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San Mateo High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
506 N. Delaware St.
San Mateo, CA 94401
Phone
(650) 558-2399
District
San Mateo Union High
County
SAN MATEO COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1613
Classroom Teachers
85

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to California

8

(10 is best)

Better than 71.2% of all CA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

San Mateo High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 11

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
48%
41%
58%
55%
38%
27%
48%
41%
58%
55%
38%
27%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
19
20
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 376 23.3%
Grade 10 387 24.0%
Grade 11 442 27.4%
Grade 12 408 25.3%
Total 1613 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 17.6% 27.6% 23.2%
Black 1.0% 0.9% 5.1%
Hispanic 53.4% 38.4% 57.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 26.2% 30.9% 13.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.8% 2.2% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 29.4% 20.5% 59.8%
Free lunch eligible 26.2% 18.3% 52.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.2% 2.2% 7.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 245,851 39,029,342
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 3,888.8 247
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.6% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 16.7% 19.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 35.0% 35.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.7% 24.8%
65 OR OLDER 17.1% 14.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 91,372 13,315,822
Single Parent Households With Children 5.2% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.8% 84.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 58.7% 35.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 52.1% 28.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.1% 17.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 8.2% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 8.5% 13.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 7.0% 11.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 4.8% 8.6%
$15,000 or less 4.2% 7.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,025 $98,587,000 43.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,094 $18,723,000 8.2%
Staff $1,756 $15,699,000 6.8%
General Administration $303 $2,705,000 1.2%
School Administration $991 $8,860,000 3.9%
Operation $2,516 $22,495,000 9.8%
Transportation $239 $2,133,000 0.9%
Other $746 $6,670,000 2.9%
Total Support $8,643 $77,285,000 33.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,989 $53,556,000 23.3%
Total Expenditures $25,657 $229,428,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,891 $52,040,046,000 48.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $997 $5,835,934,000 5.4%
Staff $932 $5,455,332,000 5.1%
General Administration $247 $1,445,763,000 1.3%
School Administration $991 $5,801,460,000 5.4%
Operation $1,401 $8,201,416,000 7.7%
Transportation $246 $1,439,454,000 1.3%
Other $846 $4,952,067,000 4.6%
Total Support $5,661 $33,131,426,000 30.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,746 $21,924,446,000 20.5%
Total Expenditures $18,298 $107,095,918,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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