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The fastest-declining public elementary schools by enrollment in San Mateo County, California

79 public elementary schools in San Mateo County, California appear in this ranking of the fastest-declining public elementary schools by enrollment, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Garfield Elementary leads the list at -50.8%, against a median of -14.8% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked
79
San Mateo County, California
Best Enrollment change
-50.8%
Median Enrollment change
-14.8%
FASTEST DECLINING · SAN MATEO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
#SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% Change
1Garfield ElementaryMenlo Park, CARedwood City Elementary569280-50.8%
2Brewer Island ElementaryFoster City, CASan Mateo-Foster City573306-46.6%
3Farallone View ElementaryMontara, CACabrillo Unified317177-44.2%
4Audubon ElementaryFoster City, CASan Mateo-Foster City759445-41.4%
5George Washington ElementaryDaly City, CAJefferson Elementary332206-38.0%
6Roosevelt ElementaryRedwood City, CARedwood City Elementary584382-34.6%
7Sunset Ridge ElementaryPacifica, CAPacifica528348-34.1%
8Baywood ElementarySan Mateo, CASan Mateo-Foster City737489-33.6%
9LEAD ElementarySan Mateo, CASan Mateo-Foster City521349-33.0%
10Belle Haven ElementaryMenlo Park, CARavenswood City Elementary457312-31.7%
11Highlands ElementarySan Mateo, CASan Mateo-Foster City554379-31.6%
12Spruce ElementarySouth San Francisco, CASouth San Francisco Unified551384-30.3%
13Foster City ElementaryFoster City, CASan Mateo-Foster City894624-30.2%
14Daniel Webster ElementaryDaly City, CAJefferson Elementary450317-29.6%
15Woodrow Wilson ElementaryDaly City, CAJefferson Elementary371266-28.3%
16Franklin Delano Roosevelt ElementaryDaly City, CAJefferson Elementary400294-26.5%
17West HillsboroughHillsborough, CAHillsborough City Elementary373275-26.3%
18Meadow Heights ElementarySan Mateo, CASan Mateo-Foster City323238-26.3%
19Thomas Edison ElementaryDaly City, CAJefferson Elementary396294-25.8%
20Heather ElementarySan Carlos, CASan Carlos Elementary424320-24.5%
21John F. Kennedy ElementaryDaly City, CAJefferson Elementary402304-24.4%
22Susan B. Anthony ElementaryDaly City, CAJefferson Elementary535407-23.9%
23Redwood Shores ElementaryRedwood City, CABelmont-Redwood Shores Elementary526404-23.2%
24Marjorie H. Tobias ElementaryDaly City, CAJefferson Elementary387299-22.7%
25Sunnybrae ElementarySan Mateo, CASan Mateo-Foster City444346-22.1%
26Fiesta Gardens International ElementarySan Mateo, CASan Mateo-Foster City535418-21.9%
27Franklin ElementaryBurlingame, CABurlingame Elementary448357-20.3%
28Adelante Selby Spanish ImmersionAtherton, CARedwood City Elementary729582-20.2%
29El Granada ElementaryHalf Moon Bay, CACabrillo Unified404324-19.8%
30Ortega ElementaryPacifica, CAPacifica504404-19.8%
31Arundel ElementarySan Carlos, CASan Carlos Elementary484388-19.8%
32Beresford ElementarySan Mateo, CASan Mateo-Foster City265218-17.7%
33Meadows ElementaryMillbrae, CAMillbrae Elementary434360-17.1%
34George Hall ElementarySan Mateo, CASan Mateo-Foster City444370-16.7%
35Roosevelt ElementaryBurlingame, CABurlingame Elementary372311-16.4%
36Oak Knoll ElementaryMenlo Park, CAMenlo Park City Elementary680574-15.6%
37Ocean Shore ElementaryPacifica, CAPacifica435368-15.4%
38White Oaks ElementarySan Carlos, CASan Carlos Elementary295250-15.3%
39Spring Valley ElementaryMillbrae, CAMillbrae Elementary442375-15.2%
40Fox ElementaryBelmont, CABelmont-Redwood Shores Elementary493420-14.8%
41Westlake ElementaryDaly City, CAJefferson Elementary376321-14.6%
42Sunshine Gardens ElementarySouth San Francisco, CASouth San Francisco Unified385329-14.5%
43Green Hills ElementaryMillbrae, CAMillbrae Elementary394338-14.2%
44Skyline ElementaryDaly City, CASouth San Francisco Unified424366-13.7%
45Nesbit ElementaryBelmont, CABelmont-Redwood Shores Elementary654566-13.5%
46Ponderosa ElementarySouth San Francisco, CASouth San Francisco Unified415359-13.5%
47North HillsboroughHillsborough, CAHillsborough City Elementary316274-13.3%
48Costano ElementaryEast Palo Alto, CARavenswood City Elementary425369-13.2%
49ArroyoSan Carlos, CASan Carlos Elementary331290-12.4%
50San Mateo Park ElementarySan Mateo, CASan Mateo-Foster City386340-11.9%
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