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Alumni: what's one memory from Burlingame Intermediate that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
1,115
Middle
DISTRICT 482 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BURLINGAME ELEMENTARY·NCES 060648000581
Burlingame Intermediate
1715 Quesada Way, Burlingame, CA 94010 · (650) 259-3830 · San Mateo County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,115 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 85% of California public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
21.4:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.0:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
280 students
DISTRICT 20% · 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 | 379 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 394 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 342 | 31% |
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Burlingame Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
74.3%
CA avg 49.1% . -2.7pp since 2014
Math
68.4%
CA avg 37.7% . -0.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 3 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 40.1% | 34.2% | 13.3% | 12.4% |
| Math | 51.6% | 16.8% | 15.8% | 15.7% |
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 | 74.3% | 68.4% |
| 2023-24 | 75.2% | 67.3% |
| 2022-23 | 75.0% | 66.9% |
| 2021-22 | 74.8% | 66.9% |
| 2020-21 | 74.2% | 66.7% |
| 2018-19 | 78.8% | 74.4% |
| 2017-18 | 78.5% | 74.4% |
| 2016-17 | 77.5% | 71.3% |
| 2015-16 | 83.0% | 74.0% |
| 2014-15 | 77.0% | 69.0% |
% 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
71.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Burlingame Intermediate
Burlingame Intermediate's state test result (71.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burlingame Intermediate this school | 1,115 | 25.1% | 71.3% |
| Black Mountain Middle San Diego | 1,077 | 20.7% | 63.2% |
| El Rancho Charter Anaheim | 1,144 | 32.1% | 72.0% |
| Lincoln Middle Alameda | 971 | 20.2% | 72.8% |
| Marshall Middle San Diego | 1,390 | 21.7% | 78.2% |
| Meadowbrook Middle Poway | 972 | 24.6% | 54.0% |
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 Burlingame Intermediate ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Mateo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.3% | #109 of 1,224 | #10 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.4% | #100 of 1,227 ▼ 2 | #10 of 26 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.3% | #129 of 1,227 ▼ 16 | #10 of 26 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.5pp | #797 of 1,214 | #12 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,115 | #113 of 1,377 | #1 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.4:1 | #693 of 1,279 | #19 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.0% | #54 of 1,278 | #2 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.1% | #1,180 of 1,329 | #14 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.5% | #194 of 257 | N/A |
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
1,115
+47 (+4%) vs 2020
+76% since 1990-91, when it was 635
Student : Teacher
21.4:1
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 | 1,115 | 52.1 | 21.4:1 | 25% (280) |
| 2023-24 | 1,059 | 48.3 | 21.9:1 | 16% (165) |
| 2022-23 | 1,013 | 48.5 | 20.9:1 | 17% (170) |
| 2020-21 | 1,068 | 51 | 20.9:1 | 12% (123) |
| 2017-18 | 1,088 | 42.5 | 25.6:1 | 15% (163) |
| 2015-16 | 1,018 | 47 | 21.7:1 | 10% (100) |
| 2010-11 | 837 | N/A | N/A | 15% (129) |
| 2000-01 | 833 | 33 | 25.2:1 | 2% (15) |
| 1990-91 | 635 | 28 | 22.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Burlingame Intermediate.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (1,088 to 1,115); teachers up 23% (42.5 to 52.1).
About Burlingame Intermediate
Burlingame Intermediate runs as a large middle school in Burlingame, California. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 1,115 students. Average enrollment for middle schools in California is about 659, so this school runs 69% bigger than that.
Burlingame Elementary has a total of 7 schools and 3,376 students, Burlingame Intermediate among them.
At Burlingame Intermediate, the largest share of students is White, at 34%. Next come 29% Asian, 20% Hispanic, and 15% multiracial. County-wide, about 38% of residents are White. Burlingame Intermediate's diversity index is 73%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teacher staffing is 52.1 full-time equivalents, or about 21.4 students per teacher. For comparison, middle schools in California average 20.7:1. About 25% of students, or 280, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in San Mateo County average 34%.
The allk12 Grade for Burlingame Intermediate is A. Compared with California public middle schools, the school scored higher than 85% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
In California, Burlingame Intermediate is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 71.3% actual against a predicted 64.8%.
Census estimates describe San Mateo County this way: 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%. In all, San Mateo County has 176 public schools and roughly 82,403 students.
Franklin Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles of Burlingame Intermediate, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Burlingame Intermediate ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Burlingame Intermediate is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Over 4 years, Burlingame Intermediate's enrollment grew 4%, to 1,115.
Discussions about Burlingame Intermediate may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Burlingame Elementary
- McKinley ElementaryElementary · 541 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 415 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 410 students
- Franklin ElementaryElementary · 357 students
- Roosevelt ElementaryElementary · 311 students
- Hoover ElementaryElementary · 227 students
Other schools in Burlingame
- Burlingame HighHigh · 1,583 students
- McKinley ElementaryElementary · 541 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 415 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 410 students
- Franklin ElementaryElementary · 357 students
- Roosevelt ElementaryElementary · 311 students
Nearby schools
- Franklin Elementary0.1 mi · 357
- Spring Valley Elementary0.4 mi · 375
- Lincoln Elementary0.4 mi · 415
- Mills High0.5 mi · 1,115
- Hoover Elementary0.8 mi · 227
- Roosevelt Elementary1.1 mi · 311
Frequently asked questions
About Burlingame IntermediateWhat is the total enrollment at Burlingame Intermediate?
Burlingame Intermediate enrolls approximately 1,115 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Burlingame Intermediate serve?
Burlingame Intermediate serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Burlingame Intermediate?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Burlingame Intermediate is approximately 21.4:1 (52 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Burlingame Intermediate?
Burlingame Intermediate reports a student body of 34% White, 20% Hispanic, 0% Black, 29% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Who oversees Burlingame Intermediate?
Burlingame Intermediate is overseen by Burlingame Elementary in San Mateo County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.