Enrollment
250
Elementary
DISTRICT 330 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN CARLOS ELEMENTARY·NCES 063429005405
White Oaks Elementary
1901 White Oak Way, San Carlos, CA 94070 · (650) 508-7317 · San Mateo County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL250 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 73% 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.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-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
22.7:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
6%
16 students
DISTRICT 10% · 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 | 80 | 32% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 24% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 24% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
74.2%
CA avg 49.1% . -1.8pp since 2014
Math
83.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +6.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 54.8% | 19.4% | 16.1% | 9.7% |
| Math | 53.2% | 30.6% | 8.1% | 8.1% |
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 | 74.2% | 83.9% |
| 2023-24 | 70.2% | 89.4% |
| 2022-23 | 83.6% | 82.1% |
| 2021-22 | 96.6% | 98.3% |
| 2020-21 | 87.5% | 91.1% |
| 2018-19 | 93.2% | 97.3% |
| 2017-18 | 80.0% | 91.7% |
| 2016-17 | 80.8% | 83.6% |
| 2015-16 | 82.0% | 85.0% |
| 2014-15 | 76.0% | 77.0% |
% 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
79.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% 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 White Oaks Elementary
White Oaks Elementary's state test result (79.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Oaks Elementary this school | 250 | 6.4% | 79.4% |
| Wildwood Elementary Piedmont | 291 | 3.8% | 86.0% |
| Arroyo San Carlos | 290 | 9.7% | 80.5% |
| Del Mar Hills Elementary Del Mar | 224 | 9.4% | 78.7% |
| Beach Elementary Piedmont | 323 | 4.3% | 91.7% |
| Del Mar Heights Elementary Del Mar | 293 | 10.2% | 82.5% |
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 White Oaks Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Mateo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.4% | #253 of 5,151 | #18 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.9% | #124 of 5,172 ▼ 85 | #13 of 96 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.2% | #531 of 5,172 ▲ 182 | #26 of 96 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -18.4pp | #7 of 5,116 | #2 of 96 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 250 | #5,118 of 5,915 | #92 of 106 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.7:1 | #2,771 of 5,352 | #64 of 99 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.9% | #1,015 of 5,354 | #39 of 99 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 6.4% | #5,554 of 5,625 | #92 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.3% | #1,987 of 3,837 | #38 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
250
-29 (-10%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 316
Student : Teacher
22.7:1
was 21.5:1
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 | 250 | 11 | 22.7:1 | 6% (16) |
| 2023-24 | 244 | 11 | 22.2:1 | 8% (19) |
| 2022-23 | 255 | 11.6 | 22.0:1 | 9% (23) |
| 2020-21 | 279 | 13 | 21.5:1 | 3% (8) |
| 2017-18 | 295 | 13 | 22.7:1 | 3% (9) |
| 2015-16 | 385 | 15 | 25.7:1 | 2% (8) |
| 2010-11 | 405 | N/A | N/A | 2% (9) |
| 2000-01 | 349 | 18 | 19.4:1 | 0% (1) |
| 1990-91 | 316 | 12 | 26.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for White Oaks Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (295 to 250); teachers down 15% (13 to 11).
About White Oaks Elementary
White Oaks Elementary is one of the public schools in San Carlos, California. It is a small elementary school. Enrollment totals 250 students across kindergarten through 3. On average, elementary schools in California enroll around 465, and this school is 46% below that mark.
San Carlos Elementary counts 2,875 students in its 8 schools, and White Oaks Elementary is one of them.
No group is above 50% at White Oaks Elementary; the largest is White, at 50%. Beyond that, enrollment is 20% multiracial, 16% Asian, and 14% Hispanic. The White share of the county population is lower, at 38%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, White Oaks Elementary scores 67%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 22.7:1. The school has 11 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in California is about 22.3:1. Federal data show 6% of students (16) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 34% average for public schools in San Mateo County is 28 points higher.
On the allk12 Grade, White Oaks Elementary lands at B+, ahead of 73% of California public elementary schools.
White Oaks Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 79.4% and a predicted 75.8%.
The school's county is San Mateo County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $158,855 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 54% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. White Oaks Elementary shares San Mateo County with 175 other public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Redwood High is closest at about 0.6 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, White Oaks Elementary is 4th among 8 schools close by.
White Oaks Elementary is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Enrollment figures show a decrease of 29 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 21.5:1 to 22.7:1 over the same years.
People who know White Oaks 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 San Carlos Elementary
- Tierra Linda MiddleMiddle · 451 students
- Central MiddleMiddle · 443 students
- Brittan Acres ElementaryElementary · 411 students
- Arundel ElementaryElementary · 388 students
- MariposaElementary · 322 students
- Heather ElementaryElementary · 320 students
Other schools in San Carlos
- Tierra Linda MiddleMiddle · 451 students
- Central MiddleMiddle · 443 students
- Brittan Acres ElementaryElementary · 411 students
- Arundel ElementaryElementary · 388 students
- San Carlos Charter Learning CenterElementary · 377 students
- MariposaElementary · 322 students
Other White Oaks Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named White Oaks Elementary. White Oaks Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- White Oaks ElementaryBurke, VA · 699 students
- White Oaks ElementaryVirginia Beach, VA · 653 students
Nearby schools
- Redwood High0.6 mi · 175
- Brittan Acres Elementary0.7 mi · 411
- Arroyo0.7 mi · 290
- Central Middle0.8 mi · 443
- Clifford Elementary0.8 mi · 698
- Sequoia High1.1 mi · 1,854
Frequently asked questions
About White Oaks ElementaryHow large is White Oaks Elementary?
White Oaks Elementary enrolls approximately 250 students in grades KG-03.
What grades does White Oaks Elementary serve?
White Oaks Elementary serves grades KG-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at White Oaks Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at White Oaks Elementary is approximately 22.7:1 (11 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at White Oaks Elementary?
Student demographics at White Oaks Elementary are roughly 50% White, 14% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 20% Two or more.
What district is White Oaks Elementary in?
White Oaks Elementary is part of San Carlos Elementary.
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