Schools in San Mateo County
180 public schools across 24 cities in San Mateo County, serving roughly 83,311 students. SweetSpot scores each one against your family's priorities.
Top schools
- 9.5
Hoover Elementary
Burlingame Elementary · K-5
- 9.3
Oak Knoll Elementary
Menlo Park City Elementary · P-5
- 9.3
Laurel Elementary
Menlo Park City Elementary · P-5
- 9.2
Fox Elementary
Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary · K-5
- 9.2
West Hillsborough
Hillsborough City Elementary · K-5
- 9.0
Corte Madera
Portola Valley Elementary · 4-8
- 8.8
Redwood Shores Elementary
Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary · K-5
- 8.8
Cipriani Elementary
Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary · K-5
- 8.7
Franklin Elementary
Burlingame Elementary · K-5
- 8.7
Encinal Elementary
Menlo Park City Elementary · K-5
- 8.7
North Hillsborough
Hillsborough City Elementary · K-5
- 8.7
Ormondale Elementary
Portola Valley Elementary · K-3
- 8.6
Lincoln Elementary
Burlingame Elementary · K-5
- 8.6
San Carlos Charter Learning Center
San Carlos Elementary · K-8 · Charter
- 8.6
Arundel Elementary
San Carlos Elementary · K-3
- 8.5
Woodside Elementary
Woodside Elementary · K-8
- 8.5
South Hillsborough
Hillsborough City Elementary · K-5
- 8.4
Crocker Middle
Hillsborough City Elementary · 6-8
- 8.4
Foster City Elementary
San Mateo-Foster City · K-5
- 8.4
Green Hills Elementary
Millbrae Elementary · K-5
- 8.4
Roosevelt Elementary
Burlingame Elementary · K-5
- 8.4
Kings Mountain Elementary
Cabrillo Unified · K-5
- 8.3
Monte Verde Elementary
South San Francisco Unified · K-5
- 8.3
Arroyo
San Carlos Elementary · 4-5
- 8.3
Hillview Middle
Menlo Park City Elementary · 6-8
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Cities in this county
By grade level
School districts
- San Mateo-Foster City
- Redwood City Elementary
- South San Francisco Unified
- San Carlos Elementary
- San Mateo Union High
- Sequoia Union High
- Burlingame Elementary
- Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary
- Cabrillo Unified
- Jefferson Union High
- Pacifica
- Ravenswood City Elementary
- San Bruno Park Elementary
- San Mateo County Office of Education
- Hillsborough City Elementary
- Millbrae Elementary
- Menlo Park City Elementary
- Brisbane Elementary
- La Honda-Pescadero Unified
- Las Lomitas Elementary
Common questions
How many public schools are in San Mateo County?
San Mateo County has 180 public schools across 24 cities, serving 83,311 students.
What's the largest school district in San Mateo County?
San Mateo-Foster City is the largest, with 21 schools.
Which cities are covered?
SweetSpot covers every public school in every city in San Mateo County, including San Mateo, Redwood City, Daly City, South San Francisco, San Carlos, and 18 more.
How does SweetSpot score schools?
SweetSpot scores every California public school on a 0–10 scale across academics, school size, teacher pay, suspension rates, attendance, graduation, and demographics — based on actual data, not peer-relative ranking.
How is fit calculated for my family?
You pick which metrics matter and how much each one weighs. SweetSpot recomputes a custom 0–10 fit score for every school against your priorities — live, as you move the sliders.
All schools in San Mateo County
- Hoover Elementary · K-5
- Oak Knoll Elementary · P-5
- Laurel Elementary · P-5
- Fox Elementary · K-5
- West Hillsborough · K-5
- Corte Madera · 4-8
- Redwood Shores Elementary · K-5
- Cipriani Elementary · K-5
- Franklin Elementary · K-5
- Encinal Elementary · K-5
- North Hillsborough · K-5
- Ormondale Elementary · K-3
- Lincoln Elementary · K-5
- San Carlos Charter Learning Center · K-8
- Arundel Elementary · K-3
- Woodside Elementary · K-8
- South Hillsborough · K-5
- Crocker Middle · 6-8
- Foster City Elementary · K-5
- Green Hills Elementary · K-5
- Roosevelt Elementary · K-5
- Kings Mountain Elementary · K-5
- Monte Verde Elementary · K-5
- Arroyo · 4-5
- Hillview Middle · 6-8
- Washington Elementary · K-5
- Central Middle · 6-8
- Central Elementary · K-5
- College Park Elementary · K-5
- Beach Park Elementary · K-5
- Brewer Island Elementary · K-5
- Las Lomitas Elementary · K-3
- McKinley Elementary · K-5
- Sandpiper Elementary · K-8
- Ralston Intermediate · 6-8
- La Entrada Middle · 4-8
- Meadows Elementary · K-5
- Audubon Elementary · K-5
- Spring Valley Elementary · K-5
- Brittan Acres Elementary · K-3
- Parkside Montessori · K-8
- Tierra Linda Middle · 6-8
- John Muir Elementary · K-5
- Marjorie H. Tobias Elementary · K-5
- Baywood Elementary · K-5
- Burlingame Intermediate · 6-8
- Mariposa · 4-5
- White Oaks Elementary · K-3
- North Shoreview Montessori · K-8
- Portola Elementary · K-5
- Carlmont High · 9-12
- Highlands Elementary · K-5
- Nesbit Elementary · K-8
- Buri Buri Elementary · K-5
- Brisbane Elementary · K-5
- Bowditch Middle · 6-8
- Farallone View Elementary · K-5
- Vallemar Elementary · K-8
- Taylor Middle · 6-8
- Junipero Serra Elementary · K-5
- Burlingame High · 9-12
- Susan B. Anthony Elementary · K-5
- George Hall Elementary · K-5
- Ponderosa Elementary · K-5
- Heather Elementary · K-3
- Orion Alternative · K-5
- Aragon High · 9-12
- Skyline Elementary · K-5
- Roy Cloud Elementary · K-8
- El Camino High · 9-12
- La Honda Elementary · K-5
- Panorama Elementary · K-5
- North Star Academy · 3-8
- Mills High · 9-12
- Ocean Shore Elementary · K-8
- Thomas Edison Elementary · K-5
- Lomita Park Elementary · K-5
- Summit Public School: Shasta · 9-12
- Menlo-Atherton High · 9-12
- Tide Academy · 9-12
- Beresford Elementary · K-5
- Fiesta Gardens International Elementary · K-7
- Cabrillo Elementary · K-8
- Meadow Heights Elementary · K-5
- Adelante Selby Spanish Immersion · K-5
- Arbor Bay · K-8
- Design Tech High · 9-12
- Hillsdale High · 9-12
- Henry Ford Elementary · K-5
- Borel Middle · 6-8
- Ortega Elementary · P-5
- Margaret Pauline Brown Elementary · K-5
- California Virtual Academy San Mateo · K-12
- Pacifica Independent Home Study · K-8
- Westborough Middle · 6-8
- Summit Preparatory Charter High · 9-12
- Woodside High · 9-12
- Pescadero Elementary and Middle · K-8
- El Granada Elementary · K-5
- Garden Village Elementary · K-5
- George Washington Elementary · K-5
- Daniel Webster Elementary · P-5
- The Bridge School · K-6
- Lipman Middle · 6-8
- Ingrid B. Lacy Middle · 6-8
- Oceana High · 9-12
- Woodrow Wilson Elementary · K-5
- Bayside Academy · K-8
- San Carlos Student Services Preschool · P
- San Mateo High · 9-12
- Bayshore · K-8
- The Avalon Academy · K-12
- John F. Kennedy Elementary · K-5
- Fernando Rivera Intermediate · 6-8
- Sunshine Gardens Elementary · K-5
- Terra Nova High · 9-12
- Alvin S. Hatch Elementary · K-5
- Clifford Elementary · K-8
- Oxford Day Academy · 9-12
- Westmoor High · 9-12
- Alta Loma Middle · 6-8
- Westlake Elementary · K-5
- Hillcrest at Youth Services Center · 5-12
- Spruce Elementary · K-5
- Martin Elementary · K-5
- South San Francisco High · 9-12
- Half Moon Bay High · 9-12
- Pescadero High · 9-12
- Margaret J. Kemp · 7-12
- Hillside Elementary · P-5
- Abbott Middle · 6-8
- KIPP Esperanza High · 9-12
- Allen (Decima M.) Elementary · P-5
- Capuchino High · 9-12
- Creative Learning Center · K-12
- Sunset Ridge Elementary · P-5
- Weingarten Children's Center · K-1
- East Palo Alto Academy · 9-12
- Sequoia High · 9-12
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt Elementary · K-8
- Spectrum Center Peninsula Campus · K-12
- John F. Kennedy Middle · 6-8
- Los Cerritos Elementary · K-5
- Community Day · 6-12
- LEAD Elementary · K-5
- Manuel F. Cunha Intermediate · 6-8
- Stanbridge Academy · K-12
- Thomas R. Pollicita Middle · 6-8
- San Mateo Park Elementary · K-5
- Laurel Elementary · K-5
- Sunnybrae Elementary · K-5
- Wings Learning Center · K-12
- Parkway Heights Middle · 6-8
- Jefferson High · 9-12
- Belle Air Elementary · P-5
- Parkside Intermediate · 6-8
- Benjamin Franklin Intermediate · 6-8
- The Bridge Academy · 10-12
- Taft Elementary · K-5
- Canyon Oaks Youth Center · 7-12
- Pilarcitos Alternative High (Continuation) · 9-12
- KIPP Excelencia Community Preparatory · K-8
- Connect Community Charter · K-8
- San Mateo County Special Education · K-12
- Los Robles-Ronald McNair Academy · K-5
- Hoover Elementary · K-8
- Gateway Center · 6-12
- Rocketship Redwood City · K-5
- Roosevelt Elementary · K-5
- McKinley Institute of Technology · 6-8
- Belle Haven Elementary · K-5
- Costano Elementary · K-5
- KIPP Valiant Community Prep · K-8
- Baden High (Continuation) · 9-12
- Garfield Elementary · K-5
- Thornton High · 9-12
- Cesar Chavez Ravenswood Middle · 6-8
- Peninsula High (Continuation) · 9-12
- Aspire East Palo Alto Charter · K-8
- Redwood High · 9-12