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Millbrae Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Serves Millbrae, and parts of San Bruno.

Millbrae’s School Grade A better than 89% of California school districts

Students
2,106
Schools
5
Spent per student
$16,578
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
23:1
Free or reduced lunch
19%
Debt
$44.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Millbrae Elementary School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 93% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 27 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 18 pts above the state
  • Spends 22% less per student than the CA average
  • 23 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 5.6% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $44.6M, about $21,194 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 93% 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
AMillbrae 22,869

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Millbrae. Grade by grade →

K–54 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Taylor MiddleThis district
9–12Mills HighSan Mateo Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency60%
State average 33.1% · 1,407 students tested
Reading / language arts65%
State average 46.7% · 1,404 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
$16,578 per student · 22% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 37%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 21%State 74%Federal 5%

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

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

Enrollment over time
2,232’20
2,117’21
2,070’22
2,063’23
2,106’24

Down 5.6% since 2020–21.

Students
Asian 54%Hispanic 22%White 12%Two or more races 10%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 2%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Spring Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Millbrae
A
375 students27:1
Meadows Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Millbrae
A
360 students22:1
Green Hills Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Millbrae
A
338 students23:1
Lomita Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · San Bruno
B−
277 students23:1
Taylor Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Millbrae
A
756 students22:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Jefferson Union High School DistrictPacifica, South San Francisco
$23,810per student
Burlingame Elementary School DistrictBurlingame
$15,695per student
Pacifica School DistrictPacifica
$15,588per student
San Mateo Union High School DistrictBurlingame
$26,598per 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.