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The public elementary schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios in San Mateo County, California

99 public elementary schools in San Mateo County, California appear in this ranking of the public elementary schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios, ranked by the most students per teacher, a proxy for larger classes. Rocketship Redwood City leads the list at 32.4:1, against a median of 21.9:1 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
99
San Mateo County, California
Top Students/teacher
32.4:1
Median Students/teacher
21.9:1
HIGHEST RATIO · SAN MATEO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudentsRatio
1Rocketship Redwood CityRedwood City, CARocketship Redwood City DistrictElementary27532.4:1
2John Muir ElementarySan Bruno, CASan Bruno Park ElementaryElementary48628.9:1
3McKinley ElementaryBurlingame, CABurlingame ElementaryElementary54127.1:1
4Portola ElementarySan Bruno, CASan Bruno Park ElementaryElementary37827.0:1
5Cipriani ElementaryBelmont, CABelmont-Redwood Shores ElementaryElementary47126.9:1
6Spring Valley ElementaryMillbrae, CAMillbrae ElementaryElementary37526.8:1
7Lincoln ElementaryBurlingame, CABurlingame ElementaryElementary41526.8:1
8Alvin S. Hatch ElementaryHalf Moon Bay, CACabrillo UnifiedElementary54426.2:1
9Fox ElementaryBelmont, CABelmont-Redwood Shores ElementaryElementary42025.9:1
10Central ElementaryBelmont, CABelmont-Redwood Shores ElementaryElementary43725.7:1
11Washington ElementaryBurlingame, CABurlingame ElementaryElementary41025.6:1
12Franklin ElementaryBurlingame, CABurlingame ElementaryElementary35725.3:1
13Adelante Selby Spanish ImmersionAtherton, CARedwood City ElementaryElementary58225.3:1
14Hoover ElementaryBurlingame, CABurlingame ElementaryElementary22725.2:1
15Belle Air ElementarySan Bruno, CASan Bruno Park ElementaryElementary25025.0:1
16Susan B. Anthony ElementaryDaly City, CAJefferson ElementaryElementary40724.7:1
17Aspire East Palo Alto CharterEast Palo Alto, CAAspire East Palo Alto Charter DistrictElementary49624.5:1
18Thomas Edison ElementaryDaly City, CAJefferson ElementaryElementary29424.5:1
19San Mateo Park ElementarySan Mateo, CASan Mateo-Foster CityElementary34024.3:1
20Garden Village ElementaryColma, CAJefferson ElementaryElementary28824.0:1
21Vallemar ElementaryPacifica, CAPacificaElementary50024.0:1
22College Park ElementarySan Mateo, CASan Mateo-Foster CityElementary43123.9:1
23Roosevelt ElementaryBurlingame, CABurlingame ElementaryElementary31123.9:1
24Baywood ElementarySan Mateo, CASan Mateo-Foster CityElementary48923.9:1
25MariposaSan Carlos, CASan Carlos ElementaryElementary32223.8:1
26Monte Verde ElementarySan Bruno, CASouth San Francisco UnifiedElementary51723.7:1
27Allen (Decima M.) ElementarySan Bruno, CASan Bruno Park ElementaryElementary39623.3:1
28El Granada ElementaryHalf Moon Bay, CACabrillo UnifiedElementary32423.1:1
29Beach Park ElementaryFoster City, CASan Mateo-Foster CityElementary34723.1:1
30Lomita Park ElementarySan Bruno, CAMillbrae ElementaryElementary27723.1:1
31Marjorie H. Tobias ElementaryDaly City, CAJefferson ElementaryElementary29923.0:1
32North Shoreview MontessoriSan Mateo, CASan Mateo-Foster CityElementary32523.0:1
33Sandpiper ElementaryRedwood City, CABelmont-Redwood Shores ElementaryElementary53422.9:1
34Skyline ElementaryDaly City, CASouth San Francisco UnifiedElementary36622.9:1
35Arundel ElementarySan Carlos, CASan Carlos ElementaryElementary38822.8:1
36White Oaks ElementarySan Carlos, CASan Carlos ElementaryElementary25022.7:1
37Daniel Webster ElementaryDaly City, CAJefferson ElementaryElementary31722.6:1
38Spruce ElementarySouth San Francisco, CASouth San Francisco UnifiedElementary38422.6:1
39Green Hills ElementaryMillbrae, CAMillbrae ElementaryElementary33822.5:1
40Meadows ElementaryMillbrae, CAMillbrae ElementaryElementary36022.5:1
41Cabrillo ElementaryPacifica, CAPacificaElementary52422.5:1
42Buri Buri ElementarySouth San Francisco, CASouth San Francisco UnifiedElementary58422.5:1
43Ponderosa ElementarySouth San Francisco, CASouth San Francisco UnifiedElementary35922.4:1
44Martin ElementarySouth San Francisco, CASouth San Francisco UnifiedElementary37022.4:1
45Audubon ElementaryFoster City, CASan Mateo-Foster CityElementary44522.3:1
46Brittan Acres ElementarySan Carlos, CASan Carlos ElementaryElementary41122.2:1
47ArroyoSan Carlos, CASan Carlos ElementaryElementary29022.2:1
48Woodrow Wilson ElementaryDaly City, CAJefferson ElementaryElementary26622.2:1
49Fiesta Gardens International ElementarySan Mateo, CASan Mateo-Foster CityElementary41822.0:1
50Ocean Shore ElementaryPacifica, CAPacificaElementary36821.9:1
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