Thomas R. Pollicita Middle

Set in Daly City, California, Thomas R. Pollicita Middle is an intimate intermediate school, one of the schools within Jefferson Elementary. It teaches 558 students across grades 6 through 8.

Thomas R. Pollicita Middle is one of 20 schools operated by Jefferson Elementary, a district that teaches 8,072 students overall.

On demographics, Thomas R. Pollicita Middle records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (54%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 36% Asian, 5% multiracial. By comparison, San Mateo County as a whole is about 25% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.2:1. The state averages about 20.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 46% of students at Thomas R. Pollicita Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against San Mateo County (around 34%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Thomas R. Pollicita Middle falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 52.0%; this one comes in at 31.9%, -20.1 points off the demographic line.

In the broader community, 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 roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, San Mateo County runs 176 public schools (combined enrollment of about 82,403 students), of which Thomas R. Pollicita Middle is one.

Nearest neighbor: Susan B. Anthony Elementary, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Thomas R. Pollicita Middle. On composite proficiency, Thomas R. Pollicita Middle comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 41.4%.

Thomas R. Pollicita Middle operates from a residential location.

Looking at the recent track record. Thomas R. Pollicita Middle's enrollment has contracted 14% since 2018, when it stood at 651 (now 558). Asian enrollment moved from 45% to 36% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 22.0:1 in 2018 to 20.2:1 in 2025.

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