Kent Middle School
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Adeline E. Kent Middle School in Kentfield
Kentfield, California
Kentfield is a census-designated place in Marin County, California, United States, just north of San Francisco. Kentfield is located on the Northwestern Pacific Railroad southwest of downtown San Rafael, at an elevation of 115 feet . The population was 6,485 at the 2010 census...

, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

 is a middle school
Middle school
Middle School and Junior High School are levels of schooling between elementary and high schools. Most school systems use one term or the other, not both. The terms are not interchangeable...

 serving grades 5-8. As of 2003, it enrolled 509 student
Student
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s.

The school consists of 38 classrooms, as well as a multipurpose room, a gym, and a library. As of 2003, there were 32 teachers.

Awards

  • Kent has an Academic Performance Index
    Academic Performance Index
    The Academic Performance Index is a measurement of academic performance and progress of individual schools in California, United States. It is one of the main components of the Public Schools Accountability Act passed by the California legislature in 1999...

     of about 890 out of 1000, putting it within the top ten percent in the state of California
    California
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    .
  • Kent has been named a California Distinguished School
    California Distinguished School
    A California Distinguished School is an award given by the California State Board of Education to public schools within the state that best represent exemplary and quality educational programs. Approximately five percent of California schools are awarded this honor each year following a selection...

     twice: in 1990 and again in 1992.

Faculty and staff

As of 2003, there were 32 teachers
Faculty and staff listing

See also

  • Henry Hall Middle School (Larkspur, California)
    Henry Hall Middle School (Larkspur, California)
    Henry Hall Middle School is an award-winning public school for grades five through eight in the Larkspur School District. Located in Larkspur, California in Marin County, north of San Francisco's Golden Gate, Hall has won numerous state and county recognitions for its excellence in education, as...

  • Neil Cummins Elementary School (Corte Madera, California)
    Neil Cummins Elementary School (Corte Madera, California)
    Neil Cummins Elementary School is an award-winning public school for kindergarten through fourth graders in the Larkspur School District. Located in Corte Madera, California in scenic Marin County, approximately north of San Francisco. Neil Cummins has won state and county recognitions for its...

  • Tamalpais Union High School District
    Tamalpais Union High School District
    The Tamalpais Union High School District or TUHSD provides high school education to students residing in ten elementary districts in central and southern Marin County, California and parts of West Marin: Bolinas-Stinson Union, Kentfield, Lagunitas, Larkspur, Mill Valley, Nicasio, Reed Union, Ross,...

  • Redwood High School
    Redwood High School (Larkspur, California)
    Redwood High School is a public secondary school located in the city of Larkspur, Marin County, California, approximately 11 miles north of San Francisco. Redwood High is part of the Tamalpais Union High School District...


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