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Enrollment
418
Elementary
DISTRICT 387 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN MATEO-FOSTER CITY·NCES 063492005916
Parkside Montessori
1685 Eisenhower St., San Mateo, CA 94402 · (650) 312-7575 · San Mateo County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL418 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 67% 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.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-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
21.3:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
74 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 65%
Community
5
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 | 102 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 38 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 27 | 6% |
| Grade 8 | 21 | 5% |
This year's kindergarten class (102) is 386% larger than its 8th grade class (21).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
70.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +35.3pp since 2014
Math
59.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +24.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 35 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 25 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 37.3% | 33.0% | 16.5% | 13.2% |
| Math | 30.7% | 29.3% | 26.9% | 13.2% |
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 | 70.3% | 59.9% |
| 2023-24 | 69.2% | 62.0% |
| 2022-23 | 68.9% | 59.1% |
| 2021-22 | 67.4% | 57.5% |
| 2020-21 | 62.8% | 48.9% |
| 2018-19 | 46.7% | 41.0% |
| 2017-18 | 64.0% | 43.1% |
| 2016-17 | 33.5% | 38.5% |
| 2015-16 | 41.0% | 39.0% |
| 2014-15 | 35.0% | 35.0% |
% 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
66.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Montessori
Parkside Montessori's state test result (66.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkside Montessori this school | 418 | 17.7% | 66.8% |
| Turtleback Elementary San Diego | 458 | 21.6% | 59.7% |
| Anaheim Hills Elementary Anaheim | 476 | 18.7% | 80.5% |
| Ocean Shore Elementary Pacifica | 368 | 16.6% | 56.4% |
| Addison Elementary Palo Alto | 366 | 17.2% | 73.9% |
| Riverview STEM Elementary Rancho Cordova | 357 | 16.5% | 85.8% |
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 Parkside Montessori ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Mateo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.8% | #798 of 5,151 | #39 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.9% | #1,072 of 5,172 ▼ 133 | #48 of 96 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.3% | #736 of 5,172 ▲ 33 | #30 of 96 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.7pp | #2,418 of 5,116 | #39 of 96 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 418 | #3,461 of 5,915 | #33 of 106 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.3:1 | #1,672 of 5,352 | #40 of 99 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.4% | #254 of 5,354 | #13 of 99 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.7% | #5,221 of 5,625 | #65 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +104.9% | #8 of 1,139 | #2 of 13 |
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
418
+141 (+51%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 525
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
was 21.3:1
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 | 418 | 19.7 | 21.3:1 | 18% (74) |
| 2023-24 | 419 | 19 | 22.1:1 | 20% (85) |
| 2022-23 | 328 | 15.9 | 20.6:1 | 12% (39) |
| 2020-21 | 277 | 13 | 21.3:1 | 16% (43) |
| 2017-18 | 204 | 10 | 20.4:1 | 18% (36) |
| 2015-16 | 404 | 18 | 22.4:1 | 36% (145) |
| 2010-11 | 406 | N/A | N/A | 55% (222) |
| 2000-01 | 460 | 25 | 18.4:1 | 24% (109) |
| 1990-91 | 525 | 21 | 25.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Parkside Montessori.
Since 2017-18: students up 105% (204 to 418); teachers up 97% (10 to 19.7).
About Parkside Montessori
Parkside Montessori, a mid-sized elementary school, is located in San Mateo, California. The school enrolls 418 students in kindergarten through 8.
Parkside Montessori is one of 22 schools in San Mateo-Foster City, which enrolls 9,906 students in total.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Parkside Montessori is White, with 35% of students. The next largest groups are 29% Asian, 21% Hispanic, and 13% multiracial. In San Mateo County overall, the White share is about 38%. The diversity index for Parkside Montessori is 73%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Parkside Montessori lists 19.7 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 21.3 students per teacher. The gap from the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is 1.0 students per teacher. About 18% of students at Parkside Montessori are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in San Mateo County, the average eligibility rate is 34%.
Among California public elementary schools, Parkside Montessori outscored 67%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
Parkside Montessori is 2.4 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (66.8% versus 69.2%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in California.
In San Mateo County, home to about 742,340 people, median household income comes to about $158,855, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 54%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. San Mateo County's 176 public schools enroll about 82,403 students and include Parkside Montessori.
Measured in a straight line, Bayside Academy is about 0.3 miles from Parkside Montessori. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Parkside Montessori ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Mid-size.
In 2020-21, federal data counted 277 students at Parkside Montessori; in 2024-25, 418. The grades served may not have been the same in both years.
The discussion board for Parkside Montessori is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Mateo-Foster City
- Bowditch MiddleMiddle · 929 students
- Borel MiddleMiddle · 903 students
- Bayside AcademyElementary · 840 students
- Abbott MiddleMiddle · 721 students
- Foster City ElementaryElementary · 624 students
- Baywood ElementaryElementary · 489 students
Other schools in San Mateo
- Aragon HighHigh · 1,658 students
- Hillsdale HighHigh · 1,585 students
- San Mateo HighHigh · 1,557 students
- Borel MiddleMiddle · 903 students
- Bayside AcademyElementary · 840 students
- Abbott MiddleMiddle · 721 students
Nearby schools
- Bayside Academy0.3 mi · 840
- LEAD Elementary0.6 mi · 349
- Fiesta Gardens International Elementary0.7 mi · 418
- Sunnybrae Elementary0.9 mi · 346
- San Mateo-Foster City Special Education Preschool1.3 mi · 1
- North Shoreview Montessori1.4 mi · 325
Frequently asked questions
About Parkside MontessoriHow many students attend Parkside Montessori?
Parkside Montessori enrolls approximately 418 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Parkside Montessori serve?
Parkside Montessori serves grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Parkside Montessori?
Approximately 21.3:1 students per teacher at Parkside Montessori.
How diverse is Parkside Montessori?
Parkside Montessori reports a student body of 35% White, 21% Hispanic, 2% Black, 29% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees Parkside Montessori?
Parkside Montessori is overseen by San Mateo-Foster City in San Mateo County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.