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Monte Verde Elementary

Public Grades K-5

300^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 95% of California elementary schools

Summary

Monte Verde Elementary is a top-performing K-5 public school serving 517 students in San Bruno, California, as part of the South San Francisco Unified School District, consistently ranking among the top 5-10% of all elementary schools in the state.

The school's academic results are outstanding, with nearly 80% of students proficient in English and Math—far exceeding both district and state averages. This excellence is consistent for all students, including those from low-income families, those in special education, and English learners, who all perform in the state's top percentiles. A particularly interesting strength is the school's exceptional success with male students, who rank in the 97th percentile statewide. Furthermore, Monte Verde maintains a remarkably low chronic absenteeism rate of just 4.8%, a key factor in its success and a stark contrast to nearby schools like Los Cerritos Elementary (24.9%) and Allen (Decima M.) Elementary (28.2%).

Monte Verde achieves these results efficiently, operating with a higher student-teacher ratio and lower per-student spending than several lower-performing schools in the area. Its performance stands out even within its own district, where there is a wide gap between high achievers like Monte Verde and Buri Buri Elementary and struggling schools. The school also outperforms high-performing schools in neighboring districts like San Bruno Park Elementary, such as John Muir Elementary. This consistent, decade-long excellence points to highly effective school-specific practices and culture.

517

Students ?

23.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,556

Per pupil spending ?

21.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2551 St. Cloud Dr.
San Bruno, CA 94066-1700

(650) 877-8838

District: South San Francisco Unified

Students who attend Monte Verde Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Westborough Middle
High:	South San Francisco High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

64.6%

Two or more races:

14.1%

Hispanic:

12.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 86th percentile in 2015 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (77% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school77%

District avg43%

California avg41%

300^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From top 14% (2015) to top 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 9Elementary Schools in the South San Francisco Unified

675^th of 1,543South San Francisco Unified 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	95.3	300 of 5857	94.9%	★★★★★
2024	95.9	275 of 5869	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	95.7	301 of 5859	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	92.2	585 of 5883	90.1%	★★★★★
2021	84.1	215 of 1417	84.8%	★★★★☆
2019	91.6	545 of 5789	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	91.9	520 of 5662	90.8%	★★★★★
2017	88.3	743 of 5692	86.9%	★★★★☆
2016	86.0	847 of 5614	84.9%	★★★★☆
2015	87.3	766 of 5611	86.3%	★★★★☆
2013	82.4	930 of 5530	83.2%	★★★★☆
2012	84.6	750 of 5390	86.1%	★★★★☆
2011	73.3	1333 of 5377	75.2%	★★★★☆
2010	75.7	1195 of 5314	77.5%	★★★★☆
2009	64.8	1693 of 5193	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.3	1614 of 5113	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	70.1	1371 of 5113	73.2%	★★★★☆
2006	64.2	1570 of 4818	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	71.4	1279 of 4822	73.5%	★★★★☆
2004	78.3	968 of 4809	79.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.8	224 of 1203	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	82.9	92 of 1205	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	78.6	183 of 1190	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	67.3	448 of 1154	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.9	178 of 1149	84.5%	★★★★☆
2018	74.5	270 of 1071	74.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	99.5	17 of 2585	99.3%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	98.0	59 of 3311	98.2%	★★★★★
2021	99.9	2 of 602	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	99.2	26 of 3275	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	99.7	17 of 3246	99.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.6	470 of 5597	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	95.8	223 of 5612	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	93.9	374 of 5609	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	93.3	424 of 5635	92.5%	★★★★★
2021	86.1	175 of 1267	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	92.8	370 of 5492	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	91.3	489 of 5413	91.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.5	364 of 5107	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	95.4	156 of 5107	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	85.2	539 of 5087	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	90.5	342 of 5084	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	89.2	332 of 4963	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	93.4	184 of 4830	96.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.5	123 of 5460	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	80.7	796 of 5517	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	90.6	363 of 5363	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	97.0	115 of 5264	97.8%	★★★★★
2021	92.5	49 of 1110	95.6%	★★★★★
2019	85.9	450 of 5173	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	89.6	300 of 5084	94.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.6	144 of 5628	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	94.2	344 of 5643	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	95.5	266 of 5638	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	88.0	735 of 5663	87.0%	★★★★☆
2021	78.9	261 of 1272	79.5%	★★★★☆
2019	88.2	682 of 5510	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	90.7	531 of 5431	90.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.2	269 of 718	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	80.0	112 of 670	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	79.1	72 of 445	83.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.0	136 of 2847	95.2%	★★★★★

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)

Disabled (2019)99th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)98th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)97th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)95th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)92nd percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)81st percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)63rd percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics79%+42 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy78%+29 vs state

Science65%+32 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, May 31, 2020

Faculty and staff are fantastic. They put so much heart into the students and school. Safe environment. Wonderful community of families. High standards are held for the students academic performance. Good work is acknowledged for the students. Convenient after care program is offered on site. Both of my kids have been going here for the past 5 years and they both love it. School spirit and pride is high. PTA hosts several educational and social activities for the students and parents. The area is relatively affordable and convenient and safe to live. Close Quote

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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 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	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Monte Verde Elementary	Public	K-5	2551 St. Cloud Dr.	San Bruno	94066	San Mateo County	South San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 877-8838	517	22	23.6	21.9%	39 (7.5%)	4 (0.8%)	62 (12.0%)	334 (64.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	73 (14.1%)	95.3	300^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.9%		95.9	275^th of 5869 public elementary schools	95.3%	25	64.8	64.8	78.0	80.7	75.8	78.2	86.8	78.4	71.4	78.9			$18,556	$17,094	$1,462
Portola Elementary	Public	K-6	300 Amador Ave.	San Bruno	94066	San Mateo County	San Bruno Park Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 624-3175	378	14	27.0	36.0%	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.1%)	97 (25.7%)	178 (47.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	88 (23.3%)	77.6	1261^st of 5857 public elementary schools	78.5%		90.2	692^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	88.2%	569	52.5	52.5	63.0	52.6	63.2	59.4	69.6	48.2	55.9	57.1
Ponderosa Elementary	Public	K-5	295 Ponderosa Rd.	South San Francisco	94080	San Mateo County	South San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 877-8825	359	16	22.4	35.4%	50 (13.9%)	1 (0.3%)	167 (46.5%)	102 (28.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	35 (9.7%)	66.6	1760^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.0%		63.4	1912^th of 5869 public elementary schools	67.4%	152	39.3	39.3	49.2	60.3	55.7	55.0	46.9	58.6	44.3	49.7			$24,503	$21,088	$3,415
Skyline Elementary	Public	K-5	55 Christen Ave.	Daly City	94015	San Mateo County	South San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 877-8941	366	16	22.8	39.3%	23 (6.3%)	4 (1.1%)	78 (21.3%)	212 (57.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	41 (11.2%)	77.5	1264^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.4%		68.9	1646^th of 5869 public elementary schools	72.0%	382	56.1	56.1	51.0	55.4	70.2	59.2	58.8	55.4	54.4	56.1			$24,403	$22,000	$2,403
Buri Buri Elementary	Public	K-5	325 Del Monte Ave.	South San Francisco	94080	San Mateo County	South San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 877-8776	584	26	22.4	28.3%	77 (13.2%)	1 (0.2%)	219 (37.5%)	217 (37.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	63 (10.8%)	85.9	885^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.9%		78.7	1211^th of 5869 public elementary schools	79.4%	326	51.0	51.0	63.2	64.1	67.3	65.0	82.0	63.0	60.8	68.2			$22,217	$20,140	$2,077
Los Cerritos Elementary	Public	K-5	210 West Orange Ave.	South San Francisco	94080	San Mateo County	South San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 877-8841	304	17	18.4	62.2%	14 (4.6%)	8 (2.6%)	204 (67.1%)	37 (12.2%)	6 (2.0%)	13 (4.3%)	22 (7.2%)	10	5635^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.8%		22.1	4666^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.5%	969	6.0	6.0	10.0	13.9	24.5	16.8	18.6	15.8	10.0	14.5			$27,440	$23,208	$4,232
John Muir Elementary	Public	K-6	130 Cambridge Ln.	San Bruno	94066	San Mateo County	San Bruno Park Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 624-3160	486	17	28.9	29.8%	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	125 (25.7%)	177 (36.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	173 (35.6%)	83.3	999^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.9%		89.3	731^st of 5869 public elementary schools	87.5%	268	63.8	63.8	50.0	69.0	67.8	61.6	63.2	68.3	59.3	63.6	96.8
Sunset Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	340 Inverness Dr.	Pacifica	94044	San Mateo County	Pacifica	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 738-6687	348	18	19.3	41.7%	67 (19.3%)	7 (2.0%)	131 (37.6%)	81 (23.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	59 (17.0%)	33.8	3663^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	37.5%		33.6	3633^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	38.1%	30	25.9	25.9	22.4	41.4	33.3	32.4	36.2	35.1	31.5	34.3	97.0	98.0	$20,075	$18,174	$1,901
Junipero Serra Elementary	Public	K-5	151 Victoria St.	Daly City	94015	San Mateo County	South San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 877-8853	286	15	19.7	40.9%	14 (4.9%)	3 (1.0%)	67 (23.4%)	175 (61.2%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (8.4%)	78.2	1233^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	78.9%		68.7	1655^th of 5869 public elementary schools	71.8%	422	53.9	53.9	39.5	65.9	69.2	59.0	54.6	72.7	55.8	60.7			$28,010	$23,910	$4,100
Allen (Decima M.) Elementary	Public	K-5	875 West Angus Ave.	San Bruno	94066	San Mateo County	San Bruno Park Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 624-3140	396	17	23.2	64.9%	4 (1.0%)	6 (1.5%)	260 (65.7%)	52 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.5%)	60 (15.2%)	56	2250^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.6%		45.1	2854^th of 5869 public elementary schools	51.4%	604	32.8	32.8	51.6	53.1	42.6	49.2	45.3	53.1	32.8	43.9

Frequently Asked Questions about Monte Verde Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Monte Verde Elementary?

Students at Monte Verde Elementary are 65% Asian, 14% Two or more races, 12% Hispanic, 8% White.

What district is Monte Verde Elementary in?

South San Francisco Unified

How many students attend Monte Verde Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 517 students attended Monte Verde Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Monte Verde Elementary attend?

Students who attend Monte Verde Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Westborough Middle
High : South San Francisco High

Is Monte Verde Elementary a good school?

Yes. Monte Verde Elementary ranks in the top 5.1% of California elementary schools.

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