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

This ranking covers the lowest-performing public elementary schools by test proficiency in San Mateo County, California, drawn from 96 qualifying public elementary schools. Los Robles-Ronald McNair Academy leads the list at 5.3%, against a median of 57.9% 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
96
San Mateo County, California
Best % Proficient
5.3%
Median % Proficient
57.9%
LOWEST PROFICIENCY · SAN MATEO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
1Los Robles-Ronald McNair AcademyEast Palo Alto, CARavenswood City ElementaryElementary89.1%2765.3%
2Costano ElementaryEast Palo Alto, CARavenswood City ElementaryElementary90.0%3697.3%
3Belle Haven ElementaryMenlo Park, CARavenswood City ElementaryElementary87.5%3128.6%
4Garfield ElementaryMenlo Park, CARedwood City ElementaryElementary94.6%28010.1%
5San Mateo Park ElementarySan Mateo, CASan Mateo-Foster CityElementary63.5%34015.1%
6Hoover ElementaryRedwood City, CARedwood City ElementaryElementary96.7%67515.3%
7Taft ElementaryRedwood City, CARedwood City ElementaryElementary93.8%35715.5%
8Roosevelt ElementaryRedwood City, CARedwood City ElementaryElementary69.1%38217.0%
9LEAD ElementarySan Mateo, CASan Mateo-Foster CityElementary66.5%34917.9%
10Sunnybrae ElementarySan Mateo, CASan Mateo-Foster CityElementary75.1%34618.6%
11Spruce ElementarySouth San Francisco, CASouth San Francisco UnifiedElementary61.2%38421.8%
12Laurel ElementarySan Mateo, CASan Mateo-Foster CityElementary76.5%46922.5%
13Belle Air ElementarySan Bruno, CASan Bruno Park ElementaryElementary76.4%25022.7%
14Los Cerritos ElementarySouth San Francisco, CASouth San Francisco UnifiedElementary62.2%30423.3%
15Martin ElementarySouth San Francisco, CASouth San Francisco UnifiedElementary69.7%37025.8%
16BayshoreDaly City, CABayshore ElementaryElementary63.7%34228.5%
17Alvin S. Hatch ElementaryHalf Moon Bay, CACabrillo UnifiedElementary36.2%54428.6%
18Sunset Ridge ElementaryPacifica, CAPacificaElementary41.7%34831.4%
19Pescadero Elementary and MiddlePescadero, CALa Honda-Pescadero UnifiedElementary42.1%12632.0%
20Fiesta Gardens International ElementarySan Mateo, CASan Mateo-Foster CityElementary56.0%41832.4%
21Lomita Park ElementarySan Bruno, CAMillbrae ElementaryElementary35.4%27733.5%
22Westlake ElementaryDaly City, CAJefferson ElementaryElementary54.5%32133.8%
23Sunshine Gardens ElementarySouth San Francisco, CASouth San Francisco UnifiedElementary48.3%32933.9%
24Woodrow Wilson ElementaryDaly City, CAJefferson ElementaryElementary61.3%26634.8%
25Franklin Delano Roosevelt ElementaryDaly City, CAJefferson ElementaryElementary42.2%29436.0%
26Daniel Webster ElementaryDaly City, CAJefferson ElementaryElementary61.2%31737.0%
27Garden Village ElementaryColma, CAJefferson ElementaryElementary60.1%28837.7%
28El Granada ElementaryHalf Moon Bay, CACabrillo UnifiedElementary25.3%32439.5%
29Adelante Selby Spanish ImmersionAtherton, CARedwood City ElementaryElementary60.1%58239.6%
30Bayside AcademySan Mateo, CASan Mateo-Foster CityElementary43.2%84040.3%
31Allen (Decima M.) ElementarySan Bruno, CASan Bruno Park ElementaryElementary64.9%39640.6%
32Henry Ford ElementaryRedwood City, CARedwood City ElementaryElementary66.1%44542.5%
33Meadow Heights ElementarySan Mateo, CASan Mateo-Foster CityElementary47.1%23843.1%
34George Washington ElementaryDaly City, CAJefferson ElementaryElementary61.7%20644.0%
35Susan B. Anthony ElementaryDaly City, CAJefferson ElementaryElementary51.8%40744.6%
36Beresford ElementarySan Mateo, CASan Mateo-Foster CityElementary58.7%21845.0%
37Margaret Pauline Brown ElementaryDaly City, CAJefferson ElementaryElementary48.2%30347.0%
38Thomas Edison ElementaryDaly City, CAJefferson ElementaryElementary37.8%29447.4%
39Clifford ElementaryRedwood City, CARedwood City ElementaryElementary50.3%69847.4%
40Ortega ElementaryPacifica, CAPacificaElementary13.6%40449.2%
41Ponderosa ElementarySouth San Francisco, CASouth San Francisco UnifiedElementary35.4%35950.0%
42John F. Kennedy ElementaryDaly City, CAJefferson ElementaryElementary52.3%30451.6%
43Junipero Serra ElementaryDaly City, CASouth San Francisco UnifiedElementary40.9%28652.0%
44Skyline ElementaryDaly City, CASouth San Francisco UnifiedElementary39.3%36655.0%
45Highlands ElementarySan Mateo, CASan Mateo-Foster CityElementary27.4%37955.1%
46Nesbit ElementaryBelmont, CABelmont-Redwood Shores ElementaryElementary27.0%56655.8%
47Ocean Shore ElementaryPacifica, CAPacificaElementary16.6%36856.9%
48Cabrillo ElementaryPacifica, CAPacificaElementary13.5%52457.0%
49Vallemar ElementaryPacifica, CAPacificaElementary15.6%50058.8%
50Baywood ElementarySan Mateo, CASan Mateo-Foster CityElementary25.8%48959.3%
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