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The lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency in San Mateo County, California

139 public schools in San Mateo County, California appear in this ranking of the lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. Los Robles-Ronald McNair Academy leads the list at 5.3%, against a median of 55.1% 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
139
San Mateo County, California
Best % Proficient
5.3%
Median % Proficient
55.1%
LOWEST PROFICIENCY · SAN MATEO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
1Los Robles-Ronald McNair AcademyEast Palo Alto, CARavenswood City ElementaryElementary89.1%2765.3%
2Cesar Chavez Ravenswood MiddleEast Palo Alto, CARavenswood City ElementaryMiddle89.3%4887.3%
3Costano ElementaryEast Palo Alto, CARavenswood City ElementaryElementary90.0%3697.3%
4Belle Haven ElementaryMenlo Park, CARavenswood City ElementaryElementary87.5%3128.6%
5Garfield ElementaryMenlo Park, CARedwood City ElementaryElementary94.6%28010.1%
6McKinley Institute of TechnologyRedwood City, CARedwood City ElementaryMiddle92.2%47613.9%
7San Mateo Park ElementarySan Mateo, CASan Mateo-Foster CityElementary63.5%34015.1%
8Hoover ElementaryRedwood City, CARedwood City ElementaryElementary96.7%67515.3%
9Taft ElementaryRedwood City, CARedwood City ElementaryElementary93.8%35715.5%
10Roosevelt ElementaryRedwood City, CARedwood City ElementaryElementary69.1%38217.0%
11LEAD ElementarySan Mateo, CASan Mateo-Foster CityElementary66.5%34917.9%
12Sunnybrae ElementarySan Mateo, CASan Mateo-Foster CityElementary75.1%34618.6%
13Spruce ElementarySouth San Francisco, CASouth San Francisco UnifiedElementary61.2%38421.8%
14Laurel ElementarySan Mateo, CASan Mateo-Foster CityElementary76.5%46922.5%
15Belle Air ElementarySan Bruno, CASan Bruno Park ElementaryElementary76.4%25022.7%
16Los Cerritos ElementarySouth San Francisco, CASouth San Francisco UnifiedElementary62.2%30423.3%
17Benjamin Franklin IntermediateColma, CAJefferson ElementaryMiddle48.3%49725.0%
18Parkway Heights MiddleSouth San Francisco, CASouth San Francisco UnifiedMiddle58.3%57325.4%
19Martin ElementarySouth San Francisco, CASouth San Francisco UnifiedElementary69.7%37025.8%
20BayshoreDaly City, CABayshore ElementaryElementary63.7%34228.5%
21Alvin S. Hatch ElementaryHalf Moon Bay, CACabrillo UnifiedElementary36.2%54428.6%
22Jefferson HighDaly City, CAJefferson Union HighHigh41.1%1,07229.9%
23Sunset Ridge ElementaryPacifica, CAPacificaElementary41.7%34831.4%
24Thomas R. Pollicita MiddleDaly City, CAJefferson ElementaryMiddle46.2%55831.9%
25Pescadero Elementary and MiddlePescadero, CALa Honda-Pescadero UnifiedElementary42.1%12632.0%
26Fiesta Gardens International ElementarySan Mateo, CASan Mateo-Foster CityElementary56.0%41832.4%
27Parkside IntermediateSan Bruno, CASan Bruno Park ElementaryMiddle68.2%49132.7%
28Manuel F. Cunha IntermediateHalf Moon Bay, CACabrillo UnifiedMiddle27.4%52133.1%
29Lomita Park ElementarySan Bruno, CAMillbrae ElementaryElementary35.4%27733.5%
30Westlake ElementaryDaly City, CAJefferson ElementaryElementary54.5%32133.8%
31Sunshine Gardens ElementarySouth San Francisco, CASouth San Francisco UnifiedElementary48.3%32933.9%
32Woodrow Wilson ElementaryDaly City, CAJefferson ElementaryElementary61.3%26634.8%
33Abbott MiddleSan Mateo, CASan Mateo-Foster CityMiddle61.0%72135.9%
34Franklin Delano Roosevelt ElementaryDaly City, CAJefferson ElementaryElementary42.2%29436.0%
35Daniel Webster ElementaryDaly City, CAJefferson ElementaryElementary61.2%31737.0%
36Capuchino HighSan Bruno, CASan Mateo Union HighHigh34.2%1,06137.4%
37Garden Village ElementaryColma, CAJefferson ElementaryElementary60.1%28837.7%
38Half Moon Bay HighHalf Moon Bay, CACabrillo UnifiedHigh25.7%91139.2%
39El Granada ElementaryHalf Moon Bay, CACabrillo UnifiedElementary25.3%32439.5%
40Adelante Selby Spanish ImmersionAtherton, CARedwood City ElementaryElementary60.1%58239.6%
41John F. Kennedy MiddleRedwood City, CARedwood City ElementaryMiddle67.5%80839.9%
42Bayside AcademySan Mateo, CASan Mateo-Foster CityElementary43.2%84040.3%
43Allen (Decima M.) ElementarySan Bruno, CASan Bruno Park ElementaryElementary64.9%39640.6%
44Alta Loma MiddleSouth San Francisco, CASouth San Francisco UnifiedMiddle37.0%65241.1%
45Sequoia HighRedwood City, CASequoia Union HighHigh39.3%1,85441.2%
46South San Francisco HighSouth San Francisco, CASouth San Francisco UnifiedHigh41.8%1,23942.1%
47Henry Ford ElementaryRedwood City, CARedwood City ElementaryElementary66.1%44542.5%
48Meadow Heights ElementarySan Mateo, CASan Mateo-Foster CityElementary47.1%23843.1%
49George Washington ElementaryDaly City, CAJefferson ElementaryElementary61.7%20644.0%
50Borel MiddleSan Mateo, CASan Mateo-Foster CityMiddle46.4%90344.3%
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