12","studentTeacherRatio":"19.9:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"SUBURBAN","ncesMetroType":"SUBURB_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":91.1,"schoolId":4300,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Novato High School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Novato High School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/california/novato-unified-school-district/novato-high-school/4300"}

About this school

Novato High School is a suburban public school in Novato, California that is part of Novato Unified School District. It serves 1,393 students in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 19.9:1. Its teachers have had 17 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Equity Focus School

Support towards this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Public School

Grades 9 - 12

1,393 Students

70 Teachers

625 Arthur St

Novato, CA 94947 View local requests

http://www.nusd.org

Evidence-based impact

Inspire teachers to stay in the classroom and boost student achievement.¹

Give to this school

Ms. Vero, a DonorsChoose teacher for 9 years.

Kindergarten teacher at PS81 - Robert J. Christen School in Bronx, NY

Novato High School Teachers on DonorsChoose

Ms. McGowan

Ms. Sanner Vargas

DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. Each classroom request for funding was created by a classroom teacher and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.

See how DonorsChoose works

Novato High School Demographics

38%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

54%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

Novato High School Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Dec 5, 2025

DonorsChoose makes it easy for anyone to help a teacher in need, moving us closer to a nation where students in every community have the tools and experiences they need for a great education.