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Enrollment
445
Elementary
DISTRICT 387 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN MATEO-FOSTER CITY·NCES 063492005897
Audubon Elementary
841 Gull Ave., Foster City, CA 94404 · (650) 312-7500 · San Mateo County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL445 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% of California public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
22.3:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
93 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 96 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (96) is 30% larger than its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
60.6%
CA avg 49.1% . -10.4pp since 2014
Math
68.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -7.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 10 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 32.7% | 27.9% | 21.1% | 18.3% |
| Math | 43.7% | 25.1% | 17.7% | 13.5% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.6% | 68.8% |
| 2023-24 | 68.9% | 75.4% |
| 2022-23 | 66.8% | 70.8% |
| 2021-22 | 75.7% | 72.0% |
| 2020-21 | 70.9% | 69.9% |
| 2018-19 | 74.5% | 76.3% |
| 2017-18 | 72.0% | 74.6% |
| 2016-17 | 73.3% | 78.5% |
| 2015-16 | 80.0% | 79.0% |
| 2014-15 | 71.0% | 76.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
68.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Audubon Elementary
Audubon Elementary's state test result (68.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audubon Elementary this school | 445 | 20.9% | 68.4% |
| Central Park Elementary Santa Clara | 419 | 19.8% | 58.1% |
| Phoebe Apperson Hearst Elementary Pleasanton | 467 | 16.3% | 69.3% |
| College Park Elementary Irvine | 430 | 19.3% | 71.6% |
| Lakeview Elementary Yorba Linda | 381 | 22.3% | 79.5% |
| Soleado Elementary Rancho Palos Verdes | 443 | 13.3% | 87.4% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Audubon Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Mateo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.4% | #728 of 5,151 | #35 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.8% | #654 of 5,172 ▼ 258 | #36 of 96 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.6% | #1,286 of 5,172 ▼ 500 | #46 of 96 ▼ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -9.1pp | #170 of 5,116 | #9 of 96 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 445 | #3,097 of 5,915 | #28 of 106 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.3:1 | #2,384 of 5,352 | #55 of 99 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.8% | #912 of 5,354 | #30 of 99 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.9% | #5,117 of 5,625 | #63 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -41.4% | #119 of 3,837 | #4 of 79 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
445
-237 (-35%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 597
Student : Teacher
22.3:1
was 21.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 445 | 20 | 22.3:1 | 21% (93) |
| 2023-24 | 505 | 21 | 24.1:1 | 19% (96) |
| 2022-23 | 531 | 22.4 | 23.7:1 | 9% (48) |
| 2020-21 | 682 | 32 | 21.3:1 | 8% (54) |
| 2017-18 | 759 | 30 | 25.3:1 | 6% (42) |
| 2015-16 | 717 | 30 | 23.9:1 | 3% (23) |
| 2010-11 | 639 | N/A | N/A | 5% (33) |
| 2000-01 | 484 | 23 | 21.0:1 | 4% (20) |
| 1990-91 | 597 | 22 | 27.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Audubon Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 41% (759 to 445); teachers down 33% (30 to 20).
About Audubon Elementary
Located in Foster City, California, Audubon Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 445 students in kindergarten through 5.
Audubon Elementary falls under San Mateo-Foster City, which has 22 schools enrolling 9,906 students.
Enrollment at Audubon Elementary is mixed, with Asian students the largest group at 49%. After that, the student body is 17% White, 16% Hispanic, and 15% multiracial. Census figures show San Mateo County is about 31% Asian. Audubon Elementary has a diversity index of 68%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 22.3:1, with 20 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is about 22.3:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Audubon Elementary is 21%. The rate at public schools in San Mateo County averages 34%, higher than here.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Audubon Elementary receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Audubon Elementary would be expected to post about 67.3%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 68.4%.
Census Bureau estimates for San Mateo County show that median household income is about $158,855, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 54% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Audubon Elementary is one of 176 public schools in San Mateo County, which together enroll about 82,403 students.
Brewer Island Elementary is located about 0.4 miles from Audubon Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 68.4% is below the 69.1% average for nearby schools.
Audubon Elementary is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Federal counts put enrollment at 682 in 2020-21 and 445 in 2024-25, a 35% decrease.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
San Mateo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
742,340
Census ACS
Median income
$158,855
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
54%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
176
82,403 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in San Mateo-Foster City
- Bowditch MiddleMiddle · 929 students
- Borel MiddleMiddle · 903 students
- Bayside AcademyElementary · 840 students
- Abbott MiddleMiddle · 721 students
- Foster City ElementaryElementary · 624 students
- Baywood ElementaryElementary · 489 students
Other schools in Foster City
- Bowditch MiddleMiddle · 929 students
- Foster City ElementaryElementary · 624 students
- Beach Park ElementaryElementary · 347 students
- Brewer Island ElementaryElementary · 306 students
- San Mateo-Foster City Special Education PreschoolElementary · 1 students
Other Audubon Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 9 states are named Audubon Elementary. Audubon Elementary is the 4th largest of the 10.
- Audubon Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 606 students
- Audubon Elementary SchoolMAGNOLIA, TX · 509 students
- Audubon Elementary SchoolBaton Rouge, LA · 495 students
- AUDUBON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMERRITT ISLAND, FL · 416 students
- Audubon Elementary SchoolOwensboro, KY · 408 students
Nearby schools
- Brewer Island Elementary0.4 mi · 306
- Bowditch Middle0.8 mi · 929
- San Mateo-Foster City Special Education Preschool0.9 mi · 1
- Beach Park Elementary1.3 mi · 347
- Foster City Elementary1.7 mi · 624
- Redwood Shores Elementary1.8 mi · 404
Frequently asked questions
About Audubon ElementaryHow large is Audubon Elementary?
Audubon Elementary enrolls approximately 445 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Audubon Elementary serve?
Audubon Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Audubon Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Audubon Elementary is approximately 22.3:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Audubon Elementary?
At Audubon Elementary, the student body is approximately 17% White, 16% Hispanic, 1% Black, 49% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Is Audubon Elementary public or private?
Audubon Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by San Mateo-Foster City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.