Public school with a magnet program · San Mateo-Foster City

Borel Middle — Rating & test scores

425 Barneson Avenue, San Mateo · 903 students · Grades 6–8

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Scope Score 79

SolidScope Score · 69th percentile. Higher than 69 in 100 of the 2,529 California public middle schools we score.

75 is the typical California school. 100 is the best result in the state. How the score is built

Below California in English (reading and writing), near in math, grades 6–8, spring 2026: 44% and 37% scored Proficient or Advanced, against 49% and 37%.

Source for this line
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 6–8: 826 in English, 836 in math
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 6, 7 and 8 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,254,039 in English and 1,254,800 in math tested).

Overview

Is Borel a good middle school?

Solid. Borel is higher than most California middle schools on math test results and progress in both subjects. Borel is lower than most on English test results and attendance.

Test results, spring 2026

English, Proficient or Advanced4844%
Math, Proficient or Advanced6137%
English, Advanced6418%
Math, Advanced7224%

Progress in a year, 2025

English75+8 pts
Math76+9 pts

Showing up, 2025–26

Attendance3918 in 100
Borel’s place among California middle schools, out of 100San Mateo-Foster City’s other middle schoolsBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

On spring 2025 tests, students in grades 6–8 scored higher than California students who had the same scores the year before, in English (+8 pts) and math (+9 pts). The state calls both results Accelerated. 5.7% of students (50 of 878) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, about one and a half times the rate at the average California middle school.

Each bar is Borel’s place among 2,529 California public middle schools we score. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, updated October 15, 2026.

How to read these bars, and their sources

A place counts the schools out of 100 with a lower figure. The dashed line is the middle. Test results are from spring 2026, grades 6–8. Progress is the state’s measure of how the same students’ scores changed against the score it expected, 2025. Attendance counts students who missed 10% or more of school days; fewer is better, so a higher place means fewer such students.

Sentence 1
CDE growth model, 2025. Students with scores in both years in grades 6–8: 815 in English, 816 in math. Points are scale-score points against the state’s expected score for each student; the category is CDE’s, quoted as published. It describes results, not causes.
Sentence 2
CDE suspension file, 2025–26. All students enrolled during the year (CDE’s cumulative enrollment): 878. District and California figures are averages of school rates (6 San Mateo-Foster City schools; 2,529 scored California middle schools), our calculation.

In its own words

What does Borel say about itself?

We haven’t read Borel’s website yet. Until we do, the school’s own site is the best place to hear it in its own words.

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Progress

Did students here score higher than students who started at the same place?

Yes, in both subjects. In 2025, students here in grades 6–8 scored 8 points higher in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Accelerated. In math, they scored 9 points higher, which the state calls Accelerated.

English

+8

points higher than California students who had the same score a year earlier. The state calls it Accelerated, the fourth of its five growth levels.

By student group · students counted

Hispanic or Latino439+1 points
Low-income410+1 points
English learners320−4 points
White161+15 points
Students with disabilities105−4 points

Math

+9

points higher than California students who had the same score a year earlier. The state calls it Accelerated, the fourth of its five growth levels.

By student group · students counted

Hispanic or Latino439−4 points
Low-income410−4 points
English learners319−3 points
White161+18 points
Students with disabilities106+4 points

Grades 6–8, 2025, 815 students in English, 816 in math with scores in both years. It describes results, not causes. Source: California Department of Education, growth model.

How the state’s growth measure works

The state calls this comparison an expected score. It sets one for each student from that student’s own score the year before.

California uses each student’s English and math scores from the year before to set an expected score, based on how students with similar earlier scores did across the state. Zero would mean students here scored as expected. In English they scored 8 points above that expected score, and in math 9 points above it. Unlike the growth in our Scope Score, it follows the same students from one year to the next.

The state sorts every school’s growth result into five growth levels, from Minimal to Exceptional.

Here, as at most schools, the state’s figure blends the two most recent years, so it moves more slowly than one year’s scores.

Our Scope Score measures growth another way. It compares the latest grade 8 scores here with the school’s grade 6 scores two years earlier (partly different children), then places that change among California schools at the same level. The state’s measure counts only students who took California’s test the year before, so the two can point different ways.

SchoolScope middle standardized cohort gain: approximately 91st percentile on a calibrated reference scale, not an empirical school rank. This score compares school-level grade groups across English and math, not matched students in California's separate growth model.

Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

6 of the 7 middle schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than Borel. Each school is compared with every California middle school.

Scope Score

8 middle schools within 4.8 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. CentralSan Carlos Elementary · by addressScope Score 9699th
  2. Tierra LindaSan Carlos Elementary · by addressScope Score 9598th
  3. CrockerHillsborough City Elementary · by addressScope Score 9498th
  4. Ralston IntermediateBelmont-Redwood Shores Elementary · by addressScope Score 9397th
  5. BowditchNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 9095th
  6. Burlingame IntermediateBurlingame Elementary · by addressScope Score 9094th
  7. BorelScope Score 7969th
  8. AbbottNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7547th
San Mateo-Foster CityA neighborhood school in another district

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Scope Score from California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026, grades 6–8. Distance is a straight line from this campus and is not an attendance boundary. See these schools on the map

Scores and family income

Further right, more students are from low-income families. Higher up, more students scored Proficient or Advanced in English.

50%75%0%25%50%75%100%

6 of 8 schools are named on the chart. Point at a dot or tap it to read any school.

English results: California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026, grades 6–8. Low-income is the share of students who qualified for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes.

Schools like it

How does Borel compare with schools like it?

Borel’s Scope Score is 79. 319 California middle schools, counting Borel, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 78. Borel’s result is higher than 179 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 319

  1. Students from low-income families: 44%

    Elkhorn

    Stockton

    Scope Score 98Strong · 99th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 43%

    Scope Score 93Strong · 97th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 48%

    Scope Score 92Strong · 97th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 47%

    Scope Score 92Strong · 96th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 42%

    Scope Score 91Strong · 96th percentile

319 California public middle schools where 40% to 52% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, spring 2026.

How the group is chosen

The group is every California public middle school we score where 40% to 52% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Borel’s share. The count includes Borel. Typical means the median: half are higher and half are lower. Schools differ in more than family income, and no score is changed for it. Our calculation from California Department of Education records: state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026, and school meal eligibility, 2024–25.

Over time

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were similar to 2025. English went from 48% to 44% and math from 38% to 37%.

Share at the state’s top two test levels, 2017 to 2026

Grades 6–8. Point at a year, tap it or use the arrow keys to read its figures.

English

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202664%59%56%San Mateo-Foster CityDistrict49%CaliforniaCalifornia44%BorelBorel

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202653%47%50%San Mateo-Foster CityDistrict37%CaliforniaCalifornia37%BorelBorel

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. San Mateo-Foster City’s line combines its 6 middle schools we score (our calculation). Faint lines are its other schools. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Each year’s results

The top two levels were called Met or Exceeded before 2026 and are called Proficient or Advanced now. San Mateo-Foster City’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grades 6–8: share at the top two levels
SpringBorelSan Mateo-Foster CityCaliforniaTested here
201759%64%48%1,056
201862%64%49%1,060
201964%64%50%1,046
202256%59%47%972
202355%57%46%902
202451%58%46%903
202548%57%49%869
202644%56%49%826
Math, grades 6–8: share at the top two levels
SpringBorelSan Mateo-Foster CityCaliforniaTested here
201747%53%37%1,059
201851%54%37%1,065
201950%53%38%1,048
202242%49%31%975
202342%48%32%914
202438%48%33%937
202538%48%36%880
202637%50%37%836

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Below California in English; near it in math.

English

44%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

35212618
San Mateo-Foster City56%California49%

Math

37%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

42211324
San Mateo-Foster City49%California37%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grades 6–8, spring 2026, 44% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 37% in math, against 49% and 37% across California.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grades 6–8 combined. From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”). Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

School pattern · grades 6–8 · spring 2026

Grade-to-grade gains
From grade 6 in spring 2024 to grade 8 in spring 2026, results here rose more than at the average California middle school. Students move in and out, so these are partly different children. The Score factors record below gives the figure.

What patterns mean

Results for each grade, spring 2026

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English

English, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced44%41%48%
Advanced17%17%21%
Proficient27%24%27%
Developing level19%21%21%
Minimal37%38%31%
Tested264265297
California48%51%49%
Difference−4−10−1

California is CDE’s statewide English row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Math

Math, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced35%37%39%
Advanced24%22%26%
Proficient11%15%13%
Developing level24%22%19%
Minimal41%41%42%
Tested266268302
California37%38%36%
Difference−2−1+3

California is CDE’s statewide math row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

All four test levels, with the number of students tested
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026. The state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal.
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grades 6–8 · This school18%26%21%35%826
English, grades 6–8 · California19%30%23%28%1,254,039
English, grades 6–8 · San Mateo-Foster City27%29%17%27%3,034
Math, grades 6–8 · This school24%13%21%42%836
Math, grades 6–8 · California21%16%23%40%1,254,800
Math, grades 6–8 · San Mateo-Foster City34%15%19%32%3,050

Spring 2026, grades 6–8 combined: 826 tested in English, 836 tested in math. California combines the state’s results for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Who goes here

Who goes here?

Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here, at 55% of students. 161 of 873 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

18in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (161 of 873 students).

At the average San Mateo-Foster City middle school: 13 in 100. At the average California middle school: 18 in 100.

Suspensions: 5.7% of students were suspended at least once (50 of 878). Average California middle school 3.7%.

Students, 2024–25

903

students in grades 6–8.

Hispanic or Latino 55%White 18%Asian 11%Two or more races 8%Filipino 3%Pacific Islander 3%Not reported 2%

Family income

46%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 419 of 903. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

47

teachers, with 11 years of experience on average.

2% were in their first year.

95% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

52%

of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (102 of 195 students).

San Mateo-Foster City: 47%. California: 47%.

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Sources: California Department of Education and the California School Dashboard. Each tile names its year.

Missing school, by grade
Grade 6
15 in 100 students in grade 6 were chronically absent (41 of 277).
Grades 7–8
20 in 100 students in grades 7–8 were chronically absent (120 of 596).
Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Hispanic or Latino55%
White18%
Asian11%
Two or more races8%
Filipino3%
Pacific Islander3%
Not reported2%
Black or African American—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Where these figures come from

Attendance and suspensions: California Department of Education, 2025–26. Student mix: the students the state’s attendance file counts, 2025–26; a dash means our records hold no count. English learner progress: California School Dashboard, 2026 . Student count: California Department of Education enrollment, 2024–25. Teachers: California Department of Education staffing files, 2024–25.

Teaching credentials: California’s School Accountability Report Card, 2024–25, measured in 2021–22: 44 of 46.5 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Three student groups scored below the same groups across California in English.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Asian96 tested90%California 75%
  • White155 tested77%California 62%
  • Two or more races73 tested60%California 62%
  • Homeless49 tested29%California 28%
  • Low-income449 tested23%California 39%
  • Hispanic or Latino451 tested21%California 39%
  • Students with disabilities108 tested9%California 14%
  • English learners186 tested3%California 7%

21% of Hispanic or Latino students scored Proficient or Advanced in English (grades 6–8, spring 2026), against 39% for the same group across California. Low-income students and English learners also scored below the same groups across California; the chart gives their figures. Every group’s math results are in the table below.

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grades 6–8 English, spring 2026. Each group is compared with the same group in the same grades. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Every group’s results, with the district

Low-income is the state’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group.

Proficient or Advancedgrades 6–8 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs San Mateo-Foster Cityvs California
Low-income · 449 tested in English, 454 in math
English23%−730%−1639%
Math16%−622%−1026%
Hispanic or Latino · 451 tested in English, 457 in math
English21%−526%−1839%
Math14%−418%−1125%
White · 155 tested
English77%+374%+1562%
Math66%−268%+1650%
Asian · 96 tested
English90%+189%+1575%
Math83%−689%+1271%
Two or more races · 73 tested in English, 76 in math
English60%−969%−262%
Math55%−762%+550%
English learners · 186 tested in English, 193 in math
English3%−25%−47%
Math2%−35%−57%
Students with disabilities · 108 tested
English9%−413%−514%
Math5%−510%−510%
Homeless · 49 tested in English, 51 in math · grades 7 and 8 only
English29%+920%+128%
Math22%+616%+517%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in San Mateo-Foster City, and across California. No group that is behind across California does 10 or more points better here.

Filipino students: fewer than 30 tested here. Military-family students, 33 tested: no rate for grade 6 in our records, and fewer than 30 tested in the grades with one. No published rate here for Black or African American, American Indian or Alaska Native and Pacific Islander students and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

Family and staff answers

What would families and staff tell you?

Families can answer a short set of questions about Borel. These are not star ratings or reviews.

  1. Family answers show once 20 families have answered.Until then this page shows how many have answered.
  2. The questions are about the school, never a person.No question asks about a named teacher or staff member.
  3. Answers are never part of the Scope Score.They sit beside the state’s records and do not change a school’s score.

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  • Does the school tell you how your child is doing, in a way you understand, before report cards arrive?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely
  • When you contact the school with a question, do you hear back within two school days?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely · Haven’t contacted them
  • Can you get school information in the language you read best?Yes · Mostly · No
  • And 4 more questions.

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Money

Where does the money go?

$21,362 for each student in 2024–25. California’s middle schools spent $19,269 for each student. San Mateo-Foster City’s plan for 2026–27 covers $26 million.

$21,362

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$11,528
The school’s share of district office costs
$9,834
Of the total, from federal funds
$1,410
  • Borel$21,362
  • San Mateo-Foster City middle schools$21,264
  • California middle schools$19,269

The district and California figures combine their middle schools, weighted by enrollment (our calculation, 1,241 California schools). Spending does not show how well money is used. Source: California Department of Education, per-school spending report, 2024–25. Funding records ↓

San Mateo-Foster City’s yearly plan

$26million

in the district’s plan for 2026–27

$12million

planned for services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth
  • ACHIEVEMENT$19 million
  • WELLNESS$4 million
  • EQUITY$3 million

This is the district’s plan. It is not this school’s own budget. Each part of the bar is one goal in the plan, with the money for its actions added up (our calculation). The plan covers $26 million of $222 million in total budgeted spending. Source: San Mateo-Foster City Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), 2026–27. Read the district’s plan →

The neighborhood

What is the area around Borel like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 94402. They are not figures for the families at Borel.

Typical household income in a year

$172,522

Typical means half are higher and half are lower. The ZIP code is the school’s address, not its attendance area. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024, ZIP code area 94402.

Typical home value
$2,000,001
People who live in this ZIP code
25,475
Typical age
40.8 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
69%

What you can do

Who can act on Borel’s results?

San Mateo-Foster City’s board decides Borel’s plan.

How to take part

  1. Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  2. Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  3. Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  4. Read the midyear report, due by February 28.

State support

The state hasn’t placed Borel in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

Extra state help for the district

The state is giving San Mateo-Foster City extra help in 2026. It qualified on the 2025 and 2026 California School Dashboards. The 2026 Dashboard flagged results for long-term English learners on two measures: English, and suspensions. The county office must help the district for at least three years, including a review of its yearly plan.

Extra help for San Mateo-Foster City: CDE’s assistance status files for the 2025 and 2026 California School Dashboards. Source 

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 8 questions to Borel. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. What does the school try before a suspension, and who talks with the family?5.7% suspended at least once, 2025–26 (50 of 878 students); average California middle school: 3.7%
  2. When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?18 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (161 of 873 students); average San Mateo-Foster City middle school: 13 in 100
  3. What extra help do English learners get, and how do you know it’s working?2% of English learners scored Proficient or Advanced in math, grades 6–8, spring 2026 (193 students tested); the same group across California: 7%
  4. What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working?56% in English and 63% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grades 6–8, spring 2026 (826 tested in English, 836 in math); California: 51% and 63%
  5. Which math courses can students take, and how are placements decided?
  6. Which electives and high-school transition supports are available?

At the office

  1. What time does the day start and end, and is any day shorter?
  2. Is there care before or after school, and what does it cost?

Getting in

What comes after Borel, and how do I get in?

Ask San Mateo-Foster City which school serves your address. Next comes Aragon High.

The district splits Borel’s attendance zone. 56% of its children are assigned to Aragon High, 33% to San Mateo High and 11% to Hillsdale High. In the district’s boundaries, Borel Middle draws from 6 elementary schools. Boundaries split some neighborhoods. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level.

Elementary · fed by
Middle · this school
Borel Middle
High · next
Aragon High Scope Score 90Strong · 94th percentile · 2025

Assigned for part of the zone

From San Mateo-Foster City’s and San Mateo Union High’s 2026 attendance boundaries. Shares are our estimate of where the zone’s children live. We use 2020 Census child counts, or land area where few children were counted. A share counts children living in the zone, not a school’s enrolled students. A boundary doesn’t guarantee a place. Transfers, permits, magnets and other programs can change the path. Check your child’s address and current assignment with San Mateo-Foster City, and with San Mateo Union High, a separate district, for high school. Explore schools on the map

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

High-school links

  • Aragon High

    Assigned for part of the zone

    Scope Score 90 · Strong · 94th percentile · high · 2025

    56% of the zone’s children

  • San Mateo High

    Assigned for part of the zone

    Scope Score 79 · Solid · 67th percentile · high · 2025

    33% of the zone’s children

  • Hillsdale High

    Assigned for part of the zone

    Scope Score 81 · Strong · 75th percentile · high · 2025

    11% of the zone’s children

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking.

Where the path ends: Aragon High
Aragon HighScope Score 90 · Strong · 94th percentile · 2025district-published assignment for part of the zone

The road from this school ends at Aragon High. UC records 89 enrollees from Aragon High for fall 2025. The AP Course Audit lists 20 AP courses its teachers are authorized to teach in 2025–26. Those figures come from dated records. A child starting here today would reach Aragon High around 2029, and a school can change a lot in 3 years. By the state’s 2023 count, 87% of the students who finished high school at Aragon High enrolled in college within 12 months, UC or not.

89 UC enrollees (fall 2025) · 20 authorized AP courses (AP Course Audit 2025–26) → full record on Aragon High's page
Source: UC & College Board AP Course Ledger

Where it is

Where is Borel?

Address
425 Barneson Avenue, San Mateo 94402Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Jessica NotteAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated August 8, 2024.

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Short answers to 6 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask San Mateo-Foster City which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is Borel a good middle school?

Borel Middle has a Scope Score of 79. It scored higher than 69 in 100 of California’s 2,529 scored public middle schools (Solid, 69th percentile, spring 2026). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 18 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 13 in 100 at the average San Mateo-Foster City middle school. 5.7% of students (50 of 878) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 3.7% at the average California middle school. See the details ↓

Did students here score higher than students who started at the same place?

Yes, in both subjects. In 2025, students here in grades 6–8 scored 8 points higher in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Accelerated. In math, they scored 9 points higher, which the state calls Accelerated.

  • Included in this measure: 815 students in English, 816 in math

See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 23% of low-income students in grades 6–8 at Borel Middle in San Mateo scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 39% for the same group across California. See the details ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Questions to ask, ready to copy. See the details ↓

The full record

Source records

This page is built from 12 sets of records from public data sources. Every figure keeps its source, grades, year and count.

Data updated

October 15, 2026

Record sets on this page
12
Sources
California Department of EducationU.S. Census Bureau
State test years
2017–2026

Results

Students

Money and staff

Place, downloads and method

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2025–26 · ranked #768 of 2,529 California middle schools we score · #5 of 6 in San Mateo-Foster City
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Advancedaverage of English and math21%5442%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math40%5023%
8th graders in 2026 against 6th graders in 2024 (partly different children)+62 scale-score pts6920%
Chronically absent18 in 100505%
Suspension rate5.7% (50 of 878)425%
English learners: top level18%465%

Index is where the school's value sits among the California middle schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2025–26. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests. Growth is the change between the school's earlier and later grade-level groups, in scale-score points; it does not follow the same students.

Scope Score by year2018–19 to 2025–26 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2025–267969#768California middle schools · 2,529 schools · current formula

2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24 and 2024–25 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.

School yearChronic absenceSuspensionGrade gap (points)
2018–199 in 1004.4% (47 of 1,078)−3
2021–22not on filenot on file+1
2022–23not on filenot on file−3
2023–2421 in 1004.5% (44 of 983)+16
2024–2519 in 1004.2% (39 of 933)+11
2025–2618 in 1005.7% (50 of 878)+4

Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.

Grade gap: the same year’s grade 6 and grade 8 results, side by side. They are different children, so the gap describes one year, not any child’s progress. The Scope Score’s growth measure is a different comparison, shown in Score factors above (how it’s built).
No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series
Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English82618%44%
2026 · Math83624%37%
2025 · English86922%48%
2025 · Math88024%38%
2024 · English90321%51%
2024 · Math93723%38%
2023 · English90227%55%
2023 · Math91426%42%
2022 · English97226%56%
2022 · Math97526%42%
2019 · English1,04628%64%
2019 · Math1,04831%50%
2018 · English1,06027%62%
2018 · Math1,06531%51%
2017 · English1,05626%59%
2017 · Math1,05928%47%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 6 · English26846%
2025 · Grade 7 · English30044%
2025 · Grade 8 · English30155%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math27232%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math30436%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math30446%
2024 · Grade 6 · English28141%
2024 · Grade 7 · English29854%
2024 · Grade 8 · English32457%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math29528%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math30641%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math33645%
2023 · Grade 6 · English29254%
2023 · Grade 7 · English32159%
2023 · Grade 8 · English28952%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math30040%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math32250%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math29236%
2022 · Grade 6 · English32754%
2022 · Grade 7 · English30255%
2022 · Grade 8 · English34359%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math32847%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math30236%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math34543%
2019 · Grade 6 · English34566%
2019 · Grade 7 · English34264%
2019 · Grade 8 · English35961%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math34650%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math34251%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math36049%
2018 · Grade 6 · English34962%
2018 · Grade 7 · English36961%
2018 · Grade 8 · English34263%
2018 · Grade 6 · Math35346%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math36952%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math34353%
2017 · Grade 6 · English37258%
2017 · Grade 7 · English34865%
2017 · Grade 8 · English33654%
2017 · Grade 6 · Math37245%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math35052%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math33744%

Current 2025–26 grade results are under Academic achievement, in Results for each grade. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026
Science (CAST)TestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimal
Schoolwide29718%21%46%16%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026 · against the same group in the district and California
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advancedvs districtvs California
Low-income44923%−7−16
Hispanic or Latino45121%−5−18
English learners1863%−2−4
Student groups: the state’s growth measureCalifornia School Dashboard 2025 · points above or below what the state expected · shown, not part of the score
GroupEnglishnCDE categoryMathnCDE category
All students+8815Accelerated+9816Accelerated
Hispanic or Latino+1439Average−4439Average
Low-income+1410Average−4410Average
English-only students+12402not categorized+16403not categorized
English learners−4320Average−3319Average
Recently reclassified as fluent in English+4182not categorized0182not categorized
White+15161Accelerated+18161Accelerated
English learners only−15138not categorized−9137not categorized
Students with disabilities−4105Average+4106Average
Asian+1397Accelerated+3897Exceptional
Long-term English learners (grades 6–8 only)−788Moderate087Average
Two or more races+1164Accelerated+2265Exceptional
Homeless−844Moderate+344Average
Filipino−924Moderate+224Average
Pacific Islander+1916Accelerated−2316Minimal

CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score — not a percentage or percentile. The table keeps the group records SchoolScope imported for this school, including rows below our narrative display threshold. Muted rows have fewer than 30 students with a valid growth score. SchoolScope uses that threshold for the shorter narrative view; the reported values stay visible here. “Not categorized” means this imported CDE row has a growth value without a performance category. Long-term English learner counts cover grades 6–8 only (CDE’s rule), so that row is not comparable to the All students row. At least one estimate here is a CDE weighted estimate; that describes how CDE combines years, not a year-over-year trend. A group absent from this table has no imported record shown here. Its absence alone does not establish its size or performance. CDE growth covers grades 4–8; here that is grades 6–8. SchoolScope does not use these CDE figures in its Scope Score.

Growth recordsthe state’s student-by-student measure, and grade 8 against the same school’s grade 6 two years earlier, partly different children · two different measures

Grade 8 in 2026 against grade 6 in 2024 · English

English · 2024 · Grade 6
17%
exceeded standard · 41% met or exceeded
CDE CAASPP 2024 · 281 English test records with scores
English · 2026 · Grade 8
21%
Advanced · 48% Proficient or Advanced
CDE CAASPP 2026 · 297 English test records with scores

Minimum rounded subject-mean records with scores at the endpoints: 288 (school-grade cohort proxy).

These paired percentages describe English results for grade groups at this school in two years. The groups are not matched students. SchoolScope's scored growth measure uses a different school-level scale-score proxy across English and math; California's matched-student model is a separate measure.

California growth model · points vs expected

State model · English+8 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 6–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

All students, grades 6–8

815 students

CDE growth category: Accelerated

California growth model, English: +8 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Accelerated, against SchoolScope's −2-point median for California middle school records.

State model · math+9 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 6–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

All students, grades 6–8

816 students

CDE growth category: Accelerated

California growth model, math: +9 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Accelerated, against SchoolScope's −3-point median for California middle school records.

Source notes. CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score for matched students, never a percentage. Among SchoolScope's retained California middle school records, the median English estimate is −2 and the middle half fall between −10 and +5 scale-score points — the spread is wide, so read the figure against it, not its sign alone. CDE's 2025 Dashboard weighted school estimate uses assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25; adjacent reporting editions should not be read as independent annual changes. The CDE measure covers grades 4–8; here that is grades 6–8, and it is not part of the Scope Score.

Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 19 in 100 → 2025–26 · 18 in 100 · −1 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 4.2% (39 of 933) → 2025–26 · 5.7% (50 of 878) · +1.5 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female8 in 10018 in 100+10 in 100
Male10 in 10019 in 100+9 in 100
Asian0 in 1003 in 100+3 in 100
Black or African American3 of 14——
Filipino1 of 402 of 26—
Hispanic or Latino12 in 10022 in 100+10 in 100
Pacific Islander5 of 2020 of 23—
Two or more races6 of 938 of 67—
White8 in 1009 in 100+1 in 100
Students with disabilities23 of 9129 in 100—
English learners15 in 10027 in 100+12 in 100
Homeless3 of 3216 of 65—
Low-income15 in 10026 in 100+11 in 100
All students9 in 10018 in 100+9 in 100

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Where fewer than 100 students were counted, the cell shows the count and no change is printed. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$15,293 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 10,969 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

School-level federal expenditures$707 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 903

Central federal expenditures attributed here$703 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 903

District current expense · FY 2024–25$22,745 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

How the California mean was selected

SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 63%Instruction support 12%Student services 9%Administration 8%Buildings & maintenance 8%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$133,987,87562.70%63%
Instruction support$24,497,40911.46%12%
Student services$19,721,0399.23%9%
Administration$16,509,2747.73%8%
Buildings & maintenance$18,009,7548.43%8%
Total$213,705,336100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $213,705,336 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$15,293 per pupil
2020$13,645 per pupil
2019$12,968 per pupil
2018$12,491 per pupil
2017$11,067 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders0.0%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 94402 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 94402 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$172,522
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)69%
ZIP-area population25,475
Median age40.8 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 94402 →

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