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Henry Ford Elementary

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Henry Ford Elementary ranks 2497 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2497^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 57% of California elementary schools

Summary

Henry Ford Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 445 students in the Redwood City Elementary district, notable for achieving academic results near the state average while serving a student population where two-thirds qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school performs close to California averages, with particular strength in mathematics where it exceeds both state and district proficiency rates; its third-grade math scores are especially strong. The school has shown resilience, recovering well from a pandemic-era dip in performance, and it effectively supports Hispanic students and English Learners. However, challenges remain, including a higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rate and significant struggles in serving students in special education, an area the school is working to improve.

When compared to nearby schools with similar student demographics, such as Garfield Elementary and Hoover Elementary, Henry Ford achieves substantially higher academic outcomes. It also outperforms local charter schools like Connect Community Charter and KIPP Excelencia Community Preparatory, which serve similar populations. This demonstrates that factors like instructional quality and school culture can significantly impact success, even within the same community.

445

Students ?

19.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,646

Per pupil spending ?

66.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2498 Massachusetts Ave.
Redwood City, CA 94061-3263

(650) 482-2404

District: Redwood City Elementary

Students who attend Henry Ford Elementary usually attend:

High:

Woodside High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.6%

White:

21.3%

Two or more races:

5.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 55th percentile in 2013 → 57th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (57th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg43%

California avg41%

2,497^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 43%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 36% (2015) to top 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Redwood City Elementary

725^th of 1,543Redwood City 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	52.0	2497 of 5857	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.7	2522 of 5869	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.8	2489 of 5859	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.0	3696 of 5883	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.5	2456 of 5789	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.0	2720 of 5662	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	47.5	2686 of 5692	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	61.8	1914 of 5614	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	57.6	2045 of 5611	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	53.5	2476 of 5530	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	50.1	2613 of 5390	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	45.7	2847 of 5377	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	57.3	2149 of 5314	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	59.6	1936 of 5193	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	42.3	2815 of 5113	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	35.5	3197 of 5113	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	44.0	2496 of 4818	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	41.0	2656 of 4822	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	38.9	2699 of 4809	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	28.2	1586 of 2227	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	45.2	1468 of 3162	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.1	1534 of 3245	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.0	2203 of 3311	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.7	1955 of 3246	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	2095 of 5597	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.2	2163 of 5612	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.8	2311 of 5609	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.3	3382 of 5635	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.7	2567 of 5492	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.6	2681 of 5413	50.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.2	2021 of 5107	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.3	1765 of 5107	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.9	1945 of 5087	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.9	3446 of 5084	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.6	1940 of 4963	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.3	2094 of 4830	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	2199 of 5460	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.8	2338 of 5517	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.5	2264 of 5363	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.8	3596 of 5264	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.0	2403 of 5173	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.6	2850 of 5084	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	2760 of 5628	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.9	2761 of 5643	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.0	2509 of 5638	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.6	3735 of 5663	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.9	2259 of 5510	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.3	2615 of 5431	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	1574 of 2847	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.1	2619 of 2635	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	36.5	1358 of 2420	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.6	1208 of 2598	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.3	1841 of 2651	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.8	1158 of 2661	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.8	1879 of 2726	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.0	1547 of 2834	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.5	1968 of 2737	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)63rd percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)60th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)54th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)54th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)51st percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)45th percentile-13 vs school

Disabled (2022)29th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy46%-3 vs state

Mathematics42%+5 vs state

Science33%~ state avg

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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)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
Rocketship Redwood City	Public, Charter	K-5	909 Roosevelt Ave	Redwood City	94061	San Mateo County	Rocketship Redwood City District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(877) 806-0920	275	9	32.3	87.6%	6 (2.2%)	2 (0.7%)	260 (94.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	32.6	3757^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.9%		17.5	5075^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.5%	1318	17.5		17.5	18.9	37.5	35.0				31.2	30.8	40.8	35.0				35.9	96.9	96.9				$20,794	$3,694	$17,100
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
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
Las Lomitas Elementary	Public	K-3	299 Alameda de Las Pulgas	Atherton	94027	San Mateo County	Las Lomitas Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 854-5900	522	26	20.0	5.2%	220 (42.1%)	3 (0.6%)	93 (17.8%)	132 (25.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	72 (13.8%)								(n/a)				80.8						80.8	87.3						87.3						$29,175	$706	$28,469
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
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
Connect Community Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	635 Oakside Ave.	Redwood City	94063	San Mateo County	Connect Community Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2426	143	8	17.8	88.1%	4 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	137 (95.8%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5.8	5816^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.7%		7.6	5789^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.4%	27	7.7	10.0	8.7	7.1	8.3	12.0	13.0	14.3	35.0	15.7	0.0	0.0	3.9	4.4	9.5	30.0	8.6						$25,272	$4,365	$20,907

Frequently Asked Questions about Henry Ford Elementary

Is Henry Ford Elementary a good school?

Henry Ford Elementary ranks 2497^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Henry Ford Elementary?

Students at Henry Ford Elementary are 66% Hispanic, 21% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander.

What district is Henry Ford Elementary in?

Redwood City Elementary

What schools do graduates of Henry Ford Elementary attend?

Students who attend Henry Ford Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Woodside High

How many students attend Henry Ford Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 445 students attended Henry Ford Elementary.

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