Bourn-Roth Estate · Photo: Sukuru · CC BY-SA 3.0Emerald Lake Hills’s public schools outscore 70% of California districts
On the state math tests, 40% of Emerald Lake Hills’s students scored proficient, above the California average (33%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Emerald Lake Hills, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.
From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 95% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Emerald Lake Hills’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 102 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Emerald Lake Hills’s, its schools beat 20%, lower than their 70% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 53% and math 40% across both districts in spring 2022, against 47% and 33% statewide; 91% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Redwood City Elementary spends $23,614 per student and Sequoia Union High $27,344, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Emerald Lake Hills’s grade
B+: better than 70% of California school districts, #246 of 847 California towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the California average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Emerald Lake Hills, with each school’s own grade.
Emerald Lake Hills runs its own schools through grade 8 (Redwood City Elementary School District). From grade 9, students attend the Sequoia Union High School District, shared with Atherton, Belmont, East Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Portola Valley, Redwood City, San Carlos and Woodside. Its elementary school is in Redwood City. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Emerald Lake Hills
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Emerald Lake Hills vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Emerald Lake Hills’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Emerald Lake Hills | B+ | Redwood City Elementary K–8 · Sequoia Union High 9–12 |
| Redwood City | A | Redwood City Elementary K–8 · Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary K–8 · Sequoia Union High 9–12 |
Every school in Emerald Lake Hills
16 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Emerald Lake Hills’s schools
Are Emerald Lake Hills’s schools good?
By California’s own tests, yes: the public schools Emerald Lake Hills children attend outscore 70% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #246 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 20%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Emerald Lake Hills in?
Two districts: Redwood City Elementary School District runs grades K–8, and Sequoia Union High School District runs grades 9–12, shared with Atherton, Belmont, East Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Portola Valley, Redwood City, San Carlos and Woodside.
Where do Emerald Lake Hills kids go to high school?
One of 5 high schools, depending on your address: Carlmont High, Menlo-Atherton High, Sequoia High, Woodside High and Tide Academy.
What is Emerald Lake Hills’s graduation rate?
91% of the class of 2023 in Sequoia Union High School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.
How much does Emerald Lake Hills spend per student?
$23,614 in Redwood City Elementary School District and $27,344 in Sequoia Union High School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Emerald Lake Hills families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.