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Enrollment
2,747
High
DISTRICT 1,717 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAMAR CISD·NCES 482658008559
Foster High School
4400 FM 723, RICHMOND, TX 77406 · (832) 223-3800 · Fort Bend County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL2,747 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
126 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
914 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 726 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 732 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 703 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 586 | 21% |
Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
72.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +29.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
63.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +25.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 29 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 25 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 19.0% | 53.0% | 14.0% | 14.0% |
| Mathematics | 20.0% | 43.0% | 27.0% | 10.0% |
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 | 72.0% | 63.0% |
| 2024-25 | 75.0% | 75.0% |
| 2023-24 | 77.0% | 72.0% |
| 2022-23 | 52.0% | 57.0% |
| 2021-22 | 57.0% | 63.0% |
| 2020-21 | 43.0% | 38.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
78.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 59% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 19 points, placing it in Texas's top 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 High School
Foster High School's state test result (78.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foster High School this school | 2,747 | 33.3% | 78.5% |
| Fulshear High School FULSHEAR | 3,401 | 28.0% | 72.4% |
| Mansfield High School MANSFIELD | 2,552 | 36.2% | 70.0% |
| George Ranch High School RICHMOND | 2,337 | 26.8% | 76.3% |
| McKinney North High School MCKINNEY | 2,387 | 27.1% | 70.6% |
| Weiss High School PFLUGERVILLE | 1,985 | 36.0% | 58.3% |
Matched among Texas high 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 High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Fort Bend County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.5% | #111 of 1,385 | #7 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #239 of 1,425 ▼ 166 | #15 of 30 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #322 of 1,425 ▼ 86 | #17 of 30 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.0pp | #694 of 1,184 | #23 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,747 | #120 of 2,107 | #10 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.8:1 | #1,304 of 1,344 | #28 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.3% | #20 of 1,346 | #3 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.3% | #1,315 of 1,522 | #23 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +33.7% | #117 of 672 | #5 of 18 |
Ranked against other public high 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
2,747
+750 (+38%) vs 2020
+40% since 2010-11, when it was 1,964
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
was 18.8:1
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 | 2,747 | 126 | 21.8:1 | 33% (914) |
| 2023-24 | 2,579 | 121.1 | 21.3:1 | 36% (928) |
| 2022-23 | 2,388 | 111.3 | 21.5:1 | 34% (821) |
| 2020-21 | 1,997 | 106 | 18.8:1 | 39% (775) |
| 2017-18 | 2,054 | 109.1 | 18.8:1 | 25% (511) |
| 2015-16 | 2,279 | 114 | 20.0:1 | 23% (517) |
| 2010-11 | 1,964 | 109 | 18.0:1 | 26% (513) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Foster High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 34% (2,054 to 2,747); teachers up 15% (109.1 to 126).
About Foster High School
Foster High School is a large high school based in RICHMOND, Texas. It is open to students in grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 2,747 students. That is 245% bigger than the average of about 796 students for high schools in Texas.
District-wide, LAMAR CISD has 49 schools and 46,786 students.
The largest group at Foster High School is Black students, at 28%. The remaining students are 28% Hispanic, 27% White, 12% Asian, and 4% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Foster High School scores 75%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 21.8:1. The school has 126 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas is 6.7 students per teacher. In all, 33% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 42% average for public schools in Fort Bend County is 9 points.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results for Foster High School is 59.5%. It actually posts 78.5%, which is 19.0 points higher and in the top 10% of Texas schools.
For Fort Bend County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $114,041, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 50%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 217 public schools in the county, enrolling about 191,372, Foster High School among them.
Briscoe JH is about 0.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Foster High School's average proficiency of 78.5% compares with 55.9% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Locale data from NCES put Foster High School in rural territory close to an urban area (Rural: Fringe).
Enrollment increased 38% over 4 years, reaching 2,747 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 18.8:1 to 21.8:1.
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Fort Bend County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
893,767
Census ACS
Median income
$114,041
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
217
191,372 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LAMAR CISD
- Fulshear High SchoolHigh · 3,401 students
- Dean Leaman JHMiddle · 2,888 students
- George Ranch High SchoolHigh · 2,337 students
- Briscoe JHMiddle · 2,003 students
- Dr Thomas E Randle High SchoolHigh · 1,966 students
- Lamar Cons High SchoolHigh · 1,714 students
Other schools in RICHMOND
- William B Travis High SchoolHigh · 3,114 students
- George Bush High SchoolHigh · 2,428 students
- George Ranch High SchoolHigh · 2,337 students
- Briscoe JHMiddle · 2,003 students
- Dr Thomas E Randle High SchoolHigh · 1,966 students
- Reading JHMiddle · 1,603 students
Nearby schools
- Briscoe JH0.2 mi · 2,003
- Bentley Elementary School3.4 mi · 823
- T L Pink Elementary School3.5 mi · 490
- Juan Seguin Early Childhood Center3.7 mi · 324
- Frost Elementary School4.0 mi · 792
- Terrell Elementary School4.2 mi · 578
Frequently asked questions
About Foster High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Foster High School?
Foster High School enrolls approximately 2,747 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Foster High School serve?
Foster High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Foster High School?
Approximately 21.8:1 students per teacher at Foster High School.
How diverse is Foster High School?
Foster High School reports a student body of 27% White, 28% Hispanic, 28% Black, 12% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Foster High School?
Foster High School is overseen by LAMAR CISD in Fort Bend County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.