Summary:
Zip code 94010 has nine K–5 elementary schools: six in Burlingame Elementary and three in Hillsborough City Elementary. In 2025–2026, the schools’ average scores were 78% in English language arts (ELA), 80% in math, and 69% in science, compared with California averages of 49%, 38%, and 36%. Every school scored above the state in all three subjects, but local results still varied substantially: the distance between the highest and lowest school was 28 points in ELA, 29 in math, and 36 in science. The key takeaway is that strong results relative to the state do not mean schools in the area perform alike.
South Hillsborough led ELA at 88%, while Hoover Elementary narrowly topped math at 91.0%, compared with 90.9% at South Hillsborough. West Hillsborough led science at 90%. At the other end, McKinley Elementary had the lowest ELA and math scores, at 61% and 62%; Roosevelt Elementary had the lowest science score, at 54%. Franklin Elementary also stands out, scoring above the Burlingame schools’ average in all three subjects.
Recent changes were mixed: the nine-school averages were essentially unchanged in ELA and math from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, and rose by less than a point in science, while state scores increased in all three subjects. Notable shifts included West Hillsborough’s 18-point science gain and Roosevelt’s 10-point decline. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile for North Hillsborough was 99 in both 2023–2024 and 2025–2026, even though its scores fell in all three subjects in the latest year. Student–teacher ratios range from 14.0 at North Hillsborough to 27.0 at McKinley, without a simple pattern across schools. For 2024–2025, free/reduced lunch eligible figures ranged from 3% at North and West Hillsborough to 27% at Washington; these are context, not an explanation of scores. These comparisons cover just two years of score changes.
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