Enrollment
274
Elementary
DISTRICT 264 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBOROUGH CITY ELEMENTARY·NCES 061719009853
North Hillsborough
545 Eucalyptus Ave., Hillsborough, CA 94010 · (650) 347-4175 · San Mateo County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL274 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 99% 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.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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
14.0:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
3%
7 students
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 51 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 6% larger than its 5th grade class (48).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
North Hillsborough→Crocker Middle
Based on grade levels within Hillsborough City Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
94.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +13.0pp since 2014
Math
93.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 94 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 93 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 13 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 76.7% | 17.3% | 4.5% | 1.5% |
| Math | 75.9% | 17.3% | 6.0% | 0.8% |
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 | 94.0% | 93.2% |
| 2023-24 | 90.2% | 90.2% |
| 2022-23 | 91.6% | 93.2% |
| 2021-22 | 85.1% | 84.3% |
| 2020-21 | 89.5% | 88.2% |
| 2018-19 | 87.1% | 89.9% |
| 2017-18 | 88.8% | 90.0% |
| 2016-17 | 87.1% | 89.3% |
| 2015-16 | 87.0% | 92.0% |
| 2014-15 | 81.0% | 86.0% |
% 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
91.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
78.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 92% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 78% 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 North Hillsborough
North Hillsborough's state test result (91.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Hillsborough this school | 274 | 2.6% | 91.8% |
| Gardner Bullis Elementary Los Altos Hills | 313 | 1.9% | 85.6% |
| South Hillsborough Hillsborough | 244 | 5.3% | 90.0% |
| Ashley Falls Elementary San Diego | 367 | 6.8% | 76.4% |
| Hoover Elementary Burlingame | 227 | 5.3% | 86.8% |
| San Carlos Charter Learning Center San Carlos | 377 | 4.0% | N/A |
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 North Hillsborough ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Mateo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 91.8% | #8 of 5,151 | #2 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 93.2% | #5 of 5,172 ▲ 20 | #1 of 96 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 94.0% | #4 of 5,172 ▲ 11 | #2 of 96 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.9pp | #766 of 5,116 | #13 of 96 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 274 | #4,964 of 5,915 | #89 of 106 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #10 of 5,352 | #2 of 99 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.4% | #1,573 of 5,354 | #53 of 99 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 2.6% | #5,613 of 5,625 | #102 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.3% | #2,244 of 3,837 | #47 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
274
-7 (-2%) vs 2020
+125% since 1990-91, when it was 122
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 274 | 19.5 | 14.0:1 | 3% (7) |
| 2023-24 | 268 | 19.9 | 13.4:1 | 3% (7) |
| 2022-23 | 264 | 18.9 | 13.9:1 | 2% (5) |
| 2020-21 | 281 | 19 | 14.8:1 | 5% (13) |
| 2017-18 | 316 | 16 | 19.8:1 | 2% (5) |
| 2015-16 | 323 | 18 | 17.9:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2010-11 | 359 | N/A | N/A | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 322 | 21 | 15.3:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 122 | 5 | 24.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Hillsborough.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (316 to 274); teachers up 22% (16 to 19.5).
About North Hillsborough
North Hillsborough is a small elementary school in California, located in Hillsborough. It has an enrollment of 274 students in kindergarten through 5. Elementary schools in California average about 465 students, which makes this school 41% below average.
Hillsborough City Elementary is the local district for North Hillsborough. It runs 4 schools with 1,239 students.
The share of White students at North Hillsborough is 51%, a majority. Other students are 32% Asian, 9% multiracial, and 8% Hispanic. That is higher than the 38% White share among all San Mateo County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 62%.
Based on 19.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, North Hillsborough has a ratio of 14.0:1. The gap from the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is 8.3 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 3%. The gap from the 34% average for public schools in San Mateo County is 31 points.
North Hillsborough earns an A+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 99% of California public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, North Hillsborough is 13.8 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 91.8% actual, 78.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in California.
Census data for San Mateo County show median household income comes to about $158,855, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 54%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. The county has 176 public schools and about 82,403 students.
The closest school to North Hillsborough is Crocker Middle, located about 0.1 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of North Hillsborough. Among its closest neighbors with test data, North Hillsborough is 1st of 9 on proficiency.
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).
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (281) to 2024-25 (274).
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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 Hillsborough City Elementary
- Crocker MiddleMiddle · 446 students
- West HillsboroughElementary · 275 students
- South HillsboroughElementary · 244 students
Other schools in Hillsborough
- Crocker MiddleMiddle · 446 students
- West HillsboroughElementary · 275 students
- South HillsboroughElementary · 244 students
Nearby schools
- Crocker Middle0.1 mi · 446
- McKinley Elementary0.9 mi · 541
- Roosevelt Elementary0.9 mi · 311
- San Mateo Park Elementary1.1 mi · 340
- Hoover Elementary1.2 mi · 227
- West Hillsborough1.3 mi · 275
Frequently asked questions
About North HillsboroughHow many students attend North Hillsborough?
North Hillsborough enrolls approximately 274 students in grades KG-05.
Is North Hillsborough an elementary, middle, or high school?
North Hillsborough is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does North Hillsborough have?
North Hillsborough employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
What is the student diversity at North Hillsborough?
Student demographics at North Hillsborough are roughly 51% White, 8% Hispanic, 32% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees North Hillsborough?
North Hillsborough is overseen by Hillsborough City Elementary in San Mateo County.
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