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The public elementary schools with the most improved test scores in San Mateo County, California

This ranking covers the public elementary schools with the most improved test scores in San Mateo County, California, drawn from 96 qualifying public elementary schools. El Granada Elementary leads the list at +14.4pp, against a median of -0.3pp 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
Top 3-yr change
+14.4pp
Median 3-yr change
-0.3pp
MOST IMPROVED · SAN MATEO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents3 yrs agoLatestChange
1El Granada ElementaryHalf Moon Bay, CACabrillo Unified32435.2%49.6%+14.4pp
2Henry Ford ElementaryRedwood City, CARedwood City Elementary44530.4%44.2%+13.7pp
3Westlake ElementaryDaly City, CAJefferson Elementary32129.0%42.6%+13.6pp
4Adelante Selby Spanish ImmersionAtherton, CARedwood City Elementary58231.5%44.4%+12.9pp
5Belle Air ElementarySan Bruno, CASan Bruno Park Elementary25012.3%24.8%+12.5pp
6Thomas Edison ElementaryDaly City, CAJefferson Elementary29449.5%61.5%+12.0pp
7Panorama ElementaryDaly City, CABrisbane Elementary11642.0%53.7%+11.7pp
8Meadows ElementaryMillbrae, CAMillbrae Elementary36062.9%73.1%+10.2pp
9South HillsboroughHillsborough, CAHillsborough City Elementary24480.0%90.1%+10.1pp
10Garden Village ElementaryColma, CAJefferson Elementary28833.8%43.3%+9.5pp
11Allen (Decima M.) ElementarySan Bruno, CASan Bruno Park Elementary39637.1%46.6%+9.5pp
12Woodrow Wilson ElementaryDaly City, CAJefferson Elementary26629.9%39.2%+9.3pp
13North HillsboroughHillsborough, CAHillsborough City Elementary27484.7%93.6%+8.9pp
14Arundel ElementarySan Carlos, CASan Carlos Elementary38886.1%94.3%+8.2pp
15Buri Buri ElementarySouth San Francisco, CASouth San Francisco Unified58458.9%66.6%+7.7pp
16Woodside ElementaryWoodside, CAWoodside Elementary38578.0%85.2%+7.2pp
17Susan B. Anthony ElementaryDaly City, CAJefferson Elementary40737.5%44.5%+7.1pp
18Monte Verde ElementarySan Bruno, CASouth San Francisco Unified51772.0%78.5%+6.5pp
19Meadow Heights ElementarySan Mateo, CASan Mateo-Foster City23841.6%47.4%+5.8pp
20Costano ElementaryEast Palo Alto, CARavenswood City Elementary3698.2%13.8%+5.7pp
21Sunshine Gardens ElementarySouth San Francisco, CASouth San Francisco Unified32931.6%37.3%+5.7pp
22Oak Knoll ElementaryMenlo Park, CAMenlo Park City Elementary57479.1%84.7%+5.6pp
23Pescadero Elementary and MiddlePescadero, CALa Honda-Pescadero Unified12634.1%39.1%+5.0pp
24BayshoreDaly City, CABayshore Elementary34227.4%32.3%+4.8pp
25Hoover ElementaryBurlingame, CABurlingame Elementary22780.3%84.9%+4.6pp
26Farallone View ElementaryMontara, CACabrillo Unified17763.1%67.7%+4.6pp
27Vallemar ElementaryPacifica, CAPacifica50055.9%60.4%+4.6pp
28Junipero Serra ElementaryDaly City, CASouth San Francisco Unified28655.4%59.9%+4.5pp
29Redwood Shores ElementaryRedwood City, CABelmont-Redwood Shores Elementary40475.7%79.7%+4.0pp
30George Hall ElementarySan Mateo, CASan Mateo-Foster City37062.4%66.2%+3.9pp
31John F. Kennedy ElementaryDaly City, CAJefferson Elementary30446.9%50.6%+3.7pp
32Clifford ElementaryRedwood City, CARedwood City Elementary69847.4%51.0%+3.6pp
33ArroyoSan Carlos, CASan Carlos Elementary29077.6%80.9%+3.3pp
34Skyline ElementaryDaly City, CASouth San Francisco Unified36654.5%57.6%+3.2pp
35Ortega ElementaryPacifica, CAPacifica40450.6%53.6%+3.0pp
36Franklin Delano Roosevelt ElementaryDaly City, CAJefferson Elementary29434.3%37.2%+2.9pp
37Franklin ElementaryBurlingame, CABurlingame Elementary35779.3%82.2%+2.8pp
38Ocean Shore ElementaryPacifica, CAPacifica36854.7%57.4%+2.8pp
39Parkside MontessoriSan Mateo, CASan Mateo-Foster City41862.4%65.1%+2.7pp
40Nesbit ElementaryBelmont, CABelmont-Redwood Shores Elementary56655.3%57.5%+2.2pp
41Green Hills ElementaryMillbrae, CAMillbrae Elementary33879.1%80.9%+1.8pp
42Highlands ElementarySan Mateo, CASan Mateo-Foster City37960.2%61.6%+1.4pp
43Margaret Pauline Brown ElementaryDaly City, CAJefferson Elementary30341.8%43.1%+1.3pp
44Ponderosa ElementarySouth San Francisco, CASouth San Francisco Unified35951.1%52.3%+1.2pp
45Sandpiper ElementaryRedwood City, CABelmont-Redwood Shores Elementary53474.5%75.6%+1.1pp
46Laurel ElementaryAtherton, CAMenlo Park City Elementary65882.9%83.7%+0.7pp
47Lincoln ElementaryBurlingame, CABurlingame Elementary41579.1%79.4%+0.3pp
48Brisbane ElementaryBrisbane, CABrisbane Elementary20767.3%67.0%-0.3pp
49Garfield ElementaryMenlo Park, CARedwood City Elementary28013.6%13.3%-0.3pp
50Roy Cloud ElementaryRedwood City, CARedwood City Elementary63664.5%64.2%-0.4pp
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