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Brisbane Elementary

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Brisbane Elementary ranks 852 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

852^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of California elementary schools

Summary

Brisbane Elementary is a consistently high-performing K-5 public school serving 207 students in the small city of Brisbane, CA, where it has earned a 4-star rating for the past decade and currently ranks in the 85th percentile of all California elementary schools.

The school stands out dramatically from others in the immediate area, with student proficiency in English, Math, and Science being 23 to 62 percentage points higher than at nearby schools like Sunshine Gardens Elementary or Harte (Bret) Elementary. Furthermore, students at Brisbane have a chronic absenteeism rate of just 9.1%, which is less than half the rate of most neighboring schools. This academic excellence is supported by the Brisbane Elementary district, which ranks in the 84th percentile statewide, far outperforming surrounding districts such as South San Francisco Unified.

Brisbane Elementary has shown strong post-pandemic recovery, improving attendance and maintaining math proficiency above 70%. The school is particularly effective in supporting the students it serves, ranking in the 98th percentile statewide for its performance with students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. While the school benefits from favorable student-teacher ratios and above-average per-student funding, its sustained success compared to a nearby school like Martin Elementary—which has similar funding but much lower rankings—suggests that instructional quality and school culture are significant factors in its outstanding results.

207

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,902

Per pupil spending ?

16.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 San Bruno Ave.
Brisbane, CA 94005-1671

(415) 467-0120

District: Brisbane Elementary

Students who attend Brisbane Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lipman Middle
High:	Jefferson High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

30.0%

Hispanic:

28.5%

White:

24.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 73rd percentile in 2015 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (66% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg59%

California avg41%

852^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From top 27% (2015) to top 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Brisbane Elementary

241^st of 1,543Brisbane 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	86.4	852 of 5857	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	90.7	657 of 5869	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	84.0	998 of 5859	83.0%	★★★★☆
2022	86.3	886 of 5883	84.9%	★★★★☆
2021	83.6	224 of 1417	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	70.7	1569 of 5789	72.9%	★★★★☆
2018	76.2	1305 of 5662	77.0%	★★★★☆
2017	70.5	1537 of 5692	73.0%	★★★★☆
2016	80.5	1108 of 5614	80.3%	★★★★☆
2015	70.2	1492 of 5611	73.4%	★★★★☆
2013	45.1	3000 of 5530	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	52.7	2460 of 5390	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.0	2356 of 5377	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	46.8	2754 of 5314	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.6	2387 of 5193	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	64.1	1676 of 5113	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	48.0	2438 of 5113	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	47.5	2293 of 4818	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	51.3	2128 of 4822	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	55.3	1912 of 4809	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	44.2	781 of 1154	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.0	843 of 5597	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	86.8	785 of 5612	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	88.5	719 of 5609	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	89.3	674 of 5635	88.0%	★★★★☆
2021	84.5	193 of 1267	84.8%	★★★★☆
2019	68.6	1570 of 5492	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	77.2	1183 of 5413	78.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	79.8	714 of 4963	85.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	97.9	109 of 5517	98.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.2	874 of 5628	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	90.2	593 of 5643	89.5%	★★★★☆
2023	77.5	1196 of 5638	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	77.0	1243 of 5663	78.1%	★★★★☆
2021	75.7	287 of 1272	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	67.9	1598 of 5510	71.0%	★★★★☆
2018	71.7	1409 of 5431	74.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.5	671 of 2598	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	69.3	837 of 2726	69.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)98th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2019)86th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)85th percentile~ school

Male (2025)84th percentile~ school

White (2025)74th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2022)32nd percentile-53 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics71%+34 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy63%+14 vs state

Science57%+24 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
Brisbane Elementary	Public	K-5	500 San Bruno Ave.	Brisbane	94005	San Mateo County	Brisbane Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 467-0120	207	12	17.2	16.9%	50 (24.2%)	2 (1.0%)	59 (28.5%)	62 (30.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (16.4%)	86.4	852^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	85.5%		90.7	657^th of 5869 public elementary schools	88.8%	195	57.1		57.1	66.7	56.3	65.7				62.9	73.3	65.6	74.3				71.1							$26,902	$532	$26,370
Martin Elementary	Public	K-5	35 School St.	South San Francisco	94080	San Mateo County	South San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 877-3955	370	17	22.4	69.7%	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	309 (83.5%)	22 (5.9%)	11 (3.0%)	5 (1.4%)	14 (3.8%)	11.2	5556^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.1%		28.1	4101^st of 5869 public elementary schools	30.1%	1455	7.9		7.9	18.8	14.3	19.7				17.6	24.2	18.8	6.4				16.6							$19,259	$2,260	$16,999
Hillside Elementary	Public	K-5	1400 Hillside Blvd.	South San Francisco	94080	San Mateo County	South San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 877-8720	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Spruce Elementary	Public	K-5	501 Spruce Ave.	South San Francisco	94080	San Mateo County	South San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 877-8780	384	17	22.5	61.2%	14 (3.6%)	8 (2.1%)	303 (78.9%)	43 (11.2%)	4 (1.0%)	6 (1.6%)	6 (1.6%)	17.6	5039^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.0%		18.2	5005^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.7%	34	15.6		15.6	21.7	30.3	21.9				25.0	17.8	27.3	12.5				19.4							$20,610	$2,907	$17,703
Bayshore	Public	K-8	155 Oriente St.	Daly City	94014	San Mateo County	Bayshore Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 467-5443	342	17	20.0	63.7%	23 (6.7%)	8 (2.3%)	160 (46.8%)	101 (29.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.4%)	28 (8.2%)	25.3	4368^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.4%		31.9	3794^th of 5869 public elementary schools	35.4%	574	21.6	14.6	17.7	23.7	32.1	32.4	26.9	51.4	36.2	34.3	31.6	46.4	13.5	14.8	32.4	39.6	30.2							$20,357	$3,291	$17,066
Sunshine Gardens Elementary	Public	K-5	1200 Miller Ave.	South San Francisco	94080	San Mateo County	South San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 877-8784	329	17	19.3	48.3%	14 (4.3%)	5 (1.5%)	194 (59.0%)	74 (22.5%)	6 (1.8%)	4 (1.2%)	32 (9.7%)	38.5	3311^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.5%		36.1	3431^st of 5869 public elementary schools	41.5%	120	21.5		21.5	31.8	38.6	45.5				39.6	36.6	29.8	37.9				35.1							$20,673	$2,790	$17,883
Visitacion Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	55 Schwerin St.	San Francisco	94134	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 469-4796	239	11	21.2	79.1%	3 (1.3%)	20 (8.4%)	74 (31.0%)	109 (45.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.1%)	16 (6.7%)	26.4	4282^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	26.9%		37.1	3364^th of 5869 public elementary schools	42.7%	918	18.6		18.6	24.0	28.0	46.5				33.1	24.5	24.0	27.8				25.5	92.0			96.0	94.0	96.0	$26,076	$2,177	$23,899
Los Cerritos Elementary	Public	K-5	210 West Orange Ave.	South San Francisco	94080	San Mateo County	South San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 877-8841	304	17	18.4	62.2%	14 (4.6%)	8 (2.6%)	204 (67.1%)	37 (12.2%)	6 (2.0%)	13 (4.3%)	22 (7.2%)	10	5635^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.8%		22.1	4666^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.5%	969	6.0		6.0	10.0	13.9	24.5				16.8	18.6	15.8	10.0				14.5							$23,397	$4,077	$19,320
McLaren (John) Children Centers	Public	K	2055 Sunnydale Ave.	San Francisco	94134	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(415) 469-4519	16			50.0%	1 (6.3%)	2 (12.5%)	5 (31.3%)	5 (31.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (18.8%)								(n/a)
KIPP Bayview Elementary	Public, Charter	K-4	948 Hollister	San Francisco	94124	San Francisco County	KIPP Bayview Elementary District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 404-2602	135	9	15.1	89.6%	0 (0.0%)	66 (48.9%)	41 (30.4%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.2%)	18 (13.3%)	8.8	5693^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	2.8%		12.9	5490^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.5%	203				16.7	16.0					16.3	16.7	12.0					14.0	21.2	51.5	36.4	36.4	63.6	33.3	$47,064	$2,046	$45,018

Frequently Asked Questions about Brisbane Elementary

What district is Brisbane Elementary in?

Brisbane Elementary

How many students attend Brisbane Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 207 students attended Brisbane Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Brisbane Elementary attend?

Students who attend Brisbane Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lipman Middle
High : Jefferson High

What is the racial makeup of Brisbane Elementary?

Students at Brisbane Elementary are 30% Asian, 29% Hispanic, 24% White, 16% Two or more races.

Is Brisbane Elementary a good school?

Brisbane Elementary ranks 852^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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