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Westborough Middle

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Westborough Middle ranks 526 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

526^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 81% of California middle schools

Summary

Westborough Middle is a public middle school in South San Francisco, California, serving 519 students in grades 6-8. This school consistently outperforms the South San Francisco Unified School District and the state of California in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 60.25% of Westborough Middle students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 49.56% for the district and 48.81% for the state. In Mathematics, Westborough Middle had 48.33% proficiency, compared to 39.85% for the district and 37.3% for the state.

Westborough Middle has also shown strong performance across various student subgroups. In the 2024-2025 school year, Asian students ranked 353 out of 739 California middle schools, and English Language Learner students ranked 14 out of 363 California middle schools, both receiving 4 or 5 SchoolDigger stars. Additionally, Westborough Middle has lower chronic absenteeism rates compared to the district, with 11.1% in the 2023-2024 school year, compared to 15.7% for the district. The school also has a higher spending per student than the district, with $20,277 in the 2023-2024 school year, compared to the district's $17,638.

Westborough Middle significantly outperforms the nearby Parkway Heights Middle and Alta Loma Middle, which are also part of the South San Francisco Unified School District. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Westborough Middle had 60.25% proficiency in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 27.88% and 49.76% for Parkway Heights Middle and Alta Loma Middle, respectively. This consistent high performance and commitment to equity suggest that Westborough Middle is providing a quality education to its diverse student population.

498

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,454

Per pupil spending ?

27.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2570 Westborough Blvd.
South San Francisco, CA 94080-5115

(650) 877-8848

District: South San Francisco Unified

Students who attend Westborough Middle usually attend:

High:

South San Francisco High

Feeder schools for Westborough Middle:

Elementary:	Monte Verde Elementary
	Skyline Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

60.0%

Hispanic:

21.7%

Two or more races:

9.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 89th percentile in 2015 → 81st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (54% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of California middle schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg43%

California avg41%

526^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 19%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 11% (2015) to top 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Middle 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	77.8	526 of 2761	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	77.3	545 of 2783	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	86.1	348 of 2781	87.5%	★★★★☆
2022	82.0	432 of 2740	84.2%	★★★★☆
2021	83.4	117 of 894	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	85.6	356 of 2715	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	83.8	368 of 2480	85.2%	★★★★☆
2017	83.1	397 of 2508	84.2%	★★★★☆
2016	86.1	309 of 2497	87.6%	★★★★☆
2015	87.4	282 of 2477	88.6%	★★★★☆
2013	66.2	707 of 2379	70.3%	★★★★☆
2012	63.2	738 of 2259	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	64.9	687 of 2236	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	76.9	377 of 2179	82.7%	★★★★☆
2009	69.6	528 of 2063	74.4%	★★★★☆
2008	69.4	497 of 2005	75.2%	★★★★☆
2007	72.2	441 of 1999	77.9%	★★★★☆
2006	75.4	371 of 1804	79.4%	★★★★☆
2005	71.5	417 of 1777	76.5%	★★★★☆
2004	76.5	332 of 1769	81.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.2	353 of 739	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.9	328 of 743	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.8	141 of 715	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	69.6	245 of 733	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.6	244 of 745	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.1	253 of 700	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	62.0	376 of 1531	75.4%	★★★★☆
2021	48.6	131 of 354	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.3	185 of 1491	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	91.4	69 of 1369	95.0%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	50.9	453 of 1540	70.6%	★★★★☆
2021	90.2	14 of 363	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	94.4	37 of 1442	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	99.4	17 of 1364	98.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.8	426 of 2533	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	79.8	440 of 2551	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	87.9	282 of 2531	88.9%	★★★★☆
2022	85.3	336 of 2509	86.6%	★★★★☆
2021	86.6	79 of 738	89.3%	★★★★☆
2019	88.4	264 of 2380	88.9%	★★★★☆
2018	84.8	311 of 2262	86.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	971 of 2395	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.4	1088 of 2388	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.7	564 of 2374	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	59.8	725 of 2359	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.9	472 of 2213	78.7%	★★★★☆
2018	69.0	473 of 2072	77.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.7	484 of 2542	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	60.2	751 of 2579	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	80.9	313 of 2531	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	67.2	572 of 2458	76.7%	★★★★☆
2021	80.0	84 of 721	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	79.4	313 of 2369	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	78.2	316 of 2230	85.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.7	597 of 2534	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	71.6	595 of 2552	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	81.8	397 of 2538	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	77.4	483 of 2527	80.9%	★★★★☆
2021	78.3	131 of 763	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	81.4	401 of 2407	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	81.8	377 of 2273	83.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	374 of 726	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.4	343 of 701	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.0	177 of 677	73.9%	★★★★☆
2022	56.2	290 of 665	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.1	278 of 554	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.4	197 of 462	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	1017 of 1566	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.5	879 of 1552	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	69.4	272 of 1531	82.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	44.8	818 of 1537	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.5	854 of 1555	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.4	692 of 1602	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.6	705 of 1496	52.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile~ school

Male (2025)76th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)75th percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)71st percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)59th percentile-21 vs school

Asian (2025)52nd percentile-29 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)48th percentile-32 vs school

White (2024)47th percentile-34 vs school

Special Education (2025)35th percentile-46 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy60%+11 vs state

Science53%+21 vs state

Mathematics48%+11 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)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Westborough Middle	Public	6-8	2570 Westborough Blvd.	South San Francisco	94080	San Mateo County	South San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 877-8848	498	31	16.1	27.3%	27 (5.4%)	5 (1.0%)	108 (21.7%)	299 (60.0%)	3 (0.6%)	10 (2.0%)	46 (9.2%)	77.8	526^th of 2761 public middle schools	80.9%		77.3	545^th of 2783 public middle schools	80.4%	19	53.4	53.4	56.8	63.8	59.6	60.3	43.2	48.6	53.4	48.3	$26,454	$24,394	$2,060
Alta Loma Middle	Public	6-8	116 Romney Ave.	South San Francisco	94080	San Mateo County	South San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 877-8797	652	39	16.8	37.0%	48 (7.4%)	4 (0.6%)	281 (43.1%)	257 (39.4%)	6 (0.9%)	8 (1.2%)	48 (7.4%)	52.7	1112^th of 2761 public middle schools	59.7%		55.7	997^th of 2783 public middle schools	64.2%	115	24.2	24.2	50.3	53.2	46.2	49.8	33.2	41.2	31.0	35.0	$24,331	$22,426	$1,905
Ingrid B. Lacy Middle	Public	6-8	1427 Palmetto Ave.	Pacifica	94044	San Mateo County	Pacifica	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 738-6665	484	24	19.8	19.0%	168 (34.7%)	10 (2.1%)	140 (28.9%)	91 (18.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	70 (14.5%)	72.5	630^th of 2761 public middle schools	77.2%		78.8	508^th of 2783 public middle schools	81.7%	122	36.5	36.5	56.9	56.9	55.0	56.2	55.4	47.2	46.5	49.8	$17,940	$16,468	$1,472
Parkway Heights Middle	Public	6-8	650 Sunset Ave.	South San Francisco	94080	San Mateo County	South San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 877-8788	573	36	15.7	58.3%	12 (2.1%)	8 (1.4%)	458 (79.9%)	70 (12.2%)	6 (1.0%)	6 (1.0%)	13 (2.3%)	24.7	2023^rd of 2761 public middle schools	26.7%		28.2	1891^st of 2783 public middle schools	32.1%	132	19.7	19.7	28.0	21.9	32.8	27.9	18.4	19.5	26.4	21.6	$27,538	$25,382	$2,156
Fernando Rivera Intermediate	Public	6-8	1255 Southgate Ave.	Daly City	94015	San Mateo County	Jefferson Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 991-1225	588	27	21.6	36.9%	23 (3.9%)	6 (1.0%)	142 (24.1%)	380 (64.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	33 (5.6%)	61.8	858^th of 2761 public middle schools	68.9%		63.9	801^st of 2783 public middle schools	71.2%	57	31.0	31.0	54.2	57.0	54.4	55.1	39.0	41.9	33.7	38.2	$19,914	$18,948	$966
Parkside Intermediate	Public	6-8	1801 Niles Ave.	San Bruno	94066	San Mateo County	San Bruno Park Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 624-3180	491	30	16.3	68.2%	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	267 (54.4%)	127 (25.9%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (5.3%)	58 (11.8%)	44.5	1345^th of 2761 public middle schools	51.3%		39.5	1485^th of 2783 public middle schools	46.6%	140	28.2	28.2	47.9	38.7	39.9	42.1	40.4	26.6	27.6	31.4
Thomas R. Pollicita Middle	Public	6-8	550 East Market St.	Daly City	94014	San Mateo County	Jefferson Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 991-1216	558	28	20.2	46.2%	11 (2.0%)	5 (0.9%)	304 (54.5%)	202 (36.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	28 (5.0%)	50	1180^th of 2761 public middle schools	57.3%		37.2	1560^th of 2783 public middle schools	43.9%	380	28.7	28.7	39.8	47.4	54.0	47.1	31.2	35.8	31.6	32.8	$24,772	$23,150	$1,622
Benjamin Franklin Intermediate	Public	6-8	700 Stewart Ave.	Colma	94015	San Mateo County	Jefferson Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 991-1202	497	28	17.9	48.3%	40 (8.0%)	7 (1.4%)	236 (47.5%)	191 (38.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	17 (3.4%)	26.5	1940^th of 2761 public middle schools	29.7%		27.8	1909^th of 2783 public middle schools	31.4%	31	15.5	15.5	24.8	31.5	31.6	29.6	17.7	29.5	25.0	24.4	$23,609	$21,884	$1,725
Lipman Middle	Public	6-8	1 Solano St.	Brisbane	94005	San Mateo County	Brisbane Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 467-9541	161	9	17.1	18.6%	29 (18.0%)	3 (1.9%)	43 (26.7%)	65 (40.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (13.0%)	78.6	507^th of 2761 public middle schools	81.6%		78.8	511^th of 2783 public middle schools	81.6%	4	28.9	28.9	51.0	69.5	67.3	63.1	63.3	57.6	53.9	58.1	$31,539	$30,532	$1,007
Taylor Middle	Public	6-8	850 Taylor Blvd.	Millbrae	94030	San Mateo County	Millbrae Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 697-4096	756	34	22.3	18.5%	89 (11.8%)	2 (0.3%)	152 (20.1%)	428 (56.6%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.1%)	73 (9.7%)	88.5	302^nd of 2761 public middle schools	89.1%		90	278^th of 2783 public middle schools	90.0%	24	55.0	55.0	65.8	74.1	63.3	67.5	63.6	60.9	57.1	60.5	$17,686	$16,712	$974

Frequently Asked Questions about Westborough Middle

What district is Westborough Middle in?

South San Francisco Unified

How many students attend Westborough Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 498 students attended Westborough Middle.

Is Westborough Middle a good school?

Westborough Middle ranks 526^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Westborough Middle?

Students at Westborough Middle are 60% Asian, 22% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 5% White, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% African American.

What high school do graduates of Westborough Middle attend?

Students who attend Westborough Middle usually go on to attend South San Francisco High

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