Audubon Elementary

Audubon Elementary operates as an average-sized K-5 school in Foster City, California, one of the schools within San Mateo-Foster City. Current enrollment sits at 445 students spanning grades K through 5.

San Mateo-Foster City runs 22 schools in total, collectively educating 9,906 students. Audubon Elementary is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Audubon Elementary shows that the most-represented group is Asian (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 17% White, 16% Hispanic, 15% multiracial. By comparison, San Mateo County as a whole is about 31% Asian, so the school skews considerably more Asian than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Audubon Elementary has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 21% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below San Mateo County's rate of about 34%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Audubon Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 67.1%; this one delivers 72.2%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for San Mateo County put the typical household earns roughly $158,855 per year, roughly 54% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, San Mateo County runs 176 public schools (combined enrollment of about 82,403 students), of which Audubon Elementary is one.

Brewer Island Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Audubon Elementary at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 69.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 41%: 759 students in 2018 compared to 445 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 8% to 16% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 25.3:1 in 2018 to 22.3:1 in 2025.

On this page, members of the Audubon Elementary community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.