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Bowditch Middle

Public Grades 6-8

166^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 94% of California middle schools

Summary

Bowditch Middle is a high-performing public school serving grades 6-8 with 929 students in Foster City, part of the San Mateo-Foster City School District, and it consistently ranks among the top 6% of all California middle schools.

Academically, Bowditch significantly outperforms both its district and the state, with about 74% of students proficient in English and 73% in math. The school is particularly effective in supporting diverse learners, with its English Language Learner and Special Education student groups ranking in the state's top 15% and 20%, respectively. A key indicator of its positive environment is a chronic absenteeism rate of just 9.1%, which is less than half the state average. Within its own district, Bowditch stands out dramatically compared to peers like Abbott Middle and Borel Middle, where proficiency rates in core subjects are notably lower.

When compared to other high-performing schools in neighboring areas, such as Ralston Intermediate in Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary or Central Middle in San Carlos Elementary, Bowditch remains competitive while serving a more economically diverse student population. It achieves these strong and consistent results with moderate per-student spending, demonstrating efficient use of resources. For families in the district, Bowditch represents a stable, top-tier educational option that has maintained elite status for over a decade.

929

Students ?

21.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,204

Per pupil spending ?

19.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1450 Tarpon St.
Foster City, CA 94404-1938

(650) 312-7680

District: San Mateo-Foster City

Students who attend Bowditch Middle usually attend:

High:

San Mateo High

Feeder schools for Bowditch Middle:

Elementary:	Audubon Elementary
	Brewer Island Elementary
	Foster City Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

53.8%

White:

16.6%

Hispanic:

15.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (72% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of California middle schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school72%

District avg50%

California avg41%

166^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 6%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From top 3% (2015) to top 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Middle 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	94.6	166 of 2761	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	96.1	124 of 2783	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	96.9	102 of 2781	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	96.4	103 of 2740	96.2%	★★★★★
2021	96.7	32 of 894	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	95.7	104 of 2715	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	96.6	72 of 2480	97.1%	★★★★★
2017	95.3	120 of 2508	95.2%	★★★★★
2016	94.9	104 of 2497	95.8%	★★★★★
2015	96.5	63 of 2477	97.5%	★★★★★
2013	83.8	225 of 2379	90.5%	★★★★★
2012	85.8	179 of 2259	92.1%	★★★★★
2011	85.9	169 of 2236	92.4%	★★★★★
2010	80.6	286 of 2179	86.9%	★★★★☆
2009	81.8	251 of 2063	87.8%	★★★★☆
2008	85.6	187 of 2005	90.7%	★★★★★
2007	87.7	162 of 1999	91.9%	★★★★★
2006	91.8	90 of 1804	95.0%	★★★★★
2005	91.9	83 of 1777	95.3%	★★★★★
2004	93.4	71 of 1769	96.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.0	120 of 739	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	81.7	89 of 743	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	81.4	85 of 715	88.1%	★★★★☆
2022	79.9	114 of 733	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	78.2	137 of 745	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	80.0	105 of 700	85.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	80.0	178 of 1531	88.4%	★★★★☆
2021	59.1	90 of 354	74.6%	★★★★☆
2019	49.2	559 of 1491	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.4	313 of 1369	77.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	77.7	101 of 1478	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	88.8	61 of 1521	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	86.7	72 of 1540	95.3%	★★★★★
2021	83.2	21 of 363	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	85.3	99 of 1442	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	94.1	50 of 1364	96.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.2	145 of 2533	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	95.5	112 of 2551	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	96.9	73 of 2531	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	96.1	95 of 2509	96.2%	★★★★★
2021	96.3	28 of 738	96.2%	★★★★★
2019	95.6	79 of 2380	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	96.4	52 of 2262	97.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	1041 of 2395	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.6	696 of 2388	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	66.3	598 of 2374	74.8%	★★★★☆
2022	69.1	525 of 2359	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	73.2	434 of 2213	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	83.3	223 of 2072	89.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.3	467 of 2542	81.6%	★★★★☆
2024	82.6	301 of 2579	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	71.3	489 of 2531	80.7%	★★★★☆
2022	71.0	493 of 2458	79.9%	★★★★☆
2021	89.2	38 of 721	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	61.6	692 of 2369	70.8%	★★★★☆
2018	84.5	215 of 2230	90.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.8	165 of 2534	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	95.6	122 of 2552	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	95.6	113 of 2538	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	95.7	111 of 2527	95.6%	★★★★★
2021	96.3	36 of 763	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	94.7	132 of 2407	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	95.8	95 of 2273	95.8%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.6	80 of 194	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	87.8	10 of 193	94.8%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.3	95 of 726	86.9%	★★★★☆
2024	76.8	151 of 701	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	84.1	74 of 677	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	84.3	72 of 665	89.2%	★★★★☆
2019	81.4	76 of 554	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	82.7	58 of 462	87.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.4	167 of 1566	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	71.5	262 of 1552	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	80.7	163 of 1531	89.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.8	294 of 1520	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	82.5	189 of 1537	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	83.7	173 of 1543	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	77.2	290 of 1555	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	74.3	371 of 1602	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	81.2	233 of 1496	84.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

Male (2025)93rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)93rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)89th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)88th percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)87th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)84th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)81st percentile-13 vs school

Military Connected (2025)59th percentile-35 vs school

Hispanic (2025)57th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy75%+26 vs state

Mathematics73%+36 vs state

Science59%+26 vs state

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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 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	94.6	166^th of 2761 public middle schools	94.0%		96.1	124^th of 2783 public middle schools	95.5%	42																		58.6	58.6				71.6	78.7	74.4	74.8				70.8	76.7	72.5	73.2	$21,204	$20,216	$988
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%)	40.9	1470^th of 2761 public middle schools	46.8%		48.5	1204^th of 2783 public middle schools	56.7%	266	4.2	5.0	23.8	10.8	4.2	30.0	33.3	21.5	16.7	35.0	14.3	21.5	8.3	0.0	23.8	10.8		26.8	26.8				42.1	44.2	37.1	41.0				26.5	28.5	30.3	28.5	$25,193	$23,694	$1,499
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%)	58.6	938^th of 2761 public middle schools	66.0%		66.4	755^th of 2783 public middle schools	72.9%	183																		40.1	40.1				45.9	44.0	54.8	48.3				32.4	35.5	46.1	38.2	$23,052	$21,642	$1,410
Central Middle	Public	6-8	757 Cedar St.	San Carlos	94070	San Mateo County	San Carlos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 508-7321	443	20	22.3	8.6%	232 (52.4%)	2 (0.5%)	67 (15.1%)	69 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	72 (16.3%)	98.4	33^rd of 2761 public middle schools	98.8%		97.8	66^th of 2783 public middle schools	97.6%	33																		78.3	78.3				80.4	89.0	90.3	86.7				82.5	77.9	75.8	78.7	$21,754	$21,162	$592
Tierra Linda Middle	Public	6-8	750 Dartmouth Ave.	San Carlos	94070	San Mateo County	San Carlos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 508-7370	451	22	20.1	11.1%	162 (35.9%)	2 (0.4%)	75 (16.6%)	146 (32.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	61 (13.5%)	98.3	34^th of 2761 public middle schools	98.8%		98.1	47^th of 2783 public middle schools	98.3%	13																		79.6	79.6				84.7	87.9	88.6	87.2				71.5	83.7	78.3	77.9	$23,588	$22,978	$610
Ralston Intermediate	Public	6-8	2675 Ralston Ave.	Belmont	94002	San Mateo County	Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 637-4880	1,082	54	20.0	6.2%	348 (32.2%)	5 (0.5%)	120 (11.1%)	425 (39.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	179 (16.5%)	98.9	21^st of 2761 public middle schools	99.2%		99	19^th of 2783 public middle schools	99.3%	2																		79.6	79.6				84.4	88.8	91.2	88.2				79.8	87.9	87.3	85.2	$19,741	$19,338	$403
McKinley Institute of Technology	Public	6-8	400 Duane St.	Redwood City	94062	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2410	476	21	22.2	92.2%	10 (2.1%)	2 (0.4%)	457 (96.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	15	2440^th of 2761 public middle schools	11.6%		12.9	2552^nd of 2783 public middle schools	8.3%	112																		11.0	11.0				22.2	31.1	26.0	26.7				10.6	12.2	8.7	10.5	$20,623	$17,996	$2,627
North Star Academy	Public	3-8	400 Duane St.	Redwood City	94062	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2411	527	20	25.9	8.7%	261 (49.5%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (13.3%)	108 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	87 (16.5%)	99.7	4^th of 2761 public middle schools	99.9%		99.7	3^rd of 2783 public middle schools	99.9%	1																	93.3	97.5	95.3	92.1	89.0	96.7	95.5	98.8	96.3	94.7	93.2	93.5	92.1	95.5	98.8	96.3	94.9	$18,783	$16,908	$1,875
Crocker Middle	Public	6-8	2600 Ralston Ave.	Hillsborough	94010	San Mateo County	Hillsborough City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 342-6331	446	32	13.8	3.4%	176 (39.5%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.5%)	175 (39.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	64 (14.3%)	97.5	62^nd of 2761 public middle schools	97.8%		98.1	43^rd of 2783 public middle schools	98.5%	19																		67.6	67.6				82.9	84.7	76.6	81.5				83.0	84.7	75.5	81.2	$46,555	$45,890	$665
John F. Kennedy Middle	Public	6-8	2521 Goodwin Ave.	Redwood City	94061	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2409	808	41	19.9	67.5%	113 (14.0%)	10 (1.2%)	623 (77.1%)	25 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	31 (3.8%)	49	1204^th of 2761 public middle schools	56.4%		54.2	1037^th of 2783 public middle schools	62.7%	167																		21.2	21.2				40.6	54.8	56.7	50.4				25.5	35.2	33.0	31.0	$19,980	$17,256	$2,724

Frequently Asked Questions about Bowditch Middle

How many students attend Bowditch Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 929 students attended Bowditch Middle.

What district is Bowditch Middle in?

San Mateo-Foster City

Is Bowditch Middle a good school?

Yes. Bowditch Middle ranks in the top 6.0% of California middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Bowditch Middle?

Students at Bowditch Middle are 54% Asian, 17% White, 16% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What high school do graduates of Bowditch Middle attend?

Students who attend Bowditch Middle usually go on to attend San Mateo High

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