Photo: JAAbboud · CC BY-SA 4.0Woodside’s public schools outscore 90% of California districts
In Woodside, 56% of tested students are proficient in math, above the California average (33%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Woodside, 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 92% 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.
Woodside’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 102 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Woodside’s, its schools beat 48%, lower than their 90% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 73% and math 56% across its 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
Sequoia Union High spends $27,344 per student and Woodside Elementary $38,913, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then five high schools
Which school depends on the address at the later steps. Enrollment is down 6% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
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 Woodside’s grade
A: better than 90% of California school districts, #74 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 Woodside, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Woodside
Woodside Elementary
Grades K–8 · 385 students · 12:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Woodside
Woodside Elementary
Grades K–8 · 385 students · 12:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Woodside
Woodside Elementary
Grades K–8 · 385 students · 12:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Woodside
Woodside Elementary
Grades K–8 · 385 students · 12:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Woodside
Woodside Elementary
Grades K–8 · 385 students · 12:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Woodside
Woodside Elementary
Grades K–8 · 385 students · 12:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Woodside
Woodside Elementary
Grades K–8 · 385 students · 12:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Woodside
Woodside Elementary
Grades K–8 · 385 students · 12:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Woodside
Woodside Elementary
Grades K–8 · 385 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Parts of Woodside (12% and 8% of its land) are served by Redwood City Elementary and Las Lomitas Elementary instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Woodside
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
Woodside vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Woodside’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Woodside | A | Woodside Elementary K–8 · Portola Valley Elementary K–8 · Sequoia Union High 9–12 |
| Portola Valley | A | Portola Valley 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 |
| Atherton | A+ | Menlo Park City Elementary K–8 · Las Lomitas Elementary K–8 · Sequoia Union High 9–12 |
| Menlo Park | A− | Ravenswood City Elementary K–8 · Menlo Park City Elementary K–8 · Sequoia Union High 9–12 |
All 4 neighbors share Sequoia Union High with Woodside for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Woodside
6 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 Woodside’s schools
Are Woodside’s schools good?
By California’s own tests, yes: the public schools Woodside children attend outscore 90% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #74 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 48%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Woodside in?
Sequoia Union High School District, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 8,419 students in 6 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Woodside are served by Redwood City Elementary and Las Lomitas Elementary.
Where do Woodside 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 Woodside’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 Woodside spend per student?
$27,344 in Sequoia Union High School District, $38,913 in Woodside Elementary School District and $36,710 in Portola Valley Elementary School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Woodside 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.