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Washington Elementary

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Washington Elementary ranks 923 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

923^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 84% of California elementary schools

Summary

Washington Elementary is a K-5 public school serving about 410 students in the highly-regarded Burlingame Elementary district, consistently earning strong 4 or 5-star ratings and significantly outperforming state averages in English, Math, and Science.

While a solid school, Washington performs slightly below the district average and notably below a top district peer like Lincoln Elementary. It faces specific challenges, including the highest chronic absenteeism rate (12.5%) among district schools and a recent dip in its statewide ranking. Performance varies by grade, with 4th graders excelling in math while 3rd graders have struggled in English. The school serves a more economically diverse population than some neighbors, and its per-student spending is lower than several nearby schools, including Roosevelt Elementary.

Compared to schools in neighboring districts like San Mateo-Foster City, Washington performs very well, but the contrast with the exceptionally high-performing, high-spending Hillsborough City Elementary district is stark. Key opportunities for improvement include addressing attendance, ensuring consistent teaching quality across all grades, and stabilizing support for economically disadvantaged students to help Washington close the gap with the district's top performers.

410

Students ?

25.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,987

Per pupil spending ?

27.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

801 Howard Ave.
Burlingame, CA 94010-3006

(650) 259-3880

District: Burlingame Elementary

Students who attend Washington Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Burlingame Intermediate
High:	Burlingame High

Racial breakdown:

White:

37.3%

Asian:

25.1%

Hispanic:

20.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 87th percentile in 2015 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (67% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Burlingame Elementary's ranking

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg71%

California avg41%

923^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 16%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Burlingame Elementary

94^th of 1,543Burlingame 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	85.0	923 of 5857	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	91.9	583 of 5869	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	86.4	894 of 5859	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	92.2	581 of 5883	90.1%	★★★★★
2021	89.2	164 of 1417	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	93.5	404 of 5789	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	94.0	366 of 5662	93.5%	★★★★★
2017	90.8	593 of 5692	89.6%	★★★★☆
2016	87.7	750 of 5614	86.6%	★★★★☆
2015	87.6	752 of 5611	86.6%	★★★★☆
2013	78.8	1122 of 5530	79.7%	★★★★☆
2012	74.5	1303 of 5390	75.8%	★★★★☆
2011	80.5	972 of 5377	81.9%	★★★★☆
2010	83.2	826 of 5314	84.5%	★★★★☆
2009	88.3	569 of 5193	89.0%	★★★★☆
2008	82.1	877 of 5113	82.8%	★★★★☆
2007	82.9	854 of 5113	83.3%	★★★★☆
2006	81.6	890 of 4818	81.5%	★★★★☆
2005	60.8	1705 of 4822	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	61.2	1657 of 4809	65.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.9	580 of 1203	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.8	371 of 1205	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.0	273 of 1190	77.1%	★★★★☆
2019	69.9	376 of 1149	67.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	91.4	160 of 3246	95.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.0	596 of 5597	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	92.9	443 of 5612	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	90.2	611 of 5609	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	93.1	444 of 5635	92.1%	★★★★★
2021	88.9	151 of 1267	88.1%	★★★★☆
2019	88.9	618 of 5492	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	92.9	375 of 5413	93.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.5	805 of 5107	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	70.9	1145 of 5107	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	61.7	1562 of 5087	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	78.6	792 of 5084	84.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.8	1700 of 5460	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	85.5	605 of 5517	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	42.4	2870 of 5363	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	91.0	308 of 5264	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	51.5	2298 of 5173	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.0	1236 of 5084	75.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.6	1258 of 5628	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	87.4	751 of 5643	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	80.1	1087 of 5638	80.7%	★★★★☆
2022	89.3	669 of 5663	88.2%	★★★★☆
2021	87.4	162 of 1272	87.3%	★★★★☆
2019	93.9	314 of 5510	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	93.5	354 of 5431	93.5%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	78.7	128 of 670	80.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.3	1065 of 2598	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.9	551 of 2651	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	72.7	709 of 2661	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	82.4	359 of 2726	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	85.0	271 of 2834	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	82.7	351 of 2737	87.2%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2018)95th percentile~ school

Female (2025)89th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)84th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)81st percentile-9 vs school

Male (2025)78th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile-15 vs school

White (2025)59th percentile-25 vs school

Asian (2025)52nd percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics69%+32 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy66%+17 vs state

Science61%+29 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th 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	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Washington Elementary	Public	K-5	801 Howard Ave.	Burlingame	94010	San Mateo County	Burlingame Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 259-3880	410	16	25.6	27.1%	153 (37.3%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (20.2%)	103 (25.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	67 (16.3%)	85	923^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	84.2%		91.9	583^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	90.1%	340																	61.3		61.3	48.7	81.0	71.0				65.5	61.5	85.9	61.3				69.1	86.1		86.1		$14,987	$806	$14,181
College Park Elementary	Public	K-5	715-A Indian Ave.	San Mateo	94401	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7691	431	18	23.9	14.4%	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.7%)	304 (70.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (20.4%)	96.8	168^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.1%		96.4	230^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.1%	62																	77.9		77.9	73.3	77.6	83.6				78.3	93.2	80.3	88.2				86.7					$19,784	$1,467	$18,317
San Mateo Park Elementary	Public	K-5	161 Clark Dr.	San Mateo	94402	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7577	340	14	24.2	63.5%	17 (5.0%)	2 (0.6%)	291 (85.6%)	10 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	17 (5.0%)	12	5504^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.0%		12.8	5502^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	6.3%	2																	21.1		21.1	3.9	3.9	23.2				10.6	1.8	1.9	24.6				9.6					$21,386	$2,222	$19,164
McKinley Elementary	Public	K-5	701 Paloma Ave.	Burlingame	94010	San Mateo County	Burlingame Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 259-3870	541	20	27.0	25.7%	137 (25.3%)	2 (0.4%)	180 (33.3%)	108 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	114 (21.1%)	81.6	1094^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.3%		88.6	774^th of 5869 public elementary schools	86.8%	320	28.3	45.5	11.1	28.2	58.7	40.9	51.1	50.4	30.4	56.8	11.1	32.6	19.6	38.6	8.9	22.2	53.9		53.9	51.1	66.7	71.6				62.9	57.6	71.8	56.2				61.4	94.9		94.9		$14,347	$859	$13,488
South Hillsborough	Public	K-5	303 El Cerrito Ave.	Hillsborough	94010	San Mateo County	Hillsborough City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 344-0303	244	16	14.9	5.3%	106 (43.4%)	1 (0.4%)	21 (8.6%)	81 (33.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (14.3%)	98.3	45^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.2%		98.7	38^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.4%	7																	73.3		73.3	92.1	90.7	80.0				87.3	97.4	97.7	84.4				92.9					$29,188	$595	$28,593
North Shoreview Montessori	Public	K-8	1301 Cypress Ave.	San Mateo	94401	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7588	325	14	23.0	17.5%	101 (31.1%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (21.8%)	94 (28.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	53 (16.3%)	91.3	591^st of 5857 public elementary schools	89.9%		93.9	439^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.5%	152																	66.7	78.6	72.4	56.4	79.4	80.0	83.3	73.3	82.1	74.9	66.7	73.5	73.3	73.3	66.7	82.1	72.3					$19,663	$1,325	$18,338
North Hillsborough	Public	K-5	545 Eucalyptus Ave.	Hillsborough	94010	San Mateo County	Hillsborough City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 347-4175	274	20	14.0	2.6%	140 (51.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.7%)	87 (31.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	24 (8.8%)	99.2	8^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.9%		98.8	32^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	99.5%	24																	87.2		87.2	91.7	92.1	97.9				94.0	91.7	89.5	97.9				93.2					$29,641	$682	$28,959
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-5	1151 Vancouver Ave.	Burlingame	94010	San Mateo County	Burlingame Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 259-3890	311	13	23.9	24.1%	99 (31.8%)	1 (0.3%)	66 (21.2%)	97 (31.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	46 (14.8%)	88.1	770^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.9%		91.2	626^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.3%	144																	63.6		63.6	71.7	55.0	72.7				66.9	78.3	60.0	68.2				69.2	87.9	93.9	87.9	92.4	$18,072	$1,396	$16,676
Baywood Elementary	Public	K-5	600 Alameda de Las Pulgas	San Mateo	94402	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7511	489	21	23.8	25.8%	141 (28.8%)	2 (0.4%)	149 (30.5%)	103 (21.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	85 (17.4%)	79.3	1184^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.8%		80.1	1150^th of 5869 public elementary schools	80.4%	34																	56.3		56.3	51.8	64.1	60.0				58.4	62.1	63.8	53.8				59.9	98.2			98.2	$20,378	$1,412	$18,966
Sunnybrae Elementary	Public	K-5	1031 South Delaware St.	San Mateo	94402	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7599	346	18	19.2	75.1%	21 (6.1%)	2 (0.6%)	262 (75.7%)	26 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	24 (6.9%)	12.2	5485^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.4%		14.9	5311^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.5%	174																	9.6		9.6	23.3	18.0	17.7				19.9	23.0	15.7	9.6				16.5	94.1				$24,430	$3,964	$20,466

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington Elementary

What schools do graduates of Washington Elementary attend?

Students who attend Washington Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Burlingame Intermediate
High : Burlingame High

How many students attend Washington Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 410 students attended Washington Elementary.

What district is Washington Elementary in?

Burlingame Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Washington Elementary?

Students at Washington Elementary are 37% White, 25% Asian, 20% Hispanic, 16% Two or more races.

Is Washington Elementary a good school?

Washington Elementary ranks 923^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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