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What's something FOSTER EL does better than most schools?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
343
Elementary
DISTRICT 682 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HUMBLE ISD·NCES 482391002644
Foster Elementary School
1800 TRAILWOOD VILLAGE DR, KINGWOOD, TX 77339 · (281) 641-1400 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL343 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% of Texas public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
178 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 3 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 31 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 24% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 23% |
This year's kindergarten class (31) is 61% smaller than its 5th grade class (79).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Foster Elementary School→Kingwood Middle School
Based on published attendance-zone data from HUMBLE ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
60.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +33.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
45.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +17.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 33 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 17 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 32.0% | 28.0% | 19.0% | 21.0% |
| Mathematics | 20.0% | 25.0% | 22.0% | 33.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 60.0% | 45.0% |
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 44.0% |
| 2022-23 | 34.0% | 47.0% |
| 2021-22 | 33.0% | 27.0% |
| 2020-21 | 27.0% | 28.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Foster Elementary School
Foster Elementary School's state test result (43.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foster Elementary School this school | 343 | 51.9% | 43.5% |
| Geneva Heights Elementary School DALLAS | 380 | 48.7% | 44.6% |
| Gladys Polk Elementary School RICHWOOD | 396 | 54.8% | 71.0% |
| Anahuac Elementary School ANAHUAC | 334 | 50.3% | 31.4% |
| Jennie Reid Elementary School LA PORTE | 403 | 53.6% | 55.2% |
| Bayshore Elementary School LA PORTE | 420 | 55.7% | 48.8% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Foster Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #2,141 of 4,401 | #279 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #2,302 of 4,466 ▲ 427 | #322 of 625 ▲ 69 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #1,443 of 4,466 ▲ 161 | #179 of 625 ▲ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.0pp | #1,191 of 3,998 | #176 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 343 | #3,922 of 4,938 | #582 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #187 of 4,622 | #31 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.9% | #979 of 4,628 | #121 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.9% | #3,499 of 4,789 | #556 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -36.0% | #276 of 2,838 | #77 of 441 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
343
-213 (-38%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 650
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 13.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 343 | 30.2 | 11.4:1 | 52% (178) |
| 2023-24 | 568 | 41 | 13.8:1 | 53% (299) |
| 2022-23 | 559 | 43.2 | 12.9:1 | 50% (282) |
| 2020-21 | 556 | 42 | 13.2:1 | 45% (248) |
| 2017-18 | 536 | 35.8 | 15.0:1 | 34% (181) |
| 2015-16 | 561 | 36 | 15.6:1 | 33% (186) |
| 2010-11 | 618 | 37 | 16.7:1 | 41% (253) |
| 2000-01 | 556 | 35 | 15.9:1 | 9% (50) |
| 1990-91 | 650 | 32 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Foster Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 36% (536 to 343); teachers down 16% (35.8 to 30.2).
About Foster Elementary School
Foster Elementary School is a small elementary school with its address in KINGWOOD, Texas. The school's 343 students are in pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students each.
HUMBLE ISD has 50 schools; together they serve 48,502 students.
The most common group at Foster Elementary School is Hispanic students, at 43%. It is also 39% White, 11% Black, and 6% multiracial. That is close to the 44% Hispanic share among all Harris County residents. Foster Elementary School's diversity index is 65%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reported 30.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 11.4:1. That is 3.7 students per teacher below the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 52%. The average for public schools in Harris County is 70%.
Foster Elementary School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 41% of Texas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Foster Elementary School is 8.0 points below its prediction. Actual: 43.5%. Predicted: 51.5%.
In the county around the school, Harris County, the median household income is $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of people live in poverty. There are 1,205 public schools in Harris County, enrolling about 886,911 students in all.
Nearest public school: Ki Charter - Kingwood, about 0.4 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Foster Elementary School ranks 7th of 8 nearby schools, at 43.5% versus a 56.5% average.
NCES assigns Foster Elementary School the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment dropped 38% from its 2020-21 level of 556. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.2:1 to 11.4:1 over the same years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Harris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HUMBLE ISD
- Summer Creek High SchoolHigh · 3,972 students
- Atascocita High SchoolHigh · 3,696 students
- Humble High SchoolHigh · 2,960 students
- Kingwood High SchoolHigh · 2,877 students
- Kingwood Park High SchoolHigh · 1,884 students
- West Lake Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,486 students
Other schools in KINGWOOD
- Kingwood High SchoolHigh · 2,877 students
- Kingwood Park High SchoolHigh · 1,884 students
- West Fork High SchoolHigh · 1,279 students
- Riverwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,161 students
- Creekwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,144 students
- Kingwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 973 students
Other Foster Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 5 states are named Foster Elementary. Foster Elementary School is the 8th largest of the 11.
- Foster Elementary SchoolARLINGTON, TX · 524 students
- Foster Elementary SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 370 students
- Foster Elementary SchoolRIESEL, TX · 355 students
- Foster Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 334 students
- Foster ElementarySan Diego, CA · 518 students
Nearby schools
- Ki Charter - Kingwood0.4 mi · 21
- Kingwood Middle School1.1 mi · 973
- Woodland Hills Elementary School1.3 mi · 550
- Bear Branch Elementary School1.6 mi · 623
- Kings Manor Elementary School1.6 mi · 801
- Kingwood High School1.7 mi · 2,877
Frequently asked questions
About Foster Elementary SchoolHow large is Foster Elementary School?
Foster Elementary School enrolls approximately 343 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Foster Elementary School serve?
Foster Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Foster Elementary School?
Approximately 11.4:1 students per teacher at Foster Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Foster Elementary School?
Student demographics at Foster Elementary School are roughly 39% White, 43% Hispanic, 11% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Foster Elementary School?
Foster Elementary School is overseen by HUMBLE ISD in Harris County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.