Monte Verde Elementary

Located at 2551 St. Cloud Dr., in San Bruno, California, Monte Verde Elementary is a medium-sized elementary campus that works with 517 students (grades K through 5), run under South San Francisco Unified.

Across the 15 schools in South San Francisco Unified (7,644 students total), Monte Verde Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Monte Verde Elementary records that Asian students make up the majority at 65%. Beyond that, the school shows 14% multiracial, 12% Hispanic, 8% White. By comparison, San Mateo County as a whole is about 31% Asian, so the school skews meaningfully more Asian than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Monte Verde Elementary has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.7:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 22% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against San Mateo County (around 34%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Monte Verde Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 66.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 78.6%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (San Mateo County) shows that median household income runs about $158,855, about 54% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Monte Verde Elementary is one of 176 public schools in San Mateo County (combined enrollment of about 82,403 students).

Nearest neighbor: Westborough Middle, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Monte Verde Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 50.6%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Monte Verde Elementary's enrollment has contracted 5% since 2018, when it stood at 542 (now 517). Over the same period, the Hispanic share shrank from 19% to 12%.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.