Cipriani Elementary

Cipriani Elementary, a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in Belmont, California, part of Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary, hosts 471 students, covering grades K through 5.

Within Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary, which oversees 7 schools and 3,914 students, Cipriani Elementary is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Cipriani Elementary lists that 35% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 33% White, 22% multiracial, 10% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 26.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. About 9% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against San Mateo County (around 34%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Cipriani Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 74.2%; this one delivers 80.3%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for San Mateo County indicate the typical household earns roughly $158,855 per year, 54% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, San Mateo County runs 176 public schools (combined enrollment of about 82,403 students), of which Cipriani Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Ralston Intermediate, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Cipriani Elementary comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 63.0%.

Cipriani Elementary operates from a residential location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Cipriani Elementary has increased 14%, going from 412 students in 2018 to 471 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 48% to 33% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 25.8:1 in 2018 to 26.9:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.