Enrollment
243
Elementary
DISTRICT 248 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PORTOLA VALLEY ELEMENTARY·NCES 063147004882
Ormondale Elementary
200 Shawnee Pass, Portola Valley, CA 94028 · (650) 851-1777 · San Mateo County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL243 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 79% 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.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
17.4:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
6%
15 students
DISTRICT 6% · 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 | 89 | 37% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 26% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
Ormondale Elementary→Corte Madera
Based on grade levels within Portola Valley Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
82.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +5.0pp since 2014
Math
88.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 89 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 65.6% | 16.4% | 9.8% | 8.2% |
| Math | 62.3% | 26.2% | 4.9% | 6.6% |
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 | 82.0% | 88.5% |
| 2023-24 | 76.5% | 78.0% |
| 2022-23 | 86.5% | 94.2% |
| 2021-22 | 87.0% | 94.4% |
| 2020-21 | 75.0% | 79.0% |
| 2018-19 | 82.1% | 89.7% |
| 2017-18 | 92.1% | 92.1% |
| 2016-17 | 85.1% | 89.2% |
| 2015-16 | 82.0% | 88.0% |
| 2014-15 | 77.0% | 81.0% |
% 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
81.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% 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 Ormondale Elementary
Ormondale Elementary's state test result (81.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ormondale Elementary this school | 243 | 6.2% | 81.2% |
| Strawberry Point Elementary Mill Valley | 259 | 5.0% | 83.0% |
| Old Mill Elementary Mill Valley | 261 | 3.8% | 85.4% |
| Cardiff Elementary Cardiff-by-the-Sea | 259 | 11.2% | N/A |
| Hidden Valley Elementary San Anselmo | 274 | 8.4% | 80.8% |
| Cove Corte Madera | 275 | 12.7% | 77.7% |
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 Ormondale Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Mateo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.2% | #178 of 5,151 | #14 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 88.5% | #38 of 5,172 ▲ 265 | #5 of 96 ▲ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #189 of 5,172 ▲ 205 | #12 of 96 ▲ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.5pp | #485 of 5,116 | #19 of 96 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 243 | #5,156 of 5,915 | #94 of 106 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #175 of 5,352 | #9 of 99 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.4% | #2,401 of 5,354 | #71 of 99 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 6.2% | #5,561 of 5,625 | #95 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.0% | #2,942 of 3,837 | #59 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
243
+24 (+11%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 399
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 243 | 14 | 17.4:1 | 6% (15) |
| 2023-24 | 245 | 14 | 17.5:1 | 5% (13) |
| 2022-23 | 240 | 14 | 17.1:1 | 5% (12) |
| 2020-21 | 219 | 15 | 14.6:1 | 6% (13) |
| 2017-18 | 264 | 14 | 18.9:1 | 8% (22) |
| 2015-16 | 271 | 13 | 20.9:1 | 8% (21) |
| 2010-11 | 323 | N/A | N/A | 5% (16) |
| 2000-01 | 325 | 22 | 14.8:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 399 | 22 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ormondale Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (264 to 243); teachers unchanged (14 to 14).
About Ormondale Elementary
Ormondale Elementary is a small elementary school in Portola Valley, California, under Portola Valley Elementary. There are 243 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 3. On average, elementary schools in California enroll around 465, and this school is 48% below that mark.
District-wide, Portola Valley Elementary has 2 schools and 495 students.
About 65% of the student body at Ormondale Elementary is White. Other groups include 14% multiracial, 12% Hispanic, and 6% Asian. By comparison, San Mateo County residents are about 38% White. A diversity index of 54% means there is a 54% chance two randomly chosen students at Ormondale Elementary are from different groups.
On staff are 14 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.4:1. Elementary schools in California have an average ratio of 22.3:1. About 6% of students at Ormondale Elementary are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in San Mateo County averages 34%, higher than here.
Ormondale Elementary 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 79% of California public elementary schools.
Ormondale Elementary posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 81.2%, compared with a predicted 75.9%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
San Mateo County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $158,855, 54% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. There are 176 public schools in the county, enrolling about 82,403, Ormondale Elementary among them.
Among nearby public schools, Corte Madera is closest at about 0.9 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, Ormondale Elementary is 7th among 9 schools close by.
Ormondale Elementary has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 11%. The ratio was 14.6:1 in 2020-21 and 17.4:1 in 2024-25.
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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
Nearby schools
- Corte Madera0.9 mi · 252
- La Entrada Middle3.3 mi · 612
- Oak Knoll Elementary3.7 mi · 574
- Las Lomitas Elementary4.0 mi · 522
- Woodside Elementary4.0 mi · 385
- Lucille M. Nixon Elementary4.1 mi · 350
Frequently asked questions
About Ormondale ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Ormondale Elementary?
Ormondale Elementary enrolls approximately 243 students in grades KG-03.
What grades does Ormondale Elementary serve?
Ormondale Elementary serves grades KG-03.
How many students per teacher at Ormondale Elementary?
Approximately 17.4:1 students per teacher at Ormondale Elementary.
How diverse is Ormondale Elementary?
Ormondale Elementary reports a student body of 65% White, 12% Hispanic, 2% Black, 6% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Who oversees Ormondale Elementary?
Ormondale Elementary is overseen by Portola Valley Elementary in San Mateo County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.