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Fiesta Gardens International Elementary

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Fiesta Gardens International Elementary ranks 4034 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

4034^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of California elementary schools

Summary

Fiesta Gardens International Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 418 students in the San Mateo-Foster City School District, currently ranking in the lower third of all California elementary schools with a notable downward trend in its statewide rating over the past several years.

Academic performance in core subjects like English and math is significantly below both the district average and most nearby schools, including higher-performing schools like Foster City Elementary and Parkside Montessori. While the school spends a similar amount per student as others in the area, these resources have not translated into comparable academic outcomes. There is a positive pattern of improvement in test scores from third to fifth grade, suggesting students make meaningful progress during their time at the school.

The school serves a population with significant economic need, and state data indicates it is less effective for students from low-income families and Hispanic students compared to other schools statewide. While chronic absenteeism has improved recently, it remains higher than at some neighboring schools. Compared to other local options such as Beresford Elementary or George Hall Elementary, Fiesta Gardens sits in a lower performance tier, facing clear challenges in raising student achievement to match district and local benchmarks.

418

Students ?

22.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,472

Per pupil spending ?

56%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1001 Bermuda Dr.
San Mateo, CA 94403-1508

(650) 312-7737

District: San Mateo-Foster City

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.3%

White:

12.2%

Two or more races:

4.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 50th percentile in 2015 → 31st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (19% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2015

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 25 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg47%

California avg41%

4,034^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 18Elementary Schools in the San Mateo-Foster City

476^th of 1,543San Mateo-Foster City among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	4034 of 5857	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.5	3402 of 5869	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	3149 of 5859	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.9	2917 of 5883	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.6	820 of 1417	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.6	3721 of 5789	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.3	3264 of 5662	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.5	3273 of 5692	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.0	3137 of 5614	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.6	2818 of 5611	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.7	2811 of 5530	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	35.7	3542 of 5390	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	30.7	3925 of 5377	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.4	3581 of 5314	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	43.5	2844 of 5193	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	40.7	2902 of 5113	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	58.4	1905 of 5113	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	53.6	2022 of 4818	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	55.5	1937 of 4822	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	43.8	2467 of 4809	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	36.4	2077 of 3162	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.1	2156 of 3245	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.9	1417 of 3311	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.8	275 of 602	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.3	2184 of 3275	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.4	2096 of 3246	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	4118 of 5597	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.9	3285 of 5612	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	3703 of 5609	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.9	2814 of 5635	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.3	677 of 1267	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.1	3278 of 5492	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.2	3070 of 5413	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	3733 of 5107	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.4	3009 of 5107	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	3050 of 5087	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.3	2573 of 5084	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.5	4141 of 4963	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.4	3525 of 4830	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	4442 of 5460	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	4594 of 5517	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	4954 of 5363	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	30.1	3832 of 5264	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.9	896 of 1110	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	4877 of 5173	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	4524 of 5084	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	3698 of 5628	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.4	3320 of 5643	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.6	2588 of 5638	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.0	2829 of 5663	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.5	764 of 1272	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.6	3887 of 5510	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.7	3304 of 5431	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	91.0	75 of 2834	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	87.6	169 of 2737	93.8%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2019)97th percentile+62 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)34th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2025)34th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Science35%~ state avg

Listening31%+6 vs state

Mathematics27%-10 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy23%-25 vs state

Writing12%-5 vs state

Overall8%~ state avg

Reading6%~ state avg

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by a student
Sunday, September 10, 2017

I went here when I was younger. Amazing staff and teachers are passionate about teaching. I would recommend to parents who want their child to learn Spanish. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th 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	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Fiesta Gardens International 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	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%)	29.1	4034^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.1%		36.5	3402^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	42.0%	632	9.8	4.7	11.1	8.1	47.1	10.9	43.1	31.5	10.2	10.9	15.5	12.4	8.3	4.7	7.0	6.2	34.7		34.7	12.0	18.8	37.5				23.5	22.5	20.3	38.0				26.8							$29,472	$28,332	$1,140
Parkside Montessori	Public	K-8	1685 Eisenhower St.	San Mateo	94403	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%)	77.1	1279^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.2%		87.4	840^th of 5869 public elementary schools	85.7%	439																	57.1	57.9	57.4	37.2	68.9	71.4	92.1	80.0	89.5	70.3	44.2	60.0	45.2	76.3	68.0	84.2	59.9							$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%)	12.2	5485^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.4%		14.9	5311^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.5%	174																	9.6		9.6	23.3	18.0	17.7				19.9	23.0	15.7	9.6				16.5	94.1						$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%)	42.2	3056^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.8%		56.8	2199^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.5%	857																	21.9		21.9	29.4	44.7	31.3				35.6	35.3	60.5	34.4				44.2	87.0			93.5			$30,876	$29,510	$1,366
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%)	46.1	2819^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.9%		53.1	2394^th of 5869 public elementary schools	59.2%	425																	21.2	31.3	29.1	13.5	43.9	37.7	51.7	55.5	46.2	47.7	19.5	36.6	26.4	39.7	45.8	38.0	38.5	94.4			94.4			$23,813	$22,472	$1,341
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%)	85.3	913^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.4%		88.2	802^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	86.3%	111																	47.2		47.2	62.0	72.6	70.4				68.4	72.0	67.3	53.7				64.1							$30,179	$28,356	$1,823
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%)	9.1	5681^st of 5857 public elementary schools	3.0%		13.6	5429^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.5%	252																	10.2		10.2	10.7	12.7	10.4				11.3	14.3	19.6	10.2				14.9	95.4			95.4			$32,843	$30,498	$2,345
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%)	59.9	2077^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.5%		51.6	2468^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.9%	391																	42.1		42.1	50.0	42.6	48.7				46.8	55.0	46.8	42.1				48.0	91.7						$34,717	$32,350	$2,367
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%)	16.6	5137^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.3%		20.3	4828^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.7%	309																	22.2		22.2	13.3	18.3	29.6				20.3	13.8	17.1	24.1				18.3	94.9			94.9			$24,178	$22,698	$1,480
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%)	92.3	522^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	91.1%		94.8	359^th of 5869 public elementary schools	93.9%	163																	56.2		56.2	64.9	75.9	80.0				73.5	75.0	75.2	78.1				76.1	96.9	97.7	97.7	96.9	97.7	96.9	$25,312	$23,608	$1,704

Frequently Asked Questions about Fiesta Gardens International Elementary

How many students attend Fiesta Gardens International Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 418 students attended Fiesta Gardens International Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Fiesta Gardens International Elementary?

Students at Fiesta Gardens International Elementary are 82% Hispanic, 12% White, 4% Two or more races.

Is Fiesta Gardens International Elementary a good school?

Fiesta Gardens International Elementary ranks 4034^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Fiesta Gardens International Elementary in?

San Mateo-Foster City

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