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Ralston Intermediate

Public Grades 6-8

21^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 99% of California middle schools

Summary

Ralston Intermediate is a top-performing public middle school serving about 1,100 students in grades 6-8 within the highly-rated Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary district in Belmont, CA.

The school stands out for its exceptional and remarkably consistent academic excellence, ranking in the top 1% of all California middle schools for the past ten years. Student test scores in English, Math, and Science are more than double the state averages, and this high achievement extends effectively across all student groups. Furthermore, the school maintains a strong culture of engagement, with chronic absenteeism rates nearly half the state average, a notable contrast to some nearby schools like Abbott Middle or Borel Middle.

Ralston achieves these top-tier results with efficient use of resources, spending less per student than some comparable schools like Crocker Middle. It holds its own in a region with several other high-performing schools, such as Central Middle and Tierra Linda Middle, and demonstrated impressive resilience in maintaining its standards through recent challenges, highlighting stable leadership and effective teaching practices.

1,082

Students ?

20.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,741

Per pupil spending ?

6.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2675 Ralston Ave.
Belmont, CA 94002-1216

(650) 637-4880

District: Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary

Students who attend Ralston Intermediate usually attend:

High:

Carlmont High

Feeder schools for Ralston Intermediate:

Elementary:	Central Elementary
	Cipriani Elementary
	Fox Elementary
	Nesbit Elementary
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	Redwood Shores Elementary
	Sandpiper Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

39.3%

White:

32.2%

Two or more races:

16.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (86% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of California middle schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school86%

District avg79%

California avg41%

21^st of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 5% (2015) to top 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

92^nd of 1,543Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.9	21 of 2761	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	99.0	19 of 2783	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	99.2	17 of 2781	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	98.9	26 of 2740	99.1%	★★★★★
2021	98.7	13 of 894	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	97.7	48 of 2715	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	96.6	73 of 2480	97.1%	★★★★★
2017	95.1	123 of 2508	95.1%	★★★★★
2016	94.3	116 of 2497	95.4%	★★★★★
2015	94.3	121 of 2477	95.1%	★★★★★
2013	81.3	286 of 2379	88.0%	★★★★☆
2012	83.0	231 of 2259	89.8%	★★★★☆
2011	86.3	162 of 2236	92.8%	★★★★★
2010	84.7	196 of 2179	91.0%	★★★★★
2009	81.7	254 of 2063	87.7%	★★★★☆
2008	80.7	273 of 2005	86.4%	★★★★☆
2007	81.5	278 of 1999	86.1%	★★★★☆
2006	84.7	213 of 1804	88.2%	★★★★☆
2005	79.9	287 of 1777	83.8%	★★★★☆
2004	81.9	258 of 1769	85.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.3	26 of 739	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	88.8	14 of 743	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	89.2	11 of 715	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	86.6	35 of 733	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	85.8	34 of 745	95.4%	★★★★★
2018	83.7	58 of 700	91.7%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	93.3	64 of 1531	95.8%	★★★★★
2021	92.9	14 of 354	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	98.4	23 of 1491	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	94.9	46 of 1369	96.6%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2021	97.2	7 of 363	98.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.5	18 of 2533	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	98.7	19 of 2551	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	98.9	15 of 2531	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	98.5	24 of 2509	99.0%	★★★★★
2021	98.3	13 of 738	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	96.6	48 of 2380	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	95.8	69 of 2262	96.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.7	154 of 2395	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	90.0	143 of 2388	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	96.2	51 of 2374	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	96.0	59 of 2359	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	88.2	167 of 2213	92.5%	★★★★★
2018	86.3	178 of 2072	91.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.9	138 of 2542	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	95.0	104 of 2579	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	88.9	177 of 2531	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	97.4	41 of 2458	98.3%	★★★★★
2021	89.5	35 of 721	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	82.1	264 of 2369	88.9%	★★★★☆
2018	75.3	373 of 2230	83.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.7	25 of 2534	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	98.7	25 of 2552	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	99.0	19 of 2538	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	98.9	29 of 2527	98.9%	★★★★★
2021	98.4	21 of 763	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	97.9	46 of 2407	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	96.5	81 of 2273	96.4%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.2	13 of 726	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	91.9	17 of 701	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	92.4	17 of 677	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	89.8	28 of 665	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	85.8	41 of 554	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	85.9	38 of 462	91.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.6	45 of 1566	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	96.9	34 of 1552	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	99.5	11 of 1531	99.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.8	16 of 1520	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	94.3	21 of 1537	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	95.3	13 of 1543	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	95.3	20 of 1555	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	91.5	56 of 1602	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	89.1	83 of 1496	94.5%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)99th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)98th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2021)98th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)97th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)96th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)96th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)94th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy88%+39 vs state

Mathematics85%+48 vs state

Science80%+47 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, February 18, 2020

Insane athletics and cursing teachers who teach with cartoons.. I think you get the vibe. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, May 22, 2019

Ralston is a school were harassment and bullying is allowed. They offer an unsafe school environment with no respect for student welfare. Even though they have an anti bully policy, they don't apply or enforce it. Close Quote

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Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ralston Intermediate	Public	6-8	2675 Ralston Ave.	Belmont	94002	San Mateo County	Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 637-4880	1,082	54	20.0	6.2%	348 (32.2%)	5 (0.5%)	120 (11.1%)	425 (39.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	179 (16.5%)	98.9	21^st of 2761 public middle schools	99.2%		99	19^th of 2783 public middle schools	99.3%	2																		79.6	79.6				84.4	88.8	91.2	88.2				79.8	87.9	87.3	85.2	$19,741	$19,338	$403
Abbott Middle	Public	6-8	600 36th Ave.	San Mateo	94403	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7600	721	40	17.8	61.0%	106 (14.7%)	6 (0.8%)	448 (62.1%)	76 (10.5%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.8%)	71 (9.8%)	40.9	1470^th of 2761 public middle schools	46.8%		48.5	1204^th of 2783 public middle schools	56.7%	266	4.2	5.0	23.8	10.8	4.2	30.0	33.3	21.5	16.7	35.0	14.3	21.5	8.3	0.0	23.8	10.8		26.8	26.8				42.1	44.2	37.1	41.0				26.5	28.5	30.3	28.5	$25,193	$23,694	$1,499
Tierra Linda Middle	Public	6-8	750 Dartmouth Ave.	San Carlos	94070	San Mateo County	San Carlos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 508-7370	451	22	20.1	11.1%	162 (35.9%)	2 (0.4%)	75 (16.6%)	146 (32.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	61 (13.5%)	98.3	34^th of 2761 public middle schools	98.8%		98.1	47^th of 2783 public middle schools	98.3%	13																		79.6	79.6				84.7	87.9	88.6	87.2				71.5	83.7	78.3	77.9	$23,588	$22,978	$610
Borel Middle	Public	6-8	425 Barneson Ave.	San Mateo	94402	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7670	903	47	19.1	46.4%	172 (19.0%)	2 (0.2%)	490 (54.3%)	132 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.9%)	90 (10.0%)	58.6	938^th of 2761 public middle schools	66.0%		66.4	755^th of 2783 public middle schools	72.9%	183																		40.1	40.1				45.9	44.0	54.8	48.3				32.4	35.5	46.1	38.2	$23,052	$21,642	$1,410
Central Middle	Public	6-8	757 Cedar St.	San Carlos	94070	San Mateo County	San Carlos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 508-7321	443	20	22.3	8.6%	232 (52.4%)	2 (0.5%)	67 (15.1%)	69 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	72 (16.3%)	98.4	33^rd of 2761 public middle schools	98.8%		97.8	66^th of 2783 public middle schools	97.6%	33																		78.3	78.3				80.4	89.0	90.3	86.7				82.5	77.9	75.8	78.7	$21,754	$21,162	$592
Crocker Middle	Public	6-8	2600 Ralston Ave.	Hillsborough	94010	San Mateo County	Hillsborough City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 342-6331	446	32	13.8	3.4%	176 (39.5%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.5%)	175 (39.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	64 (14.3%)	97.5	62^nd of 2761 public middle schools	97.8%		98.1	43^rd of 2783 public middle schools	98.5%	19																		67.6	67.6				82.9	84.7	76.6	81.5				83.0	84.7	75.5	81.2	$46,555	$45,890	$665
McKinley Institute of Technology	Public	6-8	400 Duane St.	Redwood City	94062	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2410	476	21	22.2	92.2%	10 (2.1%)	2 (0.4%)	457 (96.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	15	2440^th of 2761 public middle schools	11.6%		12.9	2552^nd of 2783 public middle schools	8.3%	112																		11.0	11.0				22.2	31.1	26.0	26.7				10.6	12.2	8.7	10.5	$20,623	$17,996	$2,627
North Star Academy	Public	3-8	400 Duane St.	Redwood City	94062	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2411	527	20	25.9	8.7%	261 (49.5%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (13.3%)	108 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	87 (16.5%)	99.7	4^th of 2761 public middle schools	99.9%		99.7	3^rd of 2783 public middle schools	99.9%	1																	93.3	97.5	95.3	92.1	89.0	96.7	95.5	98.8	96.3	94.7	93.2	93.5	92.1	95.5	98.8	96.3	94.9	$18,783	$16,908	$1,875
Bowditch Middle	Public	6-8	1450 Tarpon St.	Foster City	94404	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7680	929	44	21.2	19.4%	154 (16.6%)	11 (1.2%)	144 (15.5%)	500 (53.8%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.6%)	111 (11.9%)	94.6	166^th of 2761 public middle schools	94.0%		96.1	124^th of 2783 public middle schools	95.5%	42																		58.6	58.6				71.6	78.7	74.4	74.8				70.8	76.7	72.5	73.2	$21,204	$20,216	$988
John F. Kennedy Middle	Public	6-8	2521 Goodwin Ave.	Redwood City	94061	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2409	808	41	19.9	67.5%	113 (14.0%)	10 (1.2%)	623 (77.1%)	25 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	31 (3.8%)	49	1204^th of 2761 public middle schools	56.4%		54.2	1037^th of 2783 public middle schools	62.7%	167																		21.2	21.2				40.6	54.8	56.7	50.4				25.5	35.2	33.0	31.0	$19,980	$17,256	$2,724

Frequently Asked Questions about Ralston Intermediate

What district is Ralston Intermediate in?

Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Ralston Intermediate?

Students at Ralston Intermediate are 39% Asian, 32% White, 17% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic.

How many students attend Ralston Intermediate?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,082 students attended Ralston Intermediate.

What high school do graduates of Ralston Intermediate attend?

Students who attend Ralston Intermediate usually go on to attend Carlmont High

Is Ralston Intermediate a good school?

Yes! Ralston Intermediate is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 21^st of 2761 California middle schools.

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