Bowditch Middle

Middle school·Grades 6-8 Foster City, California·94404
Score
91.8/100
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#109
Among 1,326 California middle schools
#1
In San Mateo-Foster City
Top 9%
In California

Score 91.8/100: better than 91% of California middle schools on 2024-25 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2024-25)

% met or exceeded standard on state tests in California, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar California schools.

English language arts
75%
Similar California schools ≈ 49%, better than 90% of them
887 students tested
Math
73%
Similar California schools ≈ 36%, better than 94% of them
889 students tested
Science
59%
Similar California schools ≈ 32%, better than 89% of them
285 students tested
All California schools (ELA / math)
49% / 37%
State average across every school type, 2024-25
All 10 published results by grade and test

As published by California Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 6Smarter Balanced ELA71.6320
English language artsGrade 7Smarter Balanced ELA78.7282
English language artsGrade 8Smarter Balanced ELA74.4285
English language artsAll gradesSmarter Balanced ELA74.8887
MathGrade 6Smarter Balanced Math70.8322
MathGrade 7Smarter Balanced Math76.7283
MathGrade 8Smarter Balanced Math72.5284
MathAll gradesSmarter Balanced Math73.2889
ScienceGrade 8CAST58.6285
ScienceAll gradesCAST58.6285

School profile

Grades
6-8
Students
893
Type
Middle school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
893
Typical middle school: 658
Free or reduced-price lunch
20%
Typical middle school: 72%

District and location

School district
City
San Mateo County

Contact

Address
1450 Tarpon St.
Foster City, CA 94404

"Typical" is the middle (median) middle school in California. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

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Bowditch Middle at a glance

Bowditch Middle is a public middle school in Foster City, California, serving grades 6-8. It is part of the San Mateo-Foster City school district. It has about 893 students (a typical California middle school has 658). About 20% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 72% at a typical California middle school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2024-25 state tests, 75% in English language arts (similar schools: 49%) and 73% in math (similar schools: 36%) reached the state standard (% met or exceeded standard). On our score, which compares it only with other California middle schools, it scores 91.8 out of 100: better than 91% of them, ranking #109 of 1,326. Its English language arts result was broadly unchanged from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.