Marjorie H. Tobias Elementary

As a tight-knit elementary campus in Daly City, California, Marjorie H. Tobias Elementary hosts 299 students from grades K through 5, overseen by Jefferson Elementary. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 36% smaller than typical.

Across the 20 schools in Jefferson Elementary (8,072 students total), Marjorie H. Tobias Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Marjorie H. Tobias Elementary shows that Asian students make up the majority at 69%; the rest breaks down as 17% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 2% White. The wider county runs roughly 31% Asian, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Asian than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Marjorie H. Tobias Elementary logs 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 23.0:1. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 35% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Marjorie H. Tobias Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 58.4%, the actual is 67.0%, a residual of +8.7 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for San Mateo County put the typical household earns roughly $158,855 per year, 54% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Marjorie H. Tobias Elementary is one of 176 public schools in San Mateo County (combined enrollment of about 82,403 students).

The closest other public school is Benjamin Franklin Intermediate, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Marjorie H. Tobias Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 40.6%.

Marjorie H. Tobias Elementary operates from a residential location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Marjorie H. Tobias Elementary has shrank 23%, going from 387 students in 2018 to 299 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 9% to 2% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 24.2:1 in 2018 to 23.0:1 today.

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