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Borel Middle

Q: Is Borel Middle a good school?

Borel Middle ranks 938 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

938^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 66% of California middle schools

Summary

Borel Middle School is a public middle school serving 903 students in grades 6-8 within the San Mateo-Foster City School District, which has seen its statewide ranking decline over the last five years from the 81st to the 66th percentile.

Academically, Borel's test scores in English, Math, and Science are near the state average but are consistently and significantly below the average for its own district, particularly when compared to its peer, Bowditch Middle. For example, there is a 35-point gap in math proficiency between the two schools, despite nearly identical per-student spending. This performance gap coincides with Borel serving a student population with a much higher rate of economic disadvantage, as measured by free/reduced lunch eligibility, and a chronic absenteeism rate that is double that of some top-performing nearby schools like Central Middle.

The school's results vary widely for different groups of students, with some subgroups performing exceptionally well and others struggling significantly. While Borel spends more per student than several higher-achieving schools in the area, its overall declining trajectory amidst stable or improving neighboring schools highlights specific challenges. The comparison with Bowditch Middle within the same district presents a notable opportunity to examine how resources and supports are deployed to meet the needs of all students.

903

Students ?

19.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,422

Per pupil spending ?

46.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

425 Barneson Ave.
San Mateo, CA 94402-3405

(650) 312-7670

District: San Mateo-Foster City

Feeder schools for Borel Middle:

Elementary:	Baywood Elementary
	Highlands Elementary
	San Mateo Park Elementary
	Sunnybrae Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.3%

White:

19.0%

Asian:

14.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 79th percentile in 2015 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg50%

California avg41%

938^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 34%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 21% (2015) to top 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Middle 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	58.6	938 of 2761	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.4	755 of 2783	72.9%	★★★★☆
2023	72.0	640 of 2781	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	73.2	610 of 2740	77.7%	★★★★☆
2021	76.2	171 of 894	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	76.7	561 of 2715	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	76.6	503 of 2480	79.7%	★★★★☆
2017	72.8	609 of 2508	75.7%	★★★★☆
2016	72.0	616 of 2497	75.3%	★★★★☆
2015	76.3	510 of 2477	79.4%	★★★★☆
2013	68.0	654 of 2379	72.5%	★★★★☆
2012	61.1	802 of 2259	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.4	810 of 2236	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.0	767 of 2179	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	71.1	488 of 2063	76.3%	★★★★☆
2008	66.2	558 of 2005	72.2%	★★★★☆
2007	75.3	389 of 1999	80.5%	★★★★☆
2006	68.9	471 of 1804	73.9%	★★★★☆
2005	73.5	384 of 1777	78.4%	★★★★☆
2004	73.8	364 of 1769	79.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.4	223 of 739	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.9	195 of 743	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	82.9	65 of 715	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	70.0	239 of 733	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.0	123 of 745	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	69.9	237 of 700	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	40.5	745 of 1531	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.4	94 of 354	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	49.2	561 of 1491	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.5	821 of 1369	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	37.8	815 of 1478	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.2	833 of 1521	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.5	1049 of 1540	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.6	146 of 363	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.8	586 of 1442	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.5	871 of 1364	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.2	855 of 2533	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.7	640 of 2551	74.9%	★★★★☆
2023	71.5	585 of 2531	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	75.9	516 of 2509	79.4%	★★★★☆
2021	73.9	159 of 738	78.5%	★★★★☆
2019	76.3	502 of 2380	78.9%	★★★★☆
2018	73.7	526 of 2262	76.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	1819 of 2395	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.4	1634 of 2388	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.7	1564 of 2374	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.8	1466 of 2359	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.2	1119 of 2213	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.4	1058 of 2072	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.3	115 of 477	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	53.7	136 of 394	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	23.2	287 of 336	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	1745 of 2542	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	1559 of 2579	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.5	1773 of 2531	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.4	1682 of 2458	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.5	434 of 721	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.2	1722 of 2369	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	1471 of 2230	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.2	961 of 2534	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.5	805 of 2552	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.7	618 of 2538	75.7%	★★★★☆
2022	68.3	650 of 2527	74.3%	★★★★☆
2021	76.5	149 of 763	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	74.7	530 of 2407	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	77.0	463 of 2273	79.6%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	130 of 194	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.9	127 of 192	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.4	126 of 197	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.2	91 of 193	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.9	377 of 726	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.0	246 of 701	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.2	175 of 677	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	82.1	92 of 665	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	77.1	114 of 554	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	77.5	90 of 462	80.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.8	509 of 1566	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.4	545 of 1552	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.8	484 of 1531	68.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.7	90 of 1520	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	83.6	170 of 1537	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	78.9	256 of 1543	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	80.5	237 of 1555	84.8%	★★★★☆
2019	83.6	192 of 1602	88.0%	★★★★☆
2018	88.4	98 of 1496	93.4%	★★★★★

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)

White (2025)94th percentile+28 vs school

Homeless (2025)76th percentile+10 vs school

Asian (2025)70th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)67th percentile~ school

Female (2025)66th percentile~ school

Male (2025)62nd percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)51st percentile-26 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)48th percentile-18 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)45th percentile-28 vs school

Military Connected (2025)33rd percentile-33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile-35 vs school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy48%~ state avg

Science40%+7 vs state

Mathematics38%~ state avg

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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)				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 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Borel Middle	Public	6-8	425 Barneson Ave.	San Mateo	94402	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7670	903	47	19.1	46.4%	172 (19.0%)	2 (0.2%)	490 (54.3%)	132 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.9%)	90 (10.0%)	58.6	938^th of 2761 public middle schools	66.0%		66.4	755^th of 2783 public middle schools	72.9%	183																	40.1	40.1	45.9	44.0	54.8	48.3	32.4	35.5	46.1	38.2	$19,422	$1,762	$17,660
Abbott Middle	Public	6-8	600 36th Ave.	San Mateo	94403	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7600	721	40	17.8	61.0%	106 (14.7%)	6 (0.8%)	448 (62.1%)	76 (10.5%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.8%)	71 (9.8%)	40.9	1470^th of 2761 public middle schools	46.8%		48.5	1204^th of 2783 public middle schools	56.7%	266	4.2	5.0	23.8	10.8	4.2	30.0	33.3	21.5	16.7	35.0	14.3	21.5	8.3	0.0	23.8	10.8	26.8	26.8	42.1	44.2	37.1	41.0	26.5	28.5	30.3	28.5	$21,494	$2,273	$19,221
Crocker Middle	Public	6-8	2600 Ralston Ave.	Hillsborough	94010	San Mateo County	Hillsborough City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 342-6331	446	32	13.8	3.4%	176 (39.5%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.5%)	175 (39.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	64 (14.3%)	97.5	62^nd of 2761 public middle schools	97.8%		98.1	43^rd of 2783 public middle schools	98.5%	19																	67.6	67.6	82.9	84.7	76.6	81.5	83.0	84.7	75.5	81.2	$29,562	$842	$28,720
Ralston Intermediate	Public	6-8	2675 Ralston Ave.	Belmont	94002	San Mateo County	Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 637-4880	1,082	54	20.0	6.2%	348 (32.2%)	5 (0.5%)	120 (11.1%)	425 (39.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	179 (16.5%)	98.9	21^st of 2761 public middle schools	99.2%		99	19^th of 2783 public middle schools	99.3%	2																	79.6	79.6	84.4	88.8	91.2	88.2	79.8	87.9	87.3	85.2	$15,431	$492	$14,939
Tierra Linda Middle	Public	6-8	750 Dartmouth Ave.	San Carlos	94070	San Mateo County	San Carlos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 508-7370	451	22	20.1	11.1%	162 (35.9%)	2 (0.4%)	75 (16.6%)	146 (32.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	61 (13.5%)	98.3	34^th of 2761 public middle schools	98.8%		98.1	47^th of 2783 public middle schools	98.3%	13																	79.6	79.6	84.7	87.9	88.6	87.2	71.5	83.7	78.3	77.9	$17,195	$773	$16,422
Bowditch Middle	Public	6-8	1450 Tarpon St.	Foster City	94404	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7680	929	44	21.2	19.4%	154 (16.6%)	11 (1.2%)	144 (15.5%)	500 (53.8%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.6%)	111 (11.9%)	94.6	166^th of 2761 public middle schools	94.0%		96.1	124^th of 2783 public middle schools	95.5%	42																	58.6	58.6	71.6	78.7	74.4	74.8	70.8	76.7	72.5	73.2	$19,402	$1,721	$17,681
Burlingame Intermediate	Public	6-8	1715 Quesada Way	Burlingame	94010	San Mateo County	Burlingame Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 259-3830	1,115	52	21.4	25.1%	384 (34.4%)	4 (0.4%)	228 (20.4%)	328 (29.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	168 (15.1%)	94.2	175^th of 2761 public middle schools	93.7%		95.5	136^th of 2783 public middle schools	95.1%	39	36.7	32.4	35.7	34.7	56.7	54.1	53.6	54.7	46.7	48.7	39.3	45.3	26.7	21.6	32.1	26.3	66.4	66.4	71.8	73.6	77.8	74.3	67.8	68.6	68.9	68.4	$14,647	$815	$13,832
Central Middle	Public	6-8	757 Cedar St.	San Carlos	94070	San Mateo County	San Carlos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 508-7321	443	20	22.3	8.6%	232 (52.4%)	2 (0.5%)	67 (15.1%)	69 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	72 (16.3%)	98.4	33^rd of 2761 public middle schools	98.8%		97.8	66^th of 2783 public middle schools	97.6%	33																	78.3	78.3	80.4	89.0	90.3	86.7	82.5	77.9	75.8	78.7	$16,222	$756	$15,466
Taylor Middle	Public	6-8	850 Taylor Blvd.	Millbrae	94030	San Mateo County	Millbrae Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 697-4096	756	34	22.3	18.5%	89 (11.8%)	2 (0.3%)	152 (20.1%)	428 (56.6%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.1%)	73 (9.7%)	88.5	302^nd of 2761 public middle schools	89.1%		90	278^th of 2783 public middle schools	90.0%	24																	55.0	55.0	65.8	74.1	63.3	67.5	63.6	60.9	57.1	60.5	$15,460	$1,586	$13,874
McKinley Institute of Technology	Public	6-8	400 Duane St.	Redwood City	94062	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2410	476	21	22.2	92.2%	10 (2.1%)	2 (0.4%)	457 (96.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	15	2440^th of 2761 public middle schools	11.6%		12.9	2552^nd of 2783 public middle schools	8.3%	112																	11.0	11.0	22.2	31.1	26.0	26.7	10.6	12.2	8.7	10.5	$24,994	$3,094	$21,900

Frequently Asked Questions about Borel Middle

How many students attend Borel Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 903 students attended Borel Middle.

Is Borel Middle a good school?

Borel Middle ranks 938^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Borel Middle?

Students at Borel Middle are 54% Hispanic, 19% White, 15% Asian, 10% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

What district is Borel Middle in?

San Mateo-Foster City

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