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San Mateo-Foster City

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At a glance

472^ndof 1,530 California districts▲ 4

Better than 69% of California districts

Elementary 18 Middle 3Grades K-8

1170 Chess Dr.
Foster City, CA 94404-1107·(650) 312-7700·All California district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 69.2% of districts

Schools

9,906

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedCollege Park Elementary174^th of 5,817 California elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Beresford Elementary up 419 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Abbott Middle 17.8 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The San Mateo-Foster City schools include 21 schools—18 elementary and three middle schools—serving grades K–8. In 2025–2026, their unweighted all-grades averages were 51% in ELA, 51% in math and 43% in science, compared with state results of 49%, 38% and 36%. The most important finding is how widely results vary from school to school: the highest-to-lowest spreads were 79 points in ELA, 78 in math and 70 in science.

College Park Elementary leads in ELA and math, with 82% and 83% proficient—33 points above the state in ELA and 45 points above in math. George Hall Elementary leads in science at 70%, 34 points above the state. At the other end, San Mateo Park Elementary has the lowest results in all three subjects: 4% in ELA, 6% in math and 0% in science. Among middle schools, Bowditch Middle leads with 74% ELA, 72% math and 66% science. SchoolDigger ranks College Park at the 97th percentile among elementary schools and Bowditch at the 94th percentile among middle schools; San Mateo Park is at the 0th percentile.

Group averages rose from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, but by less than one point in ELA and math and one point in science; state results rose faster, especially in science, where the state gained three points. Individual schools moved in different directions: Beach Park Elementary science rose 25 points, while North Shoreview Montessori fell 27 points. Grade-level leaders also differ: Audubon Elementary leads grade 3 ELA and math, while Brewer Island Elementary leads grade 4 math. The free/reduced lunch eligible measure for 2024–2025 provides context, not an explanation: College Park reported 14% and LEAD Elementary 67%, yet Beresford Elementary, at 59%, scored above the state in math and science. All-grades averages are unweighted and include schools serving different grade spans.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CSA Spanish Overall (2026)							CSA Spanish Listening (2026)							CSA Spanish Writing (2026)							CSA Spanish Reading (2026)							CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2024-25)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Fiesta Gardens International Elementary	Public	K-7	715A Indian Ave.	San Mateo	94401	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7691	418	19	22.0	56.0%	51 (12.2%)	1 (0.2%)	344 (82.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	19.8	4829^th of 5817 public elementary schools	17.0%		29.1	4034^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.1%	795	1.8	8.5	1.7	10.0			4.2	34.6	17.0	22.0	10.0			22.5	14.6	21.3	1.7	20.0			13.1	1.8	8.5	0.0	5.0			3.1	20.3		20.3	25.5	17.0	25.4	30.0			23.6	27.3	25.5	22.0	25.0			24.1	94%	0%	$29,472	$28,332	$1,140
Brewer Island Elementary	Public	K-5	1151 Polynesia Dr.	Foster City	94404	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7532	306	14	21.8	18.6%	41 (13.4%)	4 (1.3%)	62 (20.3%)	154 (50.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	42 (13.7%)	93.5	446^th of 5817 public elementary schools	92.3%		92	546^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.7%	100																													61.7		61.7	70.5	75.0	75.0				73.6	77.8	85.0	71.7				77.2	91%	0%	$27,766	$26,442	$1,324
Abbott Middle	Public	6-8	600 36th Ave.	San Mateo	94403	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7600	721	40	17.8	61.0%	106 (14.7%)	6 (0.8%)	448 (62.1%)	76 (10.5%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.8%)	71 (9.8%)	45	1331^st of 2740 public middle schools	51.4%		40.9	1470^th of 2761 public middle schools	46.8%	139				16.0	16.7	10.0	13.7				16.0	50.0	20.0	28.4				16.0	33.3	7.5	17.9				16.0	16.7	17.5	16.8		35.4	35.4				43.2	41.3	40.5	41.6				29.8	37.9	31.5	33.1			$25,193	$23,694	$1,499
Audubon Elementary	Public	K-5	841 Gull Ave.	Foster City	94404	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7500	445	20	22.2	20.9%	77 (17.3%)	6 (1.3%)	72 (16.2%)	220 (49.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	65 (14.6%)	90.2	638^th of 5817 public elementary schools	89.0%		83.8	973^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	83.4%	335																													63.2		63.2	77.1	57.4	71.4				69.2	83.6	65.2	69.7				73.0	95%	0%	$23,378	$22,176	$1,202
Baywood Elementary	Public	K-5	600 Alameda de Las Pulgas	San Mateo	94402	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7511	489	21	23.8	25.8%	141 (28.8%)	2 (0.4%)	149 (30.5%)	103 (21.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	85 (17.4%)	84.3	949^th of 5817 public elementary schools	83.7%		79.3	1184^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.8%	235																													60.0		60.0	64.0	59.5	60.0				61.1	73.3	62.0	64.0				66.4	97%	0%	$26,164	$25,108	$1,056
Borel Middle	Public	6-8	425 Barneson Ave.	San Mateo	94402	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7670	903	47	19.1	46.4%	172 (19.0%)	2 (0.2%)	490 (54.3%)	132 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.9%)	90 (10.0%)	51.4	1146^th of 2740 public middle schools	58.2%		58.6	938^th of 2761 public middle schools	66.0%	208																														38.1	38.1				43.9	40.8	48.2	44.4				34.6	36.9	38.7	36.8			$23,052	$21,642	$1,410
Bowditch Middle	Public	6-8	1450 Tarpon St.	Foster City	94404	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7680	929	44	21.2	19.4%	154 (16.6%)	11 (1.2%)	144 (15.5%)	500 (53.8%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.6%)	111 (11.9%)	93.8	172^nd of 2740 public middle schools	93.7%		94.6	166^th of 2761 public middle schools	94.0%	6																														65.6	65.6				69.0	71.8	80.4	73.7				68.8	71.6	74.5	71.7			$21,204	$20,216	$988
Foster City Elementary	Public	K-5	461 Beach Park Blvd.	Foster City	94404	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7522	624	29	21.5	12.0%	107 (17.1%)	3 (0.5%)	60 (9.6%)	374 (59.9%)	3 (0.5%)	7 (1.1%)	70 (11.2%)	90.9	594^th of 5817 public elementary schools	89.8%		92.3	522^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	91.1%	72																													63.4		63.4	60.8	62.3	78.8				68.3	83.1	71.2	74.1				75.4	98%	0%	$25,312	$23,608	$1,704
George Hall Elementary	Public	K-5	130 San Miguel Way	San Mateo	94403	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7533	370	18	20.5	31.4%	95 (25.7%)	2 (0.5%)	118 (31.9%)	90 (24.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	54 (14.6%)	86.7	816^th of 5817 public elementary schools	86.0%		85.3	913^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.4%	97																													70.2		70.2	67.3	54.7	80.9				67.1	66.0	60.4	73.9				66.5	87%	0%	$30,179	$28,356	$1,823
Highlands Elementary	Public	K-5	2320 Newport St.	San Mateo	94402	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7544	379	18	20.8	27.4%	93 (24.5%)	1 (0.3%)	108 (28.5%)	103 (27.2%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	68 (17.9%)	66.3	1767^th of 5817 public elementary schools	69.6%		81.5	1097^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.3%	670																													34.8		34.8	49.1	59.6	47.8				52.3	63.6	68.6	34.8				56.6	≥ 98%		$24,757	$23,890	$867
LEAD Elementary	Public	K-5	949 Ocean View Ave.	San Mateo	94401	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7550	349	16	21.8	66.5%	21 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	256 (73.4%)	22 (6.3%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.7%)	29 (8.3%)	12.5	5437^th of 5817 public elementary schools	6.5%		9.1	5681^st of 5857 public elementary schools	3.0%	244																													8.8		8.8	24.1	16.7	10.7				17.1	25.5	25.9	7.0				19.3	≥ 98%		$32,843	$30,498	$2,345
Laurel Elementary	Public	K-5	316 36th Ave.	San Mateo	94403	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7555	469	22	21.8	76.5%	32 (6.8%)	1 (0.2%)	359 (76.5%)	37 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	28 (6.0%)	13.9	5323^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	8.5%		16.6	5137^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.3%	186																													22.5		22.5	12.9	8.6	25.3				15.7	20.0	12.7	21.3				17.9	95%	0%	$24,178	$22,698	$1,480
College Park Elementary	Public	K-5	1001 Bermuda Dr.	San Mateo	94403	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7737	431	18	23.9	14.4%	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.7%)	304 (70.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (20.4%)	96.6	174^th of 5817 public elementary schools	97.0%		96.8	168^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.1%	6																													68.0		68.0	70.6	89.9	85.1				82.4	85.1	84.8	79.7				83.2	≥ 98%		$23,014	$22,026	$988
Meadow Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	2619 Dolores St.	San Mateo	94403	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7566	238	13	18.3	47.1%	49 (20.6%)	3 (1.3%)	112 (47.1%)	29 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.5%)	31 (13.0%)	58.5	2138^th of 5817 public elementary schools	63.2%		59.9	2077^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.5%	61																													32.0		32.0	44.4	52.5	46.0				47.6	47.4	60.0	46.0				50.8	91%	0%	$34,717	$32,350	$2,367
North Shoreview Montessori	Public	K-8	1301 Cypress Ave.	San Mateo	94401	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7588	325	14	23.0	17.5%	101 (31.1%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (21.8%)	94 (28.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	53 (16.3%)	85.4	897^th of 5817 public elementary schools	84.6%		91.3	591^st of 5857 public elementary schools	89.9%	306																													40.6	51.7	45.9	80.6	66.7	65.6	76.7	86.7	69.0	74.1	88.9	56.8	48.4	83.3	76.7	65.5	70.0	≥ 98%		$25,783	$24,794	$989
San Mateo Park Elementary	Public	K-5	161 Clark Dr.	San Mateo	94402	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7577	340	14	24.2	63.5%	17 (5.0%)	2 (0.6%)	291 (85.6%)	10 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	17 (5.0%)	3.8	5812^th of 5817 public elementary schools	0.1%		12	5504^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.0%	308																													0.0		0.0	2.6	5.7	2.0				3.6	2.6	8.9	4.1				5.6	96%	0%	$26,702	$25,040	$1,662
Parkside Montessori	Public	K-8	1685 Eisenhower St.	San Mateo	94402	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7575	418	20	21.2	17.7%	145 (34.7%)	7 (1.7%)	86 (20.6%)	122 (29.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	56 (13.4%)	76.7	1286^th of 5817 public elementary schools	77.9%		77.1	1279^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.2%	7																													50.0	72.0	58.0	48.8	50.0	79.6	78.1	97.1	80.0	70.6	67.4	48.8	43.2	68.8	94.1	72.0	63.9	97%	0%	$24,984	$23,420	$1,564
Sunnybrae Elementary	Public	K-5	1031 South Delaware St.	San Mateo	94402	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7599	346	18	19.2	75.1%	21 (6.1%)	2 (0.6%)	262 (75.7%)	26 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	24 (6.9%)	14.3	5282^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	9.2%		12.2	5485^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.4%	203																													10.0		10.0	20.0	19.7	18.4				19.4	32.8	14.8	18.0				22.1	91%	0%	$34,389	$31,382	$3,007
Beresford Elementary	Public	K-5	300 28th Ave.	San Mateo	94403	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7551	218	10	21.8	58.7%	42 (19.3%)	0 (0.0%)	128 (58.7%)	26 (11.9%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.8%)	17 (7.8%)	49.6	2637^th of 5817 public elementary schools	54.7%		42.2	3056^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.8%	419																													46.2		46.2	40.0	21.4	48.7				38.0	44.0	17.2	56.4				40.9	94%	0%	$30,876	$29,510	$1,366
San Mateo-Foster City Special Education Preschool	Public	K	1170 Chess Dr.	Foster City	94404	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(650) 312-7766	1			—	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Bayside Academy	Public	K-8	2025 Kehoe Ave.	San Mateo	94403	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7660	840	43	19.3	43.2%	71 (8.5%)	16 (1.9%)	452 (53.8%)	184 (21.9%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (5.5%)	70 (8.3%)	52.5	2466^th of 5817 public elementary schools	57.6%		46.1	2819^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.9%	353																													38.6	42.6	41.9	22.0	41.3	47.7	57.2	53.4	52.2	50.4	34.0	28.9	32.6	41.6	48.9	44.6	42.3	90%	0%	$23,813	$22,472	$1,341
Beach Park Elementary	Public	K-5	1058 Shell Blvd.	Foster City	94404	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7490	347	15	23.1	14.7%	70 (20.2%)	3 (0.9%)	60 (17.3%)	175 (50.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	35 (10.1%)	92.2	523^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	91.0%		87.5	801^st of 5857 public elementary schools	86.3%	278																													63.3		63.3	64.4	74.5	86.7				72.8	77.1	73.5	69.0				74.1	96%	0%	$22,182	$20,756	$1,426

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
San Mateo Union High	1.5 mi	9	289^th
Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary	2.13 mi	7	74^th
Hillsborough City Elementary	2.18 mi	4	7^th
Design Technical High District	2.36 mi	1	43^rd
San Mateo County Office of Education	2.69 mi	6

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.