San Mateo-Foster City
Public school district based in San Mateo, California. NCES district ID 0634920; state ID CA-4169039.
District totals on this page are sums of the school records in the 2024–25 Common Core of Data. They can differ from totals the district reports itself, which may include students or staff not assigned to a school. Why.
Operating schoolsDefinition
22
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
9,906
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
472.7
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
Not shown: incomplete reporting
Charter schoolsDefinition
0
A district ratio is shown only when every school reported both enrollment and teachers. School-level ratios are in the table below.
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 1,425 | |
| Grade 1 | 955 | |
| Grade 2 | 1,052 | |
| Grade 3 | 1,046 | |
| Grade 4 | 1,060 | |
| Grade 5 | 1,054 | |
| Grade 6 | 1,095 | |
| Grade 7 | 1,110 | |
| Grade 8 | 1,109 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | Suppressed | |
| Asian | 28.2% | |
| Black or African American | 0.7% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 41.5% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 2.0% | |
| Two or more races | 11.3% | |
| White | 16.3% | |
| Not Specified | Suppressed |
Race/ethnicity categories are those states report to NCES. Shares describe the district as a whole, not any one school or student.
Students by sex
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Female | Suppressed | |
| Male | 100.0% | |
| Not Specified | Suppressed |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: City 15, Suburb 7.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowditch Middle Foster City | 6–8 | Regular | 929 | 43.8 | 21.2 | Suburb: Large |
| Borel Middle San Mateo | 6–8 | Regular | 903 | 47.1 | 19.2 | City: Midsize |
| Bayside Academy San Mateo | K–8 | Regular | 840 | 43.4 | 19.4 | City: Midsize |
| Abbott Middle San Mateo | 6–8 | Regular | 721 | 40.3 | 17.9 | City: Midsize |
| Foster City Elementary Foster City | K–5 | Regular | 624 | 29.0 | 21.5 | Suburb: Large |
| Baywood Elementary San Mateo | K–5 | Regular | 489 | 20.5 | 23.9 | City: Midsize |
| Laurel Elementary San Mateo | K–5 | Regular | 469 | 21.5 | 21.8 | City: Midsize |
| Audubon Elementary Foster City | K–5 | Regular | 445 | 20.0 | 22.3 | Suburb: Large |
| College Park Elementary San Mateo | K–5 | Regular | 431 | 18.0 | 23.9 | City: Midsize |
| Fiesta Gardens International Elementary San Mateo | K–5 | Regular | 418 | 19.0 | 22 | City: Midsize |
| Parkside Montessori San Mateo | K–8 | Regular | 418 | 19.7 | 21.3 | City: Midsize |
| Highlands Elementary San Mateo | K–5 | Regular | 379 | 18.2 | 20.8 | Suburb: Large |
| George Hall Elementary San Mateo | K–5 | Regular | 370 | 18.0 | 20.6 | City: Midsize |
| LEAD Elementary San Mateo | K–5 | Regular | 349 | 16.0 | 21.8 | City: Midsize |
| Beach Park Elementary Foster City | K–5 | Regular | 347 | 15.0 | 23.1 | Suburb: Large |
| Sunnybrae Elementary San Mateo | K–5 | Regular | 346 | 18.0 | 19.2 | City: Midsize |
| San Mateo Park Elementary San Mateo | K–5 | Regular | 340 | 14.0 | 24.3 | City: Midsize |
| North Shoreview Montessori San Mateo | K–8 | Regular | 325 | 14.1 | 23 | City: Midsize |
| Brewer Island Elementary Foster City | K–5 | Regular | 306 | 14.0 | 21.9 | Suburb: Large |
| Meadow Heights Elementary San Mateo | K–5 | Regular | 238 | 13.0 | 18.3 | City: Midsize |
| Beresford Elementary San Mateo | K–5 | Regular | 218 | 10.0 | 21.8 | City: Midsize |
| San Mateo-Foster City Special Education Preschool Foster City | K | Regular | 1 | Not reported | — | Suburb: Large |
Finance and graduation rates
District finance (NCES F-33, fiscal year 2023) and four-year graduation rates (ED Data Express, 2022–23) are being added. They will appear here with their own reporting years. See School Finance and Education Outcomes.
More in California: state overview · all districts · find a school.
Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
Figures are republished from official files without adjustment, except where a page says a value is summed or derived. See methodology and definitions & limitations. Spotted a problem? Report a data issue.