Mariposa

Mariposa is one of the compact K-5 schools in San Carlos, California, one of the schools within San Carlos Elementary, with 322 students on its rolls from grades 4 through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 31% smaller than the state mean of about 465.

Mariposa is one of 8 schools operated by San Carlos Elementary, a district that serves 2,875 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Mariposa shows that the most-represented group is Asian (32%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 31% White, 19% Hispanic, 17% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with San Mateo County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 23.8:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 11% of students at Mariposa qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, San Mateo County runs at roughly 34%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Mariposa sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 73.0%; this one delivers 85.3%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (San Mateo County) logs that 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. Mariposa is one of 176 public schools in San Mateo County (combined enrollment of about 82,403 students).

The closest other public school is Tierra Linda Middle, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Mariposa. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Mariposa ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 77.5%.

Mariposa operates from an outer-ring location.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.