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

96 public elementary schools in San Mateo County, California appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public elementary schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Arundel Elementary leads the list at 95.5%, against a median of 59.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
96
San Mateo County, California
Top % Proficient (Reading)
95.5%
Median % Proficient (Reading)
59.9%
BEST IN READING · SAN MATEO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% Proficient (Reading)
1Arundel ElementarySan Carlos, CASan Carlos ElementaryElementary38895.5%
2North HillsboroughHillsborough, CAHillsborough City ElementaryElementary27494.0%
3Central ElementaryBelmont, CABelmont-Redwood Shores ElementaryElementary43788.7%
4Woodside ElementaryWoodside, CAWoodside ElementaryElementary38587.4%
5South HillsboroughHillsborough, CAHillsborough City ElementaryElementary24487.3%
6Hoover ElementaryBurlingame, CABurlingame ElementaryElementary22784.5%
7Oak Knoll ElementaryMenlo Park, CAMenlo Park City ElementaryElementary57484.0%
8Laurel ElementaryAtherton, CAMenlo Park City ElementaryElementary65883.2%
9West HillsboroughHillsborough, CAHillsborough City ElementaryElementary27583.1%
10ArroyoSan Carlos, CASan Carlos ElementaryElementary29082.8%
11MariposaSan Carlos, CASan Carlos ElementaryElementary32282.7%
12Ormondale ElementaryPortola Valley, CAPortola Valley ElementaryElementary24382.0%
13Las Lomitas ElementaryAtherton, CALas Lomitas ElementaryElementary52280.8%
14Green Hills ElementaryMillbrae, CAMillbrae ElementaryElementary33880.5%
15Franklin ElementaryBurlingame, CABurlingame ElementaryElementary35780.5%
16Fox ElementaryBelmont, CABelmont-Redwood Shores ElementaryElementary42080.2%
17Lincoln ElementaryBurlingame, CABurlingame ElementaryElementary41580.1%
18College Park ElementarySan Mateo, CASan Mateo-Foster CityElementary43178.3%
19Monte Verde ElementarySan Bruno, CASouth San Francisco UnifiedElementary51778.2%
20Cipriani ElementaryBelmont, CABelmont-Redwood Shores ElementaryElementary47177.1%
21Redwood Shores ElementaryRedwood City, CABelmont-Redwood Shores ElementaryElementary40476.5%
22Brittan Acres ElementarySan Carlos, CASan Carlos ElementaryElementary41176.5%
23Sandpiper ElementaryRedwood City, CABelmont-Redwood Shores ElementaryElementary53475.4%
24North Shoreview MontessoriSan Mateo, CASan Mateo-Foster CityElementary32574.9%
25Encinal ElementaryAtherton, CAMenlo Park City ElementaryElementary60474.4%
26White Oaks ElementarySan Carlos, CASan Carlos ElementaryElementary25074.2%
27Foster City ElementaryFoster City, CASan Mateo-Foster CityElementary62473.5%
28Meadows ElementaryMillbrae, CAMillbrae ElementaryElementary36072.0%
29Brewer Island ElementaryFoster City, CASan Mateo-Foster CityElementary30670.9%
30Parkside MontessoriSan Mateo, CASan Mateo-Foster CityElementary41870.3%
31Spring Valley ElementaryMillbrae, CAMillbrae ElementaryElementary37569.8%
32George Hall ElementarySan Mateo, CASan Mateo-Foster CityElementary37068.4%
33Farallone View ElementaryMontara, CACabrillo UnifiedElementary17768.3%
34Beach Park ElementaryFoster City, CASan Mateo-Foster CityElementary34767.0%
35Roosevelt ElementaryBurlingame, CABurlingame ElementaryElementary31166.9%
36Washington ElementaryBurlingame, CABurlingame ElementaryElementary41065.5%
37Roy Cloud ElementaryRedwood City, CARedwood City ElementaryElementary63665.0%
38Buri Buri ElementarySouth San Francisco, CASouth San Francisco UnifiedElementary58465.0%
39Heather ElementarySan Carlos, CASan Carlos ElementaryElementary32064.7%
40Marjorie H. Tobias ElementaryDaly City, CAJefferson ElementaryElementary29964.0%
41Brisbane ElementaryBrisbane, CABrisbane ElementaryElementary20762.9%
42McKinley ElementaryBurlingame, CABurlingame ElementaryElementary54162.9%
43Thomas Edison ElementaryDaly City, CAJefferson ElementaryElementary29461.8%
44John Muir ElementarySan Bruno, CASan Bruno Park ElementaryElementary48661.6%
45Vallemar ElementaryPacifica, CAPacificaElementary50061.3%
46Audubon ElementaryFoster City, CASan Mateo-Foster CityElementary44560.6%
47Nesbit ElementaryBelmont, CABelmont-Redwood Shores ElementaryElementary56660.2%
48Highlands ElementarySan Mateo, CASan Mateo-Foster CityElementary37960.1%
49Ocean Shore ElementaryPacifica, CAPacificaElementary36859.7%
50Portola ElementarySan Bruno, CASan Bruno Park ElementaryElementary37859.4%
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