[2] It shares a campus with Mariposa Upper Elementary School and San Carlos Charter Learning Center.

[2] The first wave of baby boomers, born after World War II, entered school in the 1950s.

In particular, due to recent growth on the city's west side, locations near Carlmont High School in Belmont were considered.

The site was transferred to the City of San Carlos in October 1956, several years after the school's opening.

[6] Throughout San Carlos, school enrolment was predicted to increase which required the construction of new classrooms.

2022-2023, based on Tierra Linda's 2023 School Accountability Report Card[9]: Among the student body: