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The largest public high schools in San Mateo County, California

35 public high schools in San Mateo County, California appear in this ranking of the largest public high schools, ranked by total student enrollment, excluding online and virtual schools. Carlmont High leads the list at 2,360, against a median of 471 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

San Mateo County, California

Top Students

2,360

Median Students

471

LARGEST · SAN MATEO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students
1	Carlmont High	Belmont, CA	Sequoia Union High	High	2,360
2	Menlo-Atherton High	Atherton, CA	Sequoia Union High	High	2,158
3	Sequoia High	Redwood City, CA	Sequoia Union High	High	1,854
4	Woodside High	Woodside, CA	Sequoia Union High	High	1,660
5	Aragon High	San Mateo, CA	San Mateo Union High	High	1,658
6	Hillsdale High	San Mateo, CA	San Mateo Union High	High	1,585
7	Burlingame High	Burlingame, CA	San Mateo Union High	High	1,583
8	San Mateo High	San Mateo, CA	San Mateo Union High	High	1,557
9	Westmoor High	Daly City, CA	Jefferson Union High	High	1,278
10	South San Francisco High	South San Francisco, CA	South San Francisco Unified	High	1,239
11	Mills High	Millbrae, CA	San Mateo Union High	High	1,115
12	Jefferson High	Daly City, CA	Jefferson Union High	High	1,072
13	Capuchino High	San Bruno, CA	San Mateo Union High	High	1,061
14	El Camino High	South San Francisco, CA	South San Francisco Unified	High	1,053
15	Half Moon Bay High	Half Moon Bay, CA	Cabrillo Unified	High	911
16	Terra Nova High	Pacifica, CA	Jefferson Union High	High	740
17	Design Tech High	Redwood City, CA	Design Tech High District	High	567
18	Oceana High	Pacifica, CA	Jefferson Union High	High	471
19	Summit Public School: Shasta	Daly City, CA	Summit Public School: Shasta District	High	458
20	Summit Preparatory Charter High	Redwood City, CA	Summit Preparatory Charter High District	High	293
21	East Palo Alto Academy	East Palo Alto, CA	East Palo Alto Academy District	High	278
22	Everest Public High	Redwood City, CA	Everest Public High District	High	224
23	Tide Academy	Menlo Park, CA	Sequoia Union High	High	212
24	KIPP Esperanza High	East Palo Alto, CA	KIPP Esperanza High District	High	194
25	Redwood High	Redwood City, CA	Sequoia Union High	High	175
26	Baden High (Continuation)	South San Francisco, CA	South San Francisco Unified	High	130
27	Peninsula High (Continuation)	Burlingame, CA	San Mateo Union High	High	123
28	Oxford Day Academy	East Palo Alto, CA	Oxford Day Academy District	High	108
29	Thornton High	Daly City, CA	Jefferson Union High	High	89
30	Pescadero High	Pescadero, CA	La Honda-Pescadero Unified	High	81
31	The Bridge Academy	San Mateo, CA	San Mateo Union High	High	54
32	Pilarcitos Alternative High (Continuation)	Half Moon Bay, CA	Cabrillo Unified	High	25
33	Hillcrest at Youth Services Center	San Mateo, CA	San Mateo County Office of Education	High	16
34	Gateway Center	San Mateo, CA	San Mateo County Office of Education	High	11
35	Canyon Oaks Youth Center	Redwood City, CA	San Mateo County Office of Education	High	8

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