Saint Matthew's Episcopal Day School

Episcopal Day School of St. Matthew is a private co-educational day school located in San Mateo, California. Until 2021, the school was known as St. Matthew's Episcopal Day school, but the name was changed to Episcopal Day School.It was founded in 1865, by Andrew Lee Brewer, and was previously a military school known as Saint Matthew's Hall or Saint Matthew's School. Background The school offers classes from Pre-Kindergarten to 8th grade. The school's pre-school program was terminated in 2019 after more than 50 years of continuous operation. The school is on a small campus, a building completed in 1957, that was expanded in a major construction project that began in 2013 and was completed in 2015 and is shared with St. Matthew's Episcopal Church. The Pre-K and Kindergarten classes are in a separate building a block away. Lay teachers have been used since 1970. The tuition is around $30,000 per year. The main campus is located at 16 Baldwin Avenue, San Mateo, California. Enrollment The school had K-8 enrollment of 269 students in the 2019 school year compared to 271 in the prior year. Maximum enrollment capacity is approximately 324 students. The day school has facilities for two classes per grade. School history