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North Shoreview Montessori

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North Shoreview Montessori ranks 591 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

591^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 90% of California elementary schools

Summary

North Shoreview Montessori is a highly-regarded public K-8 school serving 325 students in the San Mateo-Foster City School District, consistently ranking in the top 10% of all California elementary schools.

The school excels academically, with over 72% of students proficient in English, Math, and Science, significantly outperforming both the district and state averages. This strong performance is consistent across different student groups. A standout feature is the school's remarkably low chronic absenteeism rate of 5.8%, which is less than half the district average and far better than many nearby schools like San Mateo Park Elementary (29.3%) and Sunnybrae Elementary (27.5%). It achieves these results cost-effectively, spending less per student than several other schools in the area.

As a public Montessori school, North Shoreview Montessori demonstrates the model's effectiveness, sharing strengths like high engagement and solid academics with Parkside Montessori. Its success is notable within a district with wide performance variations, from top-tier College Park Elementary to struggling schools. The data suggests the school's educational approach and effective practices are key drivers of its consistent, high-level outcomes.

325

Students ?

23.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,663

Per pupil spending ?

17.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1301 Cypress Ave.
San Mateo, CA 94401-2007

(650) 312-7588

District: San Mateo-Foster City

Racial breakdown:

White:

31.1%

Asian:

28.9%

Hispanic:

21.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 98th percentile in 2023 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (73% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in San Mateo-Foster City

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 98th-percentile peak (2023) to 90th (2025)

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg50%

California avg41%

Elementary school

591^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From top 18% (2015) to top 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

108^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 11% (2015) to top 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.3	591 of 5857	89.9%	★★★★☆
2024	93.9	439 of 5869	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	97.6	135 of 5859	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	95.8	305 of 5883	94.8%	★★★★★
2021	87.1	180 of 1417	87.3%	★★★★☆
2019	86.7	812 of 5789	86.0%	★★★★☆
2018	84.9	894 of 5662	84.2%	★★★★☆
2017	87.0	811 of 5692	85.8%	★★★★☆
2016	87.6	757 of 5614	86.5%	★★★★☆
2015	82.4	1014 of 5611	81.9%	★★★★☆
2013	75.3	1308 of 5530	76.3%	★★★★☆
2012	63.5	1865 of 5390	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	69.9	1491 of 5377	72.3%	★★★★☆
2010	67.0	1625 of 5314	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	71.1	1390 of 5193	73.2%	★★★★☆
2008	48.7	2449 of 5113	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	51.0	2268 of 5113	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	30.1	3298 of 4818	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	26.8	3496 of 4822	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	37.2	2794 of 4809	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.8	398 of 1203	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.0	197 of 1190	83.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.2	326 of 5597	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	91.7	521 of 5612	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	96.7	155 of 5609	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	96.4	193 of 5635	96.6%	★★★★★
2021	72.9	314 of 1267	75.2%	★★★★☆
2019	80.2	1061 of 5492	80.7%	★★★★☆
2018	78.8	1101 of 5413	79.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	75.6	901 of 4963	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	44.7	2570 of 4830	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	94.7	253 of 5517	95.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.9	886 of 5628	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	93.5	387 of 5643	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	96.6	181 of 5638	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	93.6	404 of 5663	92.9%	★★★★★
2021	91.7	118 of 1272	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	86.7	746 of 5510	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	86.3	781 of 5431	85.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	96.7	2 of 2726	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	80.7	448 of 2834	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	79.2	480 of 2737	82.5%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.4	108 of 2761	96.1%	★★★★★
2024	96.1	125 of 2783	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	98.0	57 of 2781	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	94.8	148 of 2740	94.6%	★★★★★
2021	88.3	81 of 894	90.9%	★★★★★
2019	85.3	363 of 2715	86.6%	★★★★☆
2018	91.9	191 of 2480	92.3%	★★★★★
2017	94.7	133 of 2508	94.7%	★★★★★
2016	93.7	129 of 2497	94.8%	★★★★★
2015	87.6	277 of 2477	88.8%	★★★★☆
2013	86.8	153 of 2379	93.6%	★★★★★
2012	74.3	465 of 2259	79.4%	★★★★☆
2011	75.9	390 of 2236	82.6%	★★★★☆
2010	79.2	326 of 2179	85.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.8	106 of 2533	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	93.0	182 of 2551	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	96.2	91 of 2531	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	89.9	239 of 2509	90.5%	★★★★★
2021	80.9	116 of 738	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	89.3	243 of 2380	89.8%	★★★★☆
2018	93.2	146 of 2262	93.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.9	136 of 2534	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	96.9	77 of 2552	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	98.6	33 of 2538	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	96.5	90 of 2527	96.4%	★★★★★
2021	86.5	81 of 763	89.4%	★★★★☆
2019	73.7	546 of 2407	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	86.2	300 of 2273	86.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.8	15 of 1520	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	78.4	290 of 1602	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	90.7	58 of 1496	96.1%	★★★★★

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)

Elementary school

White (2022)100th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)95th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)94th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)84th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2019)82nd percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)67th percentile-23 vs school

Middle school

White (2025)99th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)96th percentile~ school

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy75%+26 vs state

Science72%+40 vs state

Mathematics72%+35 vs state

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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)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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					$19,663	$1,325	$18,338
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					$19,784	$1,467	$18,317
LEAD Elementary	Public	K-5	949 Ocean View Ave.	San Mateo	94401	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7550	349	16	21.8	66.5%	21 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	256 (73.4%)	22 (6.3%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.7%)	29 (8.3%)	9.1	5681^st of 5857 public elementary schools	3.0%		13.6	5429^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.5%	252	10.2		10.2	10.7	12.7	10.4				11.3	14.3	19.6	10.2				14.9	95.4	95.4			$23,961	$3,395	$20,566
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				$24,430	$3,964	$20,466
Bayside Academy	Public	K-8	2025 Kehoe Ave.	San Mateo	94403	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7660	840	43	19.3	43.2%	71 (8.5%)	16 (1.9%)	452 (53.8%)	184 (21.9%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (5.5%)	70 (8.3%)	46.1	2819^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.9%		53.1	2394^th of 5869 public elementary schools	59.2%	425	21.2	31.3	29.1	13.5	43.9	37.7	51.7	55.5	46.2	47.7	19.5	36.6	26.4	39.7	45.8	38.0	38.5	94.4	94.4			$20,286	$1,929	$18,357
Washington Elementary	Public	K-5	801 Howard Ave.	Burlingame	94010	San Mateo County	Burlingame Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 259-3880	410	16	25.6	27.1%	153 (37.3%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (20.2%)	103 (25.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	67 (16.3%)	85	923^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	84.2%		91.9	583^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	90.1%	340	61.3		61.3	48.7	81.0	71.0				65.5	61.5	85.9	61.3				69.1	86.1		86.1		$14,987	$806	$14,181
Parkside Montessori	Public	K-8	1685 Eisenhower St.	San Mateo	94403	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7575	418	20	21.2	17.7%	145 (34.7%)	7 (1.7%)	86 (20.6%)	122 (29.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	56 (13.4%)	77.1	1279^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.2%		87.4	840^th of 5869 public elementary schools	85.7%	439	57.1	57.9	57.4	37.2	68.9	71.4	92.1	80.0	89.5	70.3	44.2	60.0	45.2	76.3	68.0	84.2	59.9					$20,950	$2,919	$18,031
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					$29,188	$595	$28,593
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					$21,386	$2,222	$19,164
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	$20,378	$1,412	$18,966

Frequently Asked Questions about North Shoreview Montessori

What is the racial makeup of North Shoreview Montessori?

Students at North Shoreview Montessori are 31% White, 29% Asian, 22% Hispanic, 16% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

What district is North Shoreview Montessori in?

San Mateo-Foster City

How many students attend North Shoreview Montessori?

In the 2024-25 school year, 325 students attended North Shoreview Montessori.

Is North Shoreview Montessori a good school?

North Shoreview Montessori ranks 591^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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