George Hall Elementary

Summary:

George Hall Elementary is a public elementary school in San Mateo, California, serving 387 students in grades K-5. It is part of the San Mateo-Foster City School District, which is ranked 452 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

George Hall Elementary consistently performs above the district and state averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics, with 65.87% of students proficient or better in ELA and 70% in Math, compared to the district averages of 55.03% and 50.65%, respectively. The school also excels in Science, with 56.9% of students proficient or better, outpacing the district's 45.29% and the state's 30.7%. George Hall's performance is particularly strong for its White and English Language Learner student subgroups, ranking in the top 343 and 168 schools in California, respectively. However, the school's Hispanic and Low Socioeconomic Status student subgroups, while still performing well, indicate room for improvement in addressing their needs.

While George Hall Elementary outperforms most nearby schools in the San Mateo-Foster City School District, it lags behind the high-performing Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary School District, such as Central Elementary and Cipriani Elementary, which consistently rank among the top 5% of California elementary schools. Additionally, George Hall Elementary has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 5.7% in 2017-2018 to 25.1% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the district average of 10.7% for the same year, and is an area of concern that the school and district should address.


Detail:

Public K-5

 130 San Miguel Way
       San Mateo, CA  94403-2954


(650) 312-7533

District: San Mateo-Foster City

SchoolDigger Rank:
801st of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,448 Help


Students who attend George Hall Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Abbott Middle
High:    Hillsdale High

Student/teacher ratio:  19.3 Help
Number of students:  387

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
35.4%
White:
27.4%
Asian:
19.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  22% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details George Hall Elementary ranks better than 86.3% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 6th among 17 ranked elementary 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 88.24. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high 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 Student population at George Hall Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (35.4%), White (27.4%), Asian (19.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 22% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at George Hall Elementary is 19.3, which is the 4th best among 17 elementary schools in the San Mateo-Foster City School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at George Hall Elementary is $8,448, which is the 3rd highest among 17 elementary schools in the San Mateo-Foster City School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

George Hall Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks George Hall Elementary 801st of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See George Hall Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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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 George Hall Elementary

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Rank History for all students at George Hall Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 57.56 1811th 4809 62.3%
2005 56.10 1908th 4822 60.4%
2006 47.37 2299th 4818 52.3%
2007 40.99 2850th 5113 44.3%
2008 60.53 1825th 5113 64.3%
2009 68.44 1512th 5193 70.9%
2010 68.04 1563rd 5314 70.6%
2011 68.19 1568th 5377 70.8%
2012 65.85 1741st 5390 67.7%
2013 71.72 1494th 5530 73.0%
2015 70.37 1479th 5611 73.6%
2016 70.39 1510th 5614 73.1%
2017 60.63 1985th 5692 65.1%
2018 66.37 1745th 5662 69.2%
2019 72.52 1485th 5789 74.3%
2021 69.83 392nd 1417 72.3%
2022 85.18 935th 5883 84.1%
2023 85.22 943rd 5874 83.9%
2024 88.24 801st 5862 86.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at George Hall Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.41 1692nd 3246 47.9%
2019 80.04 314th 3275 90.4%
2022 83.27 251st 3311 92.4%
2023 75.96 349th 3250 89.3%
2024 85.34 168th 3160 94.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at George Hall Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.54 2782nd 5084 45.3%
2019 58.51 1864th 5173 64.0%
2021 46.29 540th 1110 51.4%
2022 64.38 1447th 5264 72.5%
2023 64.26 1508th 5374 71.9%
2024 81.92 756th 5511 86.3%
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Rank History for Female students at George Hall Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.42 2099th 5413 61.2%
2019 69.34 1528th 5492 72.2%
2021 69.19 352nd 1267 72.2%
2022 85.40 849th 5635 84.9%
2023 83.25 977th 5617 82.6%
2024 89.46 644th 5605 88.5%
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Rank History for Male students at George Hall Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.17 1436th 5431 73.6%
2019 73.49 1365th 5510 75.2%
2021 67.94 367th 1272 71.1%
2022 81.76 1027th 5663 81.9%
2023 84.24 909th 5650 83.9%
2024 84.33 902nd 5636 84.0%
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Rank History for Asian students at George Hall Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 53.83 692nd 1190 41.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at George Hall Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.10 2665th 4830 44.8%
2019 57.09 1848th 4963 62.8%
2022 65.16 1372nd 5084 73.0%
2023 76.62 895th 5098 82.4%
2024 79.95 729th 5102 85.7%
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Rank History for White students at George Hall Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.12 749th 2737 72.6%
2019 74.64 647th 2834 77.2%
2022 89.59 127th 2726 95.3%
2023 76.72 553rd 2662 79.2%
2024 82.21 343rd 2647 87.0%
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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.

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Enrollment information for George Hall Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 292 25 51 95 0 n/a n/a 0 463
1989 289 19 44 95 0 n/a n/a 0 447
1990 289 22 44 104 1 n/a n/a 0 460
1991 243 27 50 112 4 n/a n/a 0 436
1992 240 36 51 109 2 n/a n/a 0 438
1993 260 33 50 121 4 n/a n/a 0 468
1994 254 23 60 133 12 n/a n/a 0 482
1995 248 26 56 171 5 n/a n/a 0 506
1996 248 26 56 171 5 n/a n/a 0 506
1997 262 26 60 184 3 n/a n/a 0 535
1998 250 28 59 183 3 n/a n/a 0 523
1999 240 24 64 174 0 n/a n/a 0 502
2000 218 24 56 172 0 n/a n/a 20 490
2001 225 20 56 176 0 n/a n/a 2 479
2002 186 9 40 168 0 n/a n/a 0 403
2003 186 9 40 168 0 n/a n/a 0 403
2004 176 12 40 161 0 n/a n/a 11 400
2005 170 15 42 181 1 n/a n/a 8 417
2006 167 11 50 194 1 n/a n/a 10 433
2007 150 13 59 182 1 n/a n/a 6 411
2008 136 12 63 189 1 n/a n/a 0 401
2009 124 13 67 213 1 10 5 0 433
2010 117 16 63 207 1 9 3 0 416
2011 112 17 67 211 0 15 2 0 424
2012 98 18 74 233 0 18 1 0 442
2013 105 12 93 210 0 16 3 0 439
2014 123 15 89 211 1 20 5 0 464
2015 100 14 88 217 1 22 14 0 456
2016 117 17 81 185 1 16 25 0 442
2017 131 10 71 180 1 13 22 0 428
2018 143 8 76 172 1 12 32 0 444
2019 139 5 75 157 0 14 42 0 432
2020 133 5 81 148 0 13 44 0 424
2021 132 6 79 149 0 17 45 0 428
2022 118 7 80 151 0 17 42 0 415
2023 106 5 75 137 0 16 48 0 387

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

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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 George Hall Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 463 18.0 25.7 n/a
1989 447 18.0 24.8 n/a
1990 460 19.0 24.2 n/a
1991 436 17.5 24.9 n/a
1992 438 17.8 24.6 21.7
1993 468 21.5 21.8 24.6
1994 482 21.6 22.3 30.1
1995 506 22.6 22.4 41.9
1996 506 22.6 22.4 41.9
1997 535 23.3 23.0 36.3
1998 523 25.9 20.2 32.7
1999 502 26.4 19.0 33.5
2000 490 22.8 21.5 34.3
2001 479 25.5 18.8 29.8
2002 403 20.0 20.2 42.7
2003 403 20.0 20.2 42.7
2004 400 20.0 20.0 41.1
2005 417 23.0 18.1 49.1
2006 433 23.0 18.8 56
2007 411 21.5 19.1 50.1
2008 401 23.4 17.1 45.9
2009 433 23.4 17.0 49.9
2010 416 22.3 18.6 46.9
2011 424 n/a n/a 50.9
2012 442 19.5 22.6 n/a
2013 439 20.8 21.1 48.3
2014 464 20.0 23.2 45.3
2015 456 20.0 22.8 44.7
2016 442 20.0 22.1 33.7
2017 428 19.0 22.5 32.9
2018 444 20.0 22.2 31.5
2019 432 20.0 21.6 26.4
2020 424 n/a n/a 23.1
2021 428 20.0 21.4 24.3
2022 415 22.0 18.8 21.7
2023 387 20.0 19.3 22

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 George Hall Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 463 18.0 25.7 n/a
1989 447 18.0 24.8 n/a
1990 460 19.0 24.2 n/a
1991 436 17.5 24.9 n/a
1992 438 17.8 24.6 21.7
1993 468 21.5 21.8 24.6
1994 482 21.6 22.3 30.1
1995 506 22.6 22.4 41.9
1996 506 22.6 22.4 41.9
1997 535 23.3 23.0 36.3
1998 523 25.9 20.2 32.7
1999 502 26.4 19.0 33.5
2000 490 22.8 21.5 34.3
2001 479 25.5 18.8 29.8
2002 403 20.0 20.2 42.7
2003 403 20.0 20.2 42.7
2004 400 20.0 20.0 41.1
2005 417 23.0 18.1 49.1
2006 433 23.0 18.8 56
2007 411 21.5 19.1 50.1
2008 401 23.4 17.1 45.9
2009 433 23.4 17.0 49.9
2010 416 22.3 18.6 46.9
2011 424 n/a n/a 50.9
2012 442 19.5 22.6 n/a
2013 439 20.8 21.1 48.3
2014 464 20.0 23.2 45.3
2015 456 20.0 22.8 44.7
2016 442 20.0 22.1 33.7
2017 428 19.0 22.5 32.9
2018 444 20.0 22.2 31.5
2019 432 20.0 21.6 26.4
2020 424 n/a n/a 23.1
2021 428 20.0 21.4 24.3
2022 415 22.0 18.8 21.7
2023 387 20.0 19.3 22

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.

Kindergarten Immunization Rates

George Hall Elementary

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionConditionalPolioHepatitis BVaricellaDTPMMR
201296.0%0.0%0.0%4.0%99.0%97.0%100.0%99.0%100.0%
201397.0%0.0%0.0%3.0%99.0%100.0%100.0%99.0%98.0%
201497.0%3.0%0.0%0.0%97.0%97.0%97.0%97.0%97.0%
201594.0%0.0%2.0%4.0%98.0%95.0%98.0%96.0%96.0%
201698.0%0.0%0.0%2.0%100.0%99.0%100.0%100.0%99.0%
2017≥98.0%≤2.0%≤2.0%≤2.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%
2018≥98.0%≤2.0%≤2.0%≤2.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%
2019≥98.0%≤2.0%≤2.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%

Data source: California Department of Public Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for George Hall Elementary

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $8,448

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

Impact of COVID-19 on George Hall Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1485th of 5789 Elementary schoolsRanks 943rd of 5874 Elementary schools
 9.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (George Hall Elementary)43.956.1
 12.2%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (San Mateo-Foster City)57.550.9
 6.6%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.543
 5.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (George Hall Elementary)46.357.9
 11.6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (San Mateo-Foster City)63.757.5
 6.2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (California)50.245.1
 5.1%
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (George Hall Elementary)59.660.3
 0.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (San Mateo-Foster City)61.853.7
 8.2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.543.7
 5.7%
4th Grade Mathematics (George Hall Elementary)67.363.8
 3.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (San Mateo-Foster City)6055.3
 4.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (California)44.940.8
 4.1%
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (George Hall Elementary)8275
 7%
   5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (San Mateo-Foster City)62.357
 5.3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.746.7
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (George Hall Elementary)67.261.2
 6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (San Mateo-Foster City)50.849.3
 1.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (California)3833.4
 4.6%
5th Grade Science (George Hall Elementary)49.263.1
 13.9%
   5th Grade Science (San Mateo-Foster City)47.145.9
 1.2%
   5th Grade Science (California)31.731.9
 0.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students432387
 10.4%
African American55
American Indian00
Asian7575
Hispanic157137
 12.7%
Pacific Islander1416
 14.3%
White139106
 23.7%
Two or More Races4248
 14.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients26.4%22%
 4.4%


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Frequently Asked Questions about George Hall Elementary

Students at George Hall Elementary are 35% Hispanic, 27% White, 19% Asian, 12% Two or more races, 4% Pacific Islander, 1% African American.

George Hall Elementary ranks 801st of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 387 students attended George Hall Elementary.

Students who attend George Hall Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Abbott Middle
High : Hillsdale High


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