Enrollment
317
Elementary
DISTRICT 300 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY·NCES 061887002282
Daniel Webster Elementary
425 El Dorado Dr., Daly City, CA 94015 · (650) 991-1222 · San Mateo County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL317 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
194 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 78 | 25% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 63% larger than its 5th grade class (48).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
36.4%
CA avg 49.1% . -2.6pp since 2014
Math
35.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.7% | 21.7% | 15.4% | 48.3% |
| Math | 15.2% | 19.9% | 21.9% | 43.0% |
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 | 36.4% | 35.1% |
| 2023-24 | 39.9% | 33.6% |
| 2022-23 | 36.1% | 30.2% |
| 2021-22 | 38.6% | 34.7% |
| 2020-21 | 39.5% | 25.6% |
| 2018-19 | 54.2% | 43.5% |
| 2017-18 | 45.0% | 35.8% |
| 2016-17 | 31.7% | 31.8% |
| 2015-16 | 44.0% | 32.0% |
| 2014-15 | 39.0% | 31.0% |
% 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
36.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Daniel Webster Elementary
Daniel Webster Elementary's state test result (36.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Webster Elementary this school | 317 | 61.2% | 36.4% |
| Washington Elementary San Gabriel | 401 | 68.3% | 59.1% |
| Dayton Elementary San Leandro | 340 | 71.2% | 42.4% |
| Hirayama Elementary Fresno | 442 | 59.3% | 57.1% |
| Westlake Elementary Daly City | 321 | 54.5% | 38.7% |
| Elliott (William F) Elementary Artesia | 425 | 54.6% | 50.4% |
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 Daniel Webster Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Mateo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.4% | #2,830 of 5,151 | #73 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.1% | #2,736 of 5,172 ▼ 17 | #73 of 96 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.4% | #3,290 of 5,172 ▼ 539 | #74 of 96 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.9pp | #1,511 of 5,116 | #45 of 96 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 317 | #4,613 of 5,915 | #71 of 106 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.6:1 | #2,709 of 5,352 | #63 of 99 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.6% | #1,655 of 5,354 | #54 of 99 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.2% | #3,428 of 5,625 | #25 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.6% | #569 of 3,837 | #14 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
317
-13 (-4%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 378
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
was 22.0:1
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 | 317 | 14 | 22.6:1 | 61% (194) |
| 2023-24 | 294 | 13 | 22.6:1 | 57% (168) |
| 2022-23 | 299 | 13 | 23.0:1 | 62% (184) |
| 2020-21 | 330 | 15 | 22.0:1 | 54% (177) |
| 2017-18 | 450 | 19 | 23.7:1 | 67% (300) |
| 2015-16 | 478 | 19 | 25.2:1 | 64% (304) |
| 2010-11 | 453 | N/A | N/A | 50% (226) |
| 2000-01 | 414 | 21 | 19.7:1 | 28% (114) |
| 1990-91 | 378 | 15 | 25.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Daniel Webster Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (450 to 317); teachers down 26% (19 to 14).
About Daniel Webster Elementary
Daniel Webster Elementary operates as a small elementary school in Daly City, California. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend, and enrollment is 317 students. The school's enrollment is 32% smaller than the 465 average for elementary schools in California.
Across its 14 schools, Jefferson Elementary enrolls 4,942 students. Daniel Webster Elementary is one of those schools.
Daniel Webster Elementary's enrollment has no majority group, and Asian students are the largest at 48%. The remaining students are 39% Hispanic, 6% White, 4% multiracial, and 2% Black. Among people living in San Mateo County, the Asian share is about 31%. Daniel Webster Elementary has a diversity index of 62%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 22.6:1, with 14 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in California have a similar average ratio of 22.3:1. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 61% of enrollment. Public schools in San Mateo County average 34%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Daniel Webster Elementary is -7.3 points: 36.4% actual, 43.7% predicted.
San Mateo County census figures show that median household income is about $158,855, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 54% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. A total of 176 public schools operate in San Mateo County, serving about 82,403 students.
The next-closest public school is Thomas Edison Elementary, about 0.4 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Daniel Webster Elementary. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Daniel Webster Elementary is 7th of 7 on proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Daniel Webster Elementary in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 330 to 317.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome 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 Jefferson Elementary
- Fernando Rivera IntermediateMiddle · 588 students
- Thomas R. Pollicita MiddleMiddle · 558 students
- Benjamin Franklin IntermediateMiddle · 497 students
- Susan B. Anthony ElementaryElementary · 407 students
- Westlake ElementaryElementary · 321 students
- John F. Kennedy ElementaryElementary · 304 students
Other schools in Daly City
- Westmoor HighHigh · 1,278 students
- Jefferson HighHigh · 1,072 students
- Fernando Rivera IntermediateMiddle · 588 students
- Thomas R. Pollicita MiddleMiddle · 558 students
- Summit Public School: ShastaHigh · 458 students
- Susan B. Anthony ElementaryElementary · 407 students
Other Daniel Webster Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Daniel Webster Elementary. Daniel Webster Elementary is the 4th largest of the 4.
- DANIEL WEBSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNEW ROCHELLE, NY · 496 students
- DANIEL WEBSTER ELEM.MARSHFIELD, MO · 436 students
- Daniel Webster Elementary SchoolDALLAS, TX · 395 students
Nearby schools
- Thomas Edison Elementary0.4 mi · 294
- Fernando Rivera Intermediate0.5 mi · 588
- Westmoor High0.5 mi · 1,278
- Margaret Pauline Brown Elementary0.5 mi · 303
- Summit Public School: Shasta0.8 mi · 458
- Marjorie H. Tobias Elementary1.1 mi · 299
Frequently asked questions
About Daniel Webster ElementaryHow many students attend Daniel Webster Elementary?
Daniel Webster Elementary enrolls approximately 317 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Daniel Webster Elementary serve?
Daniel Webster Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Daniel Webster Elementary?
Approximately 22.6:1 students per teacher at Daniel Webster Elementary.
How diverse is Daniel Webster Elementary?
Daniel Webster Elementary reports a student body of 6% White, 39% Hispanic, 2% Black, 48% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Daniel Webster Elementary public or private?
Daniel Webster Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jefferson Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.