Redwood City Elementary: Redwood City Elementary schools score 2.6 points below the state average. The trajectory from grade 3 to 5 falls 4.7 points.
Redwood City Elementary has 15 ranked schools across elementary and middle levels with an average Scope Score of 42.2/100 — 2.6 points below the state average of 44.8. The highest-scoring school is North Star Academy at 87/100, where 67.7% of students exceed the state standard. The district spends $16,260 per student (above the state average of $14,815). 1 school shows positive growth trajectories. Chronic absenteeism averages 18.8%, near the state average. Data source: CDE CAASPP 2025 and NCES fiscal data, analyzed by SchoolScope.
| Level | Avg Score | Schools | Exceeded | Absent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elementary | Developing 42.8/100 | 13 | 20.4% | 18.0% |
| Middle | Developing 38.7/100 | 2 | 11.2% | 24.4% |
Redwood City Elementary's elementary schools average 42.8/100 — 2.0 points below the state average with a −4.7pp declining trajectory.
K–12 pipeline
The typical school path in Redwood City Elementary, top-scoring shown first.
District Analysis
Redwood City Elementary has 15 ranked schools with an average Scope Score of 42.2/100 — 2.6 points below the state average of 44.8 (CDE CAASPP 2025).
Strongest level: Redwood City Elementary's elementary schools lead the district with an average Scope Score of 42.8.
District-wide elementary growth averages -4.7pp (state avg: -2.9pp) — a declining trend worth examining school by school.
Score range of 62.7 points — showing significant variation between schools.
District chronic absenteeism averages 18.8%, 0.9pp near the state average of 17.9%.
District suspension rate averages 1.2%, near the state average of 1.6%.
North Star Academy leads the district at 87 with 67.7% exceeding standard.
How we score · Scope Score methodology
School archetypes in Redwood City Elementary
Hidden gems: 4 schools in Redwood City Elementary are classified as On the Rise (3) or Growth Engine — showing positive growth trajectories that raw proficiency scores alone don't capture. These are schools where students leave with more than they arrived with.
Archetypes are data-driven labels based on Scope Score dimensions. Learn more
Student demographics
District averages · California Department of Education enrollment data
District Funding
Redwood City Elementary spends $16,260 per student in current expenditures — $1,445 above the state average of $14,815.
Data source: NCES Common Core of Data, Fiscal Survey (F-33) · 2019–2020
Every school in Redwood City Elementary
ranked by Scope Score · 2024–25 CAASPP
Elementary Schools (13)
Redwood City Elementary has 13 ranked elementary schools averaging a Scope Score of 42.8 — 2.0 points below the state average of 44.8. 1 of 13 elementary schools score above 70.
Growth averages -4.7pp district-wide — a declining trend worth examining.
The highest-scoring elementary school is North Star Academy with a Scope Score of 87 and 67.7% exceeding standard.
| # | School | Exceeded | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Star Academy Redwood City Elementary High Ceiling | 67.7% | Strong 87/100 |
| 2 | Orion Alternative Redwood City Elementary Building Momentum | 41.7% | Solid 62/100 |
| 3 | Roy Cloud Elementary Redwood City Elementary Culture First | 25.8% | Solid 55/100 |
| 4 | Clifford Elementary Redwood City Elementary Building Momentum | 30.5% | Developing 49/100 |
| 5 | Adelante Selby Spanish Immersion Redwood City Elementary Culture First | 23.0% | Developing 46/100 |
| 6 | Rocketship Redwood City Redwood City Elementary On the Rise | 13.2% | Developing 39/100 |
| 7 | Garfield Elementary Redwood City Elementary On the Rise | 1.5% | Developing 37/100 |
| 8 | Henry Ford Elementary Redwood City Elementary Building Momentum | 26.6% | Developing 36/100 |
| 9 | Taft Elementary Redwood City Elementary Building Momentum | 4.6% | Developing 34/100 |
| 10 | Roosevelt Elementary Redwood City Elementary Building Momentum | 12.8% | Developing 32/100 |
| 11 | Connect Community Charter Redwood City Elementary On the Rise | 1.9% | Needs Support 27/100 |
| 12 | KIPP Excelencia Community Preparatory Redwood City Elementary Building Momentum | 10.6% | Needs Support 27/100 |
| 13 | Hoover Elementary Redwood City Elementary Building Momentum | 5.0% | Needs Support 24/100 |
Middle Schools (2)
Redwood City Elementary has 2 ranked middle schools averaging a Scope Score of 38.7 — 4.0 points below the state average of 42.6.
Grade-to-grade growth averages +6.4pp — schools are adding value beyond what students arrive with.
The highest-scoring middle school is John F. Kennedy Middle with a Scope Score of 52 and 18.7% exceeding standard.
| # | School | Exceeded | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John F. Kennedy Middle Redwood City Elementary Growth Engine | 18.7% | Solid 52/100 |
| 2 | McKinley Institute of Technology Redwood City Elementary Building Momentum | 3.7% | Needs Support 25/100 |
Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2024-25 · Methodology
Scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data, not official CDE ratings. They represent one way of interpreting test results and should not be the sole basis for school decisions.
Numbers tell you whether students are clearing the bar. A school visit tells you whether they're happy doing it. These metrics are intentionally missing from the Scope Score: class sizes and student-teacher interaction quality; arts, music, athletics, and enrichment programs; teacher experience and turnover; campus safety and social-emotional support; parent and community engagement; quality of special education and gifted programs; how resources are distributed across schools within the district. Full methodology