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As Usual, Great Scores

May 29, 2013 By Leave a Comment

As usual, Foster City is richly blessed with fantastic schools. The new API scores are out and, no big surprise, all of FC’s schools are WAY above average. Congratulations to everyone for making this happen. Here’s the total numbers for all the schools in the district. That includes the San Mateo schools as well:

  Albion H. Horrall Elementary 708
  Audubon Elementary 907
  Baywood Elementary 936
  Beresford Elementary 818
  Brewer Island Elementary 956
  College Park Elementary 856
  Fiesta Gardens International Elementary 767
  Foster City Elementary 933
  George Hall Elementary 832
  Highlands Elementary 872
  Laurel Elementary 829
  Meadow Heights Elementary 903
  North Shoreview Elementary 857
  Park Elementary 761
  Parkside Elementary 740
  Sunnybrae Elementary 783
Middle Schools
  Abbott Middle 788
  Borel Middle 832
  Bowditch Middle 914
  THE Bayside S.T.E.M. ACADEMY 721
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New API’s

September 1, 2011 By 3 Comments
  API   Met Growth Target
  2011 Growth 2010 Base 2010-11 Growth Target 2010-11 Growth   School-
wide		 All Subgroups Both Schoolwide
and Subgroups
 
 
SAN MATEO-FOSTER CITY 840 839 D 1        
 
Elementary Schools
  Albion H. Horrall Elementary 730 724 5 6   Yes No No
  Audubon Elementary 901 901 A 0   Yes Yes Yes
  Baywood Elementary 932 943 A -11   Yes No No
  Beresford Elementary 829 830 A -1   Yes No No
  Brewer Island Elementary 951 948 A 3   Yes Yes Yes
  College Park Elementary 825 785 5 40   Yes No No
  Fiesta Gardens International Elementary 753 776 5 -23   No No No
  Foster City Elementary 936 940 A -4   Yes Yes Yes
  George Hall Elementary 834 821 A 13   Yes No No
  Highlands Elementary 873 865 A 8   Yes No No
  Laurel Elementary 858 838 A 20   Yes Yes Yes
  Meadow Heights Elementary 859 854 A 5   Yes No No
  North Shoreview Elementary 865 846 A 19   Yes Yes Yes
  Park Elementary 747 759 5 -12   No No No
  Parkside Elementary 786 764 5 22   Yes Yes Yes
  Sunnybrae Elementary 788 809 A -21   No No No
 
Middle Schools
  Abbott Middle 783 821 A -38   No No No
  Borel Middle 829 812 A 17   Yes Yes Yes
  Bowditch Middle 909 906 A 3   Yes Yes Yes
  THE Bayside S.T.E.M. ACADEMY 720 714 5 6   Yes No No

Once again, the State of California has released their API scores for schools and, no surprise, Foster City schools are doing incredibly well. Brewer Island went up to 951 and continues to be the top elementary school in the district while Audobon stayed even at 901 while FC School dropped slightly…although to a spectacular 936 from 940. Bowditch is also the top middle school as well. This continues to be good news for homeowners here as these scores always weigh favorably on buyers making their decisions. Congratulations to the schools!

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What Else Is New?

September 23, 2010 By 1 Comment
  API   Met Growth Target
  2010 Growth 2009 Base 2009-10 Growth Target 2009-10 Growth   School-
wide		 All Subgroups Both Schoolwide
and Subgroups
 
 
SAN MATEO-FOSTER CITY 846 836 D 10        
 
Elementary Schools
  Albion H. Horrall Elementary 731 729 5 2   No No No
 
  Audubon Elementary 908 890 A 18   Yes Yes Yes
 
  Baywood Elementary 941 946 A -5   Yes Yes Yes
 
  Beresford Elementary 841 780 5 61   Yes Yes Yes
 
  Brewer Island Elementary 952 949 A 3   Yes Yes Yes
 
  College Park Elementary 738 763 5 -25   No No No
 
  Fiesta Gardens International Elementary 776 769 5 7   Yes No No
 
  Foster City Elementary 952 932 A 20   Yes Yes Yes
 
  George Hall Elementary 818 823 A -5   Yes No No
 
  Highlands Elementary 879 872 A 7   Yes Yes Yes
 
  Laurel Elementary 861 841 A 20   Yes No No
 
  Meadow Heights Elementary 854 842 A 12   Yes No No
 
  North Shoreview Elementary 841 852 A -11   Yes No No
 
  Park Elementary 766 789 5 -23   No No No
 
  Parkside Elementary 767 777 5 -10   No No No
 
  Sunnybrae Elementary 808 799 1 9   Yes Yes Yes
 
Middle Schools
  Abbott Middle 832 803 A 29   Yes Yes Yes
 
  Borel Middle 816 826 A -10   Yes No No
 
  Bowditch Middle 912 910 A 2   Yes Yes Yes
 
  THE Bayside S.T.E.M. ACADEMY 722 696 5 26   Yes Yes Yes

OK, here we go again! This time the State of California’s Academic Performance Index (API’s) came out…and all of Foster City’s schools lead the pack in this district. All three are over the 900 mark, congratulations to Audobon School for making that increase! Both Foster City School and Brewer Island School are tied for the district’s top spot. Needless to say…it’s really impressive. Listed alphbetically above, Foster City does an amazing job when compared to others…and that includes Bowditch Middle School as well. It’s also interesting to note that FC schools outpace all of the similar schools in the vaunted communities of Burlingame and San Carlos as well. Congrats you guys!

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As Usual…Great Scores

June 15, 2010 By 2 Comments
  Number of Students Included in the 2009 API 2009 Base API   2009 Statewide Rank 2009 Similar Schools Rank   2009-10 Growth Target 2010 API Target
 
 
 
 
San Mateo-Foster City Elementa 7,398 836   B B   B B
 
Elementary Schools
  Albion H. Horrall Elementary 261 729   2 4   5 734
 
  Audubon Elementary 361 890   9 1   A A
 
  Baywood Elementary 322 946   10 9   A A
 
  Beresford Elementary 146 780   5 4   5 785
 
  Brewer Island Elementary 399 949   10 3   A A
 
  College Park Elementary 178 763   4 1   5 768
 
  Fiesta Gardens International Elementary 279 769   4 1   5 774
 
  Foster City Elementary 465 932   10 2   A A
 
  George Hall Elementary 249 823   7 8   A A
 
  Highlands Elementary 253 872   9 3   A A
 
  Laurel Elementary 244 841   8 4   A A
 
  Meadow Heights Elementary 195 842   8 4   A A
 
  North Shoreview Elementary 197 852   8 9   A A
 
  Park Elementary 246 789   5 2   5 794
 
  Parkside Elementary 254 777   5 4   5 782
 
  Sunnybrae Elementary 284 799   6 6   1 800
 
Middle Schools
  Abbott Middle 712 803   7 7   A A
 
  Borel Middle 903 826   8 7   A A
 
  Bowditch Middle 904 910   10 5   A A
 
  THE Bayside S.T.E.M. ACADEMY 479 696   3 3   5 701

A couple of weeks ago the California Department of Education updated it’s Academic Performance Index (API) and you can see above how the Foster City Schools fare in the district. Outstanding to say the least. In fact, I think that you could argue that overall,  they’re the best schools in the district. Brewer Island, Foster City and Audobon are uniformly excellent while Bowditch Middle School is tops among that category. Yet another reason why Foster City home values has stayed solid.

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So Far, So Good

May 26, 2009 By 2 Comments
District School # of students incl. in 2008 API 2008 API (base)Descending State rank Similar schools rank
San Mateo-Foster City Elementa Brewer Island Elementary 376 939 10 6
San Mateo-Foster City Elementa Foster City Elementary 466 919 10 3
San Mateo-Foster City Elementa Baywood Elementary 312 913 10 8
San Mateo-Foster City Elementa Bowditch Middle 927 900 10 5
San Mateo-Foster City Elementa Audubon Elementary 335 880 9 2
San Mateo-Foster City Elementa Highlands Elementary 241 850 8 1
San Mateo-Foster City Elementa Beresford Elementary 149 832 8 10
San Mateo-Foster City Elementa Laurel Elementary 220 819 7 3
San Mateo-Foster City Elementa Meadow Heights Elementary 192 811 7 3
San Mateo-Foster City Elementa North Shoreview Elementary 174 808 7 7
San Mateo-Foster City Elementa Borel Middle 916 795 7 3
San Mateo-Foster City Elementa George Hall Elementary 245 792 6 6
San Mateo-Foster City Elementa Abbott Middle 718 789 7 6
San Mateo-Foster City Elementa Park Elementary 233 782 6 3
San Mateo-Foster City Elementa Sunnybrae Elementary 261 782 6 6
San Mateo-Foster City Elementa College Park Elementary 189 764 5 6
San Mateo-Foster City Elementa Parkside Elementary 265 752 4 3
San Mateo-Foster City Elementa Albion H. Horrall Elementary 249 748 4 8
San Mateo-Foster City Elementa Fiesta Gardens International Elementary 262 744 4 1
San Mateo-Foster City Elementa THE Bayside S.T.E.M. ACADEMY 532 704 4 6

 

I can’t resist…this makes three posts in the last week about FC schools. It all seems to follow that in the middle of the discussion of local school chaos California released it’s Academic Performance Index (API) and we’re still looking pretty darn good. In fact Brewer Island, Audobon and Bowditch have higher scores than last time this was done and Foster City School remains unchanged. Here’s a link to the last chart:

http://fostercityblog.com/2008/09/better-grades/

While we’re at it, here’s how the SF Chronicle describes these scores:

“California ranks all schools on a 1,000-point scale called the Academic Performance Index (API), which is based on how well schools perform on a variety of tests. A score of 800 is considered excellent. The state also assigns schools a number from 1 to 10, based on how well they do when compared with all schools in the state. For fairness, schools are also compared against those with similar demographics. A school may rank a mere 1 against all schools, but may shine as a 10 when compared only against schools with similar populations of students.”

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Better Grades

September 9, 2008 By 2 Comments

They’re at it again! The state of California has just released their 2008 Academic Performance Index (API) which bases how a school performs on a variety of tests. A score of 800 is considered excellent. In addition, the federal No Child Left Behind Act ranks schools by a different measure called the Adequate Yearly Progress. A rising percentage of students must score “proficient” or “advanced” on their annual state exam, in addition to other indicators, in order to be considered successful. Both of these reports have been released and, no surprise, Foster City is excellent. In fact, FC’s scores have actually risen since last time…and that was excellent too! It’s interesting to note how many of the San Mateo schools did not meet the AYP criteria, while all of the Foster City schools have. Great stuff!

Here’s the breakout:

County District School API 2008 GrowthDescending API 2007 Base Met all 2008 AYP criteria?  
San Mateo San Mateo-Foster City Elementa Brewer Island Elementary 949 933 Yes Details
San Mateo San Mateo-Foster City Elementa Foster City Elementary 928 919 Yes Details
San Mateo San Mateo-Foster City Elementa Baywood Elementary 919 928 Yes Details
San Mateo San Mateo-Foster City Elementa Bowditch Middle 905 880 Yes Details
San Mateo San Mateo-Foster City Elementa Audubon Elementary 883 861 Yes Details
San Mateo San Mateo-Foster City Elementa Highlands Elementary 853 873 Yes Details
San Mateo San Mateo-Foster City Elementa Meadow Heights Elementary 836 799 Yes Details
San Mateo San Mateo-Foster City Elementa Laurel Elementary 830 834 Yes Details
San Mateo San Mateo-Foster City Elementa Beresford Elementary 830 800 No Details
San Mateo San Mateo-Foster City Elementa North Shoreview Elementary 810 796 No Details
San Mateo San Mateo-Foster City Elementa George Hall Elementary 806 786 No Details
San Mateo San Mateo-Foster City Elementa Borel Middle 804 807 No Details
San Mateo San Mateo-Foster City Elementa Abbott Middle 795 768 No Details
San Mateo San Mateo-Foster City Elementa Park Elementary 791 807 No Details
San Mateo San Mateo-Foster City Elementa Sunnybrae Elementary 780 788 No Details
San Mateo San Mateo-Foster City Elementa College Park Elementary 765 748 No Details
San Mateo San Mateo-Foster City Elementa Parkside Elementary 761 789 No Details
San Mateo San Mateo-Foster City Elementa Albion H. Horrall Elementary 748 730 Yes Details
San Mateo San Mateo-Foster City Elementa Fiesta Gardens International Elementary 745 766 No Details
San Mateo San Mateo-Foster City Elementa THE Bayside S.T.E.M. ACADEMY 704 684 No

 

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Good Grades

May 22, 2008 By 5 Comments

Whenever I hear Realtors in the Mid Peninsula talk about property values and the current market sooner or later the subject of schools will enter the conversation and one of the most often repeated mantras is the excellence of the schools in San Carlos, Burlingame and Baywood School in San Mateo. Honestly, it’s rare for me to hear people touting Foster City schools…but they ought to because they’re uniformly excellent. Once again the State of California has released their Academic Performance Index (API) which is based on how well schools perform on a variety of tests. A score of 800 is considered excellent. Here’s how Foster City schools shake out versus the other areas:

Brewer Island (FC)       933

Baywood (SM)              928

Franklin (Bur)              924

Lincoln (Bur)               920

Foster City (FC)          919

Roosevelt (Bur)           910

Washington (Bur)        905

White Oaks (SC)          901

Arundel (SC)               897

Tierra Linda Mid (SC)   895

Bowditch Mid (FC)       880

Brittan Acres (SC)       879

Highlands (SM)           873

Audobon (FC)             861

Hmmm…Somehow I think Foster City not only is holding it’s own, but is in fact thriving when it comes to it’s schools. This is yet another factor in the preservation of value in real estate in this town.  

           

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API’s for Foster City Schools

February 2, 2008 By Leave a Comment

Dept of EducationIn September when the California Department of Education released the results of it’s STAR testing program several local schools measured very well on the scale called the Academic Performance Index(API). The API’s are a useful way to measure success in a given school and Foster City did extraordinarily well. I think it’s important to note that there are many other factors that make a good school, such as 1) Administration and Teachers, 2) Parental Involvement, 3) Facilities and 4) School specific programs. It’s amusing to me since many people I run into in Real Estate speak in reverential terms of the San Carlos schools and Baywood School in San Mateo as being the greatest things since sliced bread. Here’s an article that was in the San Mateo Daily Journal today about Baywood School:

DailyJournalArticle

Well, below are the API’s for Foster City Schools in comparison to San Mateo and San Carlos Schools.

Audobon School…857

Brewer Island School…923

Foster City School…912

Baywood School (SM)…930

Beresford School(SM)…792

Fiesta Gardens(SM)…762

George Hall(SM)…740

Highlands(SM)…875

Horrall(SM)…712

Parkside(SM)…780

Sunnybrae(SM)…787

Arundel(SC)…900

Brittan Acres(SC)…882

Heather(SC)…853

White Oaks(SC)…902

How about Middle Schools…Bowditch out performed all of the San Mateo middle schools, did better than Central Middle in San Carlos and was slightly under Terra Linda Middle in San Carlos.

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