Woodside Elementary, CA - District Data

Original Research by School Decision on Woodside Elementary

Woodside Elementary School District serves kindergarten through eighth grade in an area near Emerald Lake Hills, in San Mateo County. The district is small, with roughly three-hundred-fifty students spread across that nine-year span. This is a deliberately intimate educational setting with no grade level significantly larger than fifty students.

Academic performance reads as a genuine strength. In English language arts, district proficiency runs strong across the grades, particularly in the middle years where seventh and eighth graders show notably high proficiency. Math results are solid in the elementary years but thin somewhat in the upper middle grades. Across both subjects, third and fourth grade students perform at a level most families would recognize as doing well. When science testing is available, fifth graders show moderate proficiency while eighth graders sit in a lower range, a pattern worth exploring with the school if science instruction is a particular concern for your child. A historical data point from the early 2010s showed eighth-grade social studies proficiency well above typical.

The student body is predominantly white and includes a meaningful Hispanic population, with smaller Asian and multiracial communities. Free-and-reduced-price-lunch data was not available, so the precise picture of economic diversity remains incomplete. Special population enrollment counts, including students with IEPs and English learners, were not provided in the available data.

Positioned against the other school districts in San Mateo County, Woodside Elementary's overall proficiency index lands in the top quartile, meaning it is outperforming most of its peer districts on state assessments. The district's chronic absenteeism rate sits above the county midpoint, which a parent may want to look into further with the school. Per-pupil spending is in the upper range for the county, reflecting robust local investment.

The housing market in the district's area is expensive. Median home values are substantially above both the California and national benchmarks, and monthly rents are similarly high. Taking a home in this area requires income that aligns with the Bay Area's cost of living. Mortgage payments would consume a sizable portion of household income for typical buyers, though the school-district community appears to be built on stable homeownership and parental investment.

Two recent voter-approved measures shape the district's near-term trajectory. In November 2024, the community renewed a local parcel tax that funds small class sizes, teacher retention, and arts and physical education programs, ensuring a stable baseline for operations. In March 2024, voters approved a facilities bond that is driving active campus modernization. For 2025-26, the district is constructing new transitional kindergarten and kindergarten classrooms and has demolished older rooms, anticipating enrollment growth in the youngest grades from the expansion of transitional kindergarten.

This district works best for families who live or plan to live in an affluent, built-out residential area and value small cohorts, stable staffing, and community-controlled funding. The academic results support the choice, and the voter approval of both ongoing operational taxes and capital investment signals a community committed to sustaining the school's position. A parent should understand that the cost of housing dominates the financial reality here more than tuition or fees would elsewhere.

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District Context

Officially reported figures, 2024-25.

Enrollment

367

Grades

KG–08

Schools

Student body

Hispanic 19%

Black 2%

White 62%

Asian 6%

Two+ 12%

Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0%

By economic status

Percent proficient by grade, as reported

Economically disadvantaged

Not disadvantaged

ELA

Gr ALL

53%

—

Gr 3

—

83%

Gr 4

—

90%

Gr 5

—

100%

Gr 6

—

82%

Gr 7

—

93%

Gr 8

—

97%

Math

Gr ALL

53%

—

Gr 3

—

85%

Gr 4

—

93%

Gr 5

—

91%

Gr 6

—

82%

Gr 7

—

86%

Gr 8

—

74%

Science

Gr 5

—

79%

Gr 8

—

65%

Gr HS

—

Schools in this District

1 schools are officially reported under this district.

Woodside Elementary

Academic Performance

Percent of students meeting or exceeding state standards, by grade.

Mathematics

6 grades reported

86%

Grade 3

92%

Grade 4

84%

Grade 5

76%

Grade 6

86%

Grade 7

71%

Grade 8

English Language Arts

6 grades reported

84%

Grade 3

88%

Grade 4

92%

Grade 5

76%

Grade 6

93%

Grade 7

94%

Grade 8

Science

2 grades reported

73%

Grade 5

62%

Grade 8

Social Studies

1 grade reported

90%

Grade 8

Housing & Real Estate

Data as of April 2026 | District-weighted from constituent ZIP codes

Home Values

Typical home value$2.71M

Year-over-year change+1.8%

vs. state typical3.50x

vs. national typical7.37x

Home value trend (12 months)

ZIP code home values (1 ZIP codes)

ZIP	City	Value	YoY	Weight
94062	Emerald Lake Hills	$2.7M	+1.8%	100.0%

Rental Market

Typical monthly rent$3,382/mo

Year-over-year change+2.0%

Rent trend (12 months)

ZIP code rents (1 ZIP codes)

ZIP	City	Rent/mo	YoY	Weight
94062	Emerald Lake Hills	$3,382	+2.0%	100.0%

Affordability

Est. monthly mortgage (20% down at 6.48%)$13,691/mo

Home price / national median income32.4x

Annual rent / national median income48.5%

Est. mortgage exceeds rent by$10,310/mo

Comparison

State typical home value$776,233 (-1.1% YoY)

National typical home value$368,198 (+0.6% YoY)

State ZHVI trend (12 months)

National ZHVI trend (12 months)

Economic Context

30-year fixed mortgage rate6.48%

National unemployment rate4.3%

National median household income$83,730

CPI: Rent of shelter (index)447.05

30-year fixed mortgage rate (12 months)

National unemployment rate (12 months)

National median household income (12 months)

CPI: Rent of shelter (index) (12 months)

Sources: Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index (Zillow Group), Realtor.com via Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)

Data Currently Unavailable

Civil Rights Data (CRDC)

This profile is derived exclusively from publicly available federal and state datasets. It may not reflect the most current information available. We encourage parents and families to supplement this data with information published directly on the school’s website, which may include more recent figures, additional programs, or updated enrollment data.