420 W 20th Ave
San Mateo, CA 94403

Former student here, not a good school but made really good friends there, they helped me through the year and the teachers are good if you get the right ones (Mr. Coelho, Mrs. Tuturro in particular)

Our daughter moved from Foster City Elementary to Meadow Heights this year. She absolutely loves it. The school is small and more diverse, which is great for us. Teachers, staff and other parents are very engage on helping kids be successful. The new principal has been great at communicating, listening and asking for input from the community on how to keep improving our school. My child is creating lifelong connections and making friends with kids from our new neighborhood.

To be very honest, this was probably the worst experience in my life. I’m a current college student looking back on my high school experience making this realization. The staff are very unsupportive, particularly the academic counselors. They see the students as numbers and can be a little racially biased. My counselor in particular constantly mixed me up with other students and overlooked my achievements simply because I was Asian. The teachers are very harsh and don’t provide enough support to each individual student. The students can be very comparative and toxic with one another, with constant rumors going around. It was common for people to run out of their classrooms crying while going on a bathroom break. The peer pressure for academics was too much and there were nearly zero mental health resources. Overall, my experience was a 2/5. If I were to repeat my high school experience I would choose San mateo high school. Aragon is a breeding ground for poor mental health.