Enrollment
275
Elementary
DISTRICT 264 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBOROUGH CITY ELEMENTARY·NCES 061719002175
West Hillsborough
376 Barbara Way, Hillsborough, CA 94010 · (650) 344-9870 · San Mateo County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL275 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 87% of California public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-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
15.4:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
3%
7 students
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 57 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 16% larger than its 5th grade class (49).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
West Hillsborough→Crocker Middle
Based on grade levels within Hillsborough City Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
83.1%
CA avg 49.1% . -5.9pp since 2014
Math
86.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -6.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 87 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 64.0% | 19.1% | 11.0% | 5.9% |
| Math | 66.2% | 20.6% | 10.3% | 2.9% |
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 | 83.1% | 86.8% |
| 2023-24 | 88.8% | 88.1% |
| 2022-23 | 86.0% | 86.6% |
| 2021-22 | 88.7% | 90.7% |
| 2020-21 | 79.3% | 83.2% |
| 2018-19 | 88.3% | 86.2% |
| 2017-18 | 84.7% | 89.2% |
| 2016-17 | 78.6% | 87.8% |
| 2015-16 | 86.0% | 91.0% |
| 2014-15 | 89.0% | 93.0% |
% 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
86.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
78.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 87% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 78% 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 West Hillsborough
West Hillsborough's state test result (86.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Hillsborough this school | 275 | 2.5% | 86.7% |
| Oak Avenue Elementary Los Altos | 334 | 2.7% | 88.9% |
| Saratoga Elementary Saratoga | 297 | 3.0% | 87.2% |
| Springer Elementary Mountain View | 365 | 4.9% | 90.4% |
| Juana Briones Elementary Palo Alto | 260 | 10.8% | 86.2% |
| Christa McAuliffe Saratoga | 358 | 9.8% | 78.5% |
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 West Hillsborough ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Mateo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 86.7% | #50 of 5,151 | #6 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 86.8% | #61 of 5,172 ▼ 11 | #7 of 96 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.1% | #160 of 5,172 ▼ 127 | #9 of 96 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.8pp | #598 of 5,116 | #22 of 96 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 275 | #4,955 of 5,915 | #88 of 106 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #34 of 5,352 | #4 of 99 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.7% | #918 of 5,354 | #31 of 99 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 2.5% | #5,614 of 5,625 | #103 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.3% | #792 of 3,837 | #17 of 79 |
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
275
-53 (-16%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 321
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 275 | 17.9 | 15.4:1 | 3% (7) |
| 2023-24 | 294 | 20 | 14.7:1 | 2% (7) |
| 2022-23 | 330 | 18.9 | 17.4:1 | 3% (9) |
| 2020-21 | 328 | 22 | 14.9:1 | 2% (8) |
| 2017-18 | 373 | 17 | 21.9:1 | 2% (7) |
| 2015-16 | 381 | 18 | 21.2:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2010-11 | 374 | N/A | N/A | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 337 | 20 | 16.9:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 321 | 15 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Hillsborough.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (373 to 275); teachers up 5% (17 to 17.9).
About West Hillsborough
Among the schools in Hillsborough, California, is West Hillsborough, a small elementary school. The student body numbers 275 students, from kindergarten through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in California) has about 465 students.
Hillsborough City Elementary counts 4 schools and 1,239 students, including West Hillsborough.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at West Hillsborough is Asian (45%). Enrollment also includes 29% White, 18% multiracial, and 7% Hispanic. The school's Asian share is 13 points above the 31% share among San Mateo County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at West Hillsborough belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 68%.
Federal staffing data show 17.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at West Hillsborough and a ratio of 15.4:1. That ratio is under the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 3% of students. For comparison, public schools in San Mateo County average 34%.
Measured against California public elementary schools, West Hillsborough receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
A school with West Hillsborough's lunch-eligibility share in California is predicted to score 78.0%. West Hillsborough scores 86.7%, 8.7 points above that line.
Census estimates describe San Mateo County this way: median household income is about $158,855, 54% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. The public schools of San Mateo County number 176 and enroll about 82,403.
The closest public school to West Hillsborough is Crocker Middle, about 1.2 miles away. Within five miles of West Hillsborough, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, West Hillsborough ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
West Hillsborough had 328 students in 2020-21 and 275 in 2024-25, a 16% decrease.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Hillsborough City Elementary
- Crocker MiddleMiddle · 446 students
- North HillsboroughElementary · 274 students
- South HillsboroughElementary · 244 students
Other schools in Hillsborough
- Crocker MiddleMiddle · 446 students
- North HillsboroughElementary · 274 students
- South HillsboroughElementary · 244 students
Nearby schools
- Crocker Middle1.2 mi · 446
- North Hillsborough1.3 mi · 274
- South Hillsborough1.8 mi · 244
- San Mateo Park Elementary1.9 mi · 340
- Baywood Elementary1.9 mi · 489
- Highlands Elementary2.0 mi · 379
Frequently asked questions
About West HillsboroughWhat is the total enrollment at West Hillsborough?
West Hillsborough enrolls approximately 275 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does West Hillsborough serve?
West Hillsborough serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at West Hillsborough?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at West Hillsborough.
How diverse is West Hillsborough?
West Hillsborough reports a student body of 29% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 45% Asian, 18% Two or more.
Who oversees West Hillsborough?
West Hillsborough is overseen by Hillsborough City Elementary in San Mateo County.
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