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Mariposa

Public Grades 4-5

317^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 95% of California elementary schools

Summary

Mariposa is a 322-student elementary school serving grades 4–5 in San Carlos, within the San Carlos Elementary district. In 2025–2026, 78% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA), 79% in math and 65% in science. Those results were 28, 40 and 29 percentage points above California’s rates, respectively. The central takeaway is that the school is far above state proficiency in all three subjects, though it does not match its district overall.

Math is Mariposa’s closest result to the district, while science is its largest gap: it was 1 point below the district in math, 4 points below in ELA and 6 points below in science. Nearby grade-level results show both strong performance and room to improve. Mariposa’s fourth-grade ELA result of 80% ranked second among seven nearby schools with data, while its fifth-grade math result of 74% ranked fourth. The highest nearby results in these comparisons belonged to Central Elementary and Fox Elementary.

Results have fallen since 2022–2023: ELA declined by 5 percentage points, math by 5 and science by 12, with science dropping 14 points from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026. Even so, SchoolDigger rated Mariposa at the 95th statewide percentile with five stars; its percentile has slipped from a recent peak of 99. SchoolDigger’s effectiveness ranking for Hispanic students was at the 81st percentile in 2025–2026, down 17 points since 2023–2024 and 14 points below the overall school percentile. In 2024–2025, Mariposa’s student–teacher ratio was 23.7, compared with a 22.5 average at nearby schools with data. Its free/reduced lunch eligible share was 11% in 2024–2025.

322

Students ?

23.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,550

Per pupil spending ?

10.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

750 Dartmouth Ave.
San Carlos, CA 94070-1769

(650) 832-4201

District: San Carlos Elementary

Students who attend Mariposa usually attend:

Middle:	Tierra Linda Middle
High:	Carlmont High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

32.0%

White:

30.7%

Hispanic:

18.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 94th percentile in 2021 → 95th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (75% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school75%

District avg79%

California avg42%

317^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 1 pts since 2021

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the San Carlos Elementary

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
2026	95.1	317 of 5817	94.6%	★★★★★
2025	97.5	117 of 5857	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	98.1	74 of 5869	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	97.9	110 of 5859	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	98.3	71 of 5883	98.8%	★★★★★
2021	94.6	92 of 1417	93.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	78.8	199 of 1210	83.6%	★★★★☆
2025	85.3	47 of 1203	96.1%	★★★★★
2024	85.0	55 of 1205	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	82.6	96 of 1190	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	80.5	133 of 1154	88.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	98.1	47 of 2227	97.9%	★★★★★
2021	81.1	36 of 293	87.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	93.1	386 of 5581	93.1%	★★★★★
2025	96.4	148 of 5597	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	97.8	62 of 5612	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	96.4	172 of 5609	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	97.3	115 of 5635	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	94.1	82 of 1267	93.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	74.2	981 of 5094	80.7%	★★★★☆
2025	90.1	340 of 5107	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	96.4	112 of 5107	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	90.7	329 of 5087	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	91.8	290 of 5084	94.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	88.1	433 of 5423	92.0%	★★★★★
2025	76.4	938 of 5460	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	86.2	585 of 5517	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	82.7	674 of 5363	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	87.2	456 of 5264	91.3%	★★★★★
2021	43.9	587 of 1110	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	95.3	223 of 5603	96.0%	★★★★★
2025	97.4	90 of 5628	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	97.5	92 of 5643	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	98.0	75 of 5638	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	98.4	52 of 5663	99.1%	★★★★★
2021	93.5	93 of 1272	92.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	83.4	72 of 753	90.4%	★★★★★
2025	89.0	23 of 718	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	82.0	98 of 670	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	79.0	119 of 669	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	87.7	25 of 610	95.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	94.7	104 of 2927	96.4%	★★★★★
2025	94.3	130 of 2847	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	80.0	340 of 2635	87.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	84.4	264 of 2536	89.6%	★★★★☆
2025	88.6	118 of 2598	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	92.7	36 of 2651	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	94.0	16 of 2661	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	94.4	12 of 2726	99.6%	★★★★★

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)

Disabled (2022)98th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)96th percentile~ school

Male (2026)96th percentile~ school

Female (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)92nd percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)90th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)90th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2026)84th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)81st percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics79%+40 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy78%+28 vs state

Science65%+29 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2024-25)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/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	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	95.1	317^th of 5817 public elementary schools	94.6%		97.5	117^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.0%	200	64.7		64.7		80.0	75.6				77.7		83.9	73.7				78.5			$15,550	$590	$14,960
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%)	94.7	353^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	93.9%		93	475^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.9%	122	81.8	73.2	77.7	76.9	71.4	90.9	81.6	66.7	82.5	78.8	76.9	76.2	72.1	57.9	45.5	72.5	67.7	≥ 95%		$17,645	$234	$17,411
Arundel Elementary	Public	K-3	200 Arundel Rd.	San Carlos	94070	San Mateo County	San Carlos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 508-7311	388	17	22.8	11.3%	129 (33.2%)	2 (0.5%)	57 (14.7%)	113 (29.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (22.4%)								(n/a)				86.8						86.8	96.7						96.7	97%	0%	$18,875	$595	$18,280
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%)	99.1	11^th of 5817 public elementary schools	99.8%		98.5	36^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.4%	25	84.7		84.7	90.5	89.3	93.0				90.9	91.9	93.3	93.1				92.8	≥ 98%		$16,641	$403	$16,238
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%)	92.6	500^th of 5817 public elementary schools	91.4%		95	335^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.3%	165	63.9		63.9	77.0	69.5	73.5				73.2	77.0	69.5	73.8				73.3	≥ 98%		$16,413	$403	$16,010
Heather Elementary	Public	K-3	2757 Melendy Dr.	San Carlos	94070	San Mateo County	San Carlos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 508-7303	320	18	18.1	10.0%	98 (30.6%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (15.3%)	104 (32.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	67 (20.9%)								(n/a)				78.3						78.3	84.1						84.1	≥ 99%		$22,085	$583	$21,502
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%)	85.1	909^th of 5817 public elementary schools	84.4%		81.4	1104^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.2%	195	56.3	52.1	54.6	79.4	70.7	62.9	57.8	55.9	75.0	68.3	71.0	69.7	59.2	42.2	41.2	40.4	57.1	≥ 98%		$19,261	$684	$18,577
Brittan Acres Elementary	Public	K-3	2000 Belle Ave.	San Carlos	94070	San Mateo County	San Carlos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 508-7307	411	19	22.2	11.9%	206 (50.1%)	2 (0.5%)	55 (13.4%)	69 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	76 (18.5%)								(n/a)				78.2						78.2	82.1						82.1	≥ 99%		$18,806	$738	$18,068
Arroyo	Public	4-5	1710 Arroyo Ave.	San Carlos	94070	San Mateo County	San Carlos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 632-8300	290	13	22.2	9.7%	155 (53.4%)	3 (1.0%)	31 (10.7%)	51 (17.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (16.9%)	93.8	419^th of 5817 public elementary schools	92.8%		96.3	216^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.3%	203	59.7		59.7		79.1	75.2				77.1		78.4	71.8				75.1			$16,142	$541	$15,601
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%)	13.9	5323^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	8.5%		16.6	5137^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.3%	186	22.5		22.5	12.9	8.6	25.3				15.7	20.0	12.7	21.3				17.9	95%	0%	$21,751	$1,480	$20,271

Frequently Asked Questions about Mariposa

What district is Mariposa in?

San Carlos Elementary

Is Mariposa a good school?

Yes. Mariposa ranks in the top 5.4% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Mariposa attend?

Students who attend Mariposa usually go on to attend:

Middle : Tierra Linda Middle
High : Carlmont High

How many students attend Mariposa?

In the 2024-25 school year, 322 students attended Mariposa.

What is the racial makeup of Mariposa?

Students at Mariposa are 32% Asian, 31% White, 19% Hispanic, 17% Two or more races.

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