Millbrae Elementary runs schools through 8th grade. Its 4 public elementary schools run from the 23rd to the 93rd percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). High school is run by another district; confirm the school for your address with the district.
K5Elementary
68Middle
912High
Millbrae Elementary · grades K–8
Another district · grades 9–12
Elementary · 4 schools
from 23rd to 93rd · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests
Green Hills Elementary: 93rd percentile, Strong
Meadows Elementary: 87th percentile, Strong
Spring Valley Elementary: 86th percentile, Strong
Lomita Park Elementary: 23rd percentile, Needs Support
1Needs Support
0Developing
0Solid
3Strong
Middle · 1 school
at 83rd · among 2,529 California middle schools we score · spring 2026 tests
Taylor Middle: 83rd percentile, Strong
0Needs Support
0Developing
0Solid
1Strong
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One dot per school. Each stage is placed only among California schools at its own level.
The average elementary school in the Millbrae Elementary district had 10 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
Where does the middle school we score in the Millbrae Elementary district stand?
Taylor Middle is at the 83rd percentile.
That’s higher than 83 in 100 of the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). It’s the only public middle school we score in Millbrae Elementary.
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.
Where does Millbrae Elementary’s money go, and what does it plan?
The Millbrae Elementary district spent $16,707 per student in the 2024–25 school year.
The typical California district spent $20,491. About 59 cents of every Millbrae Elementary dollar went to classroom instruction.
Spending by function
Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from the district’s annual financial report (SACS) to the California Department of Education. District-wide: it includes central administration and costs never assigned to one campus.
Share by function, 2024–25
Instruction59%
Instruction support10%
Student services8%
Administration11%
Buildings & maintenance9%
Other3%
Shares of the same spending total, by the report’s spending categories, rounded so they add up to 100. Names are simplified from the report’s own categories.
What the district plans
$3.4 million
planned in its 2026–27 plan for 30 funded actions in 4 goals. That’s 9% of its $39.0 million general fund budget. These are planned amounts; the district reports what it spent in a later plan.
The plan in short
Source: the district’s yearly spending plan (Local Control and Accountability Plan, or LCAP, 111 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.
Where the money goes
Three actions take 58% of the money. The plan itself puts 61% of it toward staff.
Tier II Reading instruction $895,578
School Counselors $536,857
Designated & Integrated ELD Services $506,833
27 other actions
Reading, math and catch-up help
8 of the plan’s 30 funded actions name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners in their titles.
Actions whose titles name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners
Reading $906,578
Math $44,168
Catch-up help $227,351
English learners $506,833
Largest of these
Tier II Reading instruction$895,578
Designated & Integrated ELD Services$506,833
Intervention Support$227,351
For high-need students (English learners, low-income students and foster youth), what changed and what its goals measure
For high-need students
It plans $1.8 million in extra services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth. For 2025–26, it planned $1.8 million and estimates it spent $2.2 million, $0.4 million (20%) more than planned (our arithmetic).
$2.2 million spent (estimated)$1.8 million planned
What changed
The total is $40,524 (1%) lower than in the 2025–26 plan. The biggest change in dollars is Intervention Support, which went from $651,914 to $227,351.
Largest cuts
Intervention Support−$424,563
Standards-based Instructional Materials−$85,232
Millbrae Education Foundation (MEF) Sparks Curiosity−$68,406
Largest increases
Electives and Clubs at Taylor+$253,568
Tier II Reading instruction+$135,850
Standards-based Instructional Materials+$66,459
Ask: What did Intervention Support pay for, and what changes now that the 2026–27 plan gives it $424,563 less?
What its goals measure
Read these state results for the district’s own schools as context for the goals they measure; results alone can’t show what the plan caused.
What its goals measure: state results, 2024–25 and 2025–26
Measure
2024–25
2025–26
Change
English, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 1
66%
65%
down 1 pt
Math, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 2
63%
62%
down 1 pt
Chronically absentCounted across all the district’s students, not averaged by schoolGoal 3
9 in 100
7 in 100
2 fewer in 100
Suspended at least onceGoal 3
1.7%
1.8%
up 0.1 pts
Goal 4 isn’t shown because it tracks other measures.
Figures from CDE’s state test, chronic absence and suspension files. Test figures cover every grade the district tests (California tests grades 3–8 and 11), so they differ from a profile’s rated grades. We combined the district’s schools ourselves, weighted by students and leaving out charter schools. Chronically absent means a student missed 10% or more of school days.
The plan’s own titles and amounts
Tier II Reading instruction · $895,578
School Counselors · $536,857
Designated & Integrated ELD Services · $506,833
The full plan4 goals, 19 measures and where the money goes
We calculate each action’s share of the plan by dividing its planned amount by the total of the plan’s funded actions ($3.4 million).
Where does the money go?
37% to Goal 3. Each box is one action, sized by its planned dollars and coloured by its change since last year’s plan. Tap a box to open its goal.
not compared: unconfirmed, or repeated across goals
Every goal, in the plan’s order
Goal 1The Millbrae Elementary School District will provide high-quality literacy instruction to all students. In…$1.2 million37% of action budgets
“The Millbrae Elementary School District will provide high-quality literacy instruction to all students. In the primary grades, students will receive literacy instruction in phonics, phonological awareness, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. The overall number of students achieving proficiency in reading will increase each year as measured by state and local assessments” p. 17 ↗
9 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $1.1 million (+$182,276)
Largest funded actions
Tier II Reading instruction$895,578action 1.3 · p. 69 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $536,529 is state funding counted toward those services
Standards-based Instructional Materials$225,000action 1.1 · p. 69 ↗
Big Lift Summer Academy 2025$50,000action 1.9 · p. 70 ↗
Assessment and Monitoring$46,029action 1.6 · p. 69 ↗
Small group reading instruction · action 1.2 · p. 69 ↗$4,500
Professional Learning · action 1.4 · p. 69 ↗$4,500
Reading support outside of the school day/year · action 1.8 · p. 70 ↗$1,000
Family & Community Engagement · action 1.7 · p. 70 ↗$595
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Tier II Reading instruction+$135,850$759,728 → $895,578 · p. 69 ↗
Standards-based Instructional Materials+$66,459$158,541 → $225,000 · p. 69 ↗
Reading support outside of the school day/year−$32,404$33,404 → $1,000 · p. 70 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
Big Lift Summer Academy 2025 · $50,000 → $50,000 · p. 70 ↗unchanged
Assessment and Monitoring · $26,830 → $46,029 · p. 69 ↗+$19,199
Phonics Instruction · $11,321 → $5,500 · p. 69 ↗−$5,821
Small group reading instruction · $7,037 → $4,500 · p. 69 ↗−$2,537
Professional Learning · $2,080 → $4,500 · p. 69 ↗+$2,420
Family & Community Engagement · $1,485 → $595 · p. 70 ↗−$890
How the plan measures it · 5 measures
None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 17 ↗.
Goal 2 · Maintenance of Progress GoalAll students will receive standards-based differentiated instruction. By the end of each academic year, at…$345,24710% of action budgets
“All students will receive standards-based differentiated instruction. By the end of each academic year, at least 80% of students will demonstrate proficiency in grade-level essential standards, as measured through local summative assessments. Common formative assessments, regular analysis of assessment data within teacher Professional Learning Team (PLT) groups, and statewide data in mathematics will be used to inform instruction and differentiation” p. 26 ↗
Intervention Support$227,351action 2.7 · p. 70 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $150,000 is state funding counted toward those services
Standards-based Instructional Materials$63,167action 2.1 · p. 70 ↗
Differentiated Instruction in Mathematics-Students below grade level standards and students with disabilities$43,418action 2.5 · p. 70 ↗
Professional Development$9,822action 2.4 · p. 70 ↗
Differentiated Instruction in Mathematics-Students above grade level standards$750action 2.6 · p. 70 ↗
2 more funded actions in this goal
Family & Community Engagement · action 2.8 · p. 70 ↗$398
Site Guiding Coalition Teams · action 2.3 · p. 70 ↗$341
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Intervention Support−$424,563$651,914 → $227,351 · p. 70 ↗
Standards-based Instructional Materials−$85,232$148,399 → $63,167 · p. 70 ↗
Differentiated Instruction in Mathematics-Students below grade level standards and students with disabilities+$38,716$4,702 → $43,418 · p. 70 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
Professional Development · $16,778 → $9,822 · p. 70 ↗−$6,956
Differentiated Instruction in Mathematics-Students above grade level standards · $2,793 → $750 · p. 70 ↗−$2,043
Family & Community Engagement · $398 → $398 · p. 70 ↗unchanged
Site Guiding Coalition Teams · $341 → $341 · p. 70 ↗unchanged
How the plan measures it · 4 measures
None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 26 ↗.
Goal 3 · Maintenance of Progress GoalMESD will increase student engagement and decrease chronic absenteeism rates by fostering a welcoming…$1.3 million37% of action budgets
“MESD will increase student engagement and decrease chronic absenteeism rates by fostering a welcoming, inclusive, and safe environment, and providing diverse learning experiences that spark curiosity and passion, as measured by state and local measures” p. 37 ↗
School Counselors$536,857action 3.9 · p. 71 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Electives and Clubs at Taylor$479,895action 3.6 · p. 71 ↗
Millbrae Education Foundation (MEF) Sparks Curiosity$151,594action 3.11 · p. 71 ↗
Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Lessons$50,000action 3.10 · p. 71 ↗
Panorama Education Survey$13,500action 3.1 · p. 71 ↗
4 more funded actions in this goal
Family & Community Engagement · action 3.5 · p. 71 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $10,000 is state funding counted toward those services$12,000
Family Engagement Specialist at Lomita Park · action 3.2 · p. 71 ↗$6,300
Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) · action 3.3 · p. 71 ↗$3,911
Positive/Welcoming Attendance Strategies · action 3.7 · p. 71 ↗$863
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Electives and Clubs at Taylor+$253,568$226,327 → $479,895 · p. 71 ↗
Millbrae Education Foundation (MEF) Sparks Curiosity−$68,406$220,000 → $151,594 · p. 71 ↗
School Counselors+$55,369$481,488 → $536,857 · p. 71 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Lessons · $3,091 → $50,000 · p. 71 ↗+$46,909
None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 37 ↗.
Goal 4 · Focus GoalMESD will provide integrated and designated English language development instruction, improving English…$536,29316% of action budgets
“MESD will provide integrated and designated English language development instruction, improving English language acquisition and academic achievement among our English Learner (EL) students. The percentage of students who achieve at least one year of growth from the previous English Language Proficiency Assessment for California (ELPAC) or are redesignated as a fluent English proficient student will increase from the prior year” p. 50 ↗
All amounts are planned. We read them from the PDF and added up each goal’s actions ourselves. Page links open the plan at that page.
Who goes to the district’s schools
Who attends
Student mix
2024–25 · October enrollment count, 2,107 students
1Asian47%
2Hispanic or Latino22%
3White12%
4Two or more races10%
5Filipino7%
6Pacific Islander2%
7Black or African American<1%
8Not reported<1%
9American Indian or Alaska Native<1%
Shares use the district's own October enrollment counts from the CDE, including its charter schools.
Free or reduced-price meals
19%
Across California, 63% of students qualify.
2024–25 · 407 of 2,106 students qualify, summed from the CDE’s meal counts for every school it lists under the district, charters included. It comes from a different CDE file than the student mix, so the two totals differ.
The district’s state records
Is the state giving the district extra help?
Millbrae Elementary isn’t getting extra state help in 2026, only the standard support every district gets.
How English learners moved up on the state’s English test
From spring 2025 to spring 2026, 53% of the district’s English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top (139 of 262 students). California: 47%. It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent.
Which public schools in the Millbrae Elementary district rank highest?
Elementary: Green Hills Elementary, 93rd percentile (Strong). Middle: Taylor Middle, 83rd 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 the Millbrae Elementary district decide which school my child attends?
Not by itself. Attendance boundaries, programs, transfers and space all matter. Confirm the school for your address, grade and program with the district.
More questions (5)
Are the public schools in the Millbrae Elementary district good?
Millbrae Elementary’s 4 public elementary schools run from the 23rd to the 93rd percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 3 Strong and 1 Needs Support. Millbrae Elementary has one public middle school we score, Taylor Middle, at the 83rd percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 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 the Millbrae Elementary district compare with California?
The average elementary school in the Millbrae Elementary district had 10 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.
How much does the Millbrae Elementary district spend per student?
The Millbrae Elementary district spent $16,707 per student in the 2024–25 school year. The typical California district spent $20,491. About 59 cents of every Millbrae Elementary dollar went to classroom instruction. Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from its annual financial report to the California Department of Education. The district’s spending, by function.
What is in the Millbrae Elementary district’s 2026–27 spending plan?
The district’s 2026–27 spending plan puts $3.4 million into 30 funded actions in 4 goals, 9% of its $39.0 million general fund budget. Its largest goal holds $1.3 million, 37% of the action budgets. The 2026–27 plan, goal by goal.
Where do these results come from?
California’s state tests (CAASPP) from spring 2026 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 governed and funded by the Millbrae Elementary district, with the district’s spending and state accountability records.
Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2025–26
Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s own calculations from these state files.