Redwood City Elementary School District
Public school districtGrades K–8
Serves Redwood City, and parts of Menlo Park, San Carlos, Atherton and Woodside.
Students
6,378
Schools
12
Spent per student
$23,614
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
21:1
Free or reduced lunch
59%
Debt
$238.7M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Redwood City Elementary School District
- Spends 11% more per student than the CA average
- 21 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 5.6% since 2020
- Debt of $238.7M, about $37,431 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for San Geronimo.
K–82 schoolsLagunitas Elementary School District
9–123 high schoolsTamalpais Union High School District
Test scores vs. CA
No district test scores published yet.
Graduation rate 96% at Tamalpais Union High School District, which runs the high school (state 87.6%) · class of 2020.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$23,614 per student · 11% above CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 38%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 66%State 30%Federal 4%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
6,755’20
6,380’21
6,329’22
6,313’23
6,378’24
Down 5.6% since 2020.
Students
Hispanic 64%White 22%Two or more races 7%Asian 6%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
12 public schools.
Clifford Elementary
698 students21:1
Hoover Elementary
675 students20:1
Roy Cloud Elementary
636 students19:1
Adelante Selby Spanish Immersion
582 students25:1
Orion Alternative
512 students22:1
Henry Ford Elementary
445 students20:1
Roosevelt Elementary
382 students19:1
Taft Elementary
357 students21:1
Garfield Elementary
280 students20:1
John F. Kennedy Middle
808 students20:1
North Star Academy
527 students26:1
McKinley Institute of Technology
476 students22:1
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.