Ralston Intermediate

As a heavily attended intermediate school in Belmont, California, Ralston Intermediate caters to 1,082 students from grades 6 through 8, one of the schools within Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary. That puts it 64% above the typical public school in California, which averages around 659 students.

Ralston Intermediate is one of 7 schools operated by Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary, a district that caters to 3,914 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Ralston Intermediate lists that the largest single group is Asian at 39%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 32% White, 17% multiracial, 11% Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, Ralston Intermediate logs 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.1:1. The state averages about 20.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 6% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against San Mateo County (around 34%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Ralston Intermediate performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 75.8%, the actual is 84.5%, a residual of +8.7 points.

Zooming out to the county, San Mateo County reports that median household earnings sit near $158,855, about 54% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, San Mateo County runs 176 public schools (combined enrollment of about 82,403 students), of which Ralston Intermediate is one.

Nearest neighbor: Cipriani Elementary, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Ralston Intermediate. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Ralston Intermediate ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 73.9%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Five-year trend. Ralston Intermediate's enrollment has ticked down 10% since 2018, when it stood at 1,206 (now 1,082). The White share of enrollment fell from 46% to 32% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 22.2:1 in 2018 to 20.1:1 today.

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