FOSTER EL

FOSTER EL, a mid-sized elementary campus in ARLINGTON, Texas, overseen by ARLINGTON ISD, caters to 524 students, covering grades pre-K through 6.

ARLINGTON ISD runs 75 schools in total, collectively educating 53,394 students. FOSTER EL is one of those campuses.

On demographics, FOSTER EL shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 69% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 21% Black, 4% White, 3% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 30% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, FOSTER EL records 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.0:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 85% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Tarrant County's rate of about 63%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, FOSTER EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 36.9%, the actual is 30.3%, a residual of -6.6 points.

Zooming out to the county, Tarrant County reports that the typical household earns roughly $84,207 per year, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Tarrant County's 639 public schools (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students), FOSTER EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is GUNN J H, roughly 0.9 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), FOSTER EL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 29.6%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. FOSTER EL's enrollment has contracted 9% since 2018, when it stood at 579 (now 524). Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 59% to 69%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 in 2025.

On this page, members of the FOSTER EL community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.