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Enrollment
489
Elementary
DISTRICT 387 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN MATEO-FOSTER CITY·NCES 063492005899
Baywood Elementary
600 Alameda de Las Pulgas, San Mateo, CA 94402 · (650) 312-7511 · San Mateo County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL489 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of California public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
23.9:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
126 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 95 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (95) is 17% larger than its 5th grade class (81).
Student demographics
75%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
58.4%
CA avg 49.1% . -7.6pp since 2014
Math
59.9%
CA avg 37.7% . -7.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 8 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 34.2% | 24.3% | 13.6% | 28.0% |
| Math | 39.7% | 20.2% | 13.8% | 26.3% |
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 | 58.4% | 59.9% |
| 2023-24 | 58.4% | 59.9% |
| 2022-23 | 62.5% | 60.9% |
| 2021-22 | 64.8% | 61.2% |
| 2020-21 | 65.1% | 61.1% |
| 2018-19 | 74.4% | 71.9% |
| 2017-18 | 77.3% | 68.3% |
| 2016-17 | 73.1% | 69.9% |
| 2015-16 | 73.0% | 74.0% |
| 2014-15 | 66.0% | 67.0% |
% 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
59.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Baywood Elementary
Baywood Elementary's state test result (59.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baywood Elementary this school | 489 | 25.8% | 59.3% |
| McKinley Elementary Burlingame | 541 | 25.7% | 64.7% |
| Loyal Barker Elementary Garden Grove | 444 | 28.2% | 83.4% |
| Charles Wagner Elementary Placentia | 440 | 27.7% | 63.0% |
| Brookhaven Elementary Placentia | 482 | 27.4% | 76.4% |
| Oak Mesa Elementary La Verne | 582 | 24.2% | 78.6% |
Matched among California elementary 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 Baywood Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Mateo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.3% | #1,162 of 5,151 | #46 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.9% | #1,071 of 5,172 ▼ 49 | #47 of 96 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.4% | #1,437 of 5,172 ▼ 89 | #53 of 96 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.8pp | #789 of 5,116 | #29 of 96 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 489 | #2,576 of 5,915 | #23 of 106 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.9:1 | #3,628 of 5,352 | #76 of 99 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.9% | #127 of 5,354 | #6 of 99 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.8% | #4,940 of 5,625 | #58 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.6% | #362 of 3,837 | #8 of 79 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
489
-148 (-23%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 487
Student : Teacher
23.9:1
was 22.8:1
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 | 489 | 20.5 | 23.9:1 | 26% (126) |
| 2023-24 | 501 | 22 | 22.8:1 | 24% (119) |
| 2022-23 | 512 | 23 | 22.3:1 | 19% (98) |
| 2020-21 | 637 | 28 | 22.8:1 | 19% (121) |
| 2017-18 | 737 | 29.9 | 24.6:1 | 18% (131) |
| 2015-16 | 739 | 30 | 24.6:1 | 16% (121) |
| 2010-11 | 618 | N/A | N/A | 17% (105) |
| 2000-01 | 481 | 24 | 20.0:1 | 10% (49) |
| 1990-91 | 487 | 19 | 25.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Baywood Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 34% (737 to 489); teachers down 31% (29.9 to 20.5).
About Baywood Elementary
Baywood Elementary is classified as an elementary school. It is located in San Mateo, California. It enrolls 489 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 5.
Baywood Elementary sits within San Mateo-Foster City, which has 22 schools and 9,906 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Baywood Elementary is Hispanic, with 30% of students. Enrollment also includes 29% White, 21% Asian, and 17% multiracial. A diversity index of 75% means there is a 75% chance two randomly chosen students at Baywood Elementary are from different groups.
The school had 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 23.9:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1. The school reported 26% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That rate is below the 34% average among public schools in San Mateo County.
Baywood Elementary earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 50% of California public elementary schools.
Baywood Elementary is 5.2 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (59.3% versus 64.4%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in California.
For San Mateo County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $158,855, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 54%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. The county has 176 public schools and about 82,403 students.
About 0.2 miles separate Baywood Elementary from the closest public school, Aragon High. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Baywood Elementary places 4th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Mid-size.
The school shrank from 637 students in 2020-21 to 489 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 22.8:1 to 23.9:1.
Baywood Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
Related schools
Other schools in San Mateo-Foster City
- Bowditch MiddleMiddle · 929 students
- Borel MiddleMiddle · 903 students
- Bayside AcademyElementary · 840 students
- Abbott MiddleMiddle · 721 students
- Foster City ElementaryElementary · 624 students
- Laurel ElementaryElementary · 469 students
Other schools in San Mateo
- Aragon HighHigh · 1,658 students
- Hillsdale HighHigh · 1,585 students
- San Mateo HighHigh · 1,557 students
- Borel MiddleMiddle · 903 students
- Bayside AcademyElementary · 840 students
- Abbott MiddleMiddle · 721 students
Other Baywood Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Baywood Elementary. Baywood Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Baywood ElementaryLos Osos, CA · 342 students
Nearby schools
- Aragon High0.2 mi · 1,658
- Borel Middle0.6 mi · 903
- South Hillsborough0.7 mi · 244
- Sunnybrae Elementary1.2 mi · 346
- Meadow Heights Elementary1.3 mi · 238
- San Mateo Park Elementary1.3 mi · 340
Frequently asked questions
About Baywood ElementaryHow many students attend Baywood Elementary?
Baywood Elementary enrolls approximately 489 students in grades KG-05.
Is Baywood Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Baywood Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Baywood Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Baywood Elementary is approximately 23.9:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Baywood Elementary?
At Baywood Elementary, the student body is approximately 29% White, 30% Hispanic, 0% Black, 21% Asian, 17% Two or more.
Is Baywood Elementary public or private?
Baywood Elementary 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.