How does Burlingame Intermediate compare to other middle schools in Burlingame?

Burlingame Intermediate has a SchoolScope composite score of 65.3/100, placing it at the 94th percentile statewide. 46% of students exceed standard, with a total of 2,214 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Burlingame Intermediate?

45.9% of students at Burlingame Intermediate exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 71.4% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Burlingame Intermediate improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Burlingame Intermediate's proficiency rate increases by 3.5 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This suggests the school may be adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Burlingame Intermediate?

10.4% of students at Burlingame Intermediate are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Burlingame Intermediate

Middle School

Burlingame Elementary BurlingameSan Mateo County94010

📍 1715 Quesada Way

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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Strong All-Around

Strong across every dimension we measure — academics, growth, culture, and engagement.

Composite scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

1,059 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

22:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

16%

Teachers

48 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Declined

-3.9 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+7.0 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

16.1%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 81 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic18.2%

White38.3%

Asian27.4%

Black0.3%

Other15.8%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Burlingame Intermediate
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	45.9%
Met Standard	25.6%
Below Standard	28.6%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "71% proficient" for Burlingame Intermediate and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

45.9% of students exceeded standard while 25.6% met it. That exceeded rate is 28.6 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 4.3 points below the Burlingame Elementary district average of 50.2%. Compared to the 3 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 8.7 points higher (vs 37.2% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Students here improve by 3.5 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance declined and Math increased year-over-year. 16.1% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 10.4%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

45.9%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

71.4%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

+3.5pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

10.4%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

1.8%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

2,214

Across all grades & subjects

Grade trajectory

ELA Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

Math Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	376	37.2%	34.6%	15.4%	12.8%	71.8%
7th	390	40.5%	33.1%	12.1%	14.4%	73.6%
8th	342	42.7%	35.1%	12.3%	9.9%	77.8%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	376	50.5%	17.3%	18.1%	14.1%	67.8%
7th	389	52.4%	16.2%	14.9%	16.4%	68.6%
8th	341	51.9%	17.0%	14.4%	16.7%	68.9%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Washington Elementary

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Middle

Burlingame Intermediate

65.394th pctile

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High School

No feeder data available for this level

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.