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Cabrillo Unified Schools
Cabrillo Unified is a public school district in California, based in San Mateo County (Half Moon Bay). SchoolGrade grades 7 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Cabrillo Unified on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Cabrillo Unified
6 of 7 schools in Cabrillo Unified carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 2B: 2C: 1D: 1
Best schools in Cabrillo Unified
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A Farallone View Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A Kings Mountain Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B- El Granada Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- B- Manuel F Cunha Intermediate (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C- Half Moon Bay High (High school, underperforms expectations)
- D+ Alvin S Hatch Elementary (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Cabrillo Unified
High schools (2)
- C- Half Moon Bay High, Half Moon Bay
- Pilarcitos Alternative High Continuation, Half Moon Bay
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- B- Manuel F Cunha Intermediate, Half Moon Bay
Elementary and primary schools (4)
- D+ Alvin S Hatch Elementary, Half Moon Bay
- B- El Granada Elementary, Half Moon Bay
- A Farallone View Elementary, Montara
- A Kings Mountain Elementary, Woodside
Where Cabrillo Unified schools are
Cities and towns served (3)
- Half Moon Bay (5)
- Montara (1)
- Woodside (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in California
- County: San Mateo County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: fringe town (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 2,663 students with 125 full-time-equivalent teachers and 290 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0606780
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Hillsborough City Elementary (4 schools, 9 mi)
- San Carlos Elementary (8 schools, 10 mi)
- San Mateo-Foster City (21 schools, 11 mi)
- Burlingame Elementary (7 schools, 11 mi)
- San Mateo Union High (7 schools, 11 mi)
- Redwood City Elementary (12 schools, 12 mi)
- Sequoia Union High (6 schools, 12 mi)
- Pacifica (7 schools, 12 mi)
Questions about Cabrillo Unified
How many schools are in Cabrillo Unified?
SchoolGrade grades 7 public schools in Cabrillo Unified, across 3 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Cabrillo Unified serve?
The largest by graded schools: Half Moon Bay, Montara, Woodside.
How good are the schools in Cabrillo Unified?
Across the 6 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B-, with 43.8% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 45.3%. 33% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Cabrillo Unified?
2,663 students were enrolled in Cabrillo Unified in the 2023-24 school year, about 21.3 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Cabrillo Unified?
Cabrillo Unified is in California, based in San Mateo County, with its district office in Half Moon Bay. Its boundary covers about 107 sq mi.