Heather Elementary

Heather Elementary is one of the tight-knit primary schools in San Carlos, California, part of San Carlos Elementary, with 320 students on its rolls from grades K through 3. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 31% smaller than typical.

San Carlos Elementary comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 2,875 students; Heather Elementary is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Heather Elementary lists that the largest single group is Asian at 33%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 31% White, 21% multiracial, 15% Hispanic. Compared to San Mateo County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 10% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, San Mateo County runs at roughly 34%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Heather Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 73.5%, the actual is 66.7%, a residual of -6.9 points.

Around the school, census data for San Mateo County shows 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%. Heather Elementary is one of 176 public schools in San Mateo County (combined enrollment of about 82,403 students).

Nearest neighbor: Brittan Acres Elementary, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Heather Elementary. On composite proficiency, Heather Elementary comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 77.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Heather Elementary has shrank 25%, going from 424 students in 2018 to 320 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 50% to 31%.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.