Woodside Elementary

Woodside Elementary is an elementary school of cozy scale in Woodside, California, overseen by Woodside Elementary, enrolling 385 students in grades K through 8.

Operationally, Woodside Elementary answers to Woodside Elementary, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

In terms of who attends, Woodside Elementary records that the largest single group is White, at 63% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 18% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 6% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 38% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Around 7% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, San Mateo County runs at roughly 34%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Woodside Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 75.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 81.2%.

Around the school, census data for San Mateo County shows median household earnings sit near $158,855, 54% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Woodside Elementary is one of 176 public schools in San Mateo County (combined enrollment of about 82,403 students).

Woodside High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Woodside Elementary at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 52.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Woodside Elementary has contracted 6%, going from 411 students in 2018 to 385 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 70% to 63% across the same window.

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