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

Across San Mateo County, California, 99 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by the diversity index, the chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups. Nesbit Elementary leads the list at 75.9%, against a median of 64.3% 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
99
San Mateo County, California
Top Diversity index
75.9%
Median Diversity index
64.3%
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)
11Sunset Ridge ElementaryPacifica, CA34873.8%19.3%(67)2.0%(7)37.6%(131)23.3%(81)
12Roosevelt ElementaryBurlingame, CA31173.4%31.8%(99)0.3%(1)21.2%(66)31.2%(97)
13Parkside MontessoriSan Mateo, CA41873.4%34.7%(145)1.7%(7)20.6%(86)29.2%(122)
14Heather ElementarySan Carlos, CA32073.3%30.6%(98)0.0%(0)15.3%(49)32.5%(104)
15Arundel ElementarySan Carlos, CA38873.3%33.3%(129)0.5%(2)14.7%(57)29.1%(113)
16Encinal ElementaryAtherton, CA60473.0%36.3%(219)0.7%(4)29.0%(175)18.2%(110)
17Washington ElementaryBurlingame, CA41073.0%37.3%(153)0.0%(0)20.2%(83)25.1%(103)
18Laurel ElementaryAtherton, CA65872.5%39.4%(259)0.9%(6)22.5%(148)22.6%(149)
19Cipriani ElementaryBelmont, CA47171.2%33.1%(156)0.2%(1)9.6%(45)34.6%(163)
20Vallemar ElementaryPacifica, CA50071.1%40.4%(202)0.6%(3)27.4%(137)13.6%(68)
21Las Lomitas ElementaryAtherton, CA52270.8%42.1%(220)0.6%(3)17.8%(93)25.3%(132)
22Meadow Heights ElementarySan Mateo, CA23869.9%20.6%(49)1.3%(3)47.1%(112)12.2%(29)
23Redwood Shores ElementaryRedwood City, CA40469.3%27.0%(109)1.0%(4)12.6%(51)44.5%(180)
24Buri Buri ElementarySouth San Francisco, CA58469.2%13.2%(77)0.2%(1)37.5%(219)37.2%(217)
25Lincoln ElementaryBurlingame, CA41569.1%37.1%(154)0.2%(1)8.0%(33)36.1%(150)
26Central ElementaryBelmont, CA43769.0%26.8%(117)0.2%(1)7.5%(33)42.3%(185)
27Sandpiper ElementaryRedwood City, CA53468.8%21.5%(115)0.6%(3)12.9%(69)46.4%(248)
28San Carlos Charter Learning CenterSan Carlos, CA37768.0%46.4%(175)0.8%(3)12.2%(46)26.8%(101)
29BayshoreDaly City, CA34267.8%6.7%(23)2.3%(8)46.8%(160)29.5%(101)
30Audubon ElementaryFoster City, CA44567.8%17.3%(77)1.4%(6)16.2%(72)49.4%(220)
31West HillsboroughHillsborough, CA27567.7%29.1%(80)1.1%(3)6.9%(19)44.7%(123)
32John Muir ElementarySan Bruno, CA48667.4%0.8%(4)0.2%(1)25.7%(125)36.4%(177)
33Ponderosa ElementarySouth San Francisco, CA35967.4%13.9%(50)0.3%(1)46.5%(167)28.4%(102)
34Fox ElementaryBelmont, CA42067.4%22.4%(94)0.9%(4)8.6%(36)48.1%(202)
35South HillsboroughHillsborough, CA24467.3%43.4%(106)0.4%(1)8.6%(21)33.2%(81)
36Franklin Delano Roosevelt ElementaryDaly City, CA29467.3%8.5%(25)2.4%(7)31.6%(93)45.2%(133)
37Hoover ElementaryBurlingame, CA22767.1%40.5%(92)0.4%(1)5.3%(12)36.1%(82)
38Brewer Island ElementaryFoster City, CA30666.9%13.4%(41)1.3%(4)20.3%(62)50.3%(154)
39White Oaks ElementarySan Carlos, CA25066.9%49.6%(124)0.0%(0)13.6%(34)16.4%(41)
40Brittan Acres ElementarySan Carlos, CA41166.8%50.1%(206)0.5%(2)13.4%(55)16.8%(69)
41Westlake ElementaryDaly City, CA32166.8%13.4%(43)1.9%(6)40.8%(131)38.0%(122)
42Beach Park ElementaryFoster City, CA34766.5%20.2%(70)0.9%(3)17.3%(60)50.4%(175)
43Ortega ElementaryPacifica, CA40466.5%50.5%(204)0.5%(2)19.1%(77)10.6%(43)
44Portola ElementarySan Bruno, CA37865.8%0.5%(2)1.1%(4)25.7%(97)47.1%(178)
45Margaret Pauline Brown ElementaryDaly City, CA30365.6%10.6%(32)1.3%(4)37.0%(112)43.9%(133)
46Cabrillo ElementaryPacifica, CA52465.2%50.6%(265)0.2%(1)24.2%(127)8.6%(45)
47Garden Village ElementaryColma, CA28865.0%11.8%(34)1.7%(5)46.5%(134)34.0%(98)
48Bayside AcademySan Mateo, CA84064.5%8.4%(71)1.9%(16)53.8%(452)21.9%(184)
49ArroyoSan Carlos, CA29064.3%53.5%(155)1.0%(3)10.7%(31)17.6%(51)
50Clifford ElementaryRedwood City, CA69864.3%36.8%(257)0.4%(3)45.6%(318)7.7%(54)
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