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Sandpiper Elementary

Public Grades K-8

485^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of California elementary schools

Summary

Sandpiper Elementary is a highly-rated K-8 school serving 534 students in the affluent Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary district, consistently earning a 5-star rating for over a decade with academic scores well above state averages.

Within its top-tier district, Sandpiper is a solid, middle-performing school; it is academically stronger than Nesbit Elementary but trails the exceptional scores of Central Elementary. The school is notably efficient, achieving strong results with lower per-student spending than many schools in the neighboring San Mateo-Foster City district, such as Foster City Elementary. Its K-8 structure offers continuity, though test scores show a significant dip in 6th grade before a strong rebound in 7th, suggesting a focus area for middle school transitions.

Key strengths include exceptional support for economically disadvantaged students and a strong recovery from pandemic-era absenteeism. Opportunities for growth include addressing a performance gap between female and male students and improving support for multi-racial students, whose scores have recently declined. Overall, Sandpiper provides a consistently high-quality education with specific areas identified for continued enhancement.

534

Students ?

22.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,607

Per pupil spending ?

10.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

801 Redwood Shores Pkwy.
Redwood City, CA 94065-2279

(650) 631-5510

District: Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary

Students who attend Sandpiper Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ralston Intermediate
High:	Carlmont High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

46.4%

White:

21.5%

Two or more races:

18.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2015 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (75% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary's ranking

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

District avg79%

California avg41%

Elementary school

485^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 4% (2015) to top 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

214^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 8%▼ down 5 pts since 2019

From top 3% (2019) to top 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary

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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.8	485 of 5857	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	96.1	254 of 5869	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	94.6	382 of 5859	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	94.3	411 of 5883	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	96.1	67 of 1417	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	97.2	128 of 5789	97.8%	★★★★★
2018	96.2	204 of 5662	96.4%	★★★★★
2017	97.8	100 of 5692	98.2%	★★★★★
2016	96.8	184 of 5614	96.7%	★★★★★
2015	96.5	231 of 5611	95.9%	★★★★★
2013	94.2	162 of 5530	97.1%	★★★★★
2012	91.9	303 of 5390	94.4%	★★★★★
2011	93.5	217 of 5377	96.0%	★★★★★
2010	93.4	239 of 5314	95.5%	★★★★★
2009	93.3	268 of 5193	94.8%	★★★★★
2008	94.6	209 of 5113	95.9%	★★★★★
2007	95.2	212 of 5113	95.9%	★★★★★
2006	90.3	462 of 4818	90.4%	★★★★★
2005	88.1	594 of 4822	87.7%	★★★★☆
2004	92.3	382 of 4809	92.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.5	303 of 1203	74.8%	★★★★☆
2024	77.9	222 of 1205	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	76.0	252 of 1190	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	77.4	217 of 1154	81.2%	★★★★☆
2019	81.6	100 of 1149	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	80.2	128 of 1071	88.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.6	204 of 5597	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	95.9	210 of 5612	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	92.2	489 of 5609	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	94.9	308 of 5635	94.5%	★★★★★
2021	96.6	42 of 1267	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	97.6	57 of 5492	99.0%	★★★★★
2018	96.4	127 of 5413	97.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.6	90 of 5460	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	97.3	135 of 5517	97.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.8	754 of 5628	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	94.3	334 of 5643	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	94.5	338 of 5638	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	92.1	497 of 5663	91.2%	★★★★★
2021	93.8	89 of 1272	93.0%	★★★★★
2019	94.5	280 of 5510	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	94.2	306 of 5431	94.4%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.6	361 of 718	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.8	363 of 670	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	70.4	200 of 669	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	70.2	195 of 610	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	89.9	11 of 445	97.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.5	287 of 2598	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	88.1	138 of 2651	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	85.5	235 of 2661	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	77.2	551 of 2726	79.8%	★★★★☆
2019	85.8	232 of 2834	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	83.9	300 of 2737	89.0%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.4	214 of 2761	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	83.0	418 of 2783	85.0%	★★★★☆
2023	75.2	576 of 2781	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	90.7	263 of 2740	90.4%	★★★★★
2021	98.2	21 of 894	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	96.9	79 of 2715	97.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.6	79 of 739	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	78.6	134 of 743	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	77.5	134 of 715	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	87.8	24 of 733	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	79.9	98 of 745	86.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.7	203 of 2533	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	79.6	443 of 2551	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	70.0	615 of 2531	75.7%	★★★★☆
2022	92.1	189 of 2509	92.5%	★★★★★
2021	97.7	18 of 738	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	95.5	80 of 2380	96.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	95.5	90 of 2579	96.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.3	284 of 2534	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	83.7	363 of 2552	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	76.2	512 of 2538	79.8%	★★★★☆
2022	87.3	311 of 2527	87.7%	★★★★☆
2021	97.2	33 of 763	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	96.7	79 of 2407	96.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.6	43 of 1520	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	56.6	643 of 1537	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.6	537 of 1543	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.9	554 of 1555	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	88.2	118 of 1602	92.6%	★★★★★

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)96th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)89th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)87th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)75th percentile-17 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)50th percentile-42 vs school

Middle school

White (2025)97th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)97th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Asian (2025)89th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)89th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics76%+38 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy75%+27 vs state

Science69%+36 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	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	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sandpiper Elementary	Public	K-8	801 Redwood Shores Pkwy.	Redwood City	94065	San Mateo County	Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 631-5510	534	23	22.8	10.3%	115 (21.5%)	3 (0.6%)	69 (12.9%)	248 (46.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	98 (18.4%)	92.8	485^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.7%		96.1	254^th of 5869 public elementary schools	95.7%	231	75.7	58.7	69.0	73.5	69.4	82.9	54.8	91.8	71.7	75.4	77.6	75.0	81.4	61.3	82.0	69.6	75.8							$15,607	$492	$15,115
Redwood Shores Elementary	Public	K-5	225 Shearwater Pkwy.	Redwood City	94065	San Mateo County	Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 802-8060	404	20	20.2	8.2%	109 (27.0%)	4 (1.0%)	51 (12.6%)	180 (44.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	57 (14.1%)	95.6	275^th of 5857 public elementary schools	95.3%		94.4	395^th of 5869 public elementary schools	93.3%	120	76.6		76.6	72.7	70.6	85.9				76.5	87.5	75.0	87.5				83.0							$16,271	$492	$15,779
Beach Park Elementary	Public	K-5	1058 Shell Blvd.	Foster City	94404	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7490	347	15	23.1	14.7%	70 (20.2%)	3 (0.9%)	60 (17.3%)	175 (50.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	35 (10.1%)	87.5	801^st of 5857 public elementary schools	86.3%		88.6	776^th of 5869 public elementary schools	86.8%	25	38.5		38.5	67.9	70.0	61.5				67.0	76.8	87.5	69.2				78.1							$20,987	$2,341	$18,646
Brewer Island Elementary	Public	K-5	1151 Polynesia Dr.	Foster City	94404	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7532	306	14	21.8	18.6%	41 (13.4%)	4 (1.3%)	62 (20.3%)	154 (50.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	42 (13.7%)	92	546^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.7%		93.6	464^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.1%	82	64.7		64.7	59.1	75.0	76.5				70.9	72.7	78.0	74.5				75.3	95.5						$21,199	$1,549	$19,650
Foster City Elementary	Public	K-5	461 Beach Park Blvd.	Foster City	94404	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7522	624	29	21.5	12.0%	107 (17.1%)	3 (0.5%)	60 (9.6%)	374 (59.9%)	3 (0.5%)	7 (1.1%)	70 (11.2%)	92.3	522^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	91.1%		94.8	359^th of 5869 public elementary schools	93.9%	163	56.2		56.2	64.9	75.9	80.0				73.5	75.0	75.2	78.1				76.1	96.9	97.7	97.7	96.9	97.7	96.9	$20,270	$1,792	$18,478
Nesbit Elementary	Public	K-8	500 Biddulph Way	Belmont	94002	San Mateo County	Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 637-4860	566	27	20.8	27.0%	108 (19.1%)	16 (2.8%)	180 (31.8%)	153 (27.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.1%)	96 (17.0%)	81.4	1104^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.2%		77.9	1246^th of 5869 public elementary schools	78.8%	142	48.0	49.0	48.4	68.6	63.6	62.2	47.2	46.5	62.0	60.2	75.4	64.2	60.0	42.9	26.1	41.2	54.8							$16,231	$704	$15,527
Audubon Elementary	Public	K-5	841 Gull Ave.	Foster City	94404	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7500	445	20	22.2	20.9%	77 (17.3%)	6 (1.3%)	72 (16.2%)	220 (49.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	65 (14.6%)	83.8	973^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	83.4%		89.8	712^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.9%	261	51.3		51.3	54.7	60.0	66.2				60.6	66.2	73.0	67.1				68.8	90.9			95.5	96.6	95.5	$19,350	$1,747	$17,603
Central Elementary	Public	K-5	525 Middle Rd.	Belmont	94002	San Mateo County	Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 637-4820	437	17	25.7	5.3%	117 (26.8%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (7.6%)	185 (42.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	101 (23.1%)	98.5	36^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.4%		98.9	20^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.7%	16	76.0		76.0	93.2	89.0	84.0				88.7	93.2	89.0	89.3				90.5							$14,722	$492	$14,230
San Mateo-Foster City Special Education Preschool	Public	K	1170 Chess Dr.	Foster City	94404	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(650) 312-7766	1				0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Arroyo	Public	4-5	1710 Arroyo Ave.	San Carlos	94070	San Mateo County	San Carlos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 632-8300	290	13	22.2	9.7%	155 (53.4%)	3 (1.0%)	31 (10.7%)	51 (17.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (16.9%)	96.3	216^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.3%		96.9	172^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	97.1%	44	64.0		64.0		84.4	81.2				82.8		83.1	75.2				79.0							$16,341	$759	$15,582

Frequently Asked Questions about Sandpiper Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Sandpiper Elementary?

Students at Sandpiper Elementary are 46% Asian, 22% White, 18% Two or more races, 13% Hispanic.

Is Sandpiper Elementary a good school?

Yes. Sandpiper Elementary ranks in the top 8.3% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Sandpiper Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sandpiper Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ralston Intermediate
High : Carlmont High

How many students attend Sandpiper Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 534 students attended Sandpiper Elementary.

What district is Sandpiper Elementary in?

Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary

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