San Mateo Union High School District
Public
Regional · 6 towns Grades 9–12 B+School Grade
High school for San Mateo, San Bruno, Foster City, Burlingame, Millbrae and Hillsborough. Each town runs its own elementary district.
At a glance
8,736Students enrolled
8Schools · + 41 feeders
6Towns served
$26,598Spent per student
20:1Student–teacher ratio
25%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
Grades K–8
13 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listSan Mateo-Foster City Elementary School DistrictGrades 8
5 middle schoolsDepends on your address · see the listSan Mateo-Foster City Elementary School DistrictGrades K–5
4 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listSan Mateo-Foster City Elementary School DistrictGrades 5
Foster City Elementary or Audubon Elementary or Brewer Island ElementaryDepends on your addressSan Mateo-Foster City Elementary School DistrictGrades K–5
6 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listBurlingame Elementary School DistrictGrades K–5
4 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listMillbrae Elementary School DistrictGrades K–5
West Hillsborough or North Hillsborough or South HillsboroughDepends on your addressHillsborough City Elementary School DistrictBased on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Academic performanceDistrict vs CA
Graduation rate (4-year)91%
State average 87.6%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$26,598
per student each year · 25% above the CA average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
9,170’20
9,055’21
8,899’22
8,798’23
8,736’24
Students
Hispanic · 35%3,058
Asian · 29%2,542
White · 24%2,114
Two or more races · 9%793
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 2%153
Black · 1%61
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
San Mateo103,105 people · Grades K–8 at Bayside Academy or Baywood Elementary and others
San Bruno42,307 people · Grades K–6 at John Muir Elementary or Allen (Decima M.) Elementary and others
Foster City32,792 people · Grades K–5 at Foster City Elementary or Audubon Elementary and others
Burlingame30,525 people · Grades K–5 at McKinley Elementary or Lincoln Elementary and others
Millbrae22,689 people · Grades K–5 at Spring Valley Elementary or Meadows Elementary and others
Hillsborough11,099 people · Grades K–5 at West Hillsborough or North Hillsborough and others
Schools8 in district · 41 feeders
This district · grades 9–12
Aragon HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,658 students · San Mateo
PublicHillsdale HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,585 students · San Mateo
PublicBurlingame HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,583 students · Burlingame
PublicSan Mateo HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,557 students · San Mateo
PublicMills HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,115 students · Millbrae
PublicCapuchino HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,061 students · San Bruno
PublicPeninsula High (Continuation)High · Grades 9–12 · 123 students · Burlingame
PublicThe Bridge AcademyHigh · Grades 10–12 · 54 students · San Mateo
PublicFeeder schools · grades K–8 · each town's own district
Burlingame IntermediateMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 1,115 students · Burlingame
APublicFranklin ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 357 students · Burlingame
A+PublicHoover ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 227 students · Burlingame
A+PublicLincoln ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 415 students · Burlingame
A+PublicMcKinley ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 541 students · Burlingame
APublicRoosevelt ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 311 students · Burlingame
APublicWashington ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 410 students · Burlingame
APublicAudubon ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 445 students · Foster City
APublicBowditch MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 929 students · Foster City
A+PublicBrewer Island ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 306 students · Foster City
A+PublicFoster City ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 624 students · Foster City
A+PublicSan Mateo-Foster City Special Education PreschoolElementary · Grades K · 1 students · Foster City
PublicCrocker MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 446 students · Hillsborough
A+PublicNorth HillsboroughElementary · Grades K–5 · 274 students · Hillsborough
A+PublicSouth HillsboroughElementary · Grades K–5 · 244 students · Hillsborough
A+PublicWest HillsboroughElementary · Grades K–5 · 275 students · Hillsborough
A+PublicGreen Hills ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 338 students · Millbrae
APublicLomita Park ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 277 students · San Bruno
B-PublicMeadows ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 360 students · Millbrae
APublicSpring Valley ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 375 students · Millbrae
APublicTaylor MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 756 students · Millbrae
APublicAllen (Decima M.) ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 396 students · San Bruno
CPublicBelle Air ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 250 students · San Bruno
C-PublicJohn Muir ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 486 students · San Bruno
A-PublicParkside IntermediateMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 491 students · San Bruno
BPublicPortola ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 378 students · San Bruno
APublicAbbott MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 721 students · San Mateo
BPublicBayside AcademyElementary · Grades K–8 · 840 students · San Mateo
B+PublicBaywood ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 489 students · San Mateo
APublicBeresford ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 218 students · San Mateo
BPublicBorel MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 903 students · San Mateo
A-PublicCollege Park ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 431 students · San Mateo
A+PublicFiesta Gardens International ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 418 students · San Mateo
B-PublicGeorge Hall ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 370 students · San Mateo
A-PublicLEAD ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 349 students · San Mateo
C-PublicLaurel ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 469 students · San Mateo
BPublicMeadow Heights ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 238 students · San Mateo
B+PublicNorth Shoreview MontessoriElementary · Grades K–8 · 325 students · San Mateo
APublicParkside MontessoriElementary · Grades K–8 · 418 students · San Mateo
A-PublicSan Mateo Park ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 340 students · San Mateo
CPublicSunnybrae ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 346 students · San Mateo
CPublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
Nearby districts
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Sequoia Union High School DistrictBelmont · Redwood City · $27,344 per student
Jefferson Union High School DistrictPacifica · South San Francisco · $23,810 per student
Hayward Unified School DistrictHayward · $22,288 per student
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.