Enrollment
385
Elementary
STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WOODSIDE ELEMENTARY·NCES 064314007013
Woodside Elementary
3195 Woodside Rd., Woodside, CA 94062 · (650) 851-1571 · San Mateo County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL385 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
32 FTE teachers
STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
7%
28 students
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 | 70 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 40 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 28 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 34 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 106% larger than its 8th grade class (34).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
87.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +0.4pp since 2014
Math
83.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +0.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 87 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 60.9% | 26.5% | 7.8% | 4.8% |
| Math | 61.3% | 21.7% | 11.7% | 5.2% |
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 | 87.4% | 83.0% |
| 2023-24 | 84.5% | 78.9% |
| 2022-23 | 82.4% | 79.2% |
| 2021-22 | 82.4% | 73.6% |
| 2020-21 | 83.3% | 79.6% |
| 2018-19 | 87.8% | 84.6% |
| 2017-18 | 87.1% | 84.4% |
| 2016-17 | 81.0% | 79.8% |
| 2015-16 | 85.0% | 83.0% |
| 2014-15 | 87.0% | 83.0% |
% 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
83.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 83% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% 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 Woodside Elementary
Woodside Elementary's state test result (83.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodside Elementary this school | 385 | 7.3% | 83.2% |
| Tierra Bonita Elementary Poway | 377 | 8.2% | 77.8% |
| Meadows Arts and Technology Elementary Thousand Oaks | 397 | 5.3% | N/A |
| Hermosa View Elementary Hermosa Beach | 394 | 7.6% | N/A |
| Ada W. Harris Elementary Cardiff-by-the-Sea | 382 | 11.0% | 71.2% |
| Edna Maguire Elementary Mill Valley | 399 | 7.0% | 76.0% |
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 Woodside Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Mateo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 83.2% | #118 of 5,151 | #9 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #142 of 5,172 ▲ 125 | #15 of 96 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 87.4% | #50 of 5,172 ▲ 49 | #4 of 96 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.2pp | #1,090 of 5,116 | #16 of 96 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 385 | #3,869 of 5,915 | #42 of 106 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #2 of 5,352 | #1 of 99 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.9% | #2,253 of 5,354 | #68 of 99 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 7.3% | #5,534 of 5,625 | #91 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.3% | #3,167 of 3,837 | #65 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
385
-26 (-6%) vs 2017
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 373
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 11.6:1
% White
63%
was 70%
% Hispanic
18%
was 11%
% Black
2%
was 3%
% Asian
6%
was 5%
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 | 385 | 32.4 | 11.9:1 | 7% (28) |
| 2023-24 | 367 | 31.7 | 11.6:1 | 8% (31) |
| 2022-23 | 371 | 32.3 | 11.5:1 | 8% (29) |
| 2017-18 | 411 | 35.3 | 11.6:1 | 10% (42) |
| 2015-16 | 409 | 35 | 11.7:1 | 10% (41) |
| 2010-11 | 453 | N/A | N/A | 8% (37) |
| 2000-01 | 458 | 33 | 13.9:1 | 4% (18) |
| 1990-91 | 373 | 19 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Woodside Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (411 to 385); teachers down 8% (35.3 to 32.4).
About Woodside Elementary
Woodside Elementary is a small elementary school in Woodside, California. The school counted 385 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 8.
Woodside Elementary operates as its own local education agency.
At Woodside Elementary, 63% of students are White. Smaller groups are 18% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, and 6% Asian. For comparison, the population of San Mateo County is roughly 38% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 56, compared with 70 nationally.
There are about 11.9 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Woodside Elementary, which has 32.4. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1. On the income side, 7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in San Mateo County averages 34%, higher than here.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 83.2%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 75.3%.
San Mateo County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $158,855, 54% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. San Mateo County's 176 public schools enroll about 82,403 students and include Woodside Elementary.
Among nearby public schools, Woodside High is closest at about 2.0 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 53.2% proficiency; Woodside Elementary posts 83.2%.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Since 2017-18, enrollment has fallen 6%, from 411 to 385. The share of White students dropped 7 points, from 70% to 63%.
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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 Woodside
- Woodside HighHigh · 1,660 students
- Kings Mountain ElementaryElementary · 46 students
Other Woodside Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 7 states are named Woodside Elementary. Woodside Elementary is the 4th largest of the 9.
- Woodside ElementaryConcord, CA · 289 students
- Woodside ElementaryBothell, WA · 581 students
- Woodside ElementarySussex, WI · 456 students
- Woodside Elementary SchoolHOLLAND, MI · 431 students
- Woodside ElementaryWisconsin Rapids, WI · 354 students
Nearby schools
- Woodside High2.0 mi · 1,660
- Roy Cloud Elementary2.2 mi · 636
- Henry Ford Elementary2.4 mi · 445
- John F. Kennedy Middle2.5 mi · 808
- Las Lomitas Elementary2.7 mi · 522
- Roosevelt Elementary2.8 mi · 382
Frequently asked questions
About Woodside ElementaryHow large is Woodside Elementary?
Woodside Elementary enrolls approximately 385 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Woodside Elementary serve?
Woodside Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Woodside Elementary?
Approximately 11.9:1 students per teacher at Woodside Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Woodside Elementary?
Student demographics at Woodside Elementary are roughly 63% White, 18% Hispanic, 2% Black, 6% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Woodside Elementary in?
Woodside Elementary is part of Woodside Elementary.
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