Enrollment
244
Elementary
DISTRICT 264 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBOROUGH CITY ELEMENTARY·NCES 061719002174
South Hillsborough
303 El Cerrito Ave., Hillsborough, CA 94010 · (650) 344-0303 · San Mateo County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL244 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 99% 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.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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
14.9:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
5%
13 students
DISTRICT 3% · 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 | 50 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 32 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (46).
Student demographics
67%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
Students here typically continue to
South Hillsborough→Crocker Middle
Based on grade levels within Hillsborough City Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
87.3%
CA avg 49.1% . -1.7pp since 2014
Math
92.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +6.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 87 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 93 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 up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 69.8% | 17.5% | 11.1% | 1.6% |
| Math | 77.8% | 15.1% | 6.3% | 0.8% |
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 | 87.3% | 92.9% |
| 2023-24 | 88.8% | 90.2% |
| 2022-23 | 78.2% | 86.7% |
| 2021-22 | 80.0% | 80.0% |
| 2020-21 | 80.7% | 86.0% |
| 2018-19 | 89.6% | 89.6% |
| 2017-18 | 87.1% | 82.3% |
| 2016-17 | 82.5% | 83.3% |
| 2015-16 | 91.0% | 89.0% |
| 2014-15 | 89.0% | 86.0% |
% 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
90.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 90% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% 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 South Hillsborough
South Hillsborough's state test result (90.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Hillsborough this school | 244 | 5.3% | 90.0% |
| Hoover Elementary Burlingame | 227 | 5.3% | 86.8% |
| North Hillsborough Hillsborough | 274 | 2.6% | 91.8% |
| Gardner Bullis Elementary Los Altos Hills | 313 | 1.9% | 85.6% |
| Saratoga Elementary Saratoga | 297 | 3.0% | 87.2% |
| Sunol Glen Elementary Sunol | 240 | 9.6% | 80.4% |
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 South Hillsborough ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Mateo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 90.0% | #21 of 5,151 | #4 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 92.9% | #7 of 5,172 ▲ 17 | #3 of 96 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 87.3% | #52 of 5,172 ▼ 21 | #5 of 96 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.1pp | #605 of 5,116 | #9 of 96 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 244 | #5,153 of 5,915 | #93 of 106 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #28 of 5,352 | #3 of 99 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.3% | #970 of 5,354 | #35 of 99 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 5.3% | #5,571 of 5,625 | #97 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.9% | #287 of 1,139 | #6 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
244
+28 (+13%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 297
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 244 | 16.3 | 14.9:1 | 5% (13) |
| 2023-24 | 246 | 15.2 | 16.2:1 | 2% (4) |
| 2022-23 | 263 | 16.4 | 16.1:1 | 3% (8) |
| 2020-21 | 216 | 17 | 12.7:1 | 2% (4) |
| 2017-18 | 207 | 11 | 18.8:1 | 2% (4) |
| 2015-16 | 243 | 13 | 18.7:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2010-11 | 280 | N/A | N/A | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 255 | 19 | 13.4:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 297 | 14 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Hillsborough.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (207 to 244); teachers up 48% (11 to 16.3).
About South Hillsborough
South Hillsborough is a public small elementary school in Hillsborough, California. It is open to students in kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 244 students. Elementary schools in California have about 465 students on average; enrollment here is 48% lower.
In Hillsborough City Elementary, 4 schools enroll a combined 1,239 students.
The biggest share of students at South Hillsborough, 43%, is White. The rest of enrollment is 33% Asian, 14% multiracial, and 9% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, South Hillsborough scores 67%.
On staff are 16.3 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.9:1. The average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. About 5% of students at South Hillsborough are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in San Mateo County, the average is 34%.
South Hillsborough holds an A+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 99% of California public elementary schools.
South Hillsborough sits between the top and bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 90.0% and a predicted 76.4%.
San Mateo County is the school's county. There, 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 South Hillsborough.
San Mateo Park Elementary sits about 0.6 miles from South Hillsborough. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 90.0% average proficiency ranks 1st among 8 nearby schools.
South Hillsborough has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 13% rise, from 216 to 244. The ratio was 12.7:1 in 2020-21 and 14.9:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for South Hillsborough is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Hillsborough City Elementary
- Crocker MiddleMiddle · 446 students
- West HillsboroughElementary · 275 students
- North HillsboroughElementary · 274 students
Other schools in Hillsborough
- Crocker MiddleMiddle · 446 students
- West HillsboroughElementary · 275 students
- North HillsboroughElementary · 274 students
Nearby schools
- San Mateo Park Elementary0.6 mi · 340
- Baywood Elementary0.7 mi · 489
- Aragon High0.9 mi · 1,658
- College Park Elementary1.1 mi · 431
- San Mateo High1.1 mi · 1,557
- Borel Middle1.2 mi · 903
Frequently asked questions
About South HillsboroughHow large is South Hillsborough?
South Hillsborough enrolls approximately 244 students in grades KG-05.
Is South Hillsborough an elementary, middle, or high school?
South Hillsborough is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at South Hillsborough?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at South Hillsborough.
How diverse is South Hillsborough?
South Hillsborough reports a student body of 43% White, 9% Hispanic, 0% Black, 33% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Who oversees South Hillsborough?
South Hillsborough is overseen by Hillsborough City Elementary in San Mateo County.
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