Enrollment
366
Elementary
DISTRICT 389 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED·NCES 063753006351
Skyline Elementary
55 Christen Ave., Daly City, CA 94015 · (650) 877-8941 · San Mateo County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL366 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.9:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
144 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 85 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is 44% larger than its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
59.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +11.1pp since 2014
Math
56.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +6.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 11 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 32.9% | 26.2% | 17.7% | 23.2% |
| Math | 33.5% | 22.6% | 29.3% | 14.6% |
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 | 59.1% | 56.1% |
| 2023-24 | 55.6% | 54.4% |
| 2022-23 | 52.1% | 51.3% |
| 2021-22 | 50.8% | 58.1% |
| 2020-21 | 56.4% | 49.7% |
| 2018-19 | 56.5% | 54.7% |
| 2017-18 | 50.0% | 54.5% |
| 2016-17 | 46.3% | 59.0% |
| 2015-16 | 48.0% | 55.0% |
| 2014-15 | 48.0% | 50.0% |
% 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
56.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Skyline Elementary
Skyline Elementary's state test result (56.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skyline Elementary this school | 366 | 39.3% | 56.3% |
| Laneview Elementary San Jose | 349 | 37.5% | 51.6% |
| Brooktree Elementary San Jose | 387 | 40.6% | 47.6% |
| Joseph Azevada Elementary Fremont | 394 | 36.8% | 65.1% |
| Junipero Serra Elementary Daly City | 286 | 40.9% | 55.8% |
| Cadwallader Elementary San Jose | 374 | 43.3% | 60.8% |
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 Skyline Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Mateo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #1,325 of 5,151 | #51 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.1% | #1,256 of 5,172 ▲ 12 | #53 of 96 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.1% | #1,395 of 5,172 ▲ 125 | #51 of 96 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.2pp | #2,229 of 5,116 | #34 of 96 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 366 | #4,114 of 5,915 | #53 of 106 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.9:1 | #2,878 of 5,352 | #66 of 99 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.2% | #1,799 of 5,354 | #57 of 99 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.3% | #4,359 of 5,625 | #43 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.7% | #2,194 of 3,837 | #44 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
366
-30 (-8%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 542
Student : Teacher
22.9:1
was 23.3:1
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 | 366 | 16 | 22.9:1 | 39% (144) |
| 2023-24 | 359 | 15 | 23.9:1 | 36% (128) |
| 2022-23 | 360 | 16 | 22.5:1 | 31% (111) |
| 2020-21 | 396 | 17 | 23.3:1 | 28% (110) |
| 2017-18 | 424 | 17 | 24.9:1 | 35% (148) |
| 2015-16 | 419 | 17 | 24.6:1 | 32% (136) |
| 2010-11 | 432 | N/A | N/A | 37% (158) |
| 2000-01 | 534 | 24 | 22.3:1 | 18% (98) |
| 1990-91 | 542 | 19 | 28.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Skyline Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (424 to 366); teachers down 6% (17 to 16).
About Skyline Elementary
Skyline Elementary is a public elementary school in Daly City, California. The school offers kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 366 students. On average, elementary schools in California enroll around 465, and this school is 21% below that mark.
South San Francisco Unified is made up of 15 schools with 7,644 students in all.
Of every 100 students at Skyline Elementary, about 58 are Asian. After that, the student body is 21% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 6% White, and 2% Pacific Islander. Among all residents of San Mateo County, the Asian share is about 31%. A diversity index of 60% means there is a 60% chance two randomly chosen students at Skyline Elementary are from different groups.
The school had 16 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 22.9:1. The ratio is within a point of the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 39%.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 56.5%. Skyline Elementary scores 56.3%.
San Mateo County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $158,855 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 54% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Skyline Elementary shares San Mateo County with 175 other public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Westborough Middle is closest at about 0.6 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Skyline Elementary is 4th on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Skyline Elementary is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 30 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
Skyline Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. 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
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Other Skyline Elementary schools
13 other US public schools in 8 states are named Skyline Elementary. Skyline Elementary is the 8th largest of the 14.
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- Skyline ElementaryLake Stevens, WA · 562 students
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- SKYLINE ELEM.SEDALIA, MO · 483 students
Nearby schools
- Westborough Middle0.6 mi · 498
- Junipero Serra Elementary0.6 mi · 286
- Sunset Ridge Elementary0.8 mi · 348
- Alta Loma Middle1.1 mi · 652
- Buri Buri Elementary1.2 mi · 584
- Summit Public School: Shasta1.2 mi · 458
Frequently asked questions
About Skyline ElementaryHow many students attend Skyline Elementary?
Skyline Elementary enrolls approximately 366 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Skyline Elementary serve?
Skyline Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Skyline Elementary?
Approximately 22.9:1 students per teacher at Skyline Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Skyline Elementary?
At Skyline Elementary, the student body is approximately 6% White, 21% Hispanic, 1% Black, 58% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Skyline Elementary in?
Skyline Elementary is part of South San Francisco Unified.
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