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The most racially diverse public schools in San Mateo County, California

This ranking covers the most racially diverse public schools in San Mateo County, California, drawn from 147 qualifying public schools. Nesbit Elementary leads the list at 75.9%, against a median of 62.7% 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
147
San Mateo County, California
Top Diversity index
75.9%
Median Diversity index
62.7%
MOST DIVERSE · SAN MATEO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
#SchoolCityStudentsDiversity index% White% Black% Hispanic% Asian
1Nesbit ElementaryBelmont, CA56675.9%19.1%(108)2.8%(16)31.8%(180)27.0%(153)
2Orion AlternativeRedwood City, CA51275.9%22.9%(117)1.6%(8)28.7%(147)21.9%(112)
3Highlands ElementarySan Mateo, CA37975.2%24.5%(93)0.3%(1)28.5%(108)27.2%(103)
4Ocean Shore ElementaryPacifica, CA36875.2%32.3%(119)1.4%(5)22.0%(81)23.9%(88)
5George Hall ElementarySan Mateo, CA37075.1%25.7%(95)0.5%(2)31.9%(118)24.3%(90)
6Baywood ElementarySan Mateo, CA48974.9%28.8%(141)0.4%(2)30.5%(149)21.1%(103)
7North Shoreview MontessoriSan Mateo, CA32574.5%31.1%(101)0.0%(0)21.9%(71)28.9%(94)
8Brisbane ElementaryBrisbane, CA20774.4%24.1%(50)1.0%(2)28.5%(59)29.9%(62)
9McKinley ElementaryBurlingame, CA54174.1%25.3%(137)0.4%(2)33.3%(180)20.0%(108)
10MariposaSan Carlos, CA32273.9%30.8%(99)0.6%(2)18.6%(60)32.0%(103)
11Ingrid B. Lacy MiddlePacifica, CA48473.8%34.7%(168)2.1%(10)28.9%(140)18.8%(91)
12Sunset Ridge ElementaryPacifica, CA34873.8%19.3%(67)2.0%(7)37.6%(131)23.3%(81)
13Roosevelt ElementaryBurlingame, CA31173.4%31.8%(99)0.3%(1)21.2%(66)31.2%(97)
14Aragon HighSan Mateo, CA1,65873.4%26.1%(433)0.6%(10)27.1%(450)33.4%(554)
15Parkside MontessoriSan Mateo, CA41873.4%34.7%(145)1.7%(7)20.6%(86)29.2%(122)
16Heather ElementarySan Carlos, CA32073.3%30.6%(98)0.0%(0)15.3%(49)32.5%(104)
17Arundel ElementarySan Carlos, CA38873.3%33.3%(129)0.5%(2)14.7%(57)29.1%(113)
18Encinal ElementaryAtherton, CA60473.0%36.3%(219)0.7%(4)29.0%(175)18.2%(110)
19Burlingame IntermediateBurlingame, CA1,11573.0%34.4%(384)0.4%(4)20.4%(228)29.4%(328)
20Washington ElementaryBurlingame, CA41073.0%37.3%(153)0.0%(0)20.2%(83)25.1%(103)
21Laurel ElementaryAtherton, CA65872.5%39.4%(259)0.9%(6)22.5%(148)22.6%(149)
22Oceana HighPacifica, CA47172.4%22.5%(106)1.5%(7)24.8%(117)37.6%(177)
23Tierra Linda MiddleSan Carlos, CA45172.0%35.9%(162)0.4%(2)16.6%(75)32.4%(146)
24Design Tech HighRedwood City, CA56771.6%40.9%(232)1.2%(7)14.5%(82)24.7%(140)
25Hillsdale HighSan Mateo, CA1,58571.4%30.9%(489)1.0%(16)37.7%(597)19.8%(313)
26Cipriani ElementaryBelmont, CA47171.2%33.1%(156)0.2%(1)9.6%(45)34.6%(163)
27Vallemar ElementaryPacifica, CA50071.1%40.4%(202)0.6%(3)27.4%(137)13.6%(68)
28Burlingame HighBurlingame, CA1,58370.9%40.8%(645)0.5%(8)19.9%(315)26.9%(425)
29Las Lomitas ElementaryAtherton, CA52270.8%42.1%(220)0.6%(3)17.8%(93)25.3%(132)
30Terra Nova HighPacifica, CA74070.2%41.9%(310)0.9%(7)28.5%(211)12.3%(91)
31Ralston IntermediateBelmont, CA1,08270.2%32.2%(348)0.5%(5)11.1%(120)39.3%(425)
32Meadow Heights ElementarySan Mateo, CA23869.9%20.6%(49)1.3%(3)47.1%(112)12.2%(29)
33Carlmont HighBelmont, CA2,36069.4%40.7%(960)1.1%(26)15.3%(360)33.1%(782)
34Redwood Shores ElementaryRedwood City, CA40469.3%27.0%(109)1.0%(4)12.6%(51)44.5%(180)
35Buri Buri ElementarySouth San Francisco, CA58469.2%13.2%(77)0.2%(1)37.5%(219)37.2%(217)
36Lincoln ElementaryBurlingame, CA41569.1%37.1%(154)0.2%(1)8.0%(33)36.1%(150)
37Central ElementaryBelmont, CA43769.0%26.8%(117)0.2%(1)7.5%(33)42.3%(185)
38Sandpiper ElementaryRedwood City, CA53468.8%21.5%(115)0.6%(3)12.9%(69)46.4%(248)
39Menlo-Atherton HighAtherton, CA2,15868.6%34.6%(747)3.2%(69)42.5%(918)8.3%(180)
40La Entrada MiddleMenlo Park, CA61268.5%47.1%(288)0.7%(4)17.2%(105)21.2%(130)
41San Carlos Charter Learning CenterSan Carlos, CA37768.0%46.4%(175)0.8%(3)12.2%(46)26.8%(101)
42BayshoreDaly City, CA34267.8%6.7%(23)2.3%(8)46.8%(160)29.5%(101)
43Audubon ElementaryFoster City, CA44567.8%17.3%(77)1.4%(6)16.2%(72)49.4%(220)
44West HillsboroughHillsborough, CA27567.7%29.1%(80)1.1%(3)6.9%(19)44.7%(123)
45John Muir ElementarySan Bruno, CA48667.4%0.8%(4)0.2%(1)25.7%(125)36.4%(177)
46San Mateo HighSan Mateo, CA1,55767.4%15.9%(247)1.0%(15)47.5%(739)26.0%(405)
47Ponderosa ElementarySouth San Francisco, CA35967.4%13.9%(50)0.3%(1)46.5%(167)28.4%(102)
48Fox ElementaryBelmont, CA42067.4%22.4%(94)0.9%(4)8.6%(36)48.1%(202)
49South HillsboroughHillsborough, CA24467.3%43.4%(106)0.4%(1)8.6%(21)33.2%(81)
50Franklin Delano Roosevelt ElementaryDaly City, CA29467.3%8.5%(25)2.4%(7)31.6%(93)45.2%(133)
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