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Baywood Elementary

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Baywood Elementary ranks 1184 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1184^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of California elementary schools

Summary

Baywood Elementary is a public elementary school in San Mateo, California, serving 501 students in grades K-5. It is part of the San Mateo-Foster City School District, which is ranked 492 out of 1565 districts in the state.

Baywood Elementary consistently ranks in the top 20% of California elementary schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are significantly higher than the district and state averages, particularly in the upper grades. For example, in 2024-2025, Baywood's 4th-grade proficiency rates were 64.1% in ELA and 63.75% in Math, compared to the district's 50.53% and 52.2%, and the state's 45.7% and 42.26%, respectively. However, the school's Hispanic and English Language Learner students struggle, ranking in the bottom 50% of California schools for these subgroups.

When comparing Baywood Elementary to nearby schools, College Park Elementary consistently outperforms Baywood in both ELA and Mathematics, ranking in the top 5% of California elementary schools. In contrast, Sunnybrae Elementary and San Mateo Park Elementary significantly underperform Baywood and the district averages, ranking in the bottom 20% of California elementary schools. The stark contrast in performance highlights the need for the San Mateo-Foster City School District to provide targeted support and resources to its lower-performing schools.

489

Students ?

23.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,164

Per pupil spending ?

25.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 Alameda de Las Pulgas
San Mateo, CA 94402-3358

(650) 312-7511

District: San Mateo-Foster City

Students who attend Baywood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Borel Middle
High:	Aragon High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

30.5%

White:

28.8%

Asian:

21.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 89th percentile in 2015 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (59% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg50%

California avg41%

1,184^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 11% (2015) to top 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 18Elementary Schools in the San Mateo-Foster City

476^th of 1,543San Mateo-Foster City 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	79.3	1184 of 5857	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	80.1	1150 of 5869	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	82.3	1077 of 5859	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	85.3	928 of 5883	84.2%	★★★★☆
2021	86.8	185 of 1417	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	91.1	583 of 5789	89.9%	★★★★☆
2018	90.8	584 of 5662	89.7%	★★★★☆
2017	91.9	528 of 5692	90.7%	★★★★★
2016	92.3	487 of 5614	91.3%	★★★★★
2015	90.4	603 of 5611	89.3%	★★★★☆
2013	89.8	475 of 5530	91.4%	★★★★★
2012	89.8	430 of 5390	92.0%	★★★★★
2011	87.5	604 of 5377	88.8%	★★★★☆
2010	89.7	457 of 5314	91.4%	★★★★★
2009	94.6	188 of 5193	96.4%	★★★★★
2008	94.5	213 of 5113	95.8%	★★★★★
2007	96.4	142 of 5113	97.2%	★★★★★
2006	94.8	227 of 4818	95.3%	★★★★★
2005	95.2	203 of 4822	95.8%	★★★★★
2004	94.6	255 of 4809	94.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.9	115 of 1203	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	81.2	136 of 1205	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	84.8	44 of 1190	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	83.0	81 of 1154	93.0%	★★★★★
2019	81.3	110 of 1149	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	79.9	132 of 1071	87.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	24.4	2874 of 3162	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	2604 of 3245	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	66.4	562 of 3311	83.0%	★★★★☆
2021	49.0	216 of 602	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.4	1818 of 3275	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	67.9	616 of 3246	81.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.4	1063 of 5597	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	71.3	1436 of 5612	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	78.8	1144 of 5609	79.6%	★★★★☆
2022	85.1	866 of 5635	84.6%	★★★★☆
2021	83.9	202 of 1267	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	92.5	397 of 5492	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	93.0	368 of 5413	93.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	4333 of 5107	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	4132 of 5107	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.7	3011 of 5087	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.5	2484 of 5084	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.6	1874 of 4963	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.7	1638 of 4830	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	3559 of 5460	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.8	4648 of 5517	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	4206 of 5363	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	53.6	2060 of 5264	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.6	617 of 1110	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.2	3335 of 5173	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.7	2573 of 5084	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.1	1282 of 5628	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	83.3	955 of 5643	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	82.2	1006 of 5638	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	81.8	1024 of 5663	81.9%	★★★★☆
2021	86.8	169 of 1272	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	86.8	742 of 5510	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	84.5	857 of 5431	84.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.9	341 of 718	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	80.2	111 of 670	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	72.0	176 of 610	71.1%	★★★★☆
2019	84.7	32 of 445	92.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.0	487 of 2598	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	78.8	469 of 2651	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	78.5	493 of 2661	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	85.5	246 of 2726	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	85.7	244 of 2834	91.4%	★★★★★
2018	82.5	361 of 2737	86.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Asian (2025)90th percentile+11 vs school

White (2025)81st percentile~ school

Female (2025)81st percentile~ school

Male (2025)77th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)53rd percentile-27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile-45 vs school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile-65 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)9th percentile-71 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics60%+23 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy58%+10 vs state

Science56%+24 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)	% Varicella (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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/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	% Varicella KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	$26,164	$25,108	$1,056
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				$44,199	$43,648	$551
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			$34,389	$31,382	$3,007
Meadow Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	2619 Dolores St.	San Mateo	94403	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7566	238	13	18.3	47.1%	49 (20.6%)	3 (1.3%)	112 (47.1%)	29 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.5%)	31 (13.0%)	59.9	2077^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.5%		51.6	2468^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.9%	391																	42.1		42.1	50.0	42.6	48.7				46.8	55.0	46.8	42.1				48.0	91.7			$34,717	$32,350	$2,367
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				$26,702	$25,040	$1,662
Beresford Elementary	Public	K-5	300 28th Ave.	San Mateo	94403	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7551	218	10	21.8	58.7%	42 (19.3%)	0 (0.0%)	128 (58.7%)	26 (11.9%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.8%)	17 (7.8%)	42.2	3056^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.8%		56.8	2199^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.5%	857																	21.9		21.9	29.4	44.7	31.3				35.6	35.3	60.5	34.4				44.2	87.0	93.5		$30,876	$29,510	$1,366
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				$23,014	$22,026	$988
Fiesta Gardens International Elementary	Public	K-5	1001 Bermuda Dr.	San Mateo	94403	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7737	418	19	22.0	56.0%	51 (12.2%)	1 (0.2%)	344 (82.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	29.1	4034^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.1%		36.5	3402^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	42.0%	632	9.8	4.7	11.1	8.1	47.1	10.9	43.1	31.5	10.2	10.9	15.5	12.4	8.3	4.7	7.0	6.2	34.7		34.7	12.0	18.8	37.5				23.5	22.5	20.3	38.0				26.8				$29,472	$28,332	$1,140
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				$25,783	$24,794	$989
West Hillsborough	Public	K-5	376 Barbara Way	Hillsborough	94010	San Mateo County	Hillsborough City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 344-9870	275	18	15.3	2.5%	80 (29.1%)	3 (1.1%)	19 (6.9%)	123 (44.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (18.2%)	97.5	114^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.1%		98.7	37^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.4%	77																	71.4		71.4	76.2	88.9	83.7				83.1	90.5	93.3	77.6				86.8				$46,432	$45,390	$1,042

Frequently Asked Questions about Baywood Elementary

What district is Baywood Elementary in?

San Mateo-Foster City

What is the racial makeup of Baywood Elementary?

Students at Baywood Elementary are 30% Hispanic, 29% White, 21% Asian, 17% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Baywood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 489 students attended Baywood Elementary.

Is Baywood Elementary a good school?

Baywood Elementary ranks 1184^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Baywood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Baywood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Borel Middle
High : Aragon High

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