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The public high schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in San Mateo County, California

Across San Mateo County, California, 23 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the fewest students per teacher, a proxy for class size and staffing. Tide Academy leads the list at 9.5:1, against a median of 19.4:1 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

San Mateo County, California

Best Students/teacher

9.5:1

Median Students/teacher

19.4:1

LOWEST RATIO · SAN MATEO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Tide Academy	Menlo Park, CA	Sequoia Union High	High	212	9.5:1
2	East Palo Alto Academy	East Palo Alto, CA	East Palo Alto Academy District	High	278	13.0:1
3	Woodside High	Woodside, CA	Sequoia Union High	High	1,660	16.4:1
4	Oceana High	Pacifica, CA	Jefferson Union High	High	471	16.9:1
5	Sequoia High	Redwood City, CA	Sequoia Union High	High	1,854	17.6:1
6	El Camino High	South San Francisco, CA	South San Francisco Unified	High	1,053	17.6:1
7	Menlo-Atherton High	Atherton, CA	Sequoia Union High	High	2,158	17.9:1
8	South San Francisco High	South San Francisco, CA	South San Francisco Unified	High	1,239	18.3:1
9	Half Moon Bay High	Half Moon Bay, CA	Cabrillo Unified	High	911	18.3:1
10	Everest Public High	Redwood City, CA	Everest Public High District	High	224	18.4:1
11	Capuchino High	San Bruno, CA	San Mateo Union High	High	1,061	18.6:1
12	Hillsdale High	San Mateo, CA	San Mateo Union High	High	1,585	19.4:1
13	Jefferson High	Daly City, CA	Jefferson Union High	High	1,072	19.5:1
14	San Mateo High	San Mateo, CA	San Mateo Union High	High	1,557	19.5:1
15	Summit Preparatory Charter High	Redwood City, CA	Summit Preparatory Charter High District	High	293	19.6:1
16	Burlingame High	Burlingame, CA	San Mateo Union High	High	1,583	19.6:1
17	Carlmont High	Belmont, CA	Sequoia Union High	High	2,360	19.7:1
18	Westmoor High	Daly City, CA	Jefferson Union High	High	1,278	19.9:1
19	Terra Nova High	Pacifica, CA	Jefferson Union High	High	740	20.0:1
20	Mills High	Millbrae, CA	San Mateo Union High	High	1,115	20.5:1
21	Aragon High	San Mateo, CA	San Mateo Union High	High	1,658	22.4:1
22	Design Tech High	Redwood City, CA	Design Tech High District	High	567	24.6:1
23	Summit Public School: Shasta	Daly City, CA	Summit Public School: Shasta District	High	458	26.9:1

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