Magnet Schools in San Mateo County, California
San Mateo County has 9 schools identified in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection as operating a magnet program. 7 are whole-school magnets, and 2 offer magnet programs to part of the student population.
- 9 magnet schools and programs
- 7 whole-school magnets
- 2 schools with a magnet program
- 3 cities and towns
Magnet status is based on the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection, the latest federal collection available for magnet classification.
School enrollment, grades and contact details are from NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
Magnet schools in San Mateo County
Listed alphabetically. Nothing here is ranked, scored or ordered by anything the federal collections do not record.
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Abbott Middle
San Mateo, CA
◦ Magnet program
- Grades
- 6-8
- Enrollment
- 721
- Level
- Middle
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Borel Middle
San Mateo, CA
◦ Magnet program
- Grades
- 6-8
- Enrollment
- 903
- Level
- Middle
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Fiesta Gardens International Elementary
San Mateo, CA
● Whole-school magnet
- Grades
- K-5
- Enrollment
- 418
- Level
- Elementary
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Mckinley Institute Of Technology
Redwood City, CA
● Whole-school magnet
- Grades
- 6-8
- Enrollment
- 476
- Level
- Middle
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North Shoreview Elementary
San Mateo, CA
● Whole-school magnet
- Grades
- K-8
- Enrollment
- 325
- Level
- Elementary
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North Star Academy
Redwood City, CA
● Whole-school magnet
- Grades
- 3-8
- Enrollment
- 527
- Level
- Elementary
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Orion Alternative
Redwood City, CA
● Whole-school magnet
- Grades
- K-5
- Enrollment
- 512
- Level
- Elementary
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Parkside Elementary
San Mateo, CA
● Whole-school magnet
- Grades
- K-8
- Enrollment
- 418
- Level
- Elementary
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Selby Lane Elementary
Atherton, CA
● Whole-school magnet
- Grades
- K-5
- Enrollment
- 582
- Level
- Elementary
What “magnet” means on this page
Whole-school magnet
The magnet program applies across the school. Every student attending is part of it.
Magnet program
The school offers a magnet program to part of its student population, alongside its other classes.
Other historical or unverified magnet listings
These schools were identified as magnet schools in older source data but are not confirmed by the latest available federal magnet collection.
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Adelante Spanish Immersion
Redwood City, CA
□ Unverified magnet listing
- Grades
- K-8
- Enrollment
- 403
- Level
- Elementary
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Albion H. Horrall Elementary
San Mateo, CA
□ Unverified magnet listing
- Grades
- K-5
- Enrollment
- 437
- Level
- Elementary
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Bayside Middle
San Mateo, CA
□ Unverified magnet listing
- Grades
- 4-8
- Enrollment
- 552
- Level
- Middle
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Carlmont High
Belmont, CA
□ Unverified magnet listing
- Grades
- 8-12
- Enrollment
- 2,211
- Level
- High
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Clifford Elementary
Redwood City, CA
□ Unverified magnet listing
- Grades
- K-8
- Enrollment
- 760
- Level
- Elementary
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College Park Elementary
San Mateo, CA
□ Unverified magnet listing
- Grades
- K-5
- Enrollment
- 258
- Level
- Elementary
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Fair Oaks Elementary
Redwood City, CA
□ Unverified magnet listing
- Grades
- K-5
- Enrollment
- 460
- Level
- Elementary
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Garfield Elementary Charter
Menlo Park, CA
□ Unverified magnet listing Charter
- Grades
- K-8
- Enrollment
- 682
- Level
- Elementary
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George Hall Elementary
San Mateo, CA
□ Unverified magnet listing
- Grades
- K-5
- Enrollment
- 401
- Level
- Elementary
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Hawes Elementary
Redwood City, CA
□ Unverified magnet listing
- Grades
- K-5
- Enrollment
- 373
- Level
- Elementary
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Henry Ford Elementary
Redwood City, CA
□ Unverified magnet listing
- Grades
- K-5
- Enrollment
- 467
- Level
- Elementary
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Hoover Elementary
Redwood City, CA
□ Unverified magnet listing
- Grades
- K-8
- Enrollment
- 808
- Level
- Elementary
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John F. Kennedy Middle
Redwood City, CA
□ Unverified magnet listing
- Grades
- 6-8
- Enrollment
- 896
- Level
- Middle
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John Gill Elementary
Redwood City, CA
□ Unverified magnet listing
- Grades
- K-5
- Enrollment
- 381
- Level
- Elementary
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Park Elementary
San Mateo, CA
□ Unverified magnet listing
- Grades
- K-5
- Enrollment
- 372
- Level
- Elementary
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Roosevelt Elementary
Redwood City, CA
□ Unverified magnet listing
- Grades
- K-5
- Enrollment
- 348
- Level
- Elementary
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Roy Cloud Elementary
Redwood City, CA
□ Unverified magnet listing
- Grades
- K-8
- Enrollment
- 701
- Level
- Elementary
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Sunnybrae Elementary
San Mateo, CA
□ Unverified magnet listing
- Grades
- K-5
- Enrollment
- 420
- Level
- Elementary
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Taft Elementary
Redwood City, CA
□ Unverified magnet listing
- Grades
- K-5
- Enrollment
- 508
- Level
- Elementary
Other schools listed in San Mateo County
These are the other schools this directory holds for San Mateo County. They are not identified as magnet schools in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
- Arundel Elementary San Carlos, CA Charter
- Aspire East Palo Alto Phoenix Academy East Palo Alto, CA Charter
- Brittan Acres Elementary San Carlos, CA Charter
- East Palo Alto Charter East Palo Alto, CA Charter
- Edison-brentwood Elementary East Palo Alto, CA Charter
- Edison-ronald Mcnair Intermediate East Palo Alto, CA Charter
- Everest Public High Redwood City, CA Charter
- Heather Elementary San Carlos, CA Charter
- San Carlos Charter Learning Center San Carlos, CA Charter
- Stanford New School Menlo Park, CA Charter
- Summit Preparatory Charter High Redwood City, CA Charter
- Tierra Linda Middle San Carlos, CA Charter
- White Oaks Elementary San Carlos, CA Charter
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