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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CSA Spanish Overall (2026)					CSA Spanish Listening (2026)					CSA Spanish Writing (2026)					CSA Spanish Reading (2026)					CSA Spanish Speaking (2026)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Distance	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 12th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 12th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 12th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 12th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CSA Spanish Speaking 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Speaking 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Speaking 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Speaking 12th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Half Moon Bay High	0.0mi	Public	9-12	1 Lewis Foster Dr.	Half Moon Bay	94019	San Mateo County	Cabrillo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 712-7200	911	50	18.3	25.7%	378 (41.5%)	2 (0.2%)	463 (50.8%)	24 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (4.7%)	58.7	844^th of 2135 public high schools	60.5%		33	1426^th of 2162 public high schools	34.0%	582	7.7	3.3	8.1		5.9	3.9	3.3	2.7		3.3	7.8	9.8	8.3		8.7	2.0	1.6	2.8		2.0	32.7	23.0	24.3		35.0		34.6		56.5	56.5	28.6	28.6	$25,315	$24,066	$1,249
Pilarcitos Alternative High (Continuation)	0.8mi	Public	9-12	498 Kelly Ave.	Half Moon Bay	94019	San Mateo County	Cabrillo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 712-7224	25	1	23.5	48.0%	4 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.0%)	26.9	1547^th of 2135 public high schools	27.5%					(n/a)																									0.0		0.0		15.4	15.4	33.3	33.3	$25,315	$24,066	$1,249
Margaret J. Kemp	5.6mi	Public	7-12	400 Paul Scannell Dr.	San Mateo	94065	San Mateo County	San Mateo County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-5235	0	1	2.5	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Hillcrest at Youth Services Center	5.7mi	Public	5-12	10 Loop Rd.	San Mateo	94065	San Mateo County	San Mateo County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-5323	16	4	4.1	81.3%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (81.3%)	1 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																														0.0
Gateway Center	5.8mi	Public	6-12	35 Tower Rd.	San Mateo	94402	San Mateo County	San Mateo County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 598-2150	11	3	3.6	63.6%	1 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (81.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (9.1%)								(n/a)
Hillsdale High	7.5mi	Public	9-12	3115 Del Monte St.	San Mateo	94403	San Mateo County	San Mateo Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 558-2699	1,585	82	19.3	25.2%	489 (30.9%)	16 (1.0%)	597 (37.7%)	313 (19.7%)	2 (0.1%)	16 (1.0%)	148 (9.3%)	83.7	323^rd of 2135 public high schools	84.9%		85	314^th of 2162 public high schools	85.5%	9																										47.5	47.5		67.7	67.7	43.4	43.4	$37,679	$36,820	$859
Aragon High	7.6mi	Public	9-12	900 Alameda de Las Pulgas	San Mateo	94402	San Mateo County	San Mateo Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 558-2999	1,658	74	22.3	16.8%	433 (26.1%)	10 (0.6%)	450 (27.1%)	554 (33.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (2.0%)	177 (10.7%)	95.8	72^nd of 2135 public high schools	96.6%		96.1	77^th of 2162 public high schools	96.4%	5																										62.8	62.8		81.4	81.4	65.0	65.0	$33,409	$32,588	$821
Canyon Oaks Youth Center	7.7mi	Public	7-12	400 Edmonds Rd.	Redwood City	94065	San Mateo County	San Mateo County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 839-1810	8	1	6.6	—	0 (0.0%)	2 (25.0%)	6 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Carlmont High	8.0mi	Public	9-12	1400 Alameda de Las Pulgas	Belmont	94002	San Mateo County	Sequoia Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 595-0210	2,360	120	19.6	9.3%	960 (40.7%)	26 (1.1%)	360 (15.3%)	782 (33.1%)	17 (0.7%)	11 (0.5%)	204 (8.6%)	97.4	38^th of 2135 public high schools	98.2%		97	55^th of 2162 public high schools	97.5%	17																									75.5		75.4		87.4	87.4	75.0	75.0	$32,538	$32,188	$350
Mills High	8.6mi	Public	9-12	400 Murchison Dr.	Millbrae	94030	San Mateo County	San Mateo Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 558-2599	1,115	54	20.4	20.3%	119 (10.7%)	3 (0.3%)	226 (20.3%)	655 (58.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.0%)	100 (9.0%)	94.8	99^th of 2135 public high schools	95.4%		95.3	90^th of 2162 public high schools	95.8%	9																										58.2	58.2		79.8	79.8	63.1	63.1	$39,075	$38,144	$931

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