Elementary school (grades K-5) · Daly City, CA

Bayshore

Federal NCES profile for Bayshore, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 41/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 060420000379
0/100100/10041/100
👥 S:T ratio
28
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
32
📋 Attendance
75
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Bayshore earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 79% of California schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most California schools.

#2 of 14
elementary schools in Daly City · Resource Index
41
Resource Index · Typical
18:1
small classes for California
48.4%
free-lunch eligible

Bayshore has class sizes smaller than 79% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Bayshore ranks #2 of 14 elementary schools in Daly City, CA.

Enrollment

342

California · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

19.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

18:1

vs 21.5:1 California avg

-16% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

48.4%

vs 55.5% California avg

-13% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Bayshore compares with California and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median
0:135:118:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Bayshore

Bayshore is a mid-sized elementary school in Daly City, California, enrolling 342 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 18:1 puts it in the smaller third of California schools by student-teacher ratio.

Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 48.4% of students eligible for free meals.

Enrollment of 342 puts it in the smaller third of California schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 9,998 scored California schools.

Against 1,049 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #129.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (47%) and Asian (30%), more mixed than most schools in the state (diversity index 68/100).

Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 342 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.

10.2% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.

Among Daly City's elementary schools, it stands alongside Susan B. Anthony Elementary (407 students): Bayshore is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (18:1 vs 20.4:1).

Bayshore Elementary operates only this one school, so Bayshore has no district-mates to compare against locally.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Bayshore compares

Bayshore on the metrics families compare, against California and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs California California avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 18:1 ▼ 16% 21.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 48.4% ▼ 13% 55.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 342 top 69% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

18:1
Leaner classes than 24% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
342
Bigger than 38% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
48.4%
free-lunch eligible - 13% below the California average of 55.5%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
18:1
students per teacher - 16% below state mean
Top 21% in California - lower ratio than 79% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
10.2%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$17,731
per pupil, district-wide - above California avg of $16,509
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 342 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
6
in-school suspensions + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.8 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 46.8%
Asian 29.5%
Two or More 8.2%
White 6.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 6.4%
African American 2.3%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 46.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 67.8/100

Simpson diversity index - at 67.8, Bayshore is more mixed than the California school average of 46.0.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Bayshore Elementary, which includes Bayshore.

$17,731
Per student
+7%
vs California
Avg $16,509
+7%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 35.4%
State 57.3%
Federal 7.3%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

Similar elementary schools in Daly City

6 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.

Similar elementary schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of California, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Bayshore's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Bayshore

How many students attend Bayshore?

Bayshore has 342 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Daly City, CA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Bayshore?

The student-teacher ratio at Bayshore is 18:1, which is 16% lower than the California average of 21.5:1 and 15% higher than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Bayshore?

48.4% of students at Bayshore are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Bayshore?

The largest demographic group at Bayshore is Hispanic or Latino at 46.8% of enrollment, in Daly City, CA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 67.8/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Bayshore?

Bayshore has a Resource Investment Index of 41/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Bayshore rank among elementary schools in Daly City?

By Resource Investment Index, Bayshore ranks #2 of 14 elementary schools in Daly City, CA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in Daly City on the city page.

Is Bayshore a good school?

Bayshore earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 79% of California schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most California schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Bayshore Elementary?

None reported; Bayshore Elementary operates only Bayshore as a public school district in NCES's records.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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