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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 how small the single largest racial or ethnic group is, so no one group dominates. Highlands Elementary leads the list at 28.5%, against a median of 50.5% 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
Best Largest group
28.5%
Median Largest group
50.5%
MOST DIVERSE · SAN MATEO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
#SchoolCityStudentsLargest group% White% Black% Hispanic% Asian
1Highlands ElementarySan Mateo, CA37928.5% Hispanic (108)24.5%(93)0.3%(1)28.5%(108)27.2%(103)
2Orion AlternativeRedwood City, CA51228.7% Hispanic (147)22.9%(117)1.6%(8)28.7%(147)21.9%(112)
3Brisbane ElementaryBrisbane, CA20729.9% Asian (62)24.1%(50)1.0%(2)28.5%(59)29.9%(62)
4Baywood ElementarySan Mateo, CA48930.5% Hispanic (149)28.8%(141)0.4%(2)30.5%(149)21.1%(103)
5North Shoreview MontessoriSan Mateo, CA32531.1% White (101)31.1%(101)0.0%(0)21.9%(71)28.9%(94)
6Nesbit ElementaryBelmont, CA56631.8% Hispanic (180)19.1%(108)2.8%(16)31.8%(180)27.0%(153)
7Roosevelt ElementaryBurlingame, CA31131.8% White (99)31.8%(99)0.3%(1)21.2%(66)31.2%(97)
8George Hall ElementarySan Mateo, CA37031.9% Hispanic (118)25.7%(95)0.5%(2)31.9%(118)24.3%(90)
9MariposaSan Carlos, CA32232.0% Asian (103)30.8%(99)0.6%(2)18.6%(60)32.0%(103)
10Ocean Shore ElementaryPacifica, CA36832.3% White (119)32.3%(119)1.4%(5)22.0%(81)23.9%(88)
11Heather ElementarySan Carlos, CA32032.5% Asian (104)30.6%(98)0.0%(0)15.3%(49)32.5%(104)
12Arundel ElementarySan Carlos, CA38833.3% White (129)33.3%(129)0.5%(2)14.7%(57)29.1%(113)
13McKinley ElementaryBurlingame, CA54133.3% Hispanic (180)25.3%(137)0.4%(2)33.3%(180)20.0%(108)
14Cipriani ElementaryBelmont, CA47134.6% Asian (163)33.1%(156)0.2%(1)9.6%(45)34.6%(163)
15Parkside MontessoriSan Mateo, CA41834.7% White (145)34.7%(145)1.7%(7)20.6%(86)29.2%(122)
16Encinal ElementaryAtherton, CA60436.3% White (219)36.3%(219)0.7%(4)29.0%(175)18.2%(110)
17John Muir ElementarySan Bruno, CA48636.4% Asian (177)0.8%(4)0.2%(1)25.7%(125)36.4%(177)
18Lincoln ElementaryBurlingame, CA41537.1% White (154)37.1%(154)0.2%(1)8.0%(33)36.1%(150)
19Washington ElementaryBurlingame, CA41037.3% White (153)37.3%(153)0.0%(0)20.2%(83)25.1%(103)
20Buri Buri ElementarySouth San Francisco, CA58437.5% Hispanic (219)13.2%(77)0.2%(1)37.5%(219)37.2%(217)
21Sunset Ridge ElementaryPacifica, CA34837.6% Hispanic (131)19.3%(67)2.0%(7)37.6%(131)23.3%(81)
22Laurel ElementaryAtherton, CA65839.4% White (259)39.4%(259)0.9%(6)22.5%(148)22.6%(149)
23Vallemar ElementaryPacifica, CA50040.4% White (202)40.4%(202)0.6%(3)27.4%(137)13.6%(68)
24Hoover ElementaryBurlingame, CA22740.5% White (92)40.5%(92)0.4%(1)5.3%(12)36.1%(82)
25Westlake ElementaryDaly City, CA32140.8% Hispanic (131)13.4%(43)1.9%(6)40.8%(131)38.0%(122)
26Las Lomitas ElementaryAtherton, CA52242.1% White (220)42.1%(220)0.6%(3)17.8%(93)25.3%(132)
27Central ElementaryBelmont, CA43742.3% Asian (185)26.8%(117)0.2%(1)7.5%(33)42.3%(185)
28South HillsboroughHillsborough, CA24443.4% White (106)43.4%(106)0.4%(1)8.6%(21)33.2%(81)
29Margaret Pauline Brown ElementaryDaly City, CA30343.9% Asian (133)10.6%(32)1.3%(4)37.0%(112)43.9%(133)
30Redwood Shores ElementaryRedwood City, CA40444.5% Asian (180)27.0%(109)1.0%(4)12.6%(51)44.5%(180)
31West HillsboroughHillsborough, CA27544.7% Asian (123)29.1%(80)1.1%(3)6.9%(19)44.7%(123)
32Franklin Delano Roosevelt ElementaryDaly City, CA29445.2% Asian (133)8.5%(25)2.4%(7)31.6%(93)45.2%(133)
33Clifford ElementaryRedwood City, CA69845.6% Hispanic (318)36.8%(257)0.4%(3)45.6%(318)7.7%(54)
34San Carlos Charter Learning CenterSan Carlos, CA37746.4% White (175)46.4%(175)0.8%(3)12.2%(46)26.8%(101)
35Sandpiper ElementaryRedwood City, CA53446.4% Asian (248)21.5%(115)0.6%(3)12.9%(69)46.4%(248)
36Ponderosa ElementarySouth San Francisco, CA35946.5% Hispanic (167)13.9%(50)0.3%(1)46.5%(167)28.4%(102)
37Garden Village ElementaryColma, CA28846.5% Hispanic (134)11.8%(34)1.7%(5)46.5%(134)34.0%(98)
38BayshoreDaly City, CA34246.8% Hispanic (160)6.7%(23)2.3%(8)46.8%(160)29.5%(101)
39Meadow Heights ElementarySan Mateo, CA23847.1% Hispanic (112)20.6%(49)1.3%(3)47.1%(112)12.2%(29)
40Portola ElementarySan Bruno, CA37847.1% Asian (178)0.5%(2)1.1%(4)25.7%(97)47.1%(178)
41Daniel Webster ElementaryDaly City, CA31747.6% Asian (151)6.3%(20)2.2%(7)38.8%(123)47.6%(151)
42El Granada ElementaryHalf Moon Bay, CA32447.8% Hispanic (155)40.7%(132)0.0%(0)47.8%(155)3.1%(10)
43Fox ElementaryBelmont, CA42048.1% Asian (202)22.4%(94)0.9%(4)8.6%(36)48.1%(202)
44Audubon ElementaryFoster City, CA44549.4% Asian (220)17.3%(77)1.4%(6)16.2%(72)49.4%(220)
45George Washington ElementaryDaly City, CA20649.5% Hispanic (102)2.9%(6)2.4%(5)49.5%(102)38.8%(80)
46White Oaks ElementarySan Carlos, CA25049.6% White (124)49.6%(124)0.0%(0)13.6%(34)16.4%(41)
47Brittan Acres ElementarySan Carlos, CA41150.1% White (206)50.1%(206)0.5%(2)13.4%(55)16.8%(69)
48Brewer Island ElementaryFoster City, CA30650.3% Asian (154)13.4%(41)1.3%(4)20.3%(62)50.3%(154)
49Beach Park ElementaryFoster City, CA34750.4% Asian (175)20.2%(70)0.9%(3)17.3%(60)50.4%(175)
50Ortega ElementaryPacifica, CA40450.5% White (204)50.5%(204)0.5%(2)19.1%(77)10.6%(43)
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