School district · California
San Mateo-Foster City
San Mateo-Foster City in California: 22 public schools with 9,906 students and 21.0 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $21,975 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 22
- Students
- 9,906
- Students per teacher
- 21.0
- CA 21.6 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $21,975
- CA $20.7K · US $17.6K
Staff
Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.
- Teachers (FTE)
- 473
- Counselors (FTE)
- 30.0
- Students per counselor
- 330
- CA 407 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 18.0
- Librarians (FTE): 2.0
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on California's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
California: 47%53%proficient
−2.3 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 69% of school districts in California
Median 42% · 854 school districts compared
6,248 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
California: 38%49%proficient
−1.2 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 78% of school districts in California
Median 32% · 854 school districts compared
6,316 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Money
Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.
- Federal
- 5.3% · $13.3M
- State
- 15% · $38.3M
- Local
- 79% · $196.5M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $13,030
- Support services
- $7,842
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $109.8M
- Long-term debt
- $605.4M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Audubon ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 445 | 22.3 | 61% | 69% |
Bayside AcademyFree meals for all | K–8 | 840 | 19.4 | 48% | 39% |
Baywood ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 489 | 23.9 | 58% | 60% |
Beach Park ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 347 | 23.1 | 67% | 78% |
Beresford ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 218 | 21.8 | 36% | 44% |
Brewer Island ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 306 | 21.9 | 71% | 75% |
College Park ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 431 | 23.9 | 78% | 87% |
Fiesta Gardens International ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 418 | 22.0 | 24% | 28% |
Foster City ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 624 | 21.5 | 73% | 76% |
George Hall ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 370 | 20.6 | 68% | 64% |
Highlands ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 379 | 20.8 | 60% | 63% |
LEAD ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 349 | 21.8 | 11% | 15% |
Laurel ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 469 | 21.8 | 20% | 18% |
Meadow Heights ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 238 | 18.3 | 47% | 48% |
North Shoreview MontessoriFree meals for all | K–8 | 325 | 23.0 | 75% | 72% |
Parkside MontessoriFree meals for all | K–8 | 418 | 21.3 | 70% | 60% |
San Mateo Park ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 340 | 24.3 | 11% | 9.6% |
| K | 1 | — | — | — | |
Sunnybrae ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 346 | 19.2 | 20% | 16% |
Abbott MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 721 | 17.9 | 41% | 29% |
Borel MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 903 | 19.2 | 48% | 38% |
Bowditch MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 929 | 21.2 | 75% | 73% |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Address
- 1170 Chess Dr., Foster City, CA 94404
- Phone
- (650)312-7700
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.