Margaret J. Kemp
San Mateo · CA · San Mateo County Office of Education · Public · K-12 combined
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Hillcrest at Youth Services Center → Gateway Center → Hillsdale High → Fusion Academy - San Mateo → Carlmont High → Junipero Serra High School → Notre Dame High School → Aragon High →📋 At a glance
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 14% of US high schools
- 🎓 4-yr grad rate: 75% (Bottom 21% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Margaret J. Kemp compares for families
What families should know about Margaret J. Kemp.
- ▸ LocallyCA trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−4 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Hillcrest at Youth Services Center, Gateway Center, Hillsdale High and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
🎓 4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
Bottom 21% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
👩🏫 Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -22.5%/year, projecting from 2023's 3 students:
A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillcrest at Youth Services Center San Mateo |
Public | 0.2 | 13 | — |
| Gateway Center San Mateo |
Public | 0.3 | 11 | — |
| Hillsdale High San Mateo |
Public | 2.1 | 1,585 | -3.8% |
| Fusion Academy - San Mateo San Mateo |
Private | 2.6 | 71 | +12.7% |
| Carlmont High Belmont |
Public | 2.7 | 2,360 | +2.5% |
| Junipero Serra High School San Mateo |
Private | 2.7 | 860 | +3.2% |
| Notre Dame High School Belmont |
Private | 2.8 | 417 | -11.1% |
| Aragon High San Mateo |
Public | 2.8 | 1,658 | -5.6% |