Lomita Park Elementary

Located at 200 Santa Helena Ave., in San Bruno, California, Lomita Park Elementary is a modestly sized elementary campus that works with 277 students (grades K through 5), run under Millbrae Elementary. Enrollment runs roughly 40% leaner than the state mean of about 465.

Across the 5 schools in Millbrae Elementary (2,106 students total), Lomita Park Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Lomita Park Elementary records that 56% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school shows 19% Asian, 8% White, 8% multiracial, 6% Pacific Islander. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 25%.

Looking at school resources, Lomita Park Elementary lists 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 23.1:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 35% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Lomita Park Elementary is in the bottom 10% of California public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 58.4%; Lomita Park Elementary posts 33.5%, -24.9 points below that line.

Around the school, San Mateo County reports that the typical household earns roughly $158,855 per year, about 54% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lomita Park Elementary is one of 176 public schools in San Mateo County (combined enrollment of about 82,403 students).

The closest other public school is Capuchino High, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lomita Park Elementary ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 52.1%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lomita Park Elementary has declined 10%, going from 309 students in 2018 to 277 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 13% to 8%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.