Is Hillsdale High a good school?

Hillsdale High ranks 299 th of 2335 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Hillsdale High?

In the 2021-22 school year, 1,647 students attended Hillsdale High.

What is the racial makeup of Hillsdale High?

Students at Hillsdale High are 35% Hispanic, 32% White, 20% Asian, 10% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools feed into Hillsdale High?

Hillsdale High is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Beresford Elementary Elementary : George Hall Elementary Elementary : Laurel Elementary Middle : Abbott Middle

Hillsdale High

Public 9-12

3115 Del Monte St.
San Mateo, CA 94403-3800

(650) 558-2699

District: San Mateo Union High

SchoolDigger Rank:
299^th of 2,335 California High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,101

Feeder schools for Hillsdale High:

Elementary:	Beresford Elementary
	George Hall Elementary
	Laurel Elementary
Middle:	Abbott Middle

Student/teacher ratio: 18.0

Number of students: 1,647

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

34.8%

White:

31.7%

Asian:

20.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 23.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Hillsdale High ranks better than 87.2% of high schools in California. It also ranks 4^th among 7 ranked high schools in the San Mateo Union High School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 81.71. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Hillsdale High is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (34.8%), White (31.7%), Asian (20.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 23.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Hillsdale High is 18, which is the 3^rd best among 7 high schools in the San Mateo Union High School District. (See more...)

Compare Hillsdale High employs 91.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hillsdale High is $19,101, which is the 3^rd highest among 7 high schools in the San Mateo Union High School District.

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Hillsdale High:

SchoolDigger ranks Hillsdale High 299^th of 2335 California public high schools. (See Hillsdale High in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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San Mateo Union High:

SchoolDigger ranks San Mateo Union High 247^th of 2062 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Hillsdale High

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Rank History for all students at Hillsdale High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	44.01	606^th	1653	63.3%
2005	52.23	549^th	1901	71.1%
2006	56.08	544^th	1968	72.4%
2007	65.10	349^th	2063	83.1%
2008	64.67	379^th	2117	82.1%
2009	59.35	487^th	2238	78.2%
2010	60.93	494^th	2281	78.3%
2011	60.14	513^th	2367	78.3%
2012	63.37	453^rd	2354	80.8%
2013	67.30	358^th	2426	85.2%
2015	80.84	346^th	1994	82.6%
2016	87.84	235^th	2039	88.5%
2017	88.82	225^th	2021	88.9%
2018	88.94	230^th	2017	88.6%
2019	86.22	257^th	2133	88.0%
2022	86.04	267^th	2123	87.4%
2023	81.71	299^th	2335	87.2%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Hillsdale High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	63.34	141^st	366	61.5%
2019	39.55	269^th	422	36.3%
2022	70.75	142^nd	515	72.4%
2023	74.27	142^nd	780	81.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Hillsdale High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	84.89	71^st	938	92.4%
2019	90.69	34^th	941	96.4%
2022	68.96	117^th	1044	88.8%
2023	44.56	356^th	1315	72.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Hillsdale High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	79.21	123^rd	1539	92.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Hillsdale High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	64.95	623^rd	1862	66.5%
2019	59.57	689^th	1937	64.4%
2022	45.15	983^rd	1943	49.4%
2023	37.18	1209^th	2237	46.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Hillsdale High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	86.48	229^th	1760	87.0%
2019	84.80	249^th	1833	86.4%
2022	88.25	204^th	1858	89.0%
2023	80.80	284^th	2106	86.5%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Hillsdale High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	68.49	203^rd	1052	80.7%
2019	93.81	51^st	1117	95.4%
2022	86.26	99^th	1161	91.5%

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Rank History for Military Connected students at Hillsdale High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	51.89	84^th	168	50.0%
2023	42.16	140^th	233	39.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Hillsdale High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	88.73	208^th	1834	88.7%
2019	83.95	267^th	1880	85.8%
2022	80.09	324^th	1916	83.1%
2023	79.67	318^th	2195	85.5%

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Rank History for Asian students at Hillsdale High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	75.61	153^rd	581	73.7%
2019	61.46	247^th	582	57.6%
2022	76.75	138^th	581	76.2%
2023	68.88	240^th	727	67.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Hillsdale High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	68.95	517^th	1742	70.3%
2019	71.47	409^th	1814	77.5%
2022	51.31	802^nd	1861	56.9%
2023	48.40	892^nd	2132	58.2%

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Rank History for White students at Hillsdale High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	84.06	156^th	1173	86.7%
2019	90.36	76^th	1222	93.8%
2022	84.35	141^st	1204	88.3%
2023	75.58	232^nd	1424	83.7%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Hillsdale High

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	1044	77	237	124	1	n/a	n/a	0	1483
1989	912	55	276	136	5	n/a	n/a	0	1384
1990	807	40	255	121	5	n/a	n/a	0	1228
1991	814	40	296	150	10	n/a	n/a	0	1310
1992	804	48	318	168	9	n/a	n/a	0	1347
1993	810	50	330	191	7	n/a	n/a	0	1388
1994	786	47	304	218	6	n/a	n/a	0	1361
1995	789	55	280	196	4	n/a	n/a	0	1324
1996	789	55	280	196	4	n/a	n/a	0	1324
1997	777	51	286	174	7	n/a	n/a	0	1295
1998	762	55	317	211	4	n/a	n/a	0	1349
1999	727	47	294	207	4	n/a	n/a	0	1279
2000	712	35	267	196	5	n/a	n/a	0	1215
2001	642	26	246	212	4	n/a	n/a	0	1130
2002	647	35	227	295	3	n/a	n/a	0	1207
2003	647	35	227	295	3	n/a	n/a	0	1207
2004	641	48	234	327	3	n/a	n/a	1	1254
2005	640	59	242	337	0	n/a	n/a	12	1290
2006	614	50	233	285	0	n/a	n/a	23	1205
2007	570	55	240	283	2	n/a	n/a	36	1186
2008	560	47	244	298	4	n/a	n/a	0	1153
2009	546	41	215	295	3	30	41	0	1171
2010	602	53	241	339	5	31	2	0	1273
2011	507	25	239	392	4	22	132	0	1321
2012	494	25	241	374	3	21	160	0	1318
2013	492	27	252	381	2	20	176	0	1350
2014	518	28	260	353	2	23	164	0	1348
2015	535	29	276	350	2	24	133	0	1349
2016	556	19	292	358	5	20	125	0	1375
2017	555	19	301	407	3	14	119	0	1418
2018	584	18	313	467	4	8	140	0	1534
2019	112	14	315	511	7	10	600	0	1569
2020	44	15	317	579	4	20	672	0	1651
2021	556	17	341	578	3	17	177	0	1689
2022	522	24	334	573	4	19	169	2	1647

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Hillsdale High

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1483	66.2	22.4	n/a
1989	1384	62.9	22.0	n/a
1990	1228	60.2	20.3	n/a
1991	1310	54.1	24.2	n/a
1992	1347	55.0	24.4	4.2
1993	1388	61.7	22.5	3.4
1994	1361	58.5	23.3	3.8
1995	1324	55.8	23.7	2.3
1996	1324	55.8	23.7	2.3
1997	1295	54.4	23.8	5.3
1998	1349	57.0	23.7	3.8
1999	1279	55.4	23.1	3.1
2000	1215	59.8	20.3	2.7
2001	1130	57.3	19.7	3.5
2002	1207	59.6	20.3	8.3
2003	1207	59.6	20.3	8.3
2004	1254	62.0	20.2	8.9
2005	1290	65.4	19.7	8.4
2006	1205	68.2	17.7	8
2007	1186	61.2	19.4	11.7
2008	1153	70.4	16.4	12
2009	1171	61.2	16.7	15.5
2010	1273	65.4	19.4	18.5
2011	1321	n/a	n/a	17.5
2012	1318	68.9	19.1	n/a
2013	1350	68.3	19.7	17.9
2014	1348	69.6	19.3	19
2015	1349	72.0	18.7	15.9
2016	1375	72.0	19.0	11.9
2017	1418	70.5	20.1	15.2
2018	1534	79.0	19.4	19.9
2019	1569	84.1	18.6	21.9
2020	1651	n/a	n/a	22.5
2021	1689	89.0	18.9	20.2
2022	1647	91.1	18.0	23.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Hillsdale High

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1483	66.2	22.4	n/a
1989	1384	62.9	22.0	n/a
1990	1228	60.2	20.3	n/a
1991	1310	54.1	24.2	n/a
1992	1347	55.0	24.4	4.2
1993	1388	61.7	22.5	3.4
1994	1361	58.5	23.3	3.8
1995	1324	55.8	23.7	2.3
1996	1324	55.8	23.7	2.3
1997	1295	54.4	23.8	5.3
1998	1349	57.0	23.7	3.8
1999	1279	55.4	23.1	3.1
2000	1215	59.8	20.3	2.7
2001	1130	57.3	19.7	3.5
2002	1207	59.6	20.3	8.3
2003	1207	59.6	20.3	8.3
2004	1254	62.0	20.2	8.9
2005	1290	65.4	19.7	8.4
2006	1205	68.2	17.7	8
2007	1186	61.2	19.4	11.7
2008	1153	70.4	16.4	12
2009	1171	61.2	16.7	15.5
2010	1273	65.4	19.4	18.5
2011	1321	n/a	n/a	17.5
2012	1318	68.9	19.1	n/a
2013	1350	68.3	19.7	17.9
2014	1348	69.6	19.3	19
2015	1349	72.0	18.7	15.9
2016	1375	72.0	19.0	11.9
2017	1418	70.5	20.1	15.2
2018	1534	79.0	19.4	19.9
2019	1569	84.1	18.6	21.9
2020	1651	n/a	n/a	22.5
2021	1689	89.0	18.9	20.2
2022	1647	91.1	18.0	23.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Hillsdale High

Year	Total Expenditures Per Pupil
2018	$19,101

Data source: California Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Hillsdale High

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 257^th of 2133 High schools	Ranks 299^th of 2335 High schools	0.8%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Hillsdale High)	71	67.3	3.7%
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (San Mateo Union High)	70.6	71.9	1.3%
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	57.3	55.4	1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (Hillsdale High)	49.5	39.6	9.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (San Mateo Union High)	50.4	48.2	2.2%
11th Grade Mathematics (California)	32.2	27.4	4.9%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	1569	1689	7.6%
African American	14	17	21.4%
American Indian	7	3	57.1%
Asian	315	341	8.3%
Hispanic	511	578	13.1%
Pacific Islander	10	17	70%
White	112	556	396.4%
Two or More Races	600	177	70.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	21.9%	20.2%	1.7%

Schools Near Hillsdale High

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				CAST Science (2023)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2023)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2023)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	Total
Hillsdale High	Public	9-12	3115 Del Monte St.	San Mateo	94403	San Mateo County	San Mateo Union High	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(650) 558-2699	1,647	91	18.0	23.1%	522 (31.7%)	24 (1.5%)	573 (34.8%)	334 (20.3%)	4 (0.2%)	19 (1.2%)	169 (10.3%)	81.7	299^th of 2335 public high schools	87.2%		86	267^th of 2123 public high schools	87.4%	32		45.5	45.5	67.3	67.3	39.6	39.6	$19,101
Aragon High	Public	9-12	900 Alameda de Las Pulgas	San Mateo	94402	San Mateo County	San Mateo Union High	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(650) 558-2999	1,757	79	22.2	16.8%	480 (27.3%)	6 (0.3%)	468 (26.6%)	530 (30.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (2.6%)	224 (12.7%)	95.8	71^st of 2335 public high schools	97.0%		97.6	54^th of 2123 public high schools	97.5%	17		61.8	61.8	83.0	83.0	61.1	61.1	$18,387
Gateway Center	Public	6-12	35 Tower Rd.	San Mateo	94402	San Mateo County	San Mateo County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(650) 598-2150	10	3	4.0	40.0%	1 (10.0%)	1 (10.0%)	6 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (20.0%)								(n/a)								$44,540
Hillcrest at Youth Services Center	Public	5-12	10 Loop Rd.	San Mateo	94402	San Mateo County	San Mateo County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(650) 312-5323	11	3	3.6	72.7%	0 (0.0%)	2 (18.2%)	8 (72.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								$44,540
Margaret J. Kemp	Public	7-12	400 Paul Scannell Dr.	San Mateo	94402	San Mateo County	San Mateo County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(650) 312-5235	5	2	2.5		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								$44,540
Carlmont High	Public	9-12	1400 Alameda de Las Pulgas	Belmont	94002	San Mateo County	Sequoia Union High	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(650) 595-0210	2,302	111	20.7	8.8%	1,109 (48.2%)	25 (1.1%)	318 (13.8%)	698 (30.3%)	16 (0.7%)	13 (0.6%)	122 (5.3%)	98.6	20^th of 2335 public high schools	99.1%		98.6	27^th of 2123 public high schools	98.7%	7	75.3		74.3	91.6	91.6	74.8	74.8	$8,843
Design Technical High	Public, Charter	9-12	275 Oracle Pkwy.	Redwood City	94065	San Mateo County	Design Technical High District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(650) 231-2701	562	25	22.2	6.8%	241 (42.9%)	5 (0.9%)	71 (12.6%)	158 (28.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	81 (14.4%)	90.2	168^th of 2335 public high schools	92.8%		93.7	140^th of 2123 public high schools	93.4%	28		47.1	47.1	74.4	74.4	55.9	55.9
San Mateo High	Public	9-12	506 N. Delaware St.	San Mateo	94401	San Mateo County	San Mateo Union High	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(650) 558-2399	1,669	84	19.9	37.0%	310 (18.6%)	13 (0.8%)	752 (45.1%)	442 (26.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (1.9%)	119 (7.1%)	76.5	387^th of 2335 public high schools	83.4%		87.8	236^th of 2123 public high schools	88.9%	151		45.2	45.2	58.8	58.8	38.1	38.1	$16,970
Burlingame High	Public	9-12	1 Mangini Way	Burlingame	94010	San Mateo County	San Mateo Union High	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(650) 558-2899	1,530	73	20.8	12.4%	679 (44.4%)	10 (0.7%)	326 (21.3%)	360 (23.5%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.3%)	148 (9.7%)	96.9	54^th of 2335 public high schools	97.7%		97.3	60^th of 2123 public high schools	97.2%	6		64.3	64.3	86.4	86.4	65.4	65.4	$18,610
Canyon Oaks Youth Center	Public	7-12	400 Edmonds Rd.	Redwood City	94062	San Mateo County	San Mateo County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(650) 839-1810	9	2	5.1	66.7%	2 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (55.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								$44,540

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