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San Mateo-Foster City School District: Schools, Boundaries & Homes
Every school in the San Mateo-Foster City School District (TK–8), its magnet programs, and where students go for high school. A Property Nerds® guide from the Boyenga Team at Compass.
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San Mateo-Foster City schools
San Mateo-Foster City School District runs TK–8 schools in San Mateo and Foster City. Its magnet schools have no attendance area and take students by application.
Elementary
- Audubon Elementary SchoolTK–5 · Foster City · map
- Baywood Elementary SchoolTK–5 · San Mateo · map
- Beach Park Elementary SchoolTK–5 · Foster City · map
- Beresford Elementary SchoolTK–5 · San Mateo · map
- Brewer Island Elementary SchoolTK–5 · Foster City · map
- College Park Elementary SchoolK–5 · San Mateo · map
- Cottage Grove Elementary SchoolSan Mateo · map
- Fiesta Gardens International SchoolTK–7 · San Mateo · map
- Foster City Elementary SchoolTK–5 · Foster City · map
- George Hall Elementary SchoolTK–5 · San Mateo · map
- Highlands Elementary SchoolTK–5 · San Mateo · map
- Laurel Elementary SchoolTK–5 · San Mateo · map
- Meadow Heights Elementary SchoolTK–5 · San Mateo · map
- San Mateo Park Elementary SchoolK–5 · San Mateo · map
- Sunnybrae Elementary SchoolTK–7 · San Mateo · map
K–8 schools
- Bayside AcademyK–8 · San Mateo · map
- North Shoreview MontessoriTK–8 · San Mateo · map
- Parkside MontessoriTK–8 · San Mateo · map
Middle
- Abbott Middle School6–8 · San Mateo · map
- Borel Middle School6–8 · San Mateo · map
- Bowditch Middle School6–8 · Foster City · map
find your school
Which school goes with an address?
Use the district's school locator for any address, and apply separately for magnet schools.
Open the district school locatorDistrict website
property nerd note
The school fields on a listing are typed in by the listing agent and are often blank or out of date. Always confirm with the district, in writing if it matters to your offer, and ask whether the school you want has room for new students.
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High school: San Mateo Union High School District
San Mateo-Foster City and the San Mateo Union High School District are separate. San Mateo Union serves San Mateo and Foster City, among other communities, and assigns high schools by home address through its School Locator.
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Homes for sale in the San Mateo-Foster City area
San Mateo-Foster City homes are in San Mateo and Foster City. Search by city, then confirm the district for the address.
buying for schools?
Let the Property Nerds check the schools before you write an offer
Send us an address and we will confirm the assigned schools with the district, pull recent sales nearby and flag anything that could change. The Boyenga Team at Compass has helped clients buy and sell since 1996, with more than 2,520 homes sold.
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San Mateo-Foster City FAQ
Which schools are in the San Mateo-Foster City School District?
15 elementary schools, 3 K–8 schools and 3 middle schools.
Where do San Mateo and Foster City students go to high school?
San Mateo Union High School District serves both cities and assigns high schools by address. Check the address with its School Locator.
Can the Boyenga Team help with buying in a specific school area?
Yes. Tell us the schools you want and we will set up alerts for homes in that area, confirm assignments with the district and show you recent sales nearby. Call (408) 373-1660 or (650) 383-8606.
School names, grades and links come from the district, the county office of education and the California Department of Education, checked October 2026. This guide does not include ratings or test scores; see the California School Dashboard for official performance data. Boundaries change, so check the exact address with the district.
