Taylor Middle

Taylor Middle is a medium-sized junior high in Millbrae, California, one of the schools within Millbrae Elementary. The school teaches 756 students in grades 6 through 8.

Across the 5 schools in Millbrae Elementary (2,106 students total), Taylor Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Taylor Middle reports that the largest single group is Asian, at 57% of enrollment. The remainder comes out to 20% Hispanic, 12% White, 10% multiracial. By comparison, San Mateo County as a whole is about 31% Asian, so the school skews meaningfully more Asian than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 22.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.7:1, putting Taylor Middle higher than the state norm the norm. About 19% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against San Mateo County (around 34%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Taylor Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 68.5%, the actual is 62.7%, a residual of -5.8 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for San Mateo County put the typical household earns roughly $158,855 per year, 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 Taylor Middle is one.

Nearest neighbor: Green Hills Elementary, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Taylor Middle at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 63.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Looking at the recent track record. Taylor Middle's enrollment has ticked down 11% since 2018, when it stood at 849 (now 756). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 20% to 12%.

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