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Enrollment
721
Middle
DISTRICT 851 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN MATEO-FOSTER CITY·NCES 063492005896
Abbott Middle
600 36th Ave., San Mateo, CA 94403 · (650) 312-7600 · San Mateo County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL721 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
440 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 222 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 244 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 255 | 35% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
41.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -9.0pp since 2014
Math
28.5%
CA avg 37.7% . -5.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 17.5% | 23.5% | 19.1% | 39.9% |
| Math | 16.2% | 12.3% | 20.8% | 50.7% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.0% | 28.5% |
| 2023-24 | 42.3% | 29.7% |
| 2022-23 | 35.1% | 23.5% |
| 2021-22 | 40.4% | 26.9% |
| 2020-21 | 46.1% | 26.1% |
| 2018-19 | 50.1% | 32.6% |
| 2017-18 | 49.1% | 30.4% |
| 2016-17 | 49.2% | 33.0% |
| 2015-16 | 52.0% | 38.0% |
| 2014-15 | 50.0% | 34.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
35.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Abbott Middle
Abbott Middle's state test result (35.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott Middle this school | 721 | 61.0% | 35.4% |
| Ladera Vista Junior High School of the Arts Fullerton | 820 | 62.6% | 44.3% |
| Rancho-Starbuck Intermediate Whittier | 687 | 57.2% | 53.7% |
| Reginald M. Benton Middle La Mirada | 718 | 55.2% | 42.2% |
| Arlie F. Hutchinson Middle La Mirada | 646 | 59.3% | 54.9% |
| Brownell Middle Gilroy | 672 | 56.3% | 38.8% |
Matched among California middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Abbott Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Mateo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.4% | #623 of 1,224 | #20 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.5% | #631 of 1,227 ▼ 73 | #22 of 26 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #686 of 1,227 ▼ 84 | #22 of 26 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.1pp | #737 of 1,214 | #11 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 721 | #565 of 1,377 | #8 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #194 of 1,279 | #10 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.1% | #495 of 1,278 | #18 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.0% | #825 of 1,329 | #5 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.3% | #493 of 930 | #10 of 20 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
721
-43 (-6%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 608
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 20.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 721 | 40.3 | 17.9:1 | 61% (440) |
| 2023-24 | 698 | 40 | 17.4:1 | 57% (399) |
| 2022-23 | 745 | 44.1 | 16.9:1 | 43% (321) |
| 2020-21 | 764 | 38 | 20.1:1 | 41% (314) |
| 2017-18 | 851 | 39.5 | 21.5:1 | 45% (384) |
| 2015-16 | 808 | 36 | 22.4:1 | 37% (300) |
| 2010-11 | 770 | N/A | N/A | 40% (306) |
| 2000-01 | 800 | 41 | 19.5:1 | 28% (221) |
| 1990-91 | 608 | 30 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Abbott Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (851 to 721); teachers up 2% (39.5 to 40.3).
About Abbott Middle
Abbott Middle is a mid-sized middle school in California, located in San Mateo. It has an enrollment of 721 students in grades 6 through 8.
San Mateo-Foster City has 22 schools and 9,906 students, and Abbott Middle is one of those schools.
About 62% of the student body at Abbott Middle is Hispanic. The remaining students are 15% White, 11% Asian, and 10% multiracial. Among people living in San Mateo County, the Hispanic share is about 25%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 57%.
Abbott Middle lists 40.3 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 17.9 students per teacher. The school's 17.9:1 compares with an average of 20.7:1 for middle schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 61% of the student body. That is higher than the 34% average for public schools in San Mateo County.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Abbott Middle is -8.4 points: 35.4% actual, 43.8% predicted.
Census data for San Mateo County show the median household earns about $158,855 a year, roughly 54% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Abbott Middle, San Mateo County has 176 public schools.
Hillsdale High sits about 0.2 miles from Abbott Middle. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Abbott Middle ranks 8th on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, City: Mid-size, means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
In 2020-21, Abbott Middle enrolled 764 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 721. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 20.1:1 to 17.9:1.
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San Mateo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
742,340
Census ACS
Median income
$158,855
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
54%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
176
82,403 students
Quick facts
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Other Abbott Middle schools
One other US public school is named Abbott Middle. Abbott Middle is the largest of the 2.
- Abbott Middle SchoolElgin, IL · 551 students
Nearby schools
- Hillsdale High0.2 mi · 1,585
- Laurel Elementary0.3 mi · 469
- Beresford Elementary0.6 mi · 218
- Meadow Heights Elementary0.7 mi · 238
- Cipriani Elementary1.0 mi · 471
- George Hall Elementary1.2 mi · 370
Frequently asked questions
About Abbott MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Abbott Middle?
Abbott Middle enrolls approximately 721 students in grades 06-08.
Is Abbott Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Abbott Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Abbott Middle?
Approximately 17.9:1 students per teacher at Abbott Middle.
How diverse is Abbott Middle?
Abbott Middle reports a student body of 15% White, 62% Hispanic, 1% Black, 11% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Abbott Middle public or private?
Abbott Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by San Mateo-Foster City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.