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Enrollment
404
Elementary
DISTRICT 472 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BELMONT-REDWOOD SHORES ELEMENTARY·NCES 060453012574
Redwood Shores Elementary
225 Shearwater Pkwy., Redwood City, CA 94065 · (650) 802-8060 · San Mateo County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL404 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 87% of California public elementary schools
- ATest 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.
- BThree-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
20.2:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
8%
33 students
DISTRICT 10% · 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 | 99 | 25% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (99) is 46% larger than its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
Redwood Shores Elementary→Ralston Intermediate
Based on grade levels within Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
76.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.5pp since 2014
Math
83.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +13.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 51.9% | 24.6% | 13.4% | 10.2% |
| Math | 60.6% | 22.3% | 11.7% | 5.3% |
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 | 76.5% | 83.0% |
| 2023-24 | 75.4% | 80.1% |
| 2022-23 | 81.7% | 83.9% |
| 2021-22 | 76.0% | 75.4% |
| 2020-21 | 73.5% | 72.0% |
| 2018-19 | 76.5% | 79.2% |
| 2017-18 | 74.2% | 81.0% |
| 2016-17 | 76.7% | 79.0% |
| 2015-16 | 83.0% | 80.0% |
| 2014-15 | 74.0% | 70.0% |
% 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
78.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% 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 Redwood Shores Elementary
Redwood Shores Elementary's state test result (78.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redwood Shores Elementary this school | 404 | 8.2% | 78.8% |
| Amy Imai Elementary Mountain View | 388 | 11.1% | 82.1% |
| Montemalaga Elementary Palos Verdes Estates | 416 | 5.5% | 84.1% |
| Cornerstone at Pedregal Elementary Rancho Palos Verdes | 411 | 8.5% | 90.2% |
| Central Elementary Belmont | 437 | 5.3% | 90.1% |
| Fox Elementary Belmont | 420 | 6.2% | 81.8% |
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 Redwood Shores Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Mateo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.8% | #275 of 5,151 | #21 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #146 of 5,172 ▲ 73 | #16 of 96 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.5% | #417 of 5,172 ▲ 30 | #21 of 96 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.0pp | #1,959 of 5,116 | #29 of 96 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 404 | #3,649 of 5,915 | #38 of 106 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.2:1 | #1,039 of 5,352 | #30 of 99 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.3% | #716 of 5,354 | #23 of 99 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 8.2% | #5,520 of 5,625 | #90 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.2% | #1,063 of 3,837 | #23 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
404
-31 (-7%) vs 2020
+52% since 2010-11, when it was 265
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
was 24.2:1
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 | 404 | 20 | 20.2:1 | 8% (33) |
| 2023-24 | 408 | 19 | 21.5:1 | 7% (27) |
| 2022-23 | 374 | 18 | 20.8:1 | 7% (27) |
| 2020-21 | 435 | 18 | 24.2:1 | 4% (19) |
| 2017-18 | 526 | 21 | 25.1:1 | 7% (36) |
| 2015-16 | 499 | 20 | 24.9:1 | 3% (16) |
| 2010-11 | 265 | N/A | N/A | 3% (9) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Redwood Shores Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (526 to 404); teachers down 5% (21 to 20).
About Redwood Shores Elementary
Families in Redwood City, California, are served by Redwood Shores Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school. It offers kindergarten through 5 and has 404 students enrolled.
Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary serves 3,914 students across 7 schools.
About 45% of students at Redwood Shores Elementary are Asian, the largest single group. Other reported shares: 27% White, 14% multiracial, and 13% Hispanic. San Mateo County's residents are about 31% Asian, 13 points below the school's share. The diversity index for Redwood Shores Elementary is 69%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 20.2:1. The school has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 20.2:1 compares with an average of 22.3:1 for elementary schools in California. Federal data show 8% of students (33) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 34% average for public schools in San Mateo County is 26 points higher.
Among California public elementary schools, Redwood Shores Elementary outscored 87%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Redwood Shores Elementary is 74.8%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 78.8%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for San Mateo County show that median household income comes to about $158,855, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 54% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. The county's public schools total 176, with about 82,403 students.
Sandpiper Elementary sits about 0.7 miles from Redwood Shores Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Redwood Shores Elementary is 1st among 7 schools close by.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Small: inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 404, from 435 in 2020-21. Its ratio of students to teachers was 24.2:1 in 2020-21, and 20.2:1 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary
- Ralston IntermediateMiddle · 1,082 students
- Nesbit ElementaryElementary · 566 students
- Sandpiper ElementaryElementary · 534 students
- Cipriani ElementaryElementary · 471 students
- Central ElementaryElementary · 437 students
- Fox ElementaryElementary · 420 students
Other schools in Redwood City
- Sequoia HighHigh · 1,854 students
- John F. Kennedy MiddleMiddle · 808 students
- KIPP Excelencia Community PreparatoryElementary · 711 students
- Clifford ElementaryElementary · 698 students
- Hoover ElementaryElementary · 675 students
- Roy Cloud ElementaryElementary · 636 students
Nearby schools
- Sandpiper Elementary0.7 mi · 534
- Beach Park Elementary1.1 mi · 347
- Bowditch Middle1.1 mi · 929
- Design Tech High1.2 mi · 567
- Brewer Island Elementary1.5 mi · 306
- Foster City Elementary1.5 mi · 624
Frequently asked questions
About Redwood Shores ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Redwood Shores Elementary?
Redwood Shores Elementary enrolls approximately 404 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Redwood Shores Elementary serve?
Redwood Shores Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Redwood Shores Elementary?
Approximately 20.2:1 students per teacher at Redwood Shores Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Redwood Shores Elementary?
At Redwood Shores Elementary, the student body is approximately 27% White, 13% Hispanic, 1% Black, 45% Asian, 14% Two or more.
What district is Redwood Shores Elementary in?
Redwood Shores Elementary is part of Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.