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For the 2025-26 school year, there are 5 public schools serving 2,446 students in Half Moon Bay, CA (there are , serving 318 private students). 88% of all K-12 students in Half Moon Bay, CA are educated in public schools (compared to the CA state average of 90%).

The top ranked public schools in Half Moon Bay, CA are Pilarcitos Alternative High (Continuation School), Half Moon Bay High School and El Granada Elementary School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Half Moon Bay, CA public schools have an average math proficiency score of 29% (versus the California public school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 41% (versus the 47% statewide average). Schools in Half Moon Bay have an average ranking of 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of California public schools.

Minority enrollment is 63% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the California public school average of 80% (majority Hispanic).