Spring Valley Elementary

As a small elementary school in Millbrae, California, Spring Valley Elementary enrolls 375 students from grades K through 5, one of the schools within Millbrae Elementary.

Within Millbrae Elementary, which oversees 5 schools and 2,106 students, Spring Valley Elementary is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Spring Valley Elementary logs that 59% of the student body identifies as Asian. The remainder reads as 13% multiracial, 13% White, 13% Hispanic. By comparison, San Mateo County as a whole is about 31% Asian, so the school skews noticeably more Asian than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Spring Valley Elementary has 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 26.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Spring Valley Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 18% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below San Mateo County's rate of about 34%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Spring Valley Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 69.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 68.1%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for San Mateo County indicate the typical household earns roughly $158,855 per year, 54% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across San Mateo County's 176 public schools (combined enrollment of about 82,403 students), Spring Valley Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Mills High, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Spring Valley Elementary at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 74.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Spring Valley Elementary has declined 15%, going from 442 students in 2018 to 375 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 29.2:1 in 2018 to 26.8:1 today.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.