Meadows Elementary, Millbrae CA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Meadows Elementary

Meadows Elementary serves kindergarten through fifth grade in Millbrae, a small Peninsula residential community with a strong commercial presence along Broadway and El Camino Real. The school sits in a walkable downtown area anchored by the Millbrae intermodal transit station, where BART terminates and connects to Caltrain, giving the neighborhood direct regional connectivity. Residential neighborhoods range from flat, walkable blocks near downtown to hillside areas with larger lots. The school's enrollment is small, with a student body drawn primarily from the immediate neighborhood.

The school's academic profile shows solid fundamentals in elementary math and English language arts. On state testing in 2024-25, third-grade math proficiency was strong, fourth-grade math was above the midpoint, and fifth-grade math declined, reflecting a common pattern as students encounter more abstract concepts. English language arts proficiency held steadier across the same grades. Science proficiency in fifth grade was notably lower and a parent may want to ask the school about how science is resourced and taught at the upper elementary level. Across all tested subjects and grades, the school's overall proficiency sits above the midpoint relative to the other districts in San Mateo County. Data for trends across multiple years is not available; the 2024-25 assessment year is the most recent on file.

The student body is predominantly Asian, with a smaller but meaningful mix of white, multiracial, and Hispanic students. A modest share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively affluent school community. Specific enrollment data on students with disabilities or English learners is not available in the public record, so a parent may want to ask about those programs directly.

Meadows sits within the Millbrae Elementary School District, which serves the city across five elementary schools plus Taylor Middle School, with assignment by home address. The district has recently prioritized facilities investment: voters approved Measure J, a major school facilities bond, in November 2024, adding a new property tax to fund classroom upgrades, science and technology lab updates, roof repairs, and rebuilding of aging facilities across the five schools. This bond came after a prior bond measure was defeated in 2022, so the district has faced and then resolved a significant funding gap. Additionally, voters approved Measure A, a parcel tax increase in 2023, generating annual revenue for STEM instruction and to restore art and music programs. In May 2025, the district adopted a new McGraw Hill mathematics curriculum, shifting instructional practice across all grades starting in August 2025.

Housing in the Millbrae zip code is expensive, reflective of the broader Peninsula market, with single-family home values and rental rates well above state and national benchmarks. The area is experiencing transit-oriented growth; the city approved a major mixed-use development at One Meadow Glen on El Camino Real, with units including affordable housing and ground-floor retail, described as the first multifamily start in Millbrae since the pandemic and expected to complete in mid-2027.

The school itself has no special programs, magnet status, charter status, or Title I designation listed in the data, making it a neighborhood elementary school without specialized academic tracks. The school community would benefit from a direct conversation about science instruction, support for English learners and students with disabilities, and how the new mathematics curriculum is being implemented in classrooms.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 387%

School 87% · District 69% · ▲ 18 pts above district

▲ 44 pts above state median · ▲ 28 pts above county median

Grade 472%

School 72% · District 66% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▲ 35 pts above state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

Grade 564%

School 64% · District 59% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▲ 34 pts above state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 373%

School 73% · District 62% · ▲ 11 pts above district

▲ 32 pts above state median · ▲ 19 pts above county median

Grade 473%

School 73% · District 70% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 30 pts above state median · ▲ 14 pts above county median

Grade 570%

School 70% · District 63% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▲ 25 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Science

Grade 548%

School 48% · District 44% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 20 pts above state median · even with county median

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Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 4Lower-income67%Higher-income74%7 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income29%Higher-income86%58 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 4Lower-income50%Higher-income77%27 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income21%Higher-income81%59 pp gap