San Bruno Park Elementary runs schools through 8th grade. Its 4 public elementary schools run from the 5th to the 86th 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
San Bruno Park Elementary · grades K–8
Another district · grades 9–12
Elementary · 4 schools
from 5th to 86th · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests
John Muir Elementary: 86th percentile, Strong
Portola Elementary: 82nd percentile, Strong
Allen (Decima M.) Elementary: 38th percentile, Developing
Belle Air Elementary: 5th percentile, Needs Support
1Needs Support
1Developing
0Solid
2Strong
Middle · 1 school
at 58th · among 2,529 California middle schools we score · spring 2026 tests
Parkside Intermediate: 58th percentile, Solid
0Needs Support
0Developing
1Solid
0Strong
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One dot per school. Each stage is placed only among California schools at its own level.
Schools around the San Bruno Park Elementary district
The average elementary school in the San Bruno Park Elementary district had 22 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 San Bruno Park Elementary district stand?
Parkside Intermediate is at the 58th percentile.
That’s higher than 58 in 100 of the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). It’s the only public middle school we score in San Bruno Park Elementary.
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. What patterns mean
Where does San Bruno Park Elementary’s money go, and what does it plan?
The San Bruno Park Elementary district spent $23,469 per student in the 2024–25 school year.
The typical California district spent $20,491. About 59 cents of every San Bruno Park 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 support11%
Student services7%
Administration11%
Buildings & maintenance11%
Other1%
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
$45.5 million
planned in its 2026–27 plan for 42 funded actions in 3 goals. That’s 98% of its $46.3 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, 97 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.
Where the money goes
Three actions take 64% of the money. The plan itself puts 70% of it toward staff.
Least Restrictive Environment $16.5 million
Qualified Classified Staff $8.0 million
Well Maintained Grounds & Facilities $4.8 million
39 other actions
Reading, math and catch-up help
6 of the plan’s 42 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 $1.0 million
Math $1.0 million
Catch-up help $1.4 million
English learners $0.4 million
An action naming two of these appears under both.
Largest of these
Site Supplemental Materials (including software) for Math, Science and ELA$636,817
Expanded Learning Opportunities (ELO) - Summer School and other Intercessions$595,775
Before/After School Tutoring/ASES Services - Regular Year and Summer$467,048
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 $2.3 million in extra services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth. For 2025–26, it planned $4.5 million and estimates it spent $9.4 million, $4.9 million (109%) more than planned (our arithmetic).
$9.4 million spent (estimated)$4.5 million planned
What changed
The total is $13.5 million (42%) higher than in the 2025–26 plan. The biggest change in dollars is Least Restrictive Environment, which went from $4.1 million to $16.5 million.
Largest cuts
Qualified Certificated Staff−$7.7 million
Behavioral Support Services−$2.4 million
Mental Health Services−$574,194
Largest increases
Least Restrictive Environment+$12.5 million
Qualified Classified Staff+$6.0 million
Well Maintained Grounds & Facilities+$2.2 million
Ask: What did Qualified Certificated Staff pay for, and what changes now that the 2026–27 plan gives it $7.7 million 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
47%
50%
up 3 pts
Math, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 1
41%
46%
up 5 pts
Chronically absentCounted across all the district’s students, not averaged by schoolGoal 2
20 in 100
20 in 100
no change
Suspended at least onceGoal 2
2.6%
2.8%
up 0.2 pts
Goal 3 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
Least Restrictive Environment · $16,522,278
Qualified Classified Staff · $7,970,925
Well Maintained Grounds & Facilities · $4,829,997
The full plan3 goals, 35 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 ($45.5 million).
Where does the money go?
56% to Goal 1. 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 1(Achievement) Through an equitable and collaborative improvement-driven approach, San Bruno Park School…$25.7 million56% of action budgets
“(Achievement) Through an equitable and collaborative improvement-driven approach, San Bruno Park School District will take steps to reduce disparities in outcomes between student groups indicated by the California Dashboard and state disproportionality data which includes unduplicated students and the disproportionality and the overrepresentation of LatinX students in special education” p. 22 ↗
20 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $10.0 million (+$15.6 million)
Largest funded actions
Least Restrictive Environment$16.5 millionaction 1.16 · p. 56 ↗
Professional Development$1.9 millionaction 1.1 · p. 55 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $1.8 million is state funding counted toward those services
Instructional Aides$1.3 millionaction 1.15 · p. 56 ↗
Expanded Learning Opportunities (ELO) - Regular School Year$1.1 millionaction 1.3 · p. 55 ↗
Site Supplemental Materials (including software) for Math, Science and ELA$0.6 millionaction 1.14 · p. 56 ↗
15 more funded actions in this goal
Expanded Learning Opportunities (ELO) - Summer School and other Intercessions · action 1.2 · p. 55 ↗$0.6 million
Before/After School Tutoring/ASES Services - Regular Year and Summer · action 1.4 · p. 55 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $40,361 is state funding counted toward those services$0.5 million
STEAM & Staffing · action 1.12 · p. 56 ↗$0.5 million
TOSAs Teacher Support · action 1.17 · p. 56 ↗$0.4 million
Planning Time and Substitutes for Teachers · action 1.13 · p. 56 ↗$0.4 million
Math/Reading Intervention Teachers (LREBG) · action 1.11 · p. 56 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $96,456 is state funding counted toward those services$0.3 million
Academic Counselors and Targeted Academic Plans · action 1.7 · p. 55 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.3 million
Newcomer -English Learners Transition Teachers · action 1.10 · p. 56 ↗$0.3 million
Enhanced Instructional Materials for STEAM, Music, Art, and Outdoor Learning · action 1.5 · p. 55 ↗$0.2 million
Inclusive Libraries · action 1.6 · p. 55 ↗$0.2 million
College and Career Readiness · action 1.9 · p. 55 ↗$0.1 million
Additional Instructional Coach · action 1.19 · p. 57 ↗$0.1 million
English Learner Extra Support · action 1.8 · p. 55 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $20,442 is state funding counted toward those services$0.1 million
Communities of Practice · action 1.18 · p. 56 ↗under $0.1 million
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Least Restrictive Environment+$12.5 million$4.1 million → $16.5 million · p. 56 ↗
Professional Development+$1.7 million$0.2 million → $1.9 million · p. 55 ↗
Site Supplemental Materials (including software) for Math, Science and ELA+$558,517$78,300 → $636,817 · p. 56 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
Instructional Aides · $1.3 million · p. 56 ↗new or renamed
Expanded Learning Opportunities (ELO) - Regular School Year · $0.9 million → $1.1 million · p. 55 ↗+$0.2 million
Expanded Learning Opportunities (ELO) - Summer School and other Intercessions · $531,000 → $595,775 · p. 55 ↗+$64,775
Before/After School Tutoring/ASES Services - Regular Year and Summer · $317,613 → $467,048 · p. 55 ↗+$149,435
Inclusive Libraries · $128,277 → $168,615 · p. 55 ↗+$40,338
College and Career Readiness · $140,520 → $140,984 · p. 55 ↗+$464
Additional Instructional Coach · $134,345 · p. 57 ↗new or renamed
English Learner Extra Support · $98,500 → $120,690 · p. 55 ↗+$22,190
Communities of Practice · $192,000 → $18,500 · p. 56 ↗−$173,500
A reworded title counts as new.
How the plan measures it · 15 measures
None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 22 ↗.
Goal 2Goal 2: (Engagement) Through an equitable and collaborative improvement-driven approach, the San Bruno Park…$3.1 million7% of action budgets
“Goal 2: (Engagement) Through an equitable and collaborative improvement-driven approach, the San Bruno Park School District will continue taking specific steps particularly to address and reduce disparities in opportunities and outcomes between student groups indicated by the CA Dashboard to reduce disproportionality amongst unduplicated students and the overrepresentation of LatinX students in special education. The district will ensure students and families feel school is a safe and supportive environment with strong adult relationships and a sense of belonging” p. 35 ↗
14 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $5.6 million (−$2.5 million)
Largest funded actions
Health/Nursing Services$629,384action 2.12 · p. 58 ↗
Mental Health Services$598,773action 2.10 · p. 57 ↗
None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 35 ↗.
Goal 3Conditions$16.7 million37% of action budgets
“Through an equitable and collaborative improvement-driven approach, the San Bruno Park School District will continue taking specific steps to ensure high quality conditions of support are in place for all students including State Board approved instructional materials, high quality curriculum, highly trained & qualified credentialed staff, and well-maintained facilities” p. 44 ↗
8 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $16.4 million (+$391,879)
Largest funded actions
Qualified Classified Staff$8.0 millionaction 3.2 · p. 58 ↗
Well Maintained Grounds & Facilities$4.8 millionaction 3.8 · p. 58 ↗
Technology Planning/Support$1.4 millionaction 3.13 · p. 58 ↗
Administrative Staff$1.2 millionaction 3.7 · p. 58 ↗
Child Nutrition Services$0.5 millionaction 3.10 · p. 58 ↗
3 more funded actions in this goal
Qualified Certificated Staff · action 3.9 · p. 58 ↗$0.5 million
CA State Board Approved Instructional Materials · action 3.1 · p. 58 ↗$0.3 million
Data Driven Software & Platforms for Progress Monitoring · action 3.5 · p. 58 ↗under $0.1 million
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Qualified Certificated Staff−$7.7 million$8.2 million → $0.5 million · p. 58 ↗
Qualified Classified Staff+$6.0 million$1.9 million → $8.0 million · p. 58 ↗
Well Maintained Grounds & Facilities+$2.2 million$2.7 million → $4.8 million · p. 58 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
Technology Planning/Support · $0.8 million → $1.4 million · p. 58 ↗+$0.6 million
Administrative Staff · $1.1 million → $1.2 million · p. 58 ↗+$0.1 million
Child Nutrition Services · $1.0 million → $0.5 million · p. 58 ↗−$0.5 million
CA State Board Approved Instructional Materials · $398,440 → $339,558 · p. 58 ↗−$58,882
Data Driven Software & Platforms for Progress Monitoring · $211,610 → $18,976 · p. 58 ↗−$192,634
How the plan measures it · 6 measures
None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 44 ↗.
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, 2,003 students
1Hispanic or Latino46%
2Asian19%
3Not reported15%
4Filipino9%
5Two or more races5%
6Pacific Islander4%
7Black or African American1%
8White<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
53%
Across California, 63% of students qualify.
2024–25 · 1,064 of 2,001 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?
The state is giving San Bruno Park Elementary extra help in 2026, the second year after it qualified on the 2025 Dashboard.
How English learners moved up on the state’s English test
From spring 2025 to spring 2026, 44% of the district’s English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top (162 of 365 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 San Bruno Park Elementary district rank highest?
Elementary: John Muir Elementary, 86th percentile (Strong). Middle: Parkside Intermediate, 58th percentile (Solid). 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 San Bruno Park 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 San Bruno Park Elementary district good?
San Bruno Park Elementary’s 4 public elementary schools run from the 5th to the 86th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 2 Strong, 1 Developing and 1 Needs Support. San Bruno Park Elementary has one public middle school we score, Parkside Intermediate, at the 58th percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Solid. 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 San Bruno Park Elementary district compare with California?
The average elementary school in the San Bruno Park Elementary district had 22 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 San Bruno Park Elementary district spend per student?
The San Bruno Park Elementary district spent $23,469 per student in the 2024–25 school year. The typical California district spent $20,491. About 59 cents of every San Bruno Park 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 San Bruno Park Elementary district’s 2026–27 spending plan?
The district’s 2026–27 spending plan puts $45.5 million into 42 funded actions in 3 goals, 98% of its $46.3 million general fund budget. Its largest goal holds $25.7 million, 56% 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 San Bruno Park 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.