Belmont · San Mateo County

Schools in Belmont

Belmont’s 4 public elementary schools all sit between the 75th and the 99th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Elementary · 4 schools

from 75th to 99th · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Central Elementary: 99th percentile, Strong
  • Fox Elementary: 98th percentile, Strong
  • Cipriani Elementary: 89th percentile, Strong
  • Nesbit Elementary: 75th percentile, Strong
0Needs Support
0Developing
0Solid
4Strong

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Middle and high school pictures

Middle · 2 schools

from 72nd to 97th · among 2,529 California middle schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Ralston Intermediate: 97th percentile, Strong
  • Nesbit Elementary: 72nd percentile, Solid
0Needs Support
0Developing
1Solid
1Strong

High · 1 school

at 96th · among 1,498 California high schools we score · spring 2025 tests

  • Carlmont High: 96th percentile, Strong
0Needs Support
0Developing
0Solid
1Strong

One dot per school. Each stage is placed only among California schools at its own level. 1 of the 6 ranked schools teaches two levels, so it appears in more than one picture.

Schools around Belmont

6 listed public schools with mapped locations.

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Percentile among California schools at the same level

  • Strong75th+
  • Solid50–74th
  • Developing25–49th
  • Needs Supportbelow 25th
  • Not scored

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Elementary schools

Which elementary schools in Belmont score highest?

Central Elementary is highest, at the 99th percentile.

That’s higher than 99 in 100 of the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Belmont

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. What patterns mean

  • Central ElementaryBelmont-Redwood Shores Elementary · High ceiling · Broad base · Grade-to-grade gains
    99thStrongScope Score 90
  • Fox ElementaryBelmont-Redwood Shores Elementary · High ceiling · Broad base
    98thStrongScope Score 82
  • Cipriani ElementaryBelmont-Redwood Shores Elementary · High ceiling · Broad base
    89thStrongScope Score 65
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Context

The average Belmont elementary school had 26 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once.

Middle schools

Which middle schools in Belmont score highest?

Ralston Intermediate is highest, at the 97th percentile.

That’s higher than 97 in 100 of the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Belmont

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. What patterns mean

  • Ralston IntermediateBelmont-Redwood Shores Elementary · High ceiling · Broad base · Grade-to-grade gains
    97thStrongScope Score 80
  • Nesbit ElementaryBelmont-Redwood Shores Elementary
    72ndSolidScope Score 49

High schools

Where does the high school we score in Belmont stand?

Carlmont High is at the 96th percentile.

That’s higher than 96 in 100 of the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). It’s the only public high school we score in Belmont.

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. What patterns mean

  • Carlmont HighSequoia Union High · High ceiling · Broad base
    96thStrongScope Score 84

8 private schools have a Belmont address. They don’t take California’s state tests, so we don’t score them. See them in the private-school directory →

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Common questions

Which public schools in Belmont rank highest?

Elementary: Central Elementary, 99th percentile (Strong). Middle: Ralston Intermediate, 97th percentile (Strong). High: Carlmont High, 96th percentile (Strong). Each percentile is among the California schools at the same level we score. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.

Does living in Belmont decide which school my child attends?

No. A city can hold schools from more than one district, and attendance boundaries decide which school serves an address. Confirm the school for your address with the district.
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Are the public schools in Belmont good?

Belmont’s 4 public elementary schools run from the 75th to the 99th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 4 Strong. Belmont’s 2 public middle schools run from the 72nd to the 97th percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Strong and 1 Solid. Belmont has one public high school we score, Carlmont High, at the 96th percentile among the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 1 Strong. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score. How we score schools.

How does chronic absence in Belmont compare with California?

The average Belmont elementary school had 26 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once. These are averages of school rates: each school counts once, whatever its size.

Where do these results come from?

California’s state tests (CAASPP): spring 2026 for elementary and middle schools, spring 2025 for high schools, and chronic-absence rates for 2025–26, published by the California Department of Education. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations. How we score schools.

Sources and methodology

This page lists the public schools with a Belmont address, which can belong to more than one school district.

Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2025–26 elementary and middle school; 2024–25 high school

Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s own calculations from these state files.

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