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San Mateo High

Q: Is San Mateo High a good school?

San Mateo High ranks 334 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

334^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 85% of California high schools

Summary

San Mateo High is a large, comprehensive public high school serving approximately 1,557 students in grades 9-12 within the highly-regarded San Mateo Union High School District, consistently earning a 4-star rating and performing above California state averages with a 91.3% graduation rate.

When compared to other comprehensive high schools in its district, San Mateo High occupies a solid middle position; it reliably outperforms the state but trails behind top-tier neighbors like Aragon High and Burlingame High in academic proficiency. The school serves a notably more economically diverse population, with a higher percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch than most of its immediate peers. This diversity is reflected in a wide range of student outcomes, where performance varies significantly between different student groups, indicating that the school's support systems are more effective for some students than others.

A key area for potential improvement is chronic absenteeism, which at 20.3% is meaningfully higher than at similar schools in the area. Addressing attendance could be a strategic lever for boosting overall achievement. Despite these challenges, the school shows stable quality and is a cornerstone option in the community, providing a mainstream comprehensive education that stands in contrast to the district's specialized alternative schools like Peninsula High (Continuation).

1,557

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,351

Per pupil spending ?

38.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

506 North Delaware St.
San Mateo, CA 94401-1700

(650) 558-2399

District: San Mateo Union High

Feeder schools for San Mateo High:

Elementary:	Audubon Elementary
	Brewer Island Elementary
	LEAD Elementary
	San Mateo Park Elementary
Middle:	Bowditch Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.5%

Asian:

26.0%

White:

15.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 82nd percentile in 2013 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (50% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of California high schools

✓91% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg58%

California avg41%

334^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 15%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 7High Schools in the San Mateo Union High

240^th of 1,543San Mateo Union High 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	83.9	334 of 2162	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	87.0	279 of 2159	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	81.3	389 of 2170	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	87.8	236 of 2123	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	82.9	311 of 2133	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	79.4	418 of 2017	79.3%	★★★★☆
2017	77.1	460 of 2021	77.2%	★★★★☆
2016	81.9	350 of 2039	82.8%	★★★★☆
2015	80.4	357 of 1994	82.1%	★★★★☆
2013	64.4	437 of 2426	82.0%	★★★★☆
2012	64.4	427 of 2354	81.9%	★★★★☆
2011	56.2	634 of 2367	73.2%	★★★★☆
2010	51.8	708 of 2281	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.0	444 of 2238	80.2%	★★★★☆
2008	63.6	404 of 2117	80.9%	★★★★☆
2007	62.2	409 of 2063	80.2%	★★★★☆
2006	67.5	326 of 1968	83.4%	★★★★☆
2005	65.7	326 of 1901	82.9%	★★★★☆
2004	65.3	263 of 1653	84.1%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.1	73 of 585	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	86.5	49 of 573	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	84.7	58 of 591	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	83.5	71 of 581	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	81.2	87 of 582	85.1%	★★★★☆
2018	78.1	135 of 581	76.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	72.8	181 of 1161	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	45.6	473 of 1117	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.2	200 of 1052	81.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	47.7	393 of 1085	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.3	605 of 1064	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.6	278 of 1044	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	43.2	400 of 941	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.8	475 of 938	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.9	254 of 1906	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	85.7	266 of 1915	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	78.1	378 of 1915	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	89.1	191 of 1858	89.7%	★★★★☆
2019	85.2	243 of 1833	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	82.7	292 of 1760	83.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	1190 of 1900	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.4	949 of 1902	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.1	1134 of 1917	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.4	845 of 1861	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.1	872 of 1814	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.0	1014 of 1742	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.7	909 of 2013	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.1	788 of 2026	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.1	1251 of 2030	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.9	792 of 1943	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.6	1193 of 1937	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.4	1073 of 1862	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.0	418 of 1942	78.5%	★★★★☆
2024	83.9	303 of 1948	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	79.5	382 of 1963	80.5%	★★★★☆
2022	83.1	268 of 1916	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	78.5	353 of 1880	81.2%	★★★★☆
2018	69.3	548 of 1834	70.1%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	39.0	107 of 183	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.1	112 of 190	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.8	96 of 168	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.2	79 of 577	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	81.4	94 of 574	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	84.4	71 of 541	86.9%	★★★★☆
2022	82.9	58 of 515	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	78.9	73 of 422	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	57.4	170 of 366	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.5	528 of 1252	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.7	316 of 1216	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	57.1	339 of 1197	71.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.8	57 of 1155	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	87.6	107 of 1173	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	91.8	73 of 1193	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	92.4	53 of 1204	95.6%	★★★★★
2019	94.0	40 of 1222	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	89.3	82 of 1173	93.0%	★★★★★

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)95th percentile+11 vs school

Asian (2025)88th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)87th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)86th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)84th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)78th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)64th percentile-23 vs school

Special Education (2025)58th percentile-27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile-30 vs school

Military Connected (2024)42nd percentile-46 vs school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile-47 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy63%+14 vs state

Mathematics44%+7 vs state

Science43%+11 vs state

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Schools Near San Mateo High

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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)		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 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
San Mateo High	Public	9-12	506 North Delaware St.	San Mateo	94401	San Mateo County	San Mateo Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 558-2399	1,557	80	19.5	38.1%	247 (15.9%)	15 (1.0%)	739 (47.5%)	405 (26.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (1.9%)	117 (7.5%)	83.9	334^th of 2162 public high schools	84.6%		87	279^th of 2159 public high schools	87.1%	55	43.4	43.4	63.3	63.3	44.3	44.3	$18,351	$501	$17,850
The Bridge Academy	Public	10-12	798 East Poplar Ave	San Mateo	94401	San Mateo County	San Mateo Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 558-2271	54	5	10.7	83.3%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Burlingame High	Public	9-12	1 Mangini Way	Burlingame	94010	San Mateo County	San Mateo Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 558-2899	1,583	81	19.6	13.3%	645 (40.7%)	8 (0.5%)	315 (19.9%)	425 (26.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (0.6%)	179 (11.3%)	96.3	73^rd of 2162 public high schools	96.6%		98	43^rd of 2159 public high schools	98.0%	30	61.3	61.3	82.6	82.6	65.8	65.8	$17,636	$351	$17,285
Aragon High	Public	9-12	900 Alameda de Las Pulgas	San Mateo	94402	San Mateo County	San Mateo Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 558-2999	1,658	74	22.3	16.8%	433 (26.1%)	10 (0.6%)	450 (27.1%)	554 (33.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (2.0%)	177 (10.7%)	96.1	77^th of 2162 public high schools	96.4%		95.7	95^th of 2159 public high schools	95.6%	18	64.7	64.7	81.7	81.7	59.4	59.4	$16,420	$364	$16,056
Peninsula High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	860 Hinckley Rd.	Burlingame	94010	San Mateo County	San Mateo Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 558-2402	123	9	13.2	49.6%	7 (5.7%)	1 (0.8%)	93 (75.6%)	7 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.1%)	5 (4.1%)	17.3	1736^th of 2162 public high schools	19.7%		10.6	2035^th of 2159 public high schools	5.7%	299	9.1	9.1	11.4	11.4	5.9	5.9	$26,384	$2,190	$24,194
Hillsdale High	Public	9-12	3115 Del Monte St.	San Mateo	94403	San Mateo County	San Mateo Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 558-2699	1,585	82	19.3	25.2%	489 (30.9%)	16 (1.0%)	597 (37.7%)	313 (19.7%)	2 (0.1%)	16 (1.0%)	148 (9.3%)	85	314^th of 2162 public high schools	85.5%		82.7	364^th of 2159 public high schools	83.1%	50	39.4	39.4	72.0	72.0	41.9	41.9	$18,904	$543	$18,361
Mills High	Public	9-12	400 Murchison Dr.	Millbrae	94030	San Mateo County	San Mateo Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 558-2599	1,115	54	20.4	20.3%	119 (10.7%)	3 (0.3%)	226 (20.3%)	655 (58.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.0%)	100 (9.0%)	95.3	90^th of 2162 public high schools	95.8%		93.3	150^th of 2159 public high schools	93.1%	60	49.0	49.0	81.9	81.9	63.3	63.3	$18,852	$445	$18,407
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)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-5323	16	4	4.1	81.3%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (81.3%)	1 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							$190,330	$00	$190,330
Gateway Center	Public	6-12	35 Tower Rd.	San Mateo	94402	San Mateo County	San Mateo County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 598-2150	11	3	3.6	63.6%	1 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (81.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (9.1%)								(n/a)							$163,037	$00	$163,037
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)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-5235	0	1	2.5		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)							$240,726	$00	$240,726

Frequently Asked Questions about San Mateo High

How many students attend San Mateo High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,557 students attended San Mateo High.

Is San Mateo High a good school?

San Mateo High ranks 334^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into San Mateo High?

San Mateo High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Audubon Elementary
Elementary : Brewer Island Elementary
Elementary : LEAD Elementary
Elementary : San Mateo Park Elementary
Middle : Bowditch Middle

What is the racial makeup of San Mateo High?

Students at San Mateo High are 47% Hispanic, 26% Asian, 16% White, 8% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

What district is San Mateo High in?

San Mateo Union High

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