Magnet Schools

CHOICES IN SAN MATEO-FOSTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

District-wide magnet schools/programs  fill by transfer requests only; there are no assigned attendance boundaries for these programs.

Neighborhood elementary schools with a magnet theme have assigned attendance boundaries.

district-wide ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MAGNET PROGRAMS

• College Park - Mandarin Immersion Program
• Fiesta Gardens - Spanish-English Immersion Program

district-wide TK-8 MAGNET PROGRAMS

• North Shoreview Montessori (K-8)
• Parkside Montessori (TK-6*) 

*6th grade opening for the 2021-2022 school year.  Planned expansion to 8th grade for 2023-2024.

district-wide MIDDLE SCHOOL MAGNET PROGRAMS

• Abbott Middle School - Spanish-English Immersion - a continuation of the Fiesta Gardens Spanish-English Immersion K-5 program
• Bayside Academy (6-8) -  Mandarin Immersion Program - a continuation of the College Park Mandarin Immersion K-5 program

neighborhood elementary school magnet programs

• Bayside Academy - STEAM (K-5)
• George Hall - Project-Based Learning Program
• LEAD - Literacy, Enrichment, Academics & Digital Arts
• San Mateo Park - Math & Science
• Sunnybrea Elementary School - an authorized International Baccalaureate (IB)  World School