Ormondale Elementary

Set in Portola Valley, California, Ormondale Elementary is a small elementary school, operated by Portola Valley Elementary. It educates 243 students across grades K through 3. That puts it 48% below the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Within Portola Valley Elementary, which oversees 2 schools and 495 students, Ormondale Elementary is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Ormondale Elementary reports that 65% of the student body identifies as White; the rest breaks down as 14% multiracial, 12% Hispanic, 6% Asian. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 38%.

Looking at school resources, Ormondale Elementary reports 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Ormondale Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 6% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against San Mateo County (around 34%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Ormondale Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 75.8%, the actual is 77.2%, a residual of +1.4 points.

In the broader community, San Mateo County reports that median household income runs about $158,855, roughly 54% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Ormondale Elementary is one of 176 public schools in San Mateo County (combined enrollment of about 82,403 students).

The closest other public school is Corte Madera, roughly 0.9 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Ormondale Elementary at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 81.8%.

Ormondale Elementary operates from a bedroom-community location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 8%: 264 students in 2018 compared to 243 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.9:1 in 2018 to 17.4:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, members of the Ormondale Elementary community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.