Sandpiper Elementary: The score is strong. The trajectory is stronger.
Sandpiper pairs 77% proficiency with gains that hold up when the same students are tracked two years apart — the rare school that posts both.
| Scope | % Exceeded | % Met+ | Growth | Absence | Suspension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70 | 51% | 77% | +6.6 | 9.8% | 1.0% |
| CA average · Elementary School | 45 | 21% | 43% | -2.9 | 17.9% | 1.6% |
Sandpiper Elementary scores 70 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 91st percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
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Most rating sites would stop at “77% proficient” and call it done. Sandpiper deserves a closer read. It sits at the 91st percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools — but the ranking is the least interesting thing on this page.
The headline number: 50.5% of students scored in the top band on the state test. The California average is 21.3%.
The seven-year arc
Has held the 91st-percentile line every tested year since 2019.
This school hasn't fully recovered from the pandemic: 77% meet the standard today, versus 86% in 2019 — a gap worth asking about on a visit.
| Grade | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 89% | 82% | 83% | 76% | 73% |
| Grade 4 | 80% | 73% | 81% | 82% | 69% |
| Grade 5 | 87% | 84% | 75% | 84% | 83% |
| Grade 6 | 77% | 56% | 62% | 67% | 55% |
| Grade 7 | 90% | 70% | 63% | 82% | 92% |
| Grade 8 | — | 82% | 44% | 47% | 72% |
| Grade | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 88% | 84% | 88% | 81% | 78% |
| Grade 4 | 83% | 82% | 86% | 81% | 75% |
| Grade 5 | 87% | 75% | 78% | 89% | 81% |
| Grade 6 | 77% | 57% | 52% | 71% | 61% |
| Grade 7 | 88% | 61% | 49% | 76% | 82% |
| Grade 8 | — | 71% | 41% | 50% | 70% |
The story this school is actually telling
The school, grade by grade
ELA · CAASPP 2024–25Different students, same year — each bar is one grade's proficiency mix.
The honest read: the share exceeding rises 13.1pp across grades; the floor rises 9.4pp. The state average rises 4.5pp over the same span. Kids here gain ground the longer they stay — the pattern you want to see. A school visit and conversation with teachers will tell you more than this number.
The 6 things our score weighs
Ask what changed — new curriculum, new principal, new program. Momentum has a cause, and a visit will find it.
- Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom — watch how the teacher handles a student who's stuck.
- Ask to tour while school's in session, and notice how hallways and transitions feel — culture shows up between classes, not just in them.
- Ask how the school communicates with families when a child starts to struggle.
- Ask what a typical day looks like for a new student in the first few weeks.
How every group of students does here
At Sandpiper Elementary in Redwood City, 84.0% of asian students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 89.3% district-wide and 74.4% statewide. Sandpiper Elementary trails its district average for asian students by 5.3 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Asian students (88.0% Math proficient); White students (77.8% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 5.5 percentage points for two or more races students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 125 students tested.
7 of 14 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.
Change in proficiency from the lowest tested grade — which groups gain ground the longer they stay. Groups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.
Showing up, and staying in class
Grades 7–8 students miss school at roughly one and a half times the rate of Grades 4–6 students (13.3% vs 8.1%). Chronic absence here concentrates in the upper grades.
Where the path goes
The path below is estimated from nearby schools in the same district — scores shown for each next step.
Estimated K-12 path based on district and proximity. Actual attendance zones may differ. Contact your school district for official feeder information.
The people teaching here
Pay is set by the district, not the school.
What gets spent here
The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.
District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.
Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →
The neighborhood it serves
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level
Transitional kindergarten is offered here — confirmed by actual Census Day enrollment, not just the listed grade span.
On the state's science test (CAST), 69% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.
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Your other options
Nearby Elementary Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 72
Nearby Middle Schools
2 within ~3 mi · avg 79
Private alternatives nearby
Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.
Every number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 49 | 47% | 27% | 22% | 4% | 73% | +30 |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 44% | 25% | 18% | 13% | 69% | +25 |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 60% | 23% | 10% | 7% | 83% | +35 |
| Grade 6 | 31 | 32% | 23% | 23% | 23% | 55% | +8 |
| Grade 7 | 49 | 61% | 31% | 2% | 6% | 92% | +44 |
| Grade 8 | 46 | 33% | 39% | 15% | 13% | 72% | +26 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 49 | 49% | 29% | 22% | 0% | 78% | +32 |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 49% | 26% | 21% | 4% | 75% | +33 |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 54% | 27% | 11% | 7% | 81% | +46 |
| Grade 6 | 31 | 42% | 19% | 23% | 16% | 61% | +26 |
| Grade 7 | 50 | 64% | 18% | 10% | 8% | 82% | +48 |
| Grade 8 | 46 | 52% | 17% | 11% | 20% | 70% | +37 |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 116 | 36% | 33% | 28% | 3% |
CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.
| Subgroup · ELA | Tested | MET+ | vs district | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asian | 125 | 84.0% | −5 | +10 |
| White | 45 | 77.8% | −3 | +16 |
| Two or More Races | 40 | 77.5% | −6 | +16 |
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandpiper Elementary ← | — | 70 | 50.5% | 76.6% | +6.6 | 1.0% |
| Beach Park Elementary | 1.8 mi | 72 | 53.1% | 72.2% | −6.9 | 0.5% |
| Foster City Elementary | 2.2 mi | 72 | 49.3% | 74.8% | +9.1 | 0.5% |
| Redwood Shores Elementary | 0 mi | 72 | 56.6% | 79.9% | +6.6 | 0.1% |
| California average | — | 45 | 21.3% | 42.7% | −2.9 | 1.6% |
| Year | Scope | Pctile | Rank | Exc | Met+ | Absent | Susp | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 80 | 97 | #162 | 62.1% | 85.8% | 5.6% | 0.0% | -1.4pp |
| 2022 | 66 | 92 | #467 | 59.6% | 80.0% | 86.1% | 0.3% | -3.2pp |
| 2023 | 76 | 96 | #253 | 59.2% | 81.7% | 15.0% | 0.7% | -8.6pp |
| 2024 | 77 | 96 | #221 | 57.8% | 82.1% | 11.1% | 1.1% | +7.8pp |
| 2025 | 70 | 91 | #491 | 50.5% | 76.6% | 9.8% | 1.0% | +6.6pp |
- — Scored here as an elementary school — other grade spans appear in the data appendix.
| Group | 2019 | 2025 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 6.0% | 7.2% | +1.2pp |
| Male | 5.1% | 11.1% | +6.0pp |
| Asian | 2.4% | 3.9% | +1.5pp |
| Filipino | 3.8% | 3.8% | +0.0pp |
| White | 0.0% | 8.7% | +8.7pp |
| Hispanic/Latino | 11.3% | 19.7% | +8.4pp |
| Two or More Races | 8.1% | 6.8% | -1.3pp |
| Students with Disabilities | 12.8% | 22.8% | +10.0pp |
| English Learners | 11.5% | 9.8% | -1.7pp |
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 19.4% | 28.8% | +9.4pp |
| All Students | 5.5% | 9.2% | +3.7pp |
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