Summary:
Zip code 94402 has one middle school, Borel Middle, serving grades 6–8 with 903 students in the San Mateo-Foster City district. In 2025–2026, its all-grades results were below state levels in English language arts (ELA) and math, but above the state in science: 44% in ELA versus 49% statewide, 37% in math versus 38%, and 38% in science versus 36%. The biggest concern in the latest results is that Borel’s scores fell in all three subjects while state results rose.
There is no second school in this list to rank above or below Borel, so comparisons are with the state and district instead. Science was Borel’s strongest subject relative to the state, at 2 percentage points above; ELA was its largest shortfall, at 5 points below. Borel was also below the district in all three subjects: by 8 points in ELA, 14 in math, and 7 in science. Grade-level results add important detail: eighth graders were 2 points above the state in math and 3 points above in science, while seventh-grade ELA was 10 points below the state. Eighth-grade ELA was closer, just 1 point below.
The two-year test-score trend shows Borel moving away from the state overall: from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, its ELA, math, and science scores fell by 4, 1, and 2 percentage points, while state results rose in each subject. SchoolDigger’s ranking also declined, from the 73rd percentile in 2023–2024 to the 58th percentile in 2025–2026, a 15-point drop. As context, Borel’s student–teacher ratio was 19.1 in 2024–2025, and 46% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that school year. Chronic absenteeism in 2025–2026 was 18%, close to the state’s 18% and above the district’s 15%. With only one school listed, these figures cannot show how Borel compares with similar local schools.
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