San Mateo High

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · San Mateo, California

San Mateo High in San Mateo, California enrolled 1,557 students in 2024-25 with 79.8 full-time teachers, 19.5 students per teacher against the California high-school median of 19.3. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 38% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 34.3%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 87% (California: 86.2%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 6%

1,613 students in 2022-23, 1,578 students in 2023-24, 1,557 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 84.6 to 79.8.

Students enrolled at San Mateo High by school year2022-23: 1,613, 2023-24: 1,578, 2024-25: 1,55705001k1.5k2k2022-231,6132023-241,5782024-251,557
Students enrolled at San Mateo High by school year2022-23: 1,613, 2023-24: 1,578, 2024-25: 1,55705001k1.5k2k2022-231,6132023-241,5782024-251,557
Students enrolled at San Mateo High by school year2022-23: 1,613, 2023-24: 1,578, 2024-25: 1,55705001k1.5k2k2022-231,6132023-241,5782024-251,557
Students enrolled at San Mateo High by school year2022-23: 1,613, 2023-24: 1,578, 2024-25: 1,55705001k1.5k2k2022-231,6132023-241,5782024-251,557
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,61384.619.1
2023-241,57887.718.0
2024-251,55779.819.5

19.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 52 of every 100 California high schools

Among the 2,071 California high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 19.3; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; San Mateo High 19.5; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherSan Mateo High 19.5state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; San Mateo High 19.5; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherSan Mateo High 19.5state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; San Mateo High 19.5; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherSan Mateo High 19.5state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; San Mateo High 19.5; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherSan Mateo High 19.5state median 19.3U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

18 AP courses and one counselor per 417 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection San Mateo High enrolled 1,668 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 52 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses18
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 417 of the 1,668 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions52
  • Chronically absent23.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

47.6% of students were Hispanic, 26.1% Asian, 15.9% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic47.6%
  2. Asian26.1%
  3. White15.9%
  4. Two or more races7.5%
  5. Pacific Islander1.9%
  6. Black1.0%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at San Mateo High scored proficient or above: 38% in math, against 34.3% in math across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtCalifornia
Math38%not published34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

87% of the 414 students in San Mateo High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtCalifornia
Four-year graduation rate87%91%86.2%
Students in the class4142,368495,492

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in San Mateo

6 public high schools in San Mateo report 2024-25 enrollment; San Mateo High is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Aragon High1,65822.416.3%
Hillsdale High1,58519.424.3%
San Mateo High1,55719.535.6%
Hillcrest at Youth Services Center164.281.3%
Gateway Center113.654.5%
Margaret J. Kemp76.5not reported

All public schools in San Mateo →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about San Mateo High

  1. Aragon HighThe nearest public high school, 1.8 miles away: 1,658 students, 22.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
  2. Hillsdale HighThe next nearest public high school, 3.2 miles away: 1,585 students, 19.4 per teacher (2024-25).3.2 mi
  3. Compare San Mateo High with Aragon HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much San Mateo Union High School District spends per student$24,423 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$24,423
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaSan Mateo High is the number 541 by size of 2,112 California high schools open in 2024-25.#541 of 2,112
  6. California schools by students per teacher19.5 students per teacher here against the California median of 19.3 for high schools.19.5:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about San Mateo High

  1. How many students attend San Mateo High?
    1,557 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,613 in 2022-23. It is a high school in San Mateo, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at San Mateo High?
    19.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for high schools is 19.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is San Mateo High a Title I school?
    San Mateo High has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.
  4. How do students at San Mateo High do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at San Mateo High scored proficient or above: 38% in math, against 34.3% in math across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at San Mateo High?
    87% of the 414 students in San Mateo High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is San Mateo High in?
    San Mateo Union High School District, NCES district ID 0634980. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 063498005926 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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