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The public schools with the highest share of Black students in San Mateo County, California

157 public schools in San Mateo County, California appear in this ranking of the public schools with the highest share of Black students, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. Costano Elementary leads the list at 7.3%, against a median of 0.7% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
157
San Mateo County, California
Top % Black
7.3%
Median % Black
0.7%
MOST BLACK · SAN MATEO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents% Black
1Costano ElementaryEast Palo Alto, CARavenswood City Elementary3697.3%(27)
2Aspire East Palo Alto CharterEast Palo Alto, CAAspire East Palo Alto Charter District4965.8%(29)
3Belle Haven ElementaryMenlo Park, CARavenswood City Elementary3125.8%(18)
4Cesar Chavez Ravenswood MiddleEast Palo Alto, CARavenswood City Elementary4884.9%(24)
5Menlo-Atherton HighAtherton, CASequoia Union High2,1583.2%(69)
6Nesbit ElementaryBelmont, CABelmont-Redwood Shores Elementary5662.8%(16)
7Los Cerritos ElementarySouth San Francisco, CASouth San Francisco Unified3042.6%(8)
8KIPP Esperanza HighEast Palo Alto, CAKIPP Esperanza High District1942.6%(5)
9East Palo Alto AcademyEast Palo Alto, CAEast Palo Alto Academy District2782.5%(7)
10George Washington ElementaryDaly City, CAJefferson Elementary2062.4%(5)
11Franklin Delano Roosevelt ElementaryDaly City, CAJefferson Elementary2942.4%(7)
12Tide AcademyMenlo Park, CASequoia Union High2122.4%(5)
13BayshoreDaly City, CABayshore Elementary3422.3%(8)
14Parkside IntermediateSan Bruno, CASan Bruno Park Elementary4912.2%(11)
15KIPP Valiant Community PrepMenlo Park, CAKIPP Valiant Community Prep District5872.2%(13)
16Daniel Webster ElementaryDaly City, CAJefferson Elementary3172.2%(7)
17Jefferson HighDaly City, CAJefferson Union High1,0722.1%(23)
18Spruce ElementarySouth San Francisco, CASouth San Francisco Unified3842.1%(8)
19Ingrid B. Lacy MiddlePacifica, CAPacifica4842.1%(10)
20Thomas Edison ElementaryDaly City, CAJefferson Elementary2942.0%(6)
21Sunset Ridge ElementaryPacifica, CAPacifica3482.0%(7)
22Bayside AcademySan Mateo, CASan Mateo-Foster City8401.9%(16)
23Westlake ElementaryDaly City, CAJefferson Elementary3211.9%(6)
24Lipman MiddleBrisbane, CABrisbane Elementary1611.9%(3)
25Lomita Park ElementarySan Bruno, CAMillbrae Elementary2771.8%(5)
26Garden Village ElementaryColma, CAJefferson Elementary2881.7%(5)
27Panorama ElementaryDaly City, CABrisbane Elementary1161.7%(2)
28Redwood HighRedwood City, CASequoia Union High1751.7%(3)
29Parkside MontessoriSan Mateo, CASan Mateo-Foster City4181.7%(7)
30Ormondale ElementaryPortola Valley, CAPortola Valley Elementary2431.6%(4)
31Orion AlternativeRedwood City, CARedwood City Elementary5121.6%(8)
32Woodside ElementaryWoodside, CAWoodside Elementary3851.6%(6)
33Allen (Decima M.) ElementarySan Bruno, CASan Bruno Park Elementary3961.5%(6)
34Sunshine Gardens ElementarySouth San Francisco, CASouth San Francisco Unified3291.5%(5)
35Oceana HighPacifica, CAJefferson Union High4711.5%(7)
36Benjamin Franklin IntermediateColma, CAJefferson Elementary4971.4%(7)
37Franklin ElementaryBurlingame, CABurlingame Elementary3571.4%(5)
38Parkway Heights MiddleSouth San Francisco, CASouth San Francisco Unified5731.4%(8)
39Ocean Shore ElementaryPacifica, CAPacifica3681.4%(5)
40Audubon ElementaryFoster City, CASan Mateo-Foster City4451.4%(6)
41Margaret Pauline Brown ElementaryDaly City, CAJefferson Elementary3031.3%(4)
42Brewer Island ElementaryFoster City, CASan Mateo-Foster City3061.3%(4)
43South San Francisco HighSouth San Francisco, CASouth San Francisco Unified1,2391.3%(16)
44Meadow Heights ElementarySan Mateo, CASan Mateo-Foster City2381.3%(3)
45John F. Kennedy MiddleRedwood City, CARedwood City Elementary8081.2%(10)
46Design Tech HighRedwood City, CADesign Tech High District5671.2%(7)
47Belle Air ElementarySan Bruno, CASan Bruno Park Elementary2501.2%(3)
48Corte MaderaPortola Valley, CAPortola Valley Elementary2521.2%(3)
49Bowditch MiddleFoster City, CASan Mateo-Foster City9291.2%(11)
50Woodside HighWoodside, CASequoia Union High1,6601.1%(19)
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