Kings Mountain Elementary

Kings Mountain Elementary is one of the micro-enrollment primary schools in Woodside, California, part of Cabrillo Unified, with 46 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Kings Mountain Elementary sits 90% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 7 schools in Cabrillo Unified (2,548 students total), Kings Mountain Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Kings Mountain Elementary logs that the largest single group is White, at 74% of enrollment; the rest looks like 17% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Black, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 38% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 17% of students at Kings Mountain Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, San Mateo County runs at roughly 34%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, census data for San Mateo County shows the typical household earns roughly $158,855 per year, roughly 54% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across San Mateo County's 176 public schools (combined enrollment of about 82,403 students), Kings Mountain Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Woodside Elementary, around 3.6 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 37%: 73 students in 2018 compared to 46 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 67% to 74% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 24.3:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.