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Cipriani Elementary

Public Grades K-5

335^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 94% of California elementary schools

Summary

Cipriani Elementary is a high-performing public elementary school located in Belmont, CA, serving 479 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary School District, which is ranked 92 out of 1,565 districts in California and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cipriani Elementary consistently outperforms the state and district averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in ELA and Math were 77.14% and 77.24%, respectively, compared to the state averages of 48.81% and 37.3%. The school's performance in Science (CAST) is also strong, with 69.66% proficiency in 5th grade, compared to the state average of 33.39%. Cipriani Elementary performs exceptionally well across different student subgroups, including female, male, Asian, and white students, with rankings often in the top 100-500 out of over 5,600 California elementary schools.

While Cipriani Elementary outperforms the nearby Nesbit Elementary, Fox Elementary, and Central Elementary in the Belmont-Redwood Shores district, some schools in the neighboring San Mateo-Foster City district, such as Beresford Elementary and Meadow Heights Elementary, have lower academic performance compared to Cipriani. The San Carlos Charter Learning Center, a public charter school located about 1.2 miles from Cipriani, also demonstrates strong academic performance, with proficiency rates comparable to or exceeding Cipriani's in many areas.

471

Students ?

26.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,511

Per pupil spending ?

8.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2525 Buena Vista
Belmont, CA 94002-1454

(650) 637-4840

District: Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary

Students who attend Cipriani Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ralston Intermediate
High:	Carlmont High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

34.6%

White:

33.1%

Two or more races:

22.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 90th percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (76% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 27 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school76%

District avg79%

California avg41%

335^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 10% (2015) to top 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.0	335 of 5857	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	95.8	283 of 5869	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	94.9	360 of 5859	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	95.8	314 of 5883	94.7%	★★★★★
2021	93.9	104 of 1417	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	89.6	662 of 5789	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	94.2	353 of 5662	93.8%	★★★★★
2017	96.0	251 of 5692	95.6%	★★★★★
2016	93.5	418 of 5614	92.6%	★★★★★
2015	91.6	536 of 5611	90.4%	★★★★★
2013	84.4	798 of 5530	85.6%	★★★★☆
2012	83.2	832 of 5390	84.6%	★★★★☆
2011	84.7	743 of 5377	86.2%	★★★★☆
2010	80.9	965 of 5314	81.8%	★★★★☆
2009	83.0	830 of 5193	84.0%	★★★★☆
2008	84.1	791 of 5113	84.5%	★★★★☆
2007	86.0	712 of 5113	86.1%	★★★★☆
2006	81.6	891 of 4818	81.5%	★★★★☆
2005	69.6	1363 of 4822	71.7%	★★★★☆
2004	63.8	1533 of 4809	68.1%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.4	100 of 1203	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	76.4	256 of 1205	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	72.5	343 of 1190	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	70.7	370 of 1154	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.4	409 of 1149	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.0	426 of 1071	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	75.4	410 of 2585	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	91.1	136 of 2128	93.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.1	253 of 5597	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	92.2	483 of 5612	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	93.2	427 of 5609	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	95.0	295 of 5635	94.8%	★★★★★
2021	92.4	111 of 1267	91.2%	★★★★★
2019	84.7	834 of 5492	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	94.3	260 of 5413	95.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	91.4	394 of 5517	92.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.6	422 of 5628	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	164 of 5643	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	95.0	307 of 5638	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	94.8	310 of 5663	94.5%	★★★★★
2021	93.1	100 of 1272	92.1%	★★★★★
2019	89.4	615 of 5510	88.8%	★★★★☆
2018	89.6	592 of 5431	89.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.1	290 of 718	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.6	218 of 670	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.5	290 of 669	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	81.5	79 of 610	87.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.1	526 of 2598	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	85.6	223 of 2651	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	87.3	185 of 2661	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	83.8	313 of 2726	88.5%	★★★★☆
2019	66.5	956 of 2834	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	86.1	216 of 2737	92.1%	★★★★★

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)95th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Asian (2025)92nd percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2019)84th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)80th percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)60th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics77%+40 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy77%+28 vs state

Science70%+37 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)	% Varicella (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	% Varicella KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cipriani Elementary	Public	K-5	2525 Buena Vista	Belmont	94002	San Mateo County	Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 637-4840	471	18	26.9	8.9%	156 (33.1%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (9.6%)	163 (34.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	105 (22.3%)	95	335^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.3%		95.8	283^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	95.2%	52	69.7		69.7	76.7	72.0	82.2				77.1	75.3	77.4	78.7				77.2			$14,511	$492	$14,019
Fox Elementary	Public	K-5	3100 Saint James Rd.	Belmont	94002	San Mateo County	Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 637-4850	420	16	25.9	6.2%	94 (22.4%)	4 (1.0%)	36 (8.6%)	202 (48.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	81 (19.3%)	96.4	196^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.7%		97.6	118^th of 5869 public elementary schools	98.0%	78	85.3		85.3	75.3	74.3	90.7				80.2	78.1	82.4	84.0				81.5			$15,069	$492	$14,577
Laurel Elementary	Public	K-5	316 36th Ave.	San Mateo	94403	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7555	469	22	21.8	76.5%	32 (6.8%)	1 (0.2%)	359 (76.5%)	37 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	28 (6.0%)	16.6	5137^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.3%		20.3	4828^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.7%	309	22.2		22.2	13.3	18.3	29.6				20.3	13.8	17.1	24.1				18.3	94.9	94.9	$21,940	$1,886	$20,054
San Carlos Charter Learning Center	Public, Charter	K-8	750 Dartmouth Ave.	San Carlos	94070	San Mateo County	San Carlos Charter Learning Center District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 508-7343	377	20	18.6	4.0%	175 (46.4%)	3 (0.8%)	46 (12.2%)	101 (26.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	51 (13.5%)	93	475^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.9%		96.3	235^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.0%	240	77.3	74.4	75.9	71.4	84.9	87.9	65.7	83.8	90.7	80.7	69.1	87.9	72.7	57.1	65.8	69.8	70.1	93.2		$16,319	$208	$16,111
Mariposa	Public	4-5	750 Dartmouth Ave.	San Carlos	94070	San Mateo County	San Carlos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 832-4201	322	14	23.7	10.9%	99 (30.7%)	2 (0.6%)	60 (18.6%)	103 (32.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	55 (17.1%)	97.5	117^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.0%		98.1	74^th of 5869 public elementary schools	98.7%	43	78.4		78.4		80.6	85.1				82.7		81.8	83.9				82.8			$16,520	$811	$15,709
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
Beresford Elementary	Public	K-5	300 28th Ave.	San Mateo	94403	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7551	218	10	21.8	58.7%	42 (19.3%)	0 (0.0%)	128 (58.7%)	26 (11.9%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.8%)	17 (7.8%)	42.2	3056^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.8%		56.8	2199^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.5%	857	21.9		21.9	29.4	44.7	31.3				35.6	35.3	60.5	34.4				44.2	87.0	93.5	$22,738	$1,575	$21,163
Meadow Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	2619 Dolores St.	San Mateo	94403	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7566	238	13	18.3	47.1%	49 (20.6%)	3 (1.3%)	112 (47.1%)	29 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.5%)	31 (13.0%)	59.9	2077^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.5%		51.6	2468^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.9%	391	42.1		42.1	50.0	42.6	48.7				46.8	55.0	46.8	42.1				48.0	91.7		$24,594	$2,779	$21,815
George Hall Elementary	Public	K-5	130 San Miguel Way	San Mateo	94403	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7533	370	18	20.5	31.4%	95 (25.7%)	2 (0.5%)	118 (31.9%)	90 (24.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	54 (14.6%)	85.3	913^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.4%		88.2	802^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	86.3%	111	47.2		47.2	62.0	72.6	70.4				68.4	72.0	67.3	53.7				64.1			$22,786	$1,907	$20,879
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Cipriani Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Cipriani Elementary?

Students at Cipriani Elementary are 35% Asian, 33% White, 22% Two or more races, 10% Hispanic.

Is Cipriani Elementary a good school?

Yes. Cipriani Elementary ranks in the top 5.7% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Cipriani Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cipriani Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ralston Intermediate
High : Carlmont High

What district is Cipriani Elementary in?

Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary

How many students attend Cipriani Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 471 students attended Cipriani Elementary.

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