Best Schools in San Mateo, CA
Fusion Academy provides 1-to-1 instruction, a personalized teaching experience ideal for students with ADHD, dyslexia, autism, anxiety and other learning, social, or emotional differences. These...
Private Middle School
Fusion Academy offers a completely personalized private middle school experience. From classes to scheduling, everything is customized around your student. We balance academics and socialization to create a private junior high school experience unlike any other. Private middle school classes at Fusion Academy are 1-to-1: just 1 student and 1 teacher per class. Teachers match your child’s pace and preferences so they can learn better, dive deeper, and never get left behind. Schedules are customized around your family’s goals and plans. Students connect and collaborate with peers in a safe and structured environment. Coursework is completed as part of the school day. Daily reports for each class session are communicated to parents from your student’s teachers. NOTE: Tuition rates are calculated per course, per term and will vary based on the student’s custom curriculum.
Private High School
Fusion Academy is a fully accredited private high school. We prepare students for life after high school with 1-to-1 classes and a completely personalized education experience. Private high school classes at Fusion have just one teacher and one student. Teachers can accelerate or slow down based on your student’s needs and personalize course content for your student’s interests. Schedules are customized around your family’s goals and plans. Students connect and collaborate with peers in a safe and structured environment. Coursework is completed as part of the school day. Daily reports for each class session are communicated to parents from your student’s teachers. NOTE: Tuition rates are calculated per course, per term and will vary based on the student’s custom curriculum.
Also offers: Classes for Credit, Tutoring & Mentoring Programs
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Fusion Academy provides 1-to-1 instruction, a personalized teaching experience ideal for students with ADHD, dyslexia, autism, anxiety and other learning, social, or emotional differences. These...
Private Middle School
Fusion Academy offers a completely personalized private middle school experience. From classes to scheduling, everything is customized around your student. We balance academics and socialization to create a private junior high school experience unlike any other. Private middle school classes at Fusion Academy are 1-to-1: just 1 student and 1 teacher per class. Teachers match your child’s pace and preferences so they can learn better, dive deeper, and never get left behind. Schedules are customized around your family’s goals and plans. Students connect and collaborate with peers in a safe and structured environment. Coursework is completed as part of the school day. Daily reports for each class session are communicated to parents from your student’s teachers. NOTE: Tuition rates are calculated per course, per term and will vary based on the student’s custom curriculum.
Private High School
Fusion Academy is a fully accredited private high school. We prepare students for life after high school with 1-to-1 classes and a completely personalized education experience. Private high school classes at Fusion have just one teacher and one student. Teachers can accelerate or slow down based on your student’s needs and personalize course content for your student’s interests. Schedules are customized around your family’s goals and plans. Students connect and collaborate with peers in a safe and structured environment. Coursework is completed as part of the school day. Daily reports for each class session are communicated to parents from your student’s teachers. NOTE: Tuition rates are calculated per course, per term and will vary based on the student’s custom curriculum.
Also offers: Classes for Credit, Tutoring & Mentoring Programs
Responds quickly
A Mandarin Immersion Preschool located at the Turnbull Child Development Center in San Mateo, offered as a fee-based program through the San Mateo-Foster City School District. The curriculum centers...
Speaks Spanish
North Shoreview Montessori School is a public magnet school located at 1301 Cypress Ave in San Mateo, CA. It offers preschool through middle-school programs as part of the San Mateo-Foster City School...
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Fiesta Gardens International Elementary School is a magnet school located at 1001 Bermuda Dr in San Mateo, CA, offering a gifted and talented program. It serves students from K to 5th grade with a...
Speaks Spanish
Hillsdale High School, located at 3115 Del Monte St in San Mateo, CA, is a public high school serving grades 9-12. It offers AP courses, a Gifted & Talented program, and 23 sports. The school is part...
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Centennial Montessori School is an AMI-accredited Montessori school offering programs from infancy through elementary. The school integrates Montessori curriculum with world language exposure in...
Children's House
The Children's House is a carefully prepared Montessori environment where children develop fundamental skills through hands-on exploration, cultivate deep concentration, and discover the joy of purposeful work. Mixed-age groupings foster a family-like community where children learn from one another across the curriculum of Practical Life, Sensorial, Language, Mathematics, and Culture.
Elementary
The elementary program uses the Cosmic Curriculum, an integrated approach where children explore the interconnectedness of all subjects to understand their place in the universe.
Also offers: Middle School, Summer Program, Young Children's Community
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The Burkard School is an independent K-8 school for bright, neurodivergent students who need extra support with self-regulation, executive functioning, and social-emotional learning. Classrooms have...
Elementary School
The elementary school program serves bright, curious students who benefit from structured support with self-regulation, executive functioning, and social-emotional learning. Classrooms combine rigorous academics with hands-on, multisensory instruction, small class sizes capped at 10, and both a teacher and Behavior Specialist in every classroom to address each student's learning profile.
Middle School
Also offers: Camp B
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Episcopal Day School of St. Matthew is a faith-based, independent school serving pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. The school integrates Episcopal values of inquiry, respect, service, and...
Pre-K
The pre-kindergarten program offers a play-based curriculum with age-appropriate activities and learning opportunities that promote positive self-esteem, social, emotional, physical, intellectual, and spiritual development.
Pre-Kindergarten
The pre-kindergarten program offers a play-based curriculum with thematic, hands-on activities designed to support social, emotional, physical, intellectual, and spiritual development. The program uses the Responsive Classroom approach and emphasizes cooperative play, positive relationships, and service learning.
Also offers: Kindergarten, Grades 1-4, Grades 5-8, and more
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Stanbridge Academy is a K–12 school for students with mild to moderate learning differences and social communication challenges. The school uses an individualized approach incorporating executive...
Elementary
The elementary program is part of Stanbridge Academy's K–12 school for students with learning differences and social communication challenges. The program emphasizes small class sizes with an 8:1 student-to-teacher ratio, individualized instruction, executive functioning support, social-emotional learning, and curriculum-based experiential learning including day trips and overnight experiences.
Middle School
Stanbridge Academy's middle school program serves students with mild to moderate learning differences and social communication challenges. The program emphasizes individualized instruction, executive functioning support, social-emotional development, and curriculum-based experiential learning that builds independence and confidence.
Also offers: High School, Afterschool Program
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Pacific Rim International School is a Montessori school offering dual-immersion instruction in Japanese-English, Mandarin Chinese-English, and Spanish-English across programs from infancy through high...
Children's House
The Children's House is a prepared Montessori environment designed to integrate four main areas of learning: Practical Life, Sensorial, Mathematics, and Language. Children learn through exploration and are guided by their inner motivation in a warm, clean, orderly, and beautiful setting that bridges home and school experiences.
Elementary
Also offers: Erdkinder: Junior High, High School, Erdkinder: High School, and more
Speaks Spanish
Specializing in elementary education, The Carey School inspires curious, confident, and joyful learners and celebrates childhood in an inclusive, diverse community that nurtures kindness, respect, and...
Speaks Spanish
UP Academy is a private elementary school offering project-based learning through interdisciplinary themes that span a school quarter, allowing students to explore topics in depth. The curriculum...
Elementary
UP Academy's elementary program uses deep interdisciplinary project-based learning where students spend a quarter on each topic, combining hands-on exploration with daily math and language arts, language instruction in Mandarin or Spanish, and weekly art, music, and PE.
Brighten UP
Brighten UP is an after-school enrichment program offering a rotating menu of activities including arts, coding, robotics, and maker projects. The program operates on a trimester basis with different offerings throughout the week.
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St. Gregory School is a Catholic elementary school offering a comprehensive, integrated curriculum in accordance with Archdiocesan guidelines. The school emphasizes development of the whole...
Kindergarten
Grades 7–8
The middle school program encompasses grades 6–8, continuing St. Gregory's emphasis on developing the whole person spiritually, intellectually, and morally within a Catholic educational framework.
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Junipero Serra High School, located at 451 W 20th Ave in San Mateo, CA, is a private, all-boys Catholic college preparatory school. Established in 1944, it offers a rigorous curriculum with AP courses...
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Highlands Elementary School, located at 2320 Newport St in San Mateo, CA, serves grades K-5 within the San Mateo-Foster City School District. It offers a Gifted & Talented program and operates on a...
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Baywood Elementary School is a public school located at 600 Alameda de las Pulgas, San Mateo, CA. It serves students from kindergarten to grade 5 within the San Mateo-Foster City School District. The...
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Abbott Middle School, located at 600 36th Ave in San Mateo, CA, is a magnet school offering a Gifted & Talented program. It serves grades 6 to 8 and is part of the San Mateo-Foster City School...
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Meadow Heights Elementary School is a public K-5 school located at 2619 Dolores St, San Mateo, CA. Part of the San Mateo-Foster City School District, it provides education to students in San Mateo...
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Sunnybrae Elementary School is a public magnet school located at 1031 S Delaware St, San Mateo, CA. It serves grades K-5 within the San Mateo-Foster City School District. The school features a Gifted...
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Bayside Academy is a public magnet school in San Mateo, CA, serving grades K-8. Located at 2025 Kehoe Ave, it offers a Gifted & Talented program and emphasizes diversity and community engagement.
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Borel Middle School, located at 425 Barneson Ave in San Mateo, CA, is a magnet school offering a Gifted & Talented program. It serves students in grades 6-8 and is part of the San Mateo-Foster City...
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Parkside Montessori is a highly regarded public magnet school in San Mateo, CA. Located at 1685 Eisenhower St, it offers a Montessori program for students from preschool through 8th grade. The school...
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Beresford Elementary School is a public school in San Mateo, CA, part of the San Mateo-Foster City School District. It serves students in grades K-5, offering a diverse learning environment with a...
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George Hall Elementary School, located at 130 San Miguel Way in San Mateo, CA, is a highly rated public school serving grades K-5. It provides a diverse and supportive learning environment with a...
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San Mateo High School, located at 506 N Delaware St, San Mateo, CA, is a comprehensive public high school offering AP courses and a Gifted & Talented program. Established in 1902, it serves grades...
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Aragon High School, located at 900 Alameda de las Pulgas in San Mateo, CA, is a public co-educational school offering a diverse range of academic programs, including AP courses and a Gifted & Talented...
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Lead Elementary is a public magnet school located at 949 Ocean View Ave in San Mateo, CA. It serves grades K-5 within the San Mateo-Foster City School District. The school has a strong focus on...
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San Mateo Park Elementary is a magnet school located at 161 Clark Drive in San Mateo, CA, serving students from kindergarten to fifth grade. It offers a Gifted & Talented program and is part of the...
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Laurel Elementary School is a public school located at 316 36th Avenue in San Mateo, CA. It offers a Gifted & Talented program and serves students in grades K-5 within the San Mateo-Foster City School...
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St. Timothy Catholic School is a faith-based school serving students in kindergarten through eighth grade. Operating since 1961, the school partners with families to create a learning environment...
Kindergarten Through 8th Grade
The kindergarten through eighth grade program at St. Timothy Catholic School, rooted in Gospel values and the Roman Catholic faith, nurtures students' spiritual, academic, and personal growth while forming responsible and creative members of society.
Middle School
The middle school grades at St. Timothy Catholic School, part of the kindergarten through eighth grade program rooted in the teachings of Jesus Christ and guided by Gospel values. Students grow in faith, intellect, and character while pursuing high academic achievement and forming themselves as responsible, creative members of society.
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The Nueva School is an independent PreK–12 school for gifted learners that emphasizes inquiry- and project-based learning, social-emotional growth, and student agency. The school integrates design...
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Field Middle School is a K-12 school offering middle school programs located at 2 W 5th Ave in Downtown in San Mateo, CA.
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The Avalon Academy is a K-12 school offering elementary school, middle school, and high school programs located at 630 N San Mateo Dr in North Central in San Mateo, CA.
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Odyssey School is a K-12 school offering middle school programs located at 201 Polhemus Rd in San Mateo, CA.
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