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Enrollment
756
Middle
DISTRICT 421 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILLBRAE ELEMENTARY·NCES 062490003722
Taylor Middle
850 Taylor Blvd., Millbrae, CA 94030 · (650) 697-4096 · San Mateo County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL756 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.4:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.4:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
140 students
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 259 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 237 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 260 | 34% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Millbrae Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
67.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +4.5pp since 2014
Math
60.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 32.1% | 35.4% | 16.8% | 15.6% |
| Math | 43.3% | 17.2% | 18.5% | 20.9% |
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 | 67.5% | 60.5% |
| 2023-24 | 68.3% | 57.1% |
| 2022-23 | 64.3% | 55.7% |
| 2021-22 | 64.7% | 54.8% |
| 2020-21 | 68.3% | 56.8% |
| 2018-19 | 63.2% | 52.1% |
| 2017-18 | 66.7% | 57.5% |
| 2016-17 | 67.6% | 59.6% |
| 2015-16 | 66.0% | 60.0% |
| 2014-15 | 63.0% | 59.0% |
% 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
63.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Taylor Middle
Taylor Middle's state test result (63.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Middle this school | 756 | 18.5% | 63.4% |
| Bowditch Middle Foster City | 929 | 19.4% | 73.9% |
| Fulton (Harry C.) Middle Fountain Valley | 753 | 23.1% | 76.3% |
| Foothills Middle Arcadia | 650 | 24.2% | 73.3% |
| Marian A. Peterson Middle Sunnyvale | 759 | 22.0% | 62.1% |
| Bret Harte Middle San Jose | 862 | 11.9% | 77.0% |
Matched among California middle 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 Taylor Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Mateo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.4% | #186 of 1,224 | #11 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.5% | #173 of 1,227 ▲ 8 | #11 of 26 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.5% | #218 of 1,227 ▼ 32 | #11 of 26 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.3pp | #373 of 1,214 | #7 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 756 | #492 of 1,377 | #7 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.4:1 | #865 of 1,279 | #23 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.3% | #400 of 1,278 | #15 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.5% | #1,233 of 1,329 | #18 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.0% | #621 of 930 | #14 of 20 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
756
-6 (-1%) vs 2020
+17% since 1990-91, when it was 648
Student : Teacher
22.4:1
was 20.1:1
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 | 756 | 33.8 | 22.4:1 | 19% (140) |
| 2023-24 | 724 | 30.3 | 23.9:1 | 22% (161) |
| 2022-23 | 709 | 31.1 | 22.8:1 | 26% (184) |
| 2020-21 | 762 | 38 | 20.1:1 | 28% (212) |
| 2017-18 | 849 | 36.6 | 23.2:1 | 27% (230) |
| 2015-16 | 845 | 36 | 23.5:1 | 18% (152) |
| 2010-11 | 846 | N/A | N/A | 22% (185) |
| 2000-01 | 833 | 38 | 21.9:1 | 10% (84) |
| 1990-91 | 648 | 31 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Taylor Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (849 to 756); teachers down 8% (36.6 to 33.8).
About Taylor Middle
Taylor Middle is a medium-sized middle-grades school in Millbrae Elementary, located in Millbrae, California. Classes run from 6 through 8, and the school has 756 students.
Taylor Middle is one school in Millbrae Elementary, a system of 5 schools with 2,106 students.
Taylor Middle's enrollment is 57% Asian. The remaining shares are 20% Hispanic, 12% White, and 10% multiracial. Census estimates put the Asian share of San Mateo County's population at about 31%. By the diversity index, Taylor Middle comes in at 61%.
The count of teachers at Taylor Middle is 33.8 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 22.4:1. The average ratio among middle schools in California is 20.7:1, lower than at this school. Around 19% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in San Mateo County is 34%.
On BeatsExpectations, Taylor Middle is 5.3 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of California schools.
Across San Mateo County, median household income is about $158,855, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 54%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Taylor Middle is among the 176 public schools in San Mateo County.
Green Hills Elementary is located about 0.5 miles from Taylor Middle. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The school's 63.4% average proficiency ranks 7th among 9 nearby schools.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show 762 students in 2020-21 and 756 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 20.1:1 to 22.4:1.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Taylor Middle. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Millbrae Elementary
- Spring Valley ElementaryElementary · 375 students
- Meadows ElementaryElementary · 360 students
- Green Hills ElementaryElementary · 338 students
- Lomita Park ElementaryElementary · 277 students
Other schools in Millbrae
- Mills HighHigh · 1,115 students
- Spring Valley ElementaryElementary · 375 students
- Meadows ElementaryElementary · 360 students
- Green Hills ElementaryElementary · 338 students
Other Taylor Middle schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Taylor Middle. Taylor Middle is the largest of the 6.
- Taylor Middle SchoolTAYLOR, TX · 602 students
- Taylor Middle SchoolCleves, OH · 599 students
- TAYLOR MIDDLELOVINGTON, NM · 442 students
- Taylor Middle SchoolKokomo, IN · 368 students
- TAYLOR MIDDLELOS RANCHOS DE ALBUQUERQUE, NM · 245 students
Nearby schools
- Green Hills Elementary0.5 mi · 338
- Mills High0.6 mi · 1,115
- Spring Valley Elementary0.7 mi · 375
- Capuchino High0.8 mi · 1,061
- Franklin Elementary1.0 mi · 357
- Lomita Park Elementary1.0 mi · 277
Frequently asked questions
About Taylor MiddleHow large is Taylor Middle?
Taylor Middle enrolls approximately 756 students in grades 06-08.
Is Taylor Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Taylor Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Taylor Middle?
Approximately 22.4:1 students per teacher at Taylor Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Taylor Middle?
At Taylor Middle, the student body is approximately 12% White, 20% Hispanic, 0% Black, 57% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Taylor Middle public or private?
Taylor Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Millbrae Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.