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Which teacher or staff member at Fox Elementary deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
420
Elementary
DISTRICT 472 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BELMONT-REDWOOD SHORES ELEMENTARY·NCES 060453000416
Fox Elementary
3100 Saint James Rd., Belmont, CA 94002 · (650) 637-4850 · San Mateo County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL420 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
25.9:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
6%
26 students
DISTRICT 10% · 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 | 91 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (91) is 21% larger than its 5th grade class (75).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
Fox Elementary→Ralston Intermediate
Based on grade levels within Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
80.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +10.2pp since 2014
Math
81.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 59.9% | 20.3% | 13.5% | 6.3% |
| Math | 67.6% | 14.0% | 13.5% | 5.0% |
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 | 80.2% | 81.5% |
| 2023-24 | 82.2% | 83.1% |
| 2022-23 | 82.3% | 88.5% |
| 2021-22 | 84.1% | 85.6% |
| 2020-21 | 83.1% | 79.0% |
| 2018-19 | 83.4% | 83.5% |
| 2017-18 | 78.1% | 81.4% |
| 2016-17 | 73.5% | 75.1% |
| 2015-16 | 74.0% | 79.0% |
| 2014-15 | 70.0% | 74.0% |
% 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
81.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% 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 Fox Elementary
Fox Elementary's state test result (81.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fox Elementary this school | 420 | 6.2% | 81.8% |
| Cornerstone at Pedregal Elementary Rancho Palos Verdes | 411 | 8.5% | 90.2% |
| Ohlone Elementary Palo Alto | 464 | 8.4% | 86.0% |
| Redwood Shores Elementary Redwood City | 404 | 8.2% | 78.8% |
| Montclaire Elementary Los Altos | 442 | 8.8% | 83.9% |
| Graystone Elementary San Jose | 466 | 8.8% | 81.8% |
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 Fox Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Mateo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.8% | #162 of 5,151 | #13 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.5% | #184 of 5,172 ▼ 47 | #18 of 96 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.2% | #261 of 5,172 ▼ 95 | #16 of 96 ▼ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.0pp | #729 of 5,116 | #27 of 96 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 420 | #3,422 of 5,915 | #31 of 106 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.9:1 | #4,823 of 5,352 | #91 of 99 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.4% | #958 of 5,354 | #34 of 99 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 6.2% | #5,559 of 5,625 | #94 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.8% | #2,051 of 3,837 | #40 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
420
-60 (-12%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 408
Student : Teacher
25.9:1
was 25.3:1
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 | 420 | 16.2 | 25.9:1 | 6% (26) |
| 2023-24 | 424 | 16.2 | 26.2:1 | 6% (27) |
| 2022-23 | 407 | 16.8 | 24.2:1 | 4% (18) |
| 2020-21 | 480 | 19 | 25.3:1 | 4% (18) |
| 2017-18 | 493 | 20 | 24.6:1 | 6% (30) |
| 2015-16 | 495 | 19 | 26.1:1 | 4% (18) |
| 2010-11 | 409 | N/A | N/A | 7% (28) |
| 2000-01 | 318 | 16 | 19.9:1 | 3% (10) |
| 1990-91 | 408 | 20 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fox Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (493 to 420); teachers down 19% (20 to 16.2).
About Fox Elementary
Fox Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Belmont, California. It educates 420 students in kindergarten through 5.
Besides Fox Elementary, Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary runs 6 other schools. The district enrolls 3,914 students.
Asian students form the largest group at Fox Elementary, 48% of enrollment. Other groups make up 22% White, 19% multiracial, and 9% Hispanic. County-wide, 31% of San Mateo County residents are Asian. By the diversity index, Fox Elementary comes in at 67%.
Federal data list 16.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at Fox Elementary in 2024-25, for a ratio of 25.9:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, lower than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 6%. For comparison, public schools in San Mateo County average 34%.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 81.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 75.9%.
Census estimates describe San Mateo County this way: median household income is about $158,855, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 54%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of San Mateo County number 176 and enroll about 82,403.
Ralston Intermediate is located about 0.6 miles from Fox Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Fox Elementary is ahead of the 55.5% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 7.
For locale, NCES codes Fox Elementary as Suburb: Large.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 420 was 12% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 480.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Fox Elementary. 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 Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary
- Ralston IntermediateMiddle · 1,082 students
- Nesbit ElementaryElementary · 566 students
- Sandpiper ElementaryElementary · 534 students
- Cipriani ElementaryElementary · 471 students
- Central ElementaryElementary · 437 students
- Redwood Shores ElementaryElementary · 404 students
Other schools in Belmont
- Carlmont HighHigh · 2,360 students
- Ralston IntermediateMiddle · 1,082 students
- Nesbit ElementaryElementary · 566 students
- Cipriani ElementaryElementary · 471 students
- Central ElementaryElementary · 437 students
Other Fox Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Fox Elementary. Fox Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 6.
- Fox Elementary SchoolKLEIN, TX · 908 students
- Fox Elementary SchoolMACOMB, MI · 471 students
- Fox Elementary SchoolColumbus, GA · 383 students
- FOX ELEM.ARNOLD, MO · 355 students
- Fox Elementary SchoolFox, OK · 107 students
Nearby schools
- Ralston Intermediate0.6 mi · 1,082
- Gateway Center0.6 mi · 11
- Hillcrest at Youth Services Center0.8 mi · 16
- Cipriani Elementary1.0 mi · 471
- Abbott Middle1.6 mi · 721
- Hillsdale High1.7 mi · 1,585
Frequently asked questions
About Fox ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Fox Elementary?
Fox Elementary enrolls approximately 420 students in grades KG-05.
Is Fox Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fox Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Fox Elementary have?
Fox Elementary employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 25.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Fox Elementary?
Student demographics at Fox Elementary are roughly 22% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 48% Asian, 19% Two or more.
Who oversees Fox Elementary?
Fox Elementary is overseen by Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary in San Mateo County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.