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Burlingame Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Serves Burlingame.

Burlingame’s School Grade A+ better than 95% of California school districts

Students
3,376
Schools
7
Spent per student
$15,695
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
24:1
Free or reduced lunch
22%
Debt
$238.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Burlingame Elementary School District

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 97% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 37 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 28 pts above the state
  • Spends 26% less per student than the CA average
  • 24 students per teacher
  • Debt of $238.3M, about $70,592 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A+: better than 97% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
A+Burlingame 31,929

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Burlingame. Grade by grade →

K–56 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Burlingame IntermediateThis district
9–12Burlingame HighSan Mateo Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency70%
State average 33.1% · 2,147 students tested
Reading / language arts75%
State average 46.7% · 2,138 students tested

97% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 91% at San Mateo Union High, which runs the high school (state 86.2%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$15,695 per student · 26% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 64%Support & administration 32%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 84%State 13%Federal 3%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
3,383’20
3,308’21
3,282’22
3,318’23
3,376’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 32%Asian 32%Hispanic 19%Two or more races 17%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

7 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

McKinley Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Burlingame
A
541 students27:1
Lincoln Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Burlingame
A+
415 students27:1
Washington Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Burlingame
A
410 students26:1
Franklin Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Burlingame
A+
357 students25:1
Roosevelt Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Burlingame
A
311 students24:1
Hoover Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Burlingame
A+
227 students25:1
Burlingame Intermediate
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Burlingame
A
1,115 students21:1

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

San Mateo Union High School DistrictHillsborough, Millbrae, San Mateo
$26,598per student
Hillsborough City Elementary School DistrictHillsborough
$30,970per student
Millbrae Elementary School DistrictMillbrae
$16,578per student
San Mateo-Foster City Elementary School DistrictSan Mateo
$21,975per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.