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Bowditch Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1450 Tarpon St.
Foster City, CA 94404
Phone
(650) 312-7680
District
San Mateo-Foster City
County
SAN MATEO COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
908
Classroom Teachers
47

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to California

10

(10 is best)

Better than 93.5% of all CA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Bowditch Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

80 60 40 20 0
73%
39%
76%
44%
70%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

80 60 40 20 0
79%
40%
79%
47%
79%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

80 60 40 20 0
73%
38%
74%
45%
71%
30%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
19
20
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 303 33.4%
Grade 7 302 33.3%
Grade 8 303 33.4%
Total 908 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 23.2% 19.9% 23.2%
Black 0.7% 0.7% 5.1%
Hispanic 14.9% 44.8% 57.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 60.9% 32.3% 13.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 2.3% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 7.2% 27.6% 59.8%
Free lunch eligible 7.2% 26.0% 52.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 1.6% 7.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 138,365 39,029,342
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 4,980.3 248
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.0% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 16.0% 19.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 36.9% 35.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.2% 24.8%
65 OR OLDER 16.9% 14.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 52,636 13,315,822
Single Parent Households With Children 5.4% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.6% 84.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 61.7% 35.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 52.8% 28.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.1% 17.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 7.7% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 8.0% 13.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 7.4% 11.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 4.7% 8.6%
$15,000 or less 4.2% 7.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,571 $106,417,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $985 $9,914,000 4.7%
Staff $670 $6,742,000 3.2%
General Administration $262 $2,633,000 1.2%
School Administration $1,080 $10,868,000 5.1%
Operation $1,210 $12,186,000 5.7%
Transportation $303 $3,052,000 1.4%
Other $647 $6,511,000 3.1%
Total Support $5,156 $51,906,000 24.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,393 $54,296,000 25.5%
Total Expenditures $21,120 $212,619,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,891 $52,040,046,000 48.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $997 $5,835,934,000 5.4%
Staff $932 $5,455,332,000 5.1%
General Administration $247 $1,445,763,000 1.4%
School Administration $991 $5,801,460,000 5.4%
Operation $1,401 $8,201,416,000 7.7%
Transportation $246 $1,439,454,000 1.3%
Other $846 $4,952,067,000 4.6%
Total Support $5,661 $33,131,426,000 30.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,746 $21,924,446,000 20.5%
Total Expenditures $18,298 $107,095,918,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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