Foster City Elementary vs San Mateo County Special Education

Foster City Elementary has a higher overall rating of 6.3/10 compared to 4.8/10. Foster City Elementary is significantly larger with 679 students, about 16.6× the size of San Mateo County Special Education (41). In math proficiency, Foster City Elementary leads at 84.0%.

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Foster City Elementary

Foster City, CA

6.3/10

Elementary SchoolKindergarten – 5th

679 students

San Mateo County Special Education

Redwood City, CA

4.8/10

SchoolKindergarten – 12th

41 students

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Ratings Comparison

Metric	Foster City Elementary	San Mateo County Special Education
Overall Rating	6.3 / 10	4.8 / 10
Academic Score	8.8	3.5
Growth Score	3.9	2.8
Diversity Index	—	—
Free/Reduced Lunch	12.4%	46.3%
Environment Score	8.4	9.4
State Rank	#5,106 of 9,557	#8,094 of 9,557
State Percentile	47th	15th

Test Scores

Subject	Foster City Elementary	San Mateo County Special Education
Math Proficiency	84.0%	5.0%
Math (State Avg)	—	—
ELA Proficiency	80.0%	5.0%
ELA (State Avg)	—	—

School Details

Detail	Foster City Elementary	San Mateo County Special Education
Type	Elementary School	School
Grades	Kindergarten – 5th	Kindergarten – 12th
Enrollment	679	41
Student-Teacher Ratio	22.6:1	6.8:1
Free/Reduced Lunch	12.4%	46.3%
Graduation Rate (4yr, Class of 2021)	—	<50%
District	San Mateo-Foster City	San Mateo County Office of Education
City	Foster City	Redwood City

Neighborhood

Metric	Foster City (94404)	Redwood City (94065)
Median Household Income	$182,417	$213,361
Median Home Value	$1,682,700	$1,847,000
Median Rent	$3,501	$3,501
College Educated (Bachelor's+)	74.5%	81.0%
Poverty Rate	4.7%	3.1%
Avg Commute	30 min	28 min

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