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The highest-performing public elementary schools by test proficiency in San Mateo County, California

This ranking covers the highest-performing public elementary schools by test proficiency in San Mateo County, California, drawn from 96 qualifying public elementary schools. Central Elementary leads the list at 90.5%, against a median of 57.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
96
San Mateo County, California
Top % Proficient
90.5%
Median % Proficient
57.9%
HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · SAN MATEO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
1Central ElementaryBelmont, CABelmont-Redwood Shores ElementaryElementary5.3%43790.5%
2North HillsboroughHillsborough, CAHillsborough City ElementaryElementary2.6%27490.1%
3South HillsboroughHillsborough, CAHillsborough City ElementaryElementary5.3%24489.7%
4Arundel ElementarySan Carlos, CASan Carlos ElementaryElementary11.3%38889.6%
5West HillsboroughHillsborough, CAHillsborough City ElementaryElementary2.5%27588.4%
6Hoover ElementaryBurlingame, CABurlingame ElementaryElementary5.3%22787.9%
7MariposaSan Carlos, CASan Carlos ElementaryElementary10.9%32285.3%
8Oak Knoll ElementaryMenlo Park, CAMenlo Park City ElementaryElementary5.7%57482.7%
9Fox ElementaryBelmont, CABelmont-Redwood Shores ElementaryElementary6.2%42082.7%
10College Park ElementarySan Mateo, CASan Mateo-Foster CityElementary14.4%43182.6%
11Brittan Acres ElementarySan Carlos, CASan Carlos ElementaryElementary11.9%41181.4%
12Woodside ElementaryWoodside, CAWoodside ElementaryElementary7.3%38581.2%
13Laurel ElementaryAtherton, CAMenlo Park City ElementaryElementary12.6%65880.8%
14Las Lomitas ElementaryAtherton, CALas Lomitas ElementaryElementary5.2%52280.3%
15Cipriani ElementaryBelmont, CABelmont-Redwood Shores ElementaryElementary8.9%47180.3%
16Franklin ElementaryBurlingame, CABurlingame ElementaryElementary17.1%35780.2%
17ArroyoSan Carlos, CASan Carlos ElementaryElementary9.7%29080.0%
18White Oaks ElementarySan Carlos, CASan Carlos ElementaryElementary6.4%25079.8%
19Monte Verde ElementarySan Bruno, CASouth San Francisco UnifiedElementary21.9%51778.6%
20Lincoln ElementaryBurlingame, CABurlingame ElementaryElementary13.5%41578.3%
21Redwood Shores ElementaryRedwood City, CABelmont-Redwood Shores ElementaryElementary8.2%40477.9%
22Meadows ElementaryMillbrae, CAMillbrae ElementaryElementary14.7%36077.8%
23Green Hills ElementaryMillbrae, CAMillbrae ElementaryElementary14.8%33877.3%
24Ormondale ElementaryPortola Valley, CAPortola Valley ElementaryElementary6.2%24377.2%
25Brewer Island ElementaryFoster City, CASan Mateo-Foster CityElementary18.6%30677.0%
26Foster City ElementaryFoster City, CASan Mateo-Foster CityElementary12.0%62476.9%
27North Shoreview MontessoriSan Mateo, CASan Mateo-Foster CityElementary17.5%32576.0%
28Beach Park ElementaryFoster City, CASan Mateo-Foster CityElementary14.7%34775.7%
29Encinal ElementaryAtherton, CAMenlo Park City ElementaryElementary15.6%60475.0%
30Sandpiper ElementaryRedwood City, CABelmont-Redwood Shores ElementaryElementary10.3%53473.7%
31Washington ElementaryBurlingame, CABurlingame ElementaryElementary27.1%41073.2%
32Roosevelt ElementaryBurlingame, CABurlingame ElementaryElementary24.1%31172.7%
33Audubon ElementaryFoster City, CASan Mateo-Foster CityElementary20.9%44572.2%
34Brisbane ElementaryBrisbane, CABrisbane ElementaryElementary16.9%20771.0%
35Portola ElementarySan Bruno, CASan Bruno Park ElementaryElementary36.0%37868.6%
36Spring Valley ElementaryMillbrae, CAMillbrae ElementaryElementary17.6%37568.1%
37George Hall ElementarySan Mateo, CASan Mateo-Foster CityElementary31.4%37067.8%
38John Muir ElementarySan Bruno, CASan Bruno Park ElementaryElementary29.8%48667.5%
39McKinley ElementaryBurlingame, CABurlingame ElementaryElementary25.7%54167.0%
40Marjorie H. Tobias ElementaryDaly City, CAJefferson ElementaryElementary35.5%29967.0%
41Heather ElementarySan Carlos, CASan Carlos ElementaryElementary10.0%32066.7%
42Farallone View ElementaryMontara, CACabrillo UnifiedElementary6.2%17766.3%
43Parkside MontessoriSan Mateo, CASan Mateo-Foster CityElementary17.7%41865.9%
44Panorama ElementaryDaly City, CABrisbane ElementaryElementary35.3%11664.0%
45Roy Cloud ElementaryRedwood City, CARedwood City ElementaryElementary14.5%63662.3%
46Buri Buri ElementarySouth San Francisco, CASouth San Francisco UnifiedElementary28.3%58461.7%
47Baywood ElementarySan Mateo, CASan Mateo-Foster CityElementary25.8%48959.3%
48Vallemar ElementaryPacifica, CAPacificaElementary15.6%50058.8%
49Cabrillo ElementaryPacifica, CAPacificaElementary13.5%52457.0%
50Ocean Shore ElementaryPacifica, CAPacificaElementary16.6%36856.9%
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