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Beresford Elementary

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Beresford Elementary ranks 3056 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3056^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of California elementary schools

Summary

Beresford Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 218 students in the San Mateo-Foster City School District, currently performing in the middle tier among local schools with a recent academic ranking in the 48th percentile statewide.

The school's performance has been volatile, showing a notable decline from stronger results earlier in the decade, and it now faces significant challenges, particularly in English Language Arts where its proficiency rate lags behind both district and state averages. While mathematics performance is stronger, there are concerning gaps in effectiveness for specific student subgroups, such as English Language Learners. The student population has a substantial and growing level of economic need, with nearly 59% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, a sharp increase in recent years. Despite this, the school spends more per student than many higher-performing neighbors, and it has made commendable progress in reducing chronic absenteeism.

Compared to nearby schools, Beresford outperforms others in its district with higher poverty rates, like Sunnybrae Elementary and Laurel Elementary, but trails higher-performing schools like Baywood Elementary and George Hall Elementary. A striking comparison exists with schools in the neighboring Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary district, such as Cipriani Elementary, which achieve exceptional results with lower per-student spending and lower poverty rates, highlighting differences in district efficiency and outcomes.

218

Students ?

21.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,738

Per pupil spending ?

58.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 28th Ave.
San Mateo, CA 94403-2405

(650) 312-7551

District: San Mateo-Foster City

Students who attend Beresford Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Abbott Middle
High:	Hillsdale High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.7%

White:

19.3%

Asian:

11.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 70th percentile in 2015 → 48th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2015

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

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 13 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg50%

California avg41%

3,056^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From top 30% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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	42.2	3056 of 5857	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.8	2199 of 5869	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.8	2192 of 5859	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.5	2369 of 5883	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.6	728 of 1417	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.0	2127 of 5789	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.2	1433 of 5662	74.7%	★★★★☆
2017	63.1	1879 of 5692	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	70.6	1503 of 5614	73.2%	★★★★☆
2015	65.7	1670 of 5611	70.2%	★★★★☆
2013	64.3	1870 of 5530	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.4	2246 of 5390	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.5	1609 of 5377	70.1%	★★★★☆
2010	69.5	1490 of 5314	72.0%	★★★★☆
2009	51.3	2403 of 5193	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.7	1703 of 5113	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.7	1890 of 5113	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	41.5	2636 of 4818	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	39.3	2759 of 4822	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	49.9	2161 of 4809	55.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	21.1	3031 of 3162	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	44.9	1491 of 3245	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.9	2054 of 3311	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.0	577 of 602	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	68.3	602 of 3246	81.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	3342 of 5597	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.7	2182 of 5612	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.1	1889 of 5609	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.2	1967 of 5635	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.6	554 of 1267	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.4	2533 of 5492	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.9	1413 of 5413	73.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	4030 of 5107	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	3832 of 5107	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.2	3204 of 5087	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.2	4019 of 5084	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.6	3205 of 4963	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.0	1489 of 4830	69.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	3307 of 5460	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.3	3668 of 5517	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.0	3816 of 5363	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	4391 of 5264	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	1055 of 1110	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	43.4	2871 of 5173	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	69.2	1222 of 5084	76.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	2696 of 5628	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.7	2181 of 5643	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.3	2376 of 5638	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.4	2634 of 5663	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.2	744 of 1272	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.6	1844 of 5510	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.3	1426 of 5431	73.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2025)52nd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)40th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile-27 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)4th percentile-58 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics44%+7 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy36%-13 vs state

Science22%-11 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 (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 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
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		$22,738	$1,575	$21,163
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			$24,594	$2,779	$21,815
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%)	16.6	5137^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.3%		20.3	4828^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.7%	309																	22.2		22.2	13.3	18.3	29.6				20.3	13.8	17.1	24.1				18.3	94.9	94.9		$21,940	$1,886	$20,054
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				$20,918	$1,339	$19,579
George Hall Elementary	Public	K-5	130 San Miguel Way	San Mateo	94403	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7533	370	18	20.5	31.4%	95 (25.7%)	2 (0.5%)	118 (31.9%)	90 (24.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	54 (14.6%)	85.3	913^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.4%		88.2	802^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	86.3%	111																	47.2		47.2	62.0	72.6	70.4				68.4	72.0	67.3	53.7				64.1				$22,786	$1,907	$20,879
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
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
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%)	95	335^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.3%		95.8	283^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	95.2%	52																	69.7		69.7	76.7	72.0	82.2				77.1	75.3	77.4	78.7				77.2				$14,511	$492	$14,019
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
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%)	98.5	36^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.4%		98.9	20^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.7%	16																	76.0		76.0	93.2	89.0	84.0				88.7	93.2	89.0	89.3				90.5				$14,722	$492	$14,230

Frequently Asked Questions about Beresford Elementary

Is Beresford Elementary a good school?

Beresford Elementary ranks 3056^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Beresford Elementary attend?

Students who attend Beresford Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Abbott Middle
High : Hillsdale High

What is the racial makeup of Beresford Elementary?

Students at Beresford Elementary are 59% Hispanic, 19% White, 12% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Beresford Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 218 students attended Beresford Elementary.

What district is Beresford Elementary in?

San Mateo-Foster City

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