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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 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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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
1669
Classroom Teachers
84

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to California

9

(10 is best)

Better than 84.3% of all CA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

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

Grade 11

80 60 40 20 0
56%
41%
68%
54%
44%
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
20
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 9 403 24.1%
Grade 10 428 25.6%
Grade 11 386 23.1%
Grade 12 452 27.1%
Total 1669 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 20.0% 28.9% 22.7%
Black 0.8% 0.9% 5.4%
Hispanic 48.5% 36.8% 58.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 28.5% 31.3% 12.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 2.1% 2.2% 0.9%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 37.0% 24.2% 57.6%
Free lunch eligible 35.0% 22.5% 50.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.0% 1.7% 6.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 248,746 39,029,342
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 4,198.0 247
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.9% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 16.8% 19.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 35.0% 35.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.0% 24.8%
65 OR OLDER 16.3% 14.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 91,895 13,315,822
Single Parent Households With Children 5.1% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.0% 84.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 58.5% 35.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 47.9% 28.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.4% 17.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 9.6% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 8.5% 13.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 8.0% 11.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 5.4% 8.6%
$15,000 or less 4.2% 7.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,767 $99,896,226 44.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,901 $17,637,478 7.8%
Staff $1,298 $12,042,844 5.3%
General Administration $293 $2,718,454 1.2%
School Administration $955 $8,860,490 3.9%
Operation $2,579 $23,927,962 10.6%
Transportation $352 $3,265,856 1.4%
Other $727 $6,745,106 3.0%
Total Support $8,105 $75,198,190 33.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,481 $50,852,718 22.5%
Total Expenditures $24,354 $225,956,412 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,443 $49,757,893,850 48.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $924 $5,448,154,552 5.3%
Staff $874 $5,153,341,847 5.0%
General Administration $228 $1,344,982,098 1.3%
School Administration $939 $5,530,709,253 5.3%
Operation $1,330 $7,835,832,768 7.6%
Transportation $297 $1,752,376,286 1.7%
Other $706 $4,162,206,192 4.0%
Total Support $5,299 $31,228,266,126 30.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,859 $22,743,739,970 21.9%
Total Expenditures $17,602 $103,729,621,761 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%