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What tradition at Encinal Elementary should never be changed?
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Enrollment
604
Elementary
DISTRICT 612 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MENLO PARK CITY ELEMENTARY·NCES 062457003682
Encinal Elementary
195 Encinal Ave., Atherton, CA 94027 · (650) 326-5164 · San Mateo County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL604 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
94 students
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 114 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 101 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 110 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 107 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (114) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (107).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Encinal Elementary→Hillview Middle
Based on grade levels within Menlo Park City Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
74.4%
CA avg 49.1% . -6.6pp since 2014
Math
74.1%
CA avg 37.7% . -4.9pp 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 74 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 7 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 53.2% | 21.2% | 12.5% | 13.1% |
| Math | 53.4% | 20.7% | 15.4% | 10.5% |
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 | 74.4% | 74.1% |
| 2023-24 | 75.3% | 74.8% |
| 2022-23 | 79.2% | 77.4% |
| 2021-22 | 81.4% | 79.6% |
| 2018-19 | 83.5% | 83.9% |
| 2017-18 | 80.2% | 78.5% |
| 2016-17 | 82.7% | 81.3% |
| 2015-16 | 81.0% | 81.0% |
| 2014-15 | 81.0% | 79.0% |
% 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
74.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Encinal Elementary
Encinal Elementary's state test result (74.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Encinal Elementary this school | 604 | 15.6% | 74.6% |
| Rancho Las Positas Elementary Livermore | 586 | 16.2% | 61.3% |
| Richard Henry Lee Elementary Los Alamitos | 603 | 19.1% | 83.9% |
| Bagby Elementary San Jose | 529 | 14.9% | 71.8% |
| Rossmoor Elementary Los Alamitos | 540 | 18.0% | 78.5% |
| Sellers Elementary Glendora | 545 | 13.2% | 60.5% |
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 Encinal Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Mateo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.6% | #444 of 5,151 | #28 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.1% | #449 of 5,172 ▼ 30 | #29 of 96 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.4% | #520 of 5,172 ▼ 66 | #25 of 96 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.3pp | #372 of 5,116 | #14 of 96 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 604 | #1,361 of 5,915 | #8 of 106 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #37 of 5,352 | #5 of 99 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.0% | #296 of 5,354 | #16 of 99 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.6% | #5,291 of 5,625 | #72 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.7% | #3,465 of 3,837 | #71 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
604
-19 (-3%) vs 2020
+111% since 1990-91, when it was 286
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 604 | 39.2 | 15.4:1 | 16% (94) |
| 2023-24 | 629 | 39.3 | 16.0:1 | 16% (101) |
| 2022-23 | 602 | 38.1 | 15.8:1 | 12% (72) |
| 2020-21 | 623 | 41 | 15.2:1 | 9% (55) |
| 2017-18 | 627 | 36.1 | 17.4:1 | 12% (75) |
| 2015-16 | 765 | 41 | 18.7:1 | 6% (46) |
| 2010-11 | 746 | N/A | N/A | 3% (22) |
| 2000-01 | 361 | 20 | 18.1:1 | 2% (8) |
| 1990-91 | 286 | 15 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Encinal Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (627 to 604); teachers up 9% (36.1 to 39.2).
About Encinal Elementary
Located in Atherton, California, Encinal Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 604 students. Elementary schools in California average about 465 students, which makes this school 30% larger than average.
Across its 4 schools, Menlo Park City Elementary enrolls 2,682 students. Encinal Elementary is one of those schools.
At Encinal Elementary, White students make up the biggest share, 36%. Other groups include 29% Hispanic, 18% Asian, and 14% multiracial. San Mateo County residents are about 38% White, a similar share. A diversity index of 73% means there is a 73% chance two randomly chosen students at Encinal Elementary are from different groups.
Its staff includes 39.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 15.4 students per teacher. The gap from the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is 6.9 students per teacher. Roughly 16% of students at Encinal Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 34% average for public schools in San Mateo County is 18 points.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Encinal Elementary would score about 70.4%. It scores 74.6%, 4.2 points above that figure.
San Mateo County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $158,855, 54% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. There are 176 public schools in the county, enrolling about 82,403, Encinal Elementary among them.
Menlo-Atherton High is about 0.7 miles from Encinal Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Among the 6 closest schools with test data, this one included, Encinal Elementary ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A 3% decrease took enrollment from 623 in 2020-21 to 604 in 2024-25.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in Menlo Park City Elementary
- Hillview MiddleMiddle · 846 students
- Laurel ElementaryElementary · 658 students
- Oak Knoll ElementaryElementary · 574 students
Other schools in Atherton
- Menlo-Atherton HighHigh · 2,158 students
- Laurel ElementaryElementary · 658 students
- Adelante Selby Spanish ImmersionElementary · 582 students
- Las Lomitas ElementaryElementary · 522 students
Other Encinal Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Encinal Elementary. Encinal Elementary is the largest of the 3.
- Encinal ElementaryLive Oak, CA · 111 students
- Encinal Elementary SchoolENCINAL, TX · 74 students
Nearby schools
- Menlo-Atherton High0.7 mi · 2,158
- Laurel Elementary0.8 mi · 658
- Garfield Elementary1.0 mi · 280
- Everest Public High1.2 mi · 224
- Taft Elementary1.2 mi · 357
- Tide Academy1.4 mi · 212
Frequently asked questions
About Encinal ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Encinal Elementary?
Encinal Elementary enrolls approximately 604 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Encinal Elementary serve?
Encinal Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Encinal Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Encinal Elementary is approximately 15.4:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Encinal Elementary?
Student demographics at Encinal Elementary are roughly 36% White, 29% Hispanic, 1% Black, 18% Asian, 14% Two or more.
What district is Encinal Elementary in?
Encinal Elementary is part of Menlo Park City Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.