Borel Middle

Summary:

Borel Middle is a public middle school located in San Mateo, California, serving grades 6-8 with a student population of 926. It is part of the San Mateo-Foster City School District, which is ranked 452 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Borel Middle's academic performance, as measured by Smarter Balanced Assessments, is generally lower than the district and state averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy ranged from 40.93% (6th grade) to 56.79% (8th grade), compared to the district's 55.03% to 58.96% and the state's 45.82% to 47.04%. Similarly, in Mathematics, Borel Middle's proficiency rates ranged from 28.14% (6th grade) to 44.94% (8th grade), while the district and state had higher rates. Borel Middle's performance in Science, as measured by the CAST assessment, was also lower than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 4.9% in 2017-2018 to 20.3% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than the district's average of 11.7%.

Borel Middle's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups. Asian students at Borel Middle generally perform well, with rankings in the top 25% of California middle schools in recent years. In contrast, Hispanic and English Language Learner students at Borel Middle perform significantly below the state average, with rankings in the bottom 40% of California middle schools. The performance of other subgroups, such as White, Multi-racial, and Special Education students, falls somewhere in the middle, with rankings in the 40th to 60th percentile range. These disparities are not as pronounced in the higher-performing nearby schools, such as Central Middle, Bowditch Middle, and Ralston Intermediate, which consistently rank in the top 10-20% of California middle schools.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 425 Barneson Ave.
       San Mateo, CA  94402-3405


(650) 312-7670

District: San Mateo-Foster City

SchoolDigger Rank:
752nd of 2,777 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $7,232 Help


Feeder schools for Borel Middle:

Elementary:    Baywood Elementary
    Highlands Elementary
    San Mateo Park Elementary
    Sunnybrae Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  18.3 Help
Number of students:  926

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
47.6%
White:
23.3%
Asian:
15.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  30.9% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Borel Middle ranks better than 72.9% of middle schools in California. It also ranks 2nd among 3 ranked middle schools in the San Mateo-Foster City School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 66.4. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Borel Middle has the largest middle school student body size in the San Mateo-Foster City School District. Student population at Borel Middle is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (47.6%), White (23.3%), Asian (15.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 30.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Borel Middle is 18.3. 1 middle schools in the San Mateo-Foster City School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Borel Middle is $7,232. 1 middle schools in the San Mateo-Foster City School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Borel Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Borel Middle 752nd of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Borel Middle in the ranking list.)

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San Mateo-Foster City:

SchoolDigger ranks San Mateo-Foster City 452nd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Borel Middle

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Rank History for all students at Borel Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 73.76 364th 1769 79.4%
2005 73.49 384th 1777 78.4%
2006 68.94 471st 1804 73.9%
2007 75.31 389th 1999 80.5%
2008 66.22 558th 2005 72.2%
2009 71.08 488th 2063 76.3%
2010 61.01 767th 2179 64.8%
2011 60.44 810th 2236 63.8%
2012 61.09 802nd 2259 64.5%
2013 68.01 654th 2379 72.5%
2015 76.31 510th 2477 79.4%
2016 72.05 616th 2497 75.3%
2017 72.79 609th 2508 75.7%
2018 76.56 503rd 2480 79.7%
2019 76.75 561st 2715 79.3%
2021 76.20 171st 894 80.9%
2022 73.20 610th 2740 77.7%
2023 71.97 643rd 2802 77.1%
2024 66.40 752nd 2777 72.9%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Borel Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 77.53 90th 462 80.5%
2019 77.15 114th 554 79.4%
2022 82.10 92nd 665 86.2%
2023 73.21 176th 678 74.0%
2024 65.04 245th 699 64.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Borel Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.54 871st 1364 36.1%
2019 42.79 586th 1442 59.4%
2021 44.59 146th 363 59.8%
2022 33.53 1049th 1540 31.9%
2023 38.21 836th 1529 45.3%
2024 37.78 815th 1477 44.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Borel Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 53.84 485th 1538 68.5%
2024 51.44 544th 1550 64.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Borel Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.68 1471st 2230 34.0%
2019 29.17 1722nd 2369 27.3%
2021 38.55 434th 721 39.8%
2022 30.38 1682nd 2458 31.6%
2023 29.52 1784th 2549 30.0%
2024 35.27 1556th 2575 39.6%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Borel Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 23.21 287th 336 14.6%
2024 53.69 136th 394 65.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Borel Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.71 526th 2262 76.7%
2019 76.26 502nd 2380 78.9%
2021 73.92 159th 738 78.5%
2022 75.92 516th 2509 79.4%
2023 71.52 588th 2547 76.9%
2024 69.75 638th 2546 74.9%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Borel Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.46 821st 1369 40.0%
2019 49.20 561st 1491 62.4%
2021 58.36 94th 354 73.4%
2022 40.50 745th 1531 51.3%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Borel Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 51.18 91st 193 52.8%
2023 33.42 126th 197 36.0%
2024 30.88 126th 191 34.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Borel Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.98 463rd 2273 79.6%
2019 74.68 530th 2407 78.0%
2021 76.51 149th 763 80.5%
2022 68.26 650th 2527 74.3%
2023 69.67 621st 2558 75.7%
2024 60.55 802nd 2547 68.5%
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Rank History for Asian students at Borel Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.89 237th 700 66.1%
2019 79.01 123rd 745 83.5%
2022 70.00 239th 733 67.4%
2023 82.94 67th 718 90.7%
2024 73.92 193rd 741 74.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Borel Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.36 1058th 2072 48.9%
2019 44.17 1119th 2213 49.4%
2022 34.80 1466th 2359 37.9%
2023 31.73 1573rd 2391 34.2%
2024 30.42 1630th 2383 31.6%
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Rank History for White students at Borel Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 88.37 98th 1496 93.4%
2019 83.57 192nd 1602 88.0%
2022 80.50 237th 1555 84.8%
2023 78.92 258th 1552 83.4%
2024 83.57 170th 1535 88.9%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Borel Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 459 50 124 120 1 n/a n/a 0 754
1989 464 50 122 121 1 n/a n/a 0 758
1990 468 56 112 151 2 n/a n/a 0 789
1991 458 68 114 142 2 n/a n/a 0 784
1992 434 73 117 142 1 n/a n/a 0 767
1993 422 62 129 140 1 n/a n/a 0 754
1994 432 56 150 169 6 n/a n/a 0 813
1995 422 42 152 207 5 n/a n/a 0 828
1996 422 42 152 207 5 n/a n/a 0 828
1997 432 36 165 215 1 n/a n/a 0 849
1998 428 45 161 211 2 n/a n/a 0 847
1999 430 45 165 201 3 n/a n/a 0 844
2000 436 39 159 180 1 n/a n/a 6 821
2001 439 35 161 161 0 n/a n/a 6 802
2002 444 37 164 189 1 n/a n/a 6 841
2003 444 37 164 189 1 n/a n/a 6 841
2004 415 36 163 241 3 n/a n/a 17 875
2005 377 35 172 269 6 n/a n/a 25 884
2006 367 37 167 285 5 n/a n/a 27 888
2007 391 33 172 294 4 n/a n/a 20 914
2008 398 38 173 321 1 n/a n/a 0 931
2009 377 32 150 317 0 26 35 0 937
2010 352 27 147 325 1 26 30 0 908
2011 318 24 151 339 1 23 46 0 902
2012 308 24 152 381 2 18 44 0 929
2013 287 23 148 402 0 20 45 0 925
2014 294 24 141 422 1 17 49 0 948
2015 294 15 157 426 1 19 46 0 958
2016 331 15 159 440 1 18 52 0 1016
2017 343 16 167 459 1 25 65 0 1076
2018 316 13 178 468 2 24 77 0 1078
2019 290 12 167 474 2 20 97 0 1062
2020 266 12 175 492 1 15 92 0 1053
2021 269 8 152 456 0 13 104 0 1002
2022 244 10 153 454 0 11 107 0 979
2023 216 5 147 441 0 9 108 0 926

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Borel Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 754 35.0 21.5 n/a
1989 758 36.4 20.8 n/a
1990 789 39.0 20.2 n/a
1991 784 36.6 21.4 n/a
1992 767 37.2 20.6 17.3
1993 754 35.6 21.2 18.4
1994 813 37.8 21.5 18.1
1995 828 39.2 21.1 20.9
1996 828 39.2 21.1 20.9
1997 849 40.1 21.2 21.4
1998 847 41.4 20.5 20.1
1999 844 40.9 20.6 31
2000 821 40.2 20.4 25.4
2001 802 39.2 20.5 16.7
2002 841 40.3 20.9 22.8
2003 841 40.3 20.9 22.8
2004 875 40.4 21.7 30
2005 884 41.2 21.5 30.8
2006 888 41.1 21.6 30.2
2007 914 41.9 21.8 30.2
2008 931 47.2 19.7 30
2009 937 45.1 19.2 32.7
2010 908 44.1 20.5 32.6
2011 902 n/a n/a 38.4
2012 929 41.6 22.2 n/a
2013 925 42.3 21.8 40.3
2014 948 43.8 21.6 39.9
2015 958 44.0 21.7 38.5
2016 1016 46.0 22.0 31.1
2017 1076 47.5 22.6 36.8
2018 1078 46.3 23.2 36.9
2019 1062 47.1 22.5 36.3
2020 1053 n/a n/a 30.3
2021 1002 48.8 20.5 33.2
2022 979 46.5 21.0 30.2
2023 926 50.3 18.3 30.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Borel Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 754 35.0 21.5 n/a
1989 758 36.4 20.8 n/a
1990 789 39.0 20.2 n/a
1991 784 36.6 21.4 n/a
1992 767 37.2 20.6 17.3
1993 754 35.6 21.2 18.4
1994 813 37.8 21.5 18.1
1995 828 39.2 21.1 20.9
1996 828 39.2 21.1 20.9
1997 849 40.1 21.2 21.4
1998 847 41.4 20.5 20.1
1999 844 40.9 20.6 31
2000 821 40.2 20.4 25.4
2001 802 39.2 20.5 16.7
2002 841 40.3 20.9 22.8
2003 841 40.3 20.9 22.8
2004 875 40.4 21.7 30
2005 884 41.2 21.5 30.8
2006 888 41.1 21.6 30.2
2007 914 41.9 21.8 30.2
2008 931 47.2 19.7 30
2009 937 45.1 19.2 32.7
2010 908 44.1 20.5 32.6
2011 902 n/a n/a 38.4
2012 929 41.6 22.2 n/a
2013 925 42.3 21.8 40.3
2014 948 43.8 21.6 39.9
2015 958 44.0 21.7 38.5
2016 1016 46.0 22.0 31.1
2017 1076 47.5 22.6 36.8
2018 1078 46.3 23.2 36.9
2019 1062 47.1 22.5 36.3
2020 1053 n/a n/a 30.3
2021 1002 48.8 20.5 33.2
2022 979 46.5 21.0 30.2
2023 926 50.3 18.3 30.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Borel Middle

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $7,232

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Borel Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 561st of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 643rd of 2802 Middle schools
 2.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Borel Middle)65.554.5
 11.1%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (San Mateo-Foster City)64.556.2
 8.3%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.544.2
 4.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Borel Middle)5040
 10%
   6th Grade Mathematics (San Mateo-Foster City)50.744.8
 5.9%
   6th Grade Mathematics (California)38.533.2
 5.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Borel Middle)63.758.6
 5.2%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (San Mateo-Foster City)64.759.5
 5.2%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Borel Middle)51.550
 1.5%
   7th Grade Mathematics (San Mateo-Foster City)5554.3
 0.7%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Borel Middle)61.351.9
 9.4%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (San Mateo-Foster City)62.456.4
 6%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Borel Middle)49.435.6
 13.8%
   8th Grade Mathematics (San Mateo-Foster City)52.745
 7.7%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Borel Middle)40.638.3
 2.3%
   8th Grade Science (San Mateo-Foster City)45.743.9
 1.9%
   8th Grade Science (California)30.828.8
 2.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students1062926
 12.8%
African American125
 58.3%
American Indian20
 100%
Asian167147
 12%
Hispanic474441
 7%
Pacific Islander209
 55%
White290216
 25.5%
Two or More Races97108
 11.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients36.3%30.9%
 5.5%


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Borel Middle ranks 752nd of 2777 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Borel Middle are 48% Hispanic, 23% White, 16% Asian, 12% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 926 students attended Borel Middle.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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