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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 5.7%, against a median of 55.8% 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
5.7%
Median % Proficient
55.8%
LOWEST PROFICIENCY · SAN MATEO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
1Los Robles-Ronald McNair AcademyEast Palo Alto, CARavenswood City ElementaryElementary89.1%2765.7%
2Belle Haven ElementaryMenlo Park, CARavenswood City ElementaryElementary87.5%3127.3%
3Cesar Chavez Ravenswood MiddleEast Palo Alto, CARavenswood City ElementaryMiddle89.3%4888.8%
4Costano ElementaryEast Palo Alto, CARavenswood City ElementaryElementary90.0%36910.6%
5Garfield ElementaryMenlo Park, CARedwood City ElementaryElementary94.6%28011.6%
6San Mateo Park ElementarySan Mateo, CASan Mateo-Foster CityElementary63.5%34012.5%
7LEAD ElementarySan Mateo, CASan Mateo-Foster CityElementary66.5%34915.4%
8McKinley Institute of TechnologyRedwood City, CARedwood City ElementaryMiddle92.2%47616.2%
9Hoover ElementaryRedwood City, CARedwood City ElementaryElementary96.7%67516.8%
10Taft ElementaryRedwood City, CARedwood City ElementaryElementary93.8%35716.9%
11Sunnybrae ElementarySan Mateo, CASan Mateo-Foster CityElementary75.1%34618.3%
12Los Cerritos ElementarySouth San Francisco, CASouth San Francisco UnifiedElementary62.2%30419.4%
13Roosevelt ElementaryRedwood City, CARedwood City ElementaryElementary69.1%38220.7%
14Laurel ElementarySan Mateo, CASan Mateo-Foster CityElementary76.5%46920.9%
15Martin ElementarySouth San Francisco, CASouth San Francisco UnifiedElementary69.7%37021.4%
16Spruce ElementarySouth San Francisco, CASouth San Francisco UnifiedElementary61.2%38421.9%
17Belle Air ElementarySan Bruno, CASan Bruno Park ElementaryElementary76.4%25023.6%
18Parkway Heights MiddleSouth San Francisco, CASouth San Francisco UnifiedMiddle58.3%57325.0%
19Benjamin Franklin IntermediateColma, CAJefferson ElementaryMiddle48.3%49725.9%
20Alvin S. Hatch ElementaryHalf Moon Bay, CACabrillo UnifiedElementary36.2%54428.3%
21Fiesta Gardens International ElementarySan Mateo, CASan Mateo-Foster CityElementary56.0%41828.6%
22BayshoreDaly City, CABayshore ElementaryElementary63.7%34230.1%
23Jefferson HighDaly City, CAJefferson Union HighHigh41.1%1,07231.6%
24Sunset Ridge ElementaryPacifica, CAPacificaElementary41.7%34832.4%
25Half Moon Bay HighHalf Moon Bay, CACabrillo UnifiedHigh25.7%91133.7%
26Lomita Park ElementarySan Bruno, CAMillbrae ElementaryElementary35.4%27734.4%
27Parkside IntermediateSan Bruno, CASan Bruno Park ElementaryMiddle68.2%49134.8%
28Manuel F. Cunha IntermediateHalf Moon Bay, CACabrillo UnifiedMiddle27.4%52135.2%
29Abbott MiddleSan Mateo, CASan Mateo-Foster CityMiddle61.0%72135.4%
30Sunshine Gardens ElementarySouth San Francisco, CASouth San Francisco UnifiedElementary48.3%32935.4%
31Thomas R. Pollicita MiddleDaly City, CAJefferson ElementaryMiddle46.2%55835.9%
32Pescadero Elementary and MiddlePescadero, CALa Honda-Pescadero UnifiedElementary42.1%12636.2%
33Franklin Delano Roosevelt ElementaryDaly City, CAJefferson ElementaryElementary42.2%29436.3%
34Daniel Webster ElementaryDaly City, CAJefferson ElementaryElementary61.2%31736.4%
35Woodrow Wilson ElementaryDaly City, CAJefferson ElementaryElementary61.3%26637.0%
36Westlake ElementaryDaly City, CAJefferson ElementaryElementary54.5%32138.7%
37Bayside AcademySan Mateo, CASan Mateo-Foster CityElementary43.2%84039.5%
38Capuchino HighSan Bruno, CASan Mateo Union HighHigh34.2%1,06140.4%
39John F. Kennedy MiddleRedwood City, CARedwood City ElementaryMiddle67.5%80840.4%
40Garden Village ElementaryColma, CAJefferson ElementaryElementary60.1%28840.5%
41Alta Loma MiddleSouth San Francisco, CASouth San Francisco UnifiedMiddle37.0%65241.8%
42George Washington ElementaryDaly City, CAJefferson ElementaryElementary61.7%20641.8%
43Adelante Selby Spanish ImmersionAtherton, CARedwood City ElementaryElementary60.1%58241.9%
44Sequoia HighRedwood City, CASequoia Union HighHigh39.3%1,85442.2%
45Beresford ElementarySan Mateo, CASan Mateo-Foster CityElementary58.7%21842.2%
46South San Francisco HighSouth San Francisco, CASouth San Francisco UnifiedHigh41.8%1,23942.4%
47Allen (Decima M.) ElementarySan Bruno, CASan Bruno Park ElementaryElementary64.9%39643.5%
48Henry Ford ElementaryRedwood City, CARedwood City ElementaryElementary66.1%44543.7%
49Borel MiddleSan Mateo, CASan Mateo-Foster CityMiddle46.4%90343.7%
50El Granada ElementaryHalf Moon Bay, CACabrillo UnifiedElementary25.3%32444.4%
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