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What tradition at Las Lomitas Elementary should never be changed?
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Enrollment
522
Elementary
DISTRICT 567 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAS LOMITAS ELEMENTARY·NCES 062238002675
Las Lomitas Elementary
299 Alameda de Las Pulgas, Atherton, CA 94027 · (650) 854-5900 · San Mateo County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL522 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of California public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
5%
27 students
DISTRICT 6% · 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 | 179 | 34% |
| Grade 1 | 103 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 111 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 129 | 25% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
Las Lomitas Elementary→La Entrada Middle
Based on grade levels within Las Lomitas Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
80.8%
CA avg 49.1% . -1.2pp since 2014
Math
87.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +0.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 87 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 1 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 65.6% | 15.2% | 9.6% | 9.6% |
| Math | 66.7% | 20.6% | 7.1% | 5.6% |
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 | 80.8% | 87.3% |
| 2023-24 | 79.4% | 81.3% |
| 2022-23 | 81.2% | 88.7% |
| 2021-22 | 86.1% | 86.7% |
| 2020-21 | 82.7% | 85.7% |
| 2018-19 | 87.0% | 83.1% |
| 2017-18 | 86.6% | 88.0% |
| 2016-17 | 89.1% | 89.9% |
| 2015-16 | 91.0% | 91.0% |
| 2014-15 | 82.0% | 87.0% |
% 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
82.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 77% 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 Las Lomitas Elementary
Las Lomitas Elementary's state test result (82.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Las Lomitas Elementary this school | 522 | 5.2% | 82.2% |
| Aurelia Pennekamp Elementary Manhattan Beach | 469 | 4.9% | 87.0% |
| Daves Avenue Elementary Los Gatos | 549 | 5.3% | 81.8% |
| Louise Van Meter Elementary Los Gatos | 507 | 6.7% | 71.6% |
| Tice Creek Walnut Creek | 451 | 7.5% | 79.2% |
| Wagner Ranch Elementary Orinda | 489 | 1.6% | 90.5% |
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 Las Lomitas Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Mateo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.2% | #145 of 5,151 | #12 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 87.3% | #55 of 5,172 ▲ 123 | #6 of 96 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.8% | #228 of 5,172 ▲ 42 | #13 of 96 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.3pp | #1,126 of 5,116 | #36 of 96 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 522 | #2,180 of 5,915 | #18 of 106 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.1:1 | #976 of 5,352 | #27 of 99 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.8% | #547 of 5,354 | #21 of 99 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 5.2% | #5,577 of 5,625 | #100 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.9% | #3,650 of 3,837 | #77 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
522
+71 (+16%) vs 2020
+36% since 1990-91, when it was 385
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 522 | 26 | 20.1:1 | 5% (27) |
| 2023-24 | 567 | 27 | 21.0:1 | 5% (28) |
| 2022-23 | 551 | 26 | 21.2:1 | 6% (34) |
| 2020-21 | 451 | 31 | 14.6:1 | 8% (34) |
| 2017-18 | 532 | 27 | 19.7:1 | 6% (33) |
| 2015-16 | 579 | 29 | 20.0:1 | 3% (19) |
| 2010-11 | 638 | N/A | N/A | 3% (21) |
| 2000-01 | 469 | 29 | 16.2:1 | 4% (17) |
| 1990-91 | 385 | 17 | 22.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Las Lomitas Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (532 to 522); teachers down 4% (27 to 26).
About Las Lomitas Elementary
Las Lomitas Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in California, with an address in Atherton. Its 522 students are spread across kindergarten through 3.
Federal records list Las Lomitas Elementary as its own district.
At Las Lomitas Elementary, the largest share of students is White, at 42%. After that, the student body is 25% Asian, 18% Hispanic, and 14% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 71%, meaning two students picked at random have a 71% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The count of teachers at Las Lomitas Elementary is 26 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 20.1:1. That is 2.2 students per teacher below the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Around 5% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in San Mateo County average 34%.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Las Lomitas Elementary receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
In California, Las Lomitas Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 82.2% actual against a predicted 76.5%.
San Mateo County has these Census figures: the median household income is $158,855, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 54%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. In all, San Mateo County has 176 public schools and roughly 82,403 students.
The next-closest public school is La Entrada Middle, about 0.9 miles away. Las Lomitas Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Local comparison: Las Lomitas Elementary ranks 3rd of 8 nearby schools, at 82.2% versus a 60.1% average.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Las Lomitas Elementary's enrollment climbed from 451 in 2020-21 to 522 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 20.1:1, from 14.6:1.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Atherton
- Menlo-Atherton HighHigh · 2,158 students
- Laurel ElementaryElementary · 658 students
- Encinal ElementaryElementary · 604 students
- Adelante Selby Spanish ImmersionElementary · 582 students
Nearby schools
- La Entrada Middle0.9 mi · 612
- Hillview Middle1.0 mi · 846
- Woodside High1.1 mi · 1,660
- Oak Knoll Elementary1.2 mi · 574
- Adelante Selby Spanish Immersion1.5 mi · 582
- Henry Ford Elementary1.8 mi · 445
Frequently asked questions
About Las Lomitas ElementaryHow large is Las Lomitas Elementary?
Las Lomitas Elementary enrolls approximately 522 students in grades KG-03.
What age range does Las Lomitas Elementary serve?
Las Lomitas Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 03.
How many students per teacher at Las Lomitas Elementary?
Approximately 20.1:1 students per teacher at Las Lomitas Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Las Lomitas Elementary?
At Las Lomitas Elementary, the student body is approximately 42% White, 18% Hispanic, 1% Black, 25% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Who oversees Las Lomitas Elementary?
Las Lomitas Elementary is overseen by Las Lomitas Elementary in San Mateo County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.