The teachers are the best, most caring, most energetic bunch I've encountered. My son loves it and he's blossoming as a student.
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Posted by a parent on 09/16/09
My daughther's been going to Foster City School since Kinder. She enjoys her time in school and abosulely loves her teachers from Kinder till 3rd grade. Ever since she was in Kinder, I always volunteer to help out in her class and so I get to see first hand how her teachers dealt with the students. We
... Read more have been fortunate so far that our daughter had, in my opinion, great educators. Every teachers has their own style and we have the end result, a well-read, eager, enthusiastic, happy and an A student daughter. We would been happy with a B because we want her to enjoy school. But so far, it shows that she was always in good hands. Read less
Posted by a parent on 07/23/08
Our experience with Foster city elementary has been hit and miss, mostly misses. My son attended the school for 3 years. His Kindergarten teacher was just ok, didn't know how to deal with parents and super sensitive to comments. It was her first year of teaching, so someways understandable. To this day,
... Read more my son counts her as his least favorite. His first grade teacher was just fantastic and we all loved her. His second grade teacher was the worst. She used to give weekly homework on Mondays and he used to finish it in an hour. Then the rest of the week, he has nothing to do. My son used to love her because he used to get 'lots of free time in class to read books and talk to his friends' once he finished with his work. Read less
Posted by a parent on 09/17/07
FCE is as stated above average in what they expect academically. It is a large school however which makes it difficult to feel a sense of community and togetherness. The parking is a mess and I think that the school itself could use some clean up. It has a lot of garbage and weeds for such a high income
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Posted by a parent on 09/06/07
Foster City School is a great school! I'm a student at Foster City School,and its wonderful! I have been to four schools before;but Foster City School was the best ever!
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Posted by a student on 07/23/07
This is a great school for children who automatically excell in school. It was an unfortunate experience for both of my children as [they] are 'only' average. It just wasn't good enough although their grades were good. The principal did what she could and is very pleasant.
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Posted by a parent on 06/04/07
Good school in general. It is almost like an International School, children has variety of back ground. Started providing more art program, yet music program is limited.
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Posted by a parent on 05/16/06
Despite all that we hear about various issues surrounding public school education in California, I have to say that the level of education offered at Foster City Elementary School is very high overall, with lots of parent involvement. Also, the new principal, Susan Taylor, is a great leader and will
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Posted by a parent on 03/27/06
My daughter is in kindergarten at Foster City Elementary. She has wonderful teachers and absolutetly loves school. The only complaint I have about this school is that it is very hard to park and walk your children into school.
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Foster City schools — Foster City Elementary School is located at 461 Beach Park Blvd, Foster City CA 94404. 461 Beach Park Blvd is in the 94404 ZIP code in Foster City, CA The school district for Foster City Elementary School is the San Mateo - Foster City School District. Foster City Elementary School is a Public school that serves grade levels K - 5.
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