Redwood City Elementary

Summary:

The Redwood City Elementary district includes 12 schools serving grades K-8, presenting a landscape of extreme contrasts where top-tier and struggling schools exist side-by-side within the same community.

Standout schools include North Star Academy, an exceptional middle school ranking #4 in the state with proficiency rates above 94%, and Roy Cloud Elementary, which boasts the district's lowest chronic absenteeism at 7.3% and strong academic performance. In contrast, schools like Hoover Elementary and Garfield Elementary face significant challenges, with proficiency rates below 25% and chronic absenteeism well above the district average of 18.3%.

The data reveals that spending does not guarantee results, as the highest-spending school has some of the lowest test scores, while the top performer spends the least per student. Middle schools show dramatic variation, and schools like Orion Alternative and Clifford Elementary demonstrate that solid outcomes are achievable across different student populations, highlighting the importance of specific school practices and culture.

District Detail

750 Bradford St.
Redwood City, CA 94063-1727

(650) 482-2200

SchoolDigger Rank:
725^th of 1543 California districts

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Grades served: K-8
Students: 6,378

Primary Schools: 9
Middle Schools: 3
High Schools: 0
Alternative Schools: 0

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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
Clifford Elementary	Public	K-8	225 Clifford Ave.	Redwood City	94062	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2402	698	34	20.7	50.3%	257 (36.8%)	3 (0.4%)	318 (45.6%)	54 (7.7%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	61 (8.7%)	69.3	1632^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	72.1%		67.4	1707^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.9%	75	47.7	24.7	35.2	54.3	58.7	53.1	48.6	58.5	52.0	54.1	58.0	60.3	49.2	37.5	42.9	40.3	48.0	96.6	98.3		96.6	98.3	97.4	$23,032	$3,266	$19,766
Roy Cloud Elementary	Public	K-8	3790 Red Oak Way	Redwood City	94061	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2414	636	34	18.8	14.5%	359 (56.4%)	2 (0.3%)	141 (22.2%)	58 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (11.9%)	76.6	1305^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.7%		75.7	1345^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.1%	40	42.1	62.0	53.7	57.1	41.1	64.9	67.8	69.8	83.3	65.0	68.3	51.8	61.4	59.3	59.6	74.4	63.3							$22,378	$2,751	$19,627
Garfield Elementary	Public	K-5	3600 Middlefield Rd.	Menlo Park	94025	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2405	280	14	20.1	94.6%	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	273 (97.5%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	10.9	5576^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.8%		5.9	5842^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	0.5%	266	12.2		12.2	4.4	13.3	39.0				18.2	8.7	8.9	7.3				8.3	90.0	96.0	96.0	94.0	96.0		$25,623	$3,361	$22,262
Henry Ford Elementary	Public	K-5	2498 Massachusetts Ave.	Redwood City	94061	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2404	445	23	19.6	66.1%	95 (21.3%)	2 (0.4%)	292 (65.6%)	19 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	26 (5.8%)	52	2497^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.4%		50.7	2522^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	57.0%	25	33.3		33.3	55.4	45.8	38.5				46.1	67.2	34.7	29.0				42.2	97.3			97.3			$24,646	$2,922	$21,724
Hoover Elementary	Public	K-8	701 Charter St.	Redwood City	94063	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2408	675	33	20.4	96.7%	11 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	646 (95.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	3 (0.4%)	12.1	5498^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.1%		12.9	5487^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.5%	11	7.3	6.2	6.8	10.8	15.9	16.5	30.1	26.0	43.6	23.8	22.4	23.9	8.6	7.9	7.5	6.2	12.3	96.6						$23,988	$3,429	$20,559
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							$23,211	$2,991	$20,220
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							$24,994	$3,094	$21,900
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-5	2223 Vera Ave.	Redwood City	94061	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2413	382	20	19.1	69.1%	63 (16.5%)	1 (0.3%)	277 (72.5%)	12 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	24 (6.3%)	20	4828^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.6%		17.1	5108^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.0%	280	11.1		11.1	24.6	38.1	21.7				28.0	25.0	30.2	12.5				22.1	97.4			97.4			$25,910	$3,809	$22,101
Adelante Selby Spanish Immersion	Public	K-5	170 Selby Ln.	Atherton	94027	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2415	582	23	25.3	60.1%	80 (13.7%)	3 (0.5%)	474 (81.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.4%)	53.4	2400^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.0%		46.2	2782^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	52.6%	382	35.5		35.5	50.6	42.0	54.8				48.7	57.5	27.7	32.3				40.1	96.0			96.8	98.4		$24,078	$3,242	$20,836
Taft Elementary	Public	K-5	903 Tenth Ave.	Redwood City	94063	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2416	357	17	21.0	93.8%	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	337 (94.4%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	3 (0.8%)	12.3	5481^st of 5857 public elementary schools	6.4%		14.5	5359^th of 5869 public elementary schools	8.7%	122	9.1		9.1	20.8	26.1	17.3				20.7	15.7	17.0	13.2				14.9							$29,645	$3,922	$25,723
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							$19,422	$2,234	$17,188
Orion Alternative	Public	K-5	555 Avenue Del Ora	Redwood City	94062	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2412	512	24	21.7	27.7%	117 (22.9%)	8 (1.6%)	147 (28.7%)	112 (21.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	124 (24.2%)	84	962^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	83.6%		69.3	1623^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	72.3%	661	52.4		52.4	69.4	58.8	69.8				67.1	79.6	55.9	50.8				61.6							$23,521	$2,471	$21,050

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
San Carlos Elementary	0.83 mi	10
Sequoia Union High	1.4 mi	9	447^th
San Mateo County Office of Education	1.42 mi	6
Rocketship Redwood City District	1.83 mi	1	1049^th
San Carlos Charter Learning Center District	2.23 mi	1	76^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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