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Enrollment
491
Middle
DISTRICT 400 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN BRUNO PARK ELEMENTARY·NCES 063423005398
Parkside Intermediate
1801 Niles Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066 · (650) 624-3180 · San Mateo County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL491 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.1:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
335 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 86 | 18% |
| Grade 7 | 210 | 43% |
| Grade 8 | 195 | 40% |
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
Based on grade levels within San Bruno Park Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
42.1%
CA avg 49.1% . -1.9pp since 2014
Math
31.4%
CA avg 37.7% . -5.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 17.4% | 24.7% | 23.0% | 34.9% |
| Math | 18.9% | 12.5% | 22.6% | 46.0% |
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 | 42.1% | 31.4% |
| 2023-24 | 36.7% | 28.5% |
| 2022-23 | 35.4% | 25.5% |
| 2021-22 | 35.4% | 26.0% |
| 2020-21 | 41.3% | 26.7% |
| 2018-19 | 48.9% | 37.0% |
| 2017-18 | 47.3% | 42.6% |
| 2016-17 | 49.1% | 45.6% |
| 2015-16 | 44.0% | 39.0% |
| 2014-15 | 44.0% | 37.0% |
% 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
34.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Parkside Intermediate
Parkside Intermediate's state test result (34.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkside Intermediate this school | 491 | 68.2% | 34.8% |
| William Sheppard Middle San Jose | 451 | 71.4% | 24.3% |
| Aspire Benjamin Holt Middle Stockton | 573 | 68.6% | N/A |
| KIPP Heartwood Academy San Jose | 423 | 73.5% | N/A |
| Anthony W. Ochoa Middle Hayward | 405 | 76.0% | 28.7% |
| Gordon H. Beatty Middle Buena Park | 641 | 73.8% | 46.8% |
Matched among California middle 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 Parkside Intermediate ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Mateo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #637 of 1,224 | #22 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.4% | #572 of 1,227 ▲ 17 | #20 of 26 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.1% | #660 of 1,227 ▲ 76 | #20 of 26 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.0pp | #244 of 1,214 | #4 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 491 | #935 of 1,377 | #18 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #73 of 1,279 | #8 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.0% | #385 of 1,278 | #13 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.2% | #744 of 1,329 | #3 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -39.8% | #33 of 930 | #1 of 20 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
491
-226 (-32%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 478
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 27.6:1
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 | 491 | 30 | 16.4:1 | 68% (335) |
| 2023-24 | 570 | 26.6 | 21.5:1 | 48% (275) |
| 2022-23 | 614 | 27.9 | 22.0:1 | 42% (258) |
| 2020-21 | 717 | 26 | 27.6:1 | 32% (232) |
| 2017-18 | 816 | 24 | 34.0:1 | 36% (296) |
| 2015-16 | 846 | 27 | 31.3:1 | 37% (309) |
| 2010-11 | 476 | N/A | N/A | 43% (203) |
| 2000-01 | 599 | 28 | 21.4:1 | 25% (147) |
| 1990-91 | 478 | 29 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Parkside Intermediate.
Since 2017-18: students down 40% (816 to 491); teachers up 25% (24 to 30).
About Parkside Intermediate
Parkside Intermediate is one of the public schools in San Bruno, California. It is a low-enrollment middle school. Grades offered run from 6 through 8, with 491 students enrolled. For comparison, middle schools in California average about 659 students.
The district, San Bruno Park Elementary, has 2,001 students enrolled across 5 schools.
At Parkside Intermediate, Hispanic students make up 54% of the student body. Next come 26% Asian, 12% multiracial, 5% Pacific Islander, and 2% Black. San Mateo County as a whole is about 25% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Pick two students at random and there is a 62% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school employs the equivalent of 30 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 16.4:1. That is 4.4 students per teacher below the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Parkside Intermediate is 68%. That is higher than the 34% average for public schools in San Mateo County.
Parkside Intermediate posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 34.8%, compared with a predicted 39.6%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
Among San Mateo County residents, the median household income is $158,855, 54% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Parkside Intermediate is one of 176 public schools in the county.
The closest public school, Allen (Decima M.) Elementary, is about 0.6 miles from Parkside Intermediate. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Parkside Intermediate places 7th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
NCES describes the area around Parkside Intermediate as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, Parkside Intermediate's enrollment dropped 32%, to 491. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 27.6:1 to 16.4:1.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 San Bruno Park Elementary
- John Muir ElementaryElementary · 486 students
- Allen (Decima M.) ElementaryElementary · 396 students
- Portola ElementaryElementary · 378 students
- Belle Air ElementaryElementary · 250 students
- Rollingwood ElementaryCombined
Other schools in San Bruno
- Capuchino HighHigh · 1,061 students
- Monte Verde ElementaryElementary · 517 students
- John Muir ElementaryElementary · 486 students
- Allen (Decima M.) ElementaryElementary · 396 students
- Portola ElementaryElementary · 378 students
- Lomita Park ElementaryElementary · 277 students
Nearby schools
- Allen (Decima M.) Elementary0.6 mi · 396
- Capuchino High0.8 mi · 1,061
- John Muir Elementary0.9 mi · 486
- Meadows Elementary1.0 mi · 360
- Belle Air Elementary1.0 mi · 250
- Green Hills Elementary1.0 mi · 338
Frequently asked questions
About Parkside IntermediateHow many students attend Parkside Intermediate?
Parkside Intermediate enrolls approximately 491 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Parkside Intermediate serve?
Parkside Intermediate serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Parkside Intermediate?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Parkside Intermediate is approximately 16.4:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Parkside Intermediate?
Student demographics at Parkside Intermediate are roughly 54% Hispanic, 2% Black, 26% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Parkside Intermediate public or private?
Parkside Intermediate is a public K-12 school, overseen by San Bruno Park Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.