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Audubon Elementary

Public Grades K-5
636th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,804 California Elementary Schools
Better than 89% of California elementary schools
Summary

Audubon Elementary in Foster City, California, serves 445 students in kindergarten through fifth grade. Its 2025–2026 proficiency rates are above those of the state and the San Mateo-Foster City district in English language arts, math and science. The most important finding is that these strong public-benchmark results do not make Audubon the local leader: among seven nearby K–5 schools, it ranks fourth in each subject.

Math is Audubon’s strongest result against the district and state, while ELA is its weakest relative result against those benchmarks. Audubon’s proficiency was 73% in math, 50% in the district and 38% statewide; its advantages were 23 and 35 percentage points. In ELA, Audubon’s 69% was 16 points above the district and 20 above the state; in science, its 63% was 18 and 27 points higher, respectively. Locally, Audubon was also above the averages for nearby K–5 schools in all three subjects, by 9 points in math, 7 in ELA and 8 in science. But excluding one much lower-scoring peer, Audubon fell just below the nearby-school medians in all three.

Results have improved overall since 2022–2023, especially in science, which gained 9 percentage points; ELA and math each rose 2 points. The latest year brought gains in all three subjects, with science up 12 points. SchoolDigger places Audubon at the 89th percentile statewide with four stars, up from the 83rd percentile the prior year; five nearby schools rank higher. In 2024–2025, its student-teacher ratio was 22.2:1, among the higher ratios nearby. That year, 21% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, below the nearby-school average of 28%. SchoolDigger’s group rankings also show different statewide standings: Asian Students ranked at the 55th percentile in 2025–2026, compared with Audubon’s overall 89th, while Multi-racial Students rose from the 49th percentile to the 73rd from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026.

445
Students ?
22.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$23,378
Per pupil spending ?
20.9%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
 841 Gull Ave.
       Foster City, CA  94404-1427

(650) 312-7500

District: San Mateo-Foster City


Students who attend Audubon Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Bowditch Middle
High:    San Mateo High
Racial breakdown:

Asian:
49.4%
White:
17.3%
Hispanic:
16.2%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 94th percentile in 2016 → 89th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the California average (70% vs 42% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 11% of California elementary schools
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2016
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school70%
District avg51%
California avg42%
636th of 5,804
California public elementary schools ?
Top 11%▼ down 5 pts since 2016
From top 6% (2016) to top 11% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
5th of 18Elementary Schools in the San Mateo-Foster City
283rd of 968San 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202690.2636 of 580489.0%★★★★☆
202583.8973 of 585783.4%★★★★☆
202489.8712 of 586987.9%★★★★☆
202389.2760 of 585987.0%★★★★☆
202294.1430 of 588392.7%★★★★★
202192.6124 of 141791.2%★★★★★
201990.7606 of 578989.5%★★★★☆
201890.7592 of 566289.5%★★★★☆
201793.9400 of 569293.0%★★★★★
201695.0312 of 561494.4%★★★★★
201592.3483 of 561191.4%★★★★★
201380.61016 of 553081.6%★★★★☆
201280.01036 of 539080.8%★★★★☆
201181.2935 of 537782.6%★★★★☆
201076.41165 of 531478.1%★★★★☆
200975.31196 of 519377.0%★★★★☆
200883.1829 of 511383.8%★★★★☆
200780.8949 of 511381.4%★★★★☆
200680.3949 of 481880.3%★★★★☆
200580.4909 of 482281.1%★★★★☆
200477.41009 of 480979.0%★★★★☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202663.6538 of 120755.4%★★★☆☆
202558.5639 of 120346.9%★★☆☆☆
202471.0391 of 120567.6%★★★☆☆
202366.7483 of 119059.4%★★★☆☆
202274.0298 of 115474.2%★★★★☆
201960.4559 of 114951.3%★★★☆☆
201862.0518 of 107151.6%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202494.169 of 316297.8%★★★★★
202375.1377 of 324588.4%★★★★☆
202284.5238 of 331192.8%★★★★★
202196.117 of 60297.2%★★★★★
201984.5257 of 327592.2%★★★★★
201878.2377 of 324688.4%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202688.9632 of 556988.7%★★★★☆
202583.1933 of 559783.3%★★★★☆
202493.7386 of 561293.1%★★★★★
202390.6592 of 560989.4%★★★★☆
202294.2356 of 563593.7%★★★★★
202194.181 of 126793.6%★★★★★
201988.7631 of 549288.5%★★★★☆
201888.4647 of 541388.0%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202542.22852 of 510744.2%★★☆☆☆
202457.71806 of 510764.6%★★★☆☆
202342.12745 of 508746.0%★★☆☆☆
202259.51662 of 508467.3%★★★☆☆
201953.02096 of 496357.8%★★★☆☆
201850.42198 of 483054.5%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202687.3459 of 541291.5%★★★★★
202563.31666 of 546069.5%★★★☆☆
202486.3581 of 551789.5%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202688.1649 of 559088.4%★★★★☆
202581.6996 of 562882.3%★★★★☆
202482.6984 of 564382.6%★★★★☆
202384.7885 of 563884.3%★★★★☆
202291.8522 of 566390.8%★★★★★
202188.3154 of 127287.9%★★★★☆
201989.7594 of 551089.2%★★★★☆
201890.1570 of 543189.5%★★★★☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202672.8206 of 75272.6%★★★★☆
202555.0369 of 71848.6%★★☆☆☆
202458.0338 of 67049.6%★★☆☆☆
202353.8357 of 66946.6%★★☆☆☆
202275.3142 of 61076.7%★★★★☆
201961.5198 of 44555.5%★★★☆☆
201857.2171 of 33949.6%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202661.81047 of 253258.6%★★★☆☆
202547.51470 of 259843.4%★★☆☆☆
202456.11241 of 265153.2%★★★☆☆
202350.01432 of 266146.2%★★☆☆☆
202266.0956 of 272664.9%★★★☆☆
201971.9744 of 283473.7%★★★★☆
201876.0599 of 273778.1%★★★★☆
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)
English Language Learner (2024)98th percentile+10 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)92nd percentile~ school
Female (2026)89th percentile~ school
Male (2026)88th percentile~ school
Multi-racial (2026)73rd percentile-16 vs school
White (2026)59th percentile-30 vs school
Asian (2026)55th percentile-34 vs school
Hispanic (2025)44th percentile-39 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
Mathematics73%+35 vs state
English Language Arts/Literacy69%+20 vs state
Science63%+27 vs state

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Audubon Elementary ranks 636th of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Audubon Elementary are 49% Asian, 17% White, 16% Hispanic, 15% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

Students who attend Audubon Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bowditch Middle
High : San Mateo High

In the 2024-25 school year, 445 students attended Audubon Elementary.

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Latest California data All new data »
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesNewOct 15, 2026
2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresNewOct 15, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataMar 13, 2026


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

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