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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 94062

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Schools

1,003

Students

5-star school

Top rankedNorth Star Academy4^th of 2,740 California middle schools

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Biggest riser

McKinley Institute of Technology up 237 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

ZIP code 94062 has two middle schools in the Redwood City Elementary district: North Star Academy serves grades 3–8, and McKinley Institute of Technology serves grades 6–8. Their enrollment is similar—527 students at North Star and 476 at McKinley—but their academic results are not: families will find two sharply different school experiences in this area.

North Star Academy is the clear academic standout, while McKinley Institute of Technology has the lower results. In 2025–2026, North Star’s all-grades proficiency was 93% in ELA, 93% in math and 92% in science; McKinley’s was 30%, 11% and 29%, respectively. That is a school-to-school gap of 63 percentage points in ELA, 82 in math and 63 in science. The divide also appears in their shared grades 6–8: North Star leads McKinley by 65–74 points in ELA and 80–90 points in math. North Star is above state results in all three all-grades subjects, while McKinley is below them. All-grades science is less directly comparable because the schools’ tested-grade mix differs.

Recent changes offer a mixed picture: North Star’s all-grades proficiency dipped by 1 point in ELA, 2 in math and 4 in science from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, while McKinley rose by 3 points in ELA and 18 in science; its math result was nearly flat. McKinley’s science gain is notable, though its result remained below the state. SchoolDigger ranked North Star 4th of 2,703 schools statewide in 2025–2026, while McKinley was at the 20th percentile. Other school-level measures differ too: 2024–2025 student–teacher ratios were 25.9 at North Star and 22.2 at McKinley. Both report free/reduced lunch eligible figures for 2024–2025: 9% at North Star and 92% at McKinley. Chronic absenteeism in 2025–2026 was 2% at North Star and 30% at McKinley, compared with 18% statewide; these figures describe different school circumstances but do not explain the score gap.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th 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 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 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	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
McKinley Institute of Technology	Public	6-8	400 Duane St.	Redwood City	94062	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2410	476	21	22.2	92.2%	10 (2.1%)	2 (0.4%)	457 (96.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	20.4	2203^rd of 2740 public middle schools	19.6%		15	2440^th of 2761 public middle schools	11.6%	237		28.7	28.7				23.2	28.8	35.2	30.1				6.3	10.1	13.9	10.8	$23,530	$2,627	$20,903
North Star Academy	Public	3-8	400 Duane St.	Redwood City	94062	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2411	527	20	25.9	8.7%	261 (49.5%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (13.3%)	108 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	87 (16.5%)	99.7	4^th of 2740 public middle schools	99.9%		99.7	4^th of 2761 public middle schools	99.9%		85.0	98.9	91.7	92.5	90.3	85.0	96.7	95.6	100.0	93.3	98.9	90.3	77.4	96.7	98.9	94.2	92.7	$19,748	$1,875	$17,873

Cities Near Zip Code 94062

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Redwood City	1.05 mi	28	400^th
Woodside	1.51 mi	3	49^th
Atherton	2.71 mi	5	102^nd
San Carlos	3.07 mi	11	28^th
Menlo Park	3.93 mi	7	290^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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