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School Comparison

Redwood Shores Elementary
vs.
Foster City Elementary

A side-by-side view of publicly reported data for these two schools.

Redwood Shores Elementary
Foster City Elementary
  • Foster City Elementary reported a higher students per counselor than Redwood Shores Elementary (759:1 vs. 714:1).
  • Foster City Elementary reported a higher chronically absent students than Redwood Shores Elementary (79 vs. 58).
  • Foster City Elementary reported a higher violent incidents than Redwood Shores Elementary (1 vs. 0).
  • Source Data Limit: 4 metrics are directly comparable between the two schools.
  • Source Data Limit: 1 additional metric is reported by only one school.

Attendance

How consistently students are present

Foster City Elementary reported a higher chronically absent students than Redwood Shores Elementary (79 vs. 58).

School Environment

Disciplinary actions from the Civil Rights Data Collection

Foster City Elementary reported a higher violent incidents than Redwood Shores Elementary (1 vs. 0).

Staffing & Support

Counselor and support staff capacity

Foster City Elementary reported a higher students per counselor than Redwood Shores Elementary (759:1 vs. 714:1).

Subgroup Analysis

Comparing reported values between specific student populations where both schools have data.

14 subgroup comparisons available across both schools.

Reported Only at Foster City Elementary

1 metric was reported by Foster City Elementary. Comparable data for Redwood Shores Elementary is missing or suppressed.

Gifted & talented
4

Contextual Indicators

District Context

District-level data describes the overarching school district, not the individual school.

Per-pupil spending
Redwood Shores Elementary
$14,744.23
Foster City Elementary
$19,624.02
Local revenue share
Redwood Shores Elementary
80.4%
Foster City Elementary
76.2%
State revenue share
Redwood Shores Elementary
16.9%
Foster City Elementary
19.4%
Federal revenue share
Redwood Shores Elementary
2.7%
Foster City Elementary
4.5%
District chronic absenteeism rate
Redwood Shores Elementary
12.1%
Foster City Elementary
22.4%

County Economics

Both schools are located in the same county.

Median household income
San Mateo County
$156,000
San Mateo County
$156,000
Poverty rate
San Mateo County
6.5%
San Mateo County
6.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher
San Mateo County
53.1%
San Mateo County
53.1%
Unemployment rate
San Mateo County
3.6%
San Mateo County
3.6%
This comparison is derived exclusively from publicly available federal and state datasets. It may not reflect the most current information. We encourage parents and families to supplement this data with information published directly on each school’s website, which may include more recent figures.