Enrollment
252
California · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Portola Valley, CA
Corte Madera
Federal NCES profile for Corte Madera, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 56/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 063147004881
👥 S:T ratio 54
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 50
📋 Attendance 90
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Corte Madera earns 56/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 94% of California schools.
- 56
- Resource Index · Higher
- 11.5:1
- small classes for California
- 5.9%
- free-lunch eligible
- 252
- students enrolled
Corte Madera has class sizes smaller than 94% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Portola Valley Elementary · California
NCES ID 063147004881 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
22.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
11.5:1
vs 21.5:1 California avg
-47% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
5.9%
vs 55.5% California avg
-89% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Corte Madera compares with California and U.S. medians
What stands out at Corte Madera
Corte Madera is a lower-poverty, mid-sized elementary school in Portola Valley, California, enrolling 252 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 11.5:1, Corte Madera is leaner than roughly 94% of California schools and 47% under the state's 21.5:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Comparatively few students face economic hardship here, 5.9% free-meal eligibility runs 89% below the California average.
Enrollment of 252 puts it in the smaller third of California schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 96% of the 9,998 California schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Among 149 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need California schools statewide, it ranks #7, a top-tier result once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is led by White (61%) and Two or More (18%) (diversity index 57/100).
Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 252 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.
Attendance holds up well here: only 4.0% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.
The surrounding Portola Valley Elementary spends $31,688 per pupil, 92% above the California average, a better-resourced district than most.
Among Portola Valley's elementary schools, it stands alongside Ormondale Elementary (243 students): Corte Madera is larger than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (11.5:1 vs 17.4:1).
Its district, Portola Valley Elementary, also runs Ormondale Elementary (243 students).
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 Corte Madera compares
Corte Madera on the metrics families compare, against California and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs California | California avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 11.5:1 | ▼ 47% | 21.5:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 5.9% | ▼ 89% | 55.5% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 252 | top 79% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
11.5:1
Leaner classes than 79% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
252
Bigger than 26% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
5.9%
free-lunch eligible
- 89% below the California average of 55.5%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
11.5:1
students per teacher
- 47% below state mean
Top 6% in California - lower ratio than 94% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
4.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 5%, comfortably under the pre-pandemic national baseline for chronic absenteeism.
Funding equity
$31,688
per pupil, district-wide
- above California avg of $16,509
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 252 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.4 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.4 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
White 61.1%
Two or More 17.9%
Hispanic or Latino 13.1%
Asian 6.7%
African American 1.2%
Largest group: White at 61.1% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 57.3/100
Simpson diversity index - at 57.3, Corte Madera is more mixed than the California school average of 46.0.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Portola Valley Elementary, which includes Corte Madera.
$31,688
Per student
+92%
vs California
Avg $16,509
+91%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 90.4%
State 8.8%
Federal 0.8%
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.
How Corte Madera Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ormondale Elementary | Similar size | Similar economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Corte Madera's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 243
- Students per teacher
- 17.4:1
- Resource Index
- 47/100
Similar elementary schools in Portola Valley
1 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.
Similar enrollment (~252 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~11.5:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Corte Madera
How many students attend Corte Madera?
Corte Madera has 252 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Portola Valley, CA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Corte Madera?
The student-teacher ratio at Corte Madera is 11.5:1, which is 47% lower than the California average of 21.5:1 and 27% lower 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 Corte Madera?
5.9% of students at Corte Madera are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Corte Madera?
The largest demographic group at Corte Madera is White at 61.1% of enrollment, in Portola Valley, CA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 57.3/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Corte Madera?
Corte Madera has a Resource Investment Index of 56/100 (higher 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).
Is Corte Madera a good school?
Corte Madera earns 56/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 94% of 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 Portola Valley Elementary?
Besides Corte Madera, Portola Valley Elementary also operates Ormondale Elementary (243 students). See the Portola Valley Elementary district page for the complete list.
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