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Portola Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 5

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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
300 Amador Ave.
San Bruno, CA 94066
Phone
(650) 624-3175
District
SAN BRUNO PARK ELEMENTARY
County
SAN MATEO COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
264
Classroom Teachers
11

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to California

9

(10 is best)

Better than 86.0% of all CA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Portola Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
68%
43%
68%
42%
67%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
74%
42%
69%
44%
78%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
56%
40%
72%
47%
39%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

30 25 20 15 10 5 0
24
23
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 42 15.9%
Grade 1 40 15.2%
Grade 2 42 15.9%
Grade 3 53 20.1%
Grade 4 46 17.4%
Grade 5 41 15.5%
Total 264 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 17.6% 17.4% 22.7%
Black 1.2% 1.4% 5.4%
Hispanic 16.5% 45.9% 58.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 62.7% 29.7% 12.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 2.0% 5.6% 0.9%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 11.0% 27.6% 57.6%
Free lunch eligible 10.6% 26.5% 50.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.4% 1.1% 6.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 38,759 39,029,342
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 6,030.8 247
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.9% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 15.2% 19.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 37.4% 35.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.7% 24.8%
65 OR OLDER 15.9% 14.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 13,734 13,315,822
Single Parent Households With Children 5.0% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.5% 84.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 44.5% 35.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 38.1% 28.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.6% 17.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.3% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 9.6% 13.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 8.0% 11.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 6.2% 8.6%
$15,000 or less 4.2% 7.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,941 $19,376,040 52.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $814 $1,986,160 5.4%
Staff $535 $1,305,400 3.6%
General Administration $360 $878,400 2.4%
School Administration $756 $1,844,640 5.0%
Operation $1,127 $2,749,880 7.5%
Transportation $72 $175,680 0.5%
Other $765 $1,866,600 5.1%
Total Support $4,429 $10,806,760 29.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,643 $6,448,920 17.6%
Total Expenditures $15,013 $36,631,720 100.0%
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%