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The highest-poverty public elementary schools in San Mateo County, California

103 public elementary schools in San Mateo County, California appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public elementary schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Hoover Elementary leads the list at 96.7%, against a median of 29.8% 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
103
San Mateo County, California
Top % FRL
96.7%
Median % FRL
29.8%
HIGHEST POVERTY · SAN MATEO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1Hoover ElementaryRedwood City, CARedwood City ElementaryElementary67596.7%
2Garfield ElementaryMenlo Park, CARedwood City ElementaryElementary28094.6%
3Taft ElementaryRedwood City, CARedwood City ElementaryElementary35793.8%
4KIPP Excelencia Community PreparatoryRedwood City, CAKIPP Excelencia Community Preparatory DistrictElementary71191.0%
5KIPP Valiant Community PrepMenlo Park, CAKIPP Valiant Community Prep DistrictElementary58790.8%
6Aspire East Palo Alto CharterEast Palo Alto, CAAspire East Palo Alto Charter DistrictElementary49690.7%
7Costano ElementaryEast Palo Alto, CARavenswood City ElementaryElementary36990.0%
8Los Robles-Ronald McNair AcademyEast Palo Alto, CARavenswood City ElementaryElementary27689.1%
9Connect Community CharterRedwood City, CAConnect Community Charter DistrictElementary14388.1%
10Rocketship Redwood CityRedwood City, CARocketship Redwood City DistrictElementary27587.6%
11Belle Haven ElementaryMenlo Park, CARavenswood City ElementaryElementary31287.5%
12Laurel ElementarySan Mateo, CASan Mateo-Foster CityElementary46976.5%
13Belle Air ElementarySan Bruno, CASan Bruno Park ElementaryElementary25076.4%
14Sunnybrae ElementarySan Mateo, CASan Mateo-Foster CityElementary34675.1%
15Martin ElementarySouth San Francisco, CASouth San Francisco UnifiedElementary37069.7%
16Roosevelt ElementaryRedwood City, CARedwood City ElementaryElementary38269.1%
17LEAD ElementarySan Mateo, CASan Mateo-Foster CityElementary34966.5%
18Henry Ford ElementaryRedwood City, CARedwood City ElementaryElementary44566.1%
19Allen (Decima M.) ElementarySan Bruno, CASan Bruno Park ElementaryElementary39664.9%
20BayshoreDaly City, CABayshore ElementaryElementary34263.7%
21San Mateo Park ElementarySan Mateo, CASan Mateo-Foster CityElementary34063.5%
22Los Cerritos ElementarySouth San Francisco, CASouth San Francisco UnifiedElementary30462.2%
23George Washington ElementaryDaly City, CAJefferson ElementaryElementary20661.7%
24Woodrow Wilson ElementaryDaly City, CAJefferson ElementaryElementary26661.3%
25Daniel Webster ElementaryDaly City, CAJefferson ElementaryElementary31761.2%
26Spruce ElementarySouth San Francisco, CASouth San Francisco UnifiedElementary38461.2%
27Adelante Selby Spanish ImmersionAtherton, CARedwood City ElementaryElementary58260.1%
28Garden Village ElementaryColma, CAJefferson ElementaryElementary28860.1%
29Beresford ElementarySan Mateo, CASan Mateo-Foster CityElementary21858.7%
30Fiesta Gardens International ElementarySan Mateo, CASan Mateo-Foster CityElementary41856.0%
31Westlake ElementaryDaly City, CAJefferson ElementaryElementary32154.5%
32John F. Kennedy ElementaryDaly City, CAJefferson ElementaryElementary30452.3%
33Susan B. Anthony ElementaryDaly City, CAJefferson ElementaryElementary40751.8%
34Clifford ElementaryRedwood City, CARedwood City ElementaryElementary69850.3%
35Sunshine Gardens ElementarySouth San Francisco, CASouth San Francisco UnifiedElementary32948.3%
36Margaret Pauline Brown ElementaryDaly City, CAJefferson ElementaryElementary30348.2%
37Meadow Heights ElementarySan Mateo, CASan Mateo-Foster CityElementary23847.1%
38Bayside AcademySan Mateo, CASan Mateo-Foster CityElementary84043.2%
39Franklin Delano Roosevelt ElementaryDaly City, CAJefferson ElementaryElementary29442.2%
40Pescadero Elementary and MiddlePescadero, CALa Honda-Pescadero UnifiedElementary12642.1%
41Sunset Ridge ElementaryPacifica, CAPacificaElementary34841.7%
42Junipero Serra ElementaryDaly City, CASouth San Francisco UnifiedElementary28640.9%
43Skyline ElementaryDaly City, CASouth San Francisco UnifiedElementary36639.3%
44Thomas Edison ElementaryDaly City, CAJefferson ElementaryElementary29437.8%
45Alvin S. Hatch ElementaryHalf Moon Bay, CACabrillo UnifiedElementary54436.2%
46Portola ElementarySan Bruno, CASan Bruno Park ElementaryElementary37836.0%
47Marjorie H. Tobias ElementaryDaly City, CAJefferson ElementaryElementary29935.5%
48Lomita Park ElementarySan Bruno, CAMillbrae ElementaryElementary27735.4%
49Ponderosa ElementarySouth San Francisco, CASouth San Francisco UnifiedElementary35935.4%
50Panorama ElementaryDaly City, CABrisbane ElementaryElementary11635.3%
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