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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at Washington Elementary?
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Enrollment
410
Elementary
DISTRICT 377 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BURLINGAME ELEMENTARY·NCES 060648000586
Washington Elementary
801 Howard Ave., Burlingame, CA 94010 · (650) 259-3880 · San Mateo County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL410 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 75% of California public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
25.6:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
111 students
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 65%
Community
5
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 | 100 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (100) is 64% larger than its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
Washington Elementary→Burlingame Intermediate
Based on grade levels within Burlingame Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
65.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +5.5pp since 2014
Math
69.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 41.9% | 23.6% | 17.2% | 17.2% |
| Math | 40.2% | 28.9% | 16.7% | 14.2% |
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 | 65.5% | 69.1% |
| 2023-24 | 73.4% | 70.8% |
| 2022-23 | 69.8% | 68.1% |
| 2021-22 | 75.0% | 71.3% |
| 2020-21 | 64.6% | 72.5% |
| 2018-19 | 77.8% | 82.0% |
| 2017-18 | 77.1% | 79.2% |
| 2016-17 | 70.2% | 71.4% |
| 2015-16 | 69.0% | 72.0% |
| 2014-15 | 60.0% | 65.0% |
% 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
70.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Washington Elementary
Washington Elementary's state test result (70.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Elementary this school | 410 | 27.1% | 70.6% |
| Loyal Barker Elementary Garden Grove | 444 | 28.2% | 83.4% |
| Fairburn Avenue Elementary Los Angeles | 466 | 24.7% | 77.7% |
| Gold Ridge Elementary Folsom | 496 | 26.8% | 59.3% |
| Turtleback Elementary San Diego | 458 | 21.6% | 59.7% |
| Gisler (Robert) Elementary Fountain Valley | 470 | 25.5% | 77.0% |
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 Washington Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Mateo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.6% | #632 of 5,151 | #31 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.1% | #638 of 5,172 ▼ 74 | #34 of 96 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.5% | #990 of 5,172 ▼ 448 | #36 of 96 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.8pp | #444 of 5,116 | #16 of 96 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 410 | #3,552 of 5,915 | #36 of 106 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.6:1 | #4,718 of 5,352 | #89 of 99 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.0% | #300 of 5,354 | #17 of 99 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.1% | #4,887 of 5,625 | #56 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.6% | #530 of 1,139 | #10 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
410
+43 (+12%) vs 2020
+46% since 1990-91, when it was 281
Student : Teacher
25.6:1
was 22.9:1
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 | 410 | 16 | 25.6:1 | 27% (111) |
| 2023-24 | 399 | 16.5 | 24.2:1 | 21% (82) |
| 2022-23 | 376 | 15.5 | 24.3:1 | 16% (62) |
| 2020-21 | 367 | 16 | 22.9:1 | 13% (48) |
| 2017-18 | 374 | 15.5 | 24.1:1 | 18% (66) |
| 2015-16 | 370 | 16 | 23.1:1 | 11% (39) |
| 2010-11 | 310 | N/A | N/A | 18% (56) |
| 2000-01 | 256 | 11 | 23.3:1 | 7% (17) |
| 1990-91 | 281 | 10 | 28.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Washington Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (374 to 410); teachers up 3% (15.5 to 16).
About Washington Elementary
Washington Elementary, located in Burlingame, California, is a mid-sized elementary school. The school counted 410 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 5.
Burlingame Elementary is the district for Washington Elementary. It has 7 schools and 3,376 students.
Of every 100 students at Washington Elementary, about 37 are White, the largest group. The remaining students are 25% Asian, 20% Hispanic, and 16% multiracial. Census estimates put San Mateo County at about 38% White, close to the school's figure. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 73, compared with 70 nationally.
Washington Elementary has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 25.6:1. Elementary schools in California average 22.3:1, 3.3 fewer students per teacher than here. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 27% at Washington Elementary.
On the allk12 Grade, Washington Elementary lands at A-, ahead of 75% of California public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Washington Elementary, the prediction is 63.7% and the result is 70.6%.
In the surrounding county, San Mateo County, median household income comes to about $158,855, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 54% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. The county's public schools total 176, with about 82,403 students.
Burlingame High is the nearest public school to Washington Elementary, about 0.4 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Washington Elementary comes in 5th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 367 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 410 by 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 22.9:1 to 25.6:1.
People who know Washington Elementary can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Burlingame Elementary
- Burlingame IntermediateMiddle · 1,115 students
- McKinley ElementaryElementary · 541 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 415 students
- Franklin ElementaryElementary · 357 students
- Roosevelt ElementaryElementary · 311 students
- Hoover ElementaryElementary · 227 students
Other schools in Burlingame
- Burlingame HighHigh · 1,583 students
- Burlingame IntermediateMiddle · 1,115 students
- McKinley ElementaryElementary · 541 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 415 students
- Franklin ElementaryElementary · 357 students
- Roosevelt ElementaryElementary · 311 students
Other Washington Elementary schools
155 other US public schools in 28 states are named Washington Elementary. Washington Elementary is the 51st largest of the 156.
- Washington ElementaryRiverside, CA · 818 students
- Washington ElementaryRedondo Beach, CA · 776 students
- Washington ElementaryLindsay, CA · 730 students
- Washington ElementaryMontebello, CA · 685 students
- Washington ElementaryPomona, CA · 645 students
Nearby schools
- Burlingame High0.4 mi · 1,583
- San Mateo High0.6 mi · 1,557
- The Bridge Academy0.7 mi · 54
- College Park Elementary0.8 mi · 431
- San Mateo Park Elementary0.8 mi · 340
- McKinley Elementary0.9 mi · 541
Frequently asked questions
About Washington ElementaryHow many students attend Washington Elementary?
Washington Elementary enrolls approximately 410 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Washington Elementary serve?
Washington Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Washington Elementary?
Approximately 25.6:1 students per teacher at Washington Elementary.
How diverse is Washington Elementary?
Washington Elementary reports a student body of 37% White, 20% Hispanic, 25% Asian, 16% Two or more.
Who oversees Washington Elementary?
Washington Elementary is overseen by Burlingame Elementary in San Mateo County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.