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

26 public middle schools in San Mateo County, California appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public middle schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. North Star Academy leads the list at 94.7%, against a median of 58.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

San Mateo County, California

Top % Proficient (Reading)

94.7%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

58.2%

BEST IN READING · SAN MATEO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	North Star Academy	Redwood City, CA	Redwood City Elementary	Middle	527	94.7%
2	Ralston Intermediate	Belmont, CA	Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary	Middle	1,082	88.2%
3	Tierra Linda Middle	San Carlos, CA	San Carlos Elementary	Middle	451	87.2%
4	Central Middle	San Carlos, CA	San Carlos Elementary	Middle	443	86.7%
5	Corte Madera	Portola Valley, CA	Portola Valley Elementary	Middle	252	86.5%
6	La Entrada Middle	Menlo Park, CA	Las Lomitas Elementary	Middle	612	84.1%
7	Crocker Middle	Hillsborough, CA	Hillsborough City Elementary	Middle	446	81.5%
8	Hillview Middle	Menlo Park, CA	Menlo Park City Elementary	Middle	846	78.7%
9	Bowditch Middle	Foster City, CA	San Mateo-Foster City	Middle	929	74.8%
10	Burlingame Intermediate	Burlingame, CA	Burlingame Elementary	Middle	1,115	74.3%
11	Taylor Middle	Millbrae, CA	Millbrae Elementary	Middle	756	67.5%
12	Lipman Middle	Brisbane, CA	Brisbane Elementary	Middle	161	63.1%
13	Westborough Middle	South San Francisco, CA	South San Francisco Unified	Middle	498	60.3%
14	Ingrid B. Lacy Middle	Pacifica, CA	Pacifica	Middle	484	56.2%
15	Fernando Rivera Intermediate	Daly City, CA	Jefferson Elementary	Middle	588	55.1%
16	John F. Kennedy Middle	Redwood City, CA	Redwood City Elementary	Middle	808	50.4%
17	Alta Loma Middle	South San Francisco, CA	South San Francisco Unified	Middle	652	49.8%
18	Borel Middle	San Mateo, CA	San Mateo-Foster City	Middle	903	48.3%
19	Thomas R. Pollicita Middle	Daly City, CA	Jefferson Elementary	Middle	558	47.1%
20	Parkside Intermediate	San Bruno, CA	San Bruno Park Elementary	Middle	491	42.1%
21	Manuel F. Cunha Intermediate	Half Moon Bay, CA	Cabrillo Unified	Middle	521	41.3%
22	Abbott Middle	San Mateo, CA	San Mateo-Foster City	Middle	721	41.0%
23	Benjamin Franklin Intermediate	Colma, CA	Jefferson Elementary	Middle	497	29.6%
24	Parkway Heights Middle	South San Francisco, CA	South San Francisco Unified	Middle	573	27.9%
25	McKinley Institute of Technology	Redwood City, CA	Redwood City Elementary	Middle	476	26.6%
26	Cesar Chavez Ravenswood Middle	East Palo Alto, CA	Ravenswood City Elementary	Middle	488	14.4%

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