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What's the biggest difference between Borel Middle and what you expected?
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Enrollment
903
Middle
DISTRICT 851 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN MATEO-FOSTER CITY·NCES 063492005901
Borel Middle
425 Barneson Ave., San Mateo, CA 94402 · (650) 312-7670 · San Mateo County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL903 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 38% of California public middle schools
- BTest 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.
- FThree-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
419 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 | 276 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 314 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 313 | 35% |
Student demographics
64%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
48.3%
CA avg 49.1% . -9.7pp since 2014
Math
38.2%
CA avg 37.7% . -6.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 10 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 | 22.4% | 25.9% | 20.9% | 30.7% |
| Math | 24.3% | 13.9% | 17.9% | 43.9% |
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 | 48.3% | 38.2% |
| 2023-24 | 50.9% | 38.2% |
| 2022-23 | 55.1% | 42.1% |
| 2021-22 | 56.2% | 42.3% |
| 2020-21 | 60.5% | 44.5% |
| 2018-19 | 63.7% | 50.3% |
| 2017-18 | 62.1% | 50.6% |
| 2016-17 | 59.3% | 47.0% |
| 2015-16 | 58.0% | 47.0% |
| 2014-15 | 58.0% | 45.0% |
% 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
43.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Borel Middle
Borel Middle's state test result (43.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Borel Middle this school | 903 | 46.4% | 43.7% |
| Vineyard Junior High Alta Loma | 933 | 41.3% | 59.2% |
| Lone Hill Middle San Dimas | 870 | 38.9% | 62.7% |
| Solorsano Middle Gilroy | 749 | 48.9% | 37.4% |
| Serrano Intermediate Lake Forest | 868 | 48.7% | 52.9% |
| Lewis H. Britton Middle Morgan Hill | 637 | 45.1% | 36.5% |
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 Borel Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Mateo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.7% | #440 of 1,224 | #16 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #431 of 1,227 ▼ 27 | #16 of 26 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #528 of 1,227 ▼ 105 | #18 of 26 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.0pp | #42 of 1,214 | #3 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 903 | #302 of 1,377 | #4 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.2:1 | #342 of 1,279 | #12 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.8% | #324 of 1,278 | #12 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.4% | #972 of 1,329 | #8 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.2% | #466 of 930 | #9 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
903
-99 (-10%) vs 2020
+15% since 1990-91, when it was 784
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
was 20.9:1
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 | 903 | 47.1 | 19.2:1 | 46% (419) |
| 2023-24 | 934 | 49.1 | 19.0:1 | 40% (375) |
| 2022-23 | 926 | 50.4 | 18.4:1 | 31% (286) |
| 2020-21 | 1,002 | 48 | 20.9:1 | 33% (333) |
| 2017-18 | 1,078 | 46.4 | 23.3:1 | 37% (398) |
| 2015-16 | 1,016 | 45 | 22.6:1 | 31% (316) |
| 2010-11 | 902 | N/A | N/A | 38% (346) |
| 2000-01 | 802 | 39 | 20.6:1 | 17% (133) |
| 1990-91 | 784 | 36 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Borel Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (1,078 to 903); teachers up 2% (46.4 to 47.1).
About Borel Middle
Borel Middle is a medium-sized middle school found in San Mateo, California. Enrolled students number 903 students, in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 37% higher than the average for middle schools in California, which is about 659.
San Mateo-Foster City has 9,906 students in 22 schools, and Borel Middle is one of those schools.
Roughly 54% of students at Borel Middle are Hispanic. Other reported shares: 19% White, 15% Asian, and 10% multiracial. County-wide, 25% of San Mateo County residents are Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 64%, meaning two students picked at random have a 64% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Borel Middle operates with 47.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 19.2:1. On average, middle schools in California have 20.7:1, compared with 19.2:1 here. Borel Middle reports 46% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is 12 points above the 34% average for public schools in San Mateo County.
Borel Middle is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 38% of California public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Borel Middle is 8.6 points below its prediction. Actual: 43.7%. Predicted: 52.4%.
Borel Middle is located in San Mateo County, where the median household income is $158,855, about 54% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Besides Borel Middle, San Mateo County has 175 other public schools.
The closest other public school is Aragon High, about 0.5 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Borel Middle is 6th of 9 on proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is City: Mid-size: the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The school enrolled 903 students in 2024-25, 99 fewer than the 1,002 it had in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 20.9:1; by 2024-25 it was 19.2:1.
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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 schools in San Mateo-Foster City
- Bowditch MiddleMiddle · 929 students
- Bayside AcademyElementary · 840 students
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- Foster City ElementaryElementary · 624 students
- Baywood ElementaryElementary · 489 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
- Bayside AcademyElementary · 840 students
- Abbott MiddleMiddle · 721 students
- Baywood ElementaryElementary · 489 students
Nearby schools
- Aragon High0.5 mi · 1,658
- Baywood Elementary0.6 mi · 489
- Meadow Heights Elementary0.8 mi · 238
- Sunnybrae Elementary1.0 mi · 346
- Beresford Elementary1.0 mi · 218
- South Hillsborough1.2 mi · 244
Frequently asked questions
About Borel MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Borel Middle?
Borel Middle enrolls approximately 903 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Borel Middle serve?
Borel Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Borel Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Borel Middle is approximately 19.2:1 (47 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Borel Middle?
Student demographics at Borel Middle are roughly 19% White, 54% Hispanic, 0% Black, 15% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Borel Middle in?
Borel Middle is part of San Mateo-Foster City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.