Brittan Acres Elementary

Brittan Acres Elementary is a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus in San Carlos, California, run under San Carlos Elementary. The school educates 411 students in grades K through 3.

San Carlos Elementary runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 2,875 students. Brittan Acres Elementary is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Brittan Acres Elementary records that the largest single group is White at 50%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 18% multiracial, 17% Asian, 13% Hispanic. By comparison, San Mateo County as a whole is about 38% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.2:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 12% of students at Brittan Acres Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than San Mateo County's rate of about 34%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Brittan Acres Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 72.4%; this one delivers 81.4%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (San Mateo County) reports that median household income runs about $158,855, about 54% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across San Mateo County's 176 public schools (combined enrollment of about 82,403 students), Brittan Acres Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Arroyo, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Brittan Acres Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Brittan Acres Elementary at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 74.7%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Five-year trend. Brittan Acres Elementary's enrollment has climbed 14% since 2018, when it stood at 359 (now 411). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 59% to 50% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 19.9:1 in 2018 to 22.2:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.