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The smallest public high schools in San Mateo County, California

This ranking covers the smallest public high schools in San Mateo County, California, drawn from 34 qualifying public high schools. Gateway Center leads the list at 11, against a median of 519 across the ranked schools.

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San Mateo County, California

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Median Students

519

SMALLEST · SAN MATEO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students
1	Gateway Center	San Mateo, CA	San Mateo County Office of Education	High	11
2	Hillcrest at Youth Services Center	San Mateo, CA	San Mateo County Office of Education	High	16
3	Pilarcitos Alternative High (Continuation)	Half Moon Bay, CA	Cabrillo Unified	High	25
4	The Bridge Academy	San Mateo, CA	San Mateo Union High	High	54
5	Pescadero High	Pescadero, CA	La Honda-Pescadero Unified	High	81
6	Thornton High	Daly City, CA	Jefferson Union High	High	89
7	Oxford Day Academy	East Palo Alto, CA	Oxford Day Academy District	High	108
8	Peninsula High (Continuation)	Burlingame, CA	San Mateo Union High	High	123
9	Baden High (Continuation)	South San Francisco, CA	South San Francisco Unified	High	130
10	Redwood High	Redwood City, CA	Sequoia Union High	High	175
11	KIPP Esperanza High	East Palo Alto, CA	KIPP Esperanza High District	High	194
12	Tide Academy	Menlo Park, CA	Sequoia Union High	High	212
13	Everest Public High	Redwood City, CA	Everest Public High District	High	224
14	East Palo Alto Academy	East Palo Alto, CA	East Palo Alto Academy District	High	278
15	Summit Preparatory Charter High	Redwood City, CA	Summit Preparatory Charter High District	High	293
16	Summit Public School: Shasta	Daly City, CA	Summit Public School: Shasta District	High	458
17	Oceana High	Pacifica, CA	Jefferson Union High	High	471
18	Design Tech High	Redwood City, CA	Design Tech High District	High	567
19	Terra Nova High	Pacifica, CA	Jefferson Union High	High	740
20	Half Moon Bay High	Half Moon Bay, CA	Cabrillo Unified	High	911
21	El Camino High	South San Francisco, CA	South San Francisco Unified	High	1,053
22	Capuchino High	San Bruno, CA	San Mateo Union High	High	1,061
23	Jefferson High	Daly City, CA	Jefferson Union High	High	1,072
24	Mills High	Millbrae, CA	San Mateo Union High	High	1,115
25	South San Francisco High	South San Francisco, CA	South San Francisco Unified	High	1,239
26	Westmoor High	Daly City, CA	Jefferson Union High	High	1,278
27	San Mateo High	San Mateo, CA	San Mateo Union High	High	1,557
28	Burlingame High	Burlingame, CA	San Mateo Union High	High	1,583
29	Hillsdale High	San Mateo, CA	San Mateo Union High	High	1,585
30	Aragon High	San Mateo, CA	San Mateo Union High	High	1,658
31	Woodside High	Woodside, CA	Sequoia Union High	High	1,660
32	Sequoia High	Redwood City, CA	Sequoia Union High	High	1,854
33	Menlo-Atherton High	Atherton, CA	Sequoia Union High	High	2,158
34	Carlmont High	Belmont, CA	Sequoia Union High	High	2,360

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