Elementary · California

Orion Alternative

AlternativeFree meals for all

Orion Alternative, a public elementary school in Redwood City, California: grades k–5, 512 students, 21.8 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Redwood City Elementary.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 512
Teachers (FTE): 23.5
Students per teacher: 21.8
Grades: K–5; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 57% of elementary schools in California

Median 22.4 · 5,918 schools compared

More students per teacher than 91% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 61% of elementary schools in California

Median 455 · 5,933 schools compared

Larger than 68% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades K–5
Type: District school · Alternative
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Small city
Run by: Redwood City Elementary

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Redwood City Elementary.

Location

Address: 555 Avenue Del Ora, Redwood City, CA 94063
Phone: (650)482-2412
City or town: Redwood City
County: San Mateo County

Website Quality of life in Redwood City Schools in Redwood City

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Rocketship Redwood CityCharterFree meals for all	K–5	275	32.4	0.5 mi
Roosevelt ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	382	19.1	0.6 mi
Henry Ford ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	445	19.7	1.3 mi
Roy Cloud ElementaryFree meals for all	K–8	636	18.9	1.3 mi
Clifford ElementaryFree meals for all	K–8	698	20.7	1.3 mi
White Oaks Elementary	K–3	250	22.7	1.4 mi

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).

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