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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 94402

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Schools

4,142

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedAragon High77^th of 2,162 California high schools

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Biggest riser

Highlands Elementary up 424 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Borel Middle 19.1 students per teacher

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3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Zip code 94402 in San Mateo, California, is served by eight public schools across four elementary, one middle, and three high schools, offering a wide range of educational experiences within a single community.

The standout academic performer is Aragon High, a top-tier school in the San Mateo Union High district with exceptional graduation rates and test scores. Among elementary schools in the San Mateo-Foster City district, Baywood Elementary and Highlands Elementary consistently rank well above average, while Sunnybrae Elementary and San Mateo Park Elementary face significant challenges with much lower academic rankings and higher chronic absenteeism.

The area also includes specialized alternative schools like Hillcrest at Youth Services Center and Gateway Center, operated by the San Mateo County Office of Education, which serve small, high-need populations with intensive resources. Borel Middle serves as the primary middle school, showing a noticeable performance dip compared to the stronger elementary schools. Overall, this zip code reveals stark differences in school performance and resources, highlighting how educational opportunities can vary dramatically even within the same neighborhood.

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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)								% Completely Immunized (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 12th 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 11th 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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Baywood Elementary	Public	K-5	600 Alameda de Las Pulgas	San Mateo	94402	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7511	489	21	23.8	25.8%	141 (28.8%)	2 (0.4%)	149 (30.5%)	103 (21.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	85 (17.4%)	79.3	1184^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.8%		80.1	1150^th of 5869 public elementary schools	80.4%	34	56.3			56.3	51.8	64.1	60.0					58.4	62.1	63.8	53.8					59.9	98.2	98.2	$26,164	$25,108	$1,056
Borel Middle	Public	6-8	425 Barneson Ave.	San Mateo	94402	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7670	903	47	19.1	46.4%	172 (19.0%)	2 (0.2%)	490 (54.3%)	132 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.9%)	90 (10.0%)	58.6	938^th of 2761 public middle schools	66.0%		66.4	755^th of 2783 public middle schools	72.9%	183		40.1		40.1				45.9	44.0	54.8		48.3				32.4	35.5	46.1		38.2			$23,052	$21,642	$1,410
Highlands Elementary	Public	K-5	2320 Newport St.	San Mateo	94402	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7544	379	18	20.8	27.4%	93 (24.5%)	1 (0.3%)	108 (28.5%)	103 (27.2%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	68 (17.9%)	81.5	1097^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.3%		71.6	1521^st of 5869 public elementary schools	74.1%	424	52.2			52.2	59.6	55.3	63.8					60.1	69.2	57.5	62.3					63.1	97.3		$24,757	$23,890	$867
San Mateo Park Elementary	Public	K-5	161 Clark Dr.	San Mateo	94402	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7577	340	14	24.2	63.5%	17 (5.0%)	2 (0.6%)	291 (85.6%)	10 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	17 (5.0%)	12	5504^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.0%		12.8	5502^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	6.3%	2	21.1			21.1	3.9	3.9	23.2					10.6	1.8	1.9	24.6					9.6			$26,702	$25,040	$1,662
Sunnybrae Elementary	Public	K-5	1031 South Delaware St.	San Mateo	94402	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7599	346	18	19.2	75.1%	21 (6.1%)	2 (0.6%)	262 (75.7%)	26 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	24 (6.9%)	12.2	5485^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.4%		14.9	5311^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.5%	174	9.6			9.6	23.3	18.0	17.7					19.9	23.0	15.7	9.6					16.5	94.1		$34,389	$31,382	$3,007
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			$33,409	$32,588	$821
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)
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)
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)

Cities Near Zip Code 94402

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
San Mateo	0.29 mi	23	296^th
Hillsborough	1.15 mi	4	8^th
Burlingame	2.43 mi	10	107^th
Belmont	2.45 mi	6	54^th
Foster City	3.07 mi	6	67^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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