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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	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	CAST Science 5th 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th 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
Highlands Elementary	0.0mi	Public	K-5	2320 Newport St.	San Mateo	94402	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7544	379	18	20.8	27.4%	93 (24.5%)	1 (0.3%)	108 (28.5%)	103 (27.2%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	68 (17.9%)	66.3	1767^th of 5817 public elementary schools	69.6%		81.5	1097^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.3%	670	34.8	34.8	49.1	59.6	47.8	52.3	63.6	68.6	34.8	56.6	≥ 98%		$24,757	$23,890	$867
Fox Elementary	1.8mi	Public	K-5	3100 Saint James Rd.	Belmont	94002	San Mateo County	Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 637-4850	420	16	25.9	6.2%	94 (22.4%)	4 (1.0%)	36 (8.6%)	202 (48.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	81 (19.3%)	97.6	94^th of 5817 public elementary schools	98.4%		96.4	196^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.7%	102	80.0	80.0	83.1	79.5	84.0	82.2	90.8	86.3	77.3	84.5	≥ 98%		$17,813	$17,410	$403
West Hillsborough	2.0mi	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%)	97.4	107^th of 5817 public elementary schools	98.2%		97.5	114^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.1%	7	89.6	89.6	82.6	73.5	95.8	83.9	87.0	79.6	89.6	85.3	≥ 98%		$46,432	$45,390	$1,042
Meadow Heights Elementary	2.1mi	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%)	58.5	2138^th of 5817 public elementary schools	63.2%		59.9	2077^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.5%	61	32.0	32.0	44.4	52.5	46.0	47.6	47.4	60.0	46.0	50.8	91%	0%	$34,717	$32,350	$2,367
Baywood Elementary	2.2mi	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%)	84.3	949^th of 5817 public elementary schools	83.7%		79.3	1184^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.8%	235	60.0	60.0	64.0	59.5	60.0	61.1	73.3	62.0	64.0	66.4	97%	0%	$26,164	$25,108	$1,056
Beresford Elementary	2.5mi	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%)	49.6	2637^th of 5817 public elementary schools	54.7%		42.2	3056^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.8%	419	46.2	46.2	40.0	21.4	48.7	38.0	44.0	17.2	56.4	40.9	94%	0%	$30,876	$29,510	$1,366
Cipriani Elementary	2.5mi	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%		$17,825	$17,422	$403
Laurel Elementary	2.6mi	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%	$24,178	$22,698	$1,480
South Hillsborough	2.7mi	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%)	98.7	30^th of 5817 public elementary schools	99.5%		98.3	45^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.2%	15	80.4	80.4	91.9	81.6	91.3	88.4	94.6	92.1	87.0	90.9	≥ 98%		$44,199	$43,648	$551
North Hillsborough	3.1mi	Public	K-5	545 Eucalyptus Ave.	Hillsborough	94010	San Mateo County	Hillsborough City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 347-4175	274	20	14.0	2.6%	140 (51.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.7%)	87 (31.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	24 (8.8%)	98.6	35^th of 5817 public elementary schools	99.4%		99.2	8^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.9%	27	79.0	79.0	82.2	92.0	89.5	88.0	88.9	92.0	89.5	90.2	90%	0%	$46,524	$45,696	$828

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