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If you had an hour of school board time for FOSTER MIDDLE, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
788
Middle
DISTRICT 600 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LONGVIEW ISD·NCES 482811003140
Foster Middle School
1504 MLK, LONGVIEW, TX 75602 · (903) 446-2710 · Gregg County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL788 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
658 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 264 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 239 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 285 | 36% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
60.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +22.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
52.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +15.0pp 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 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 22 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 37.0% | 23.0% | 23.0% | 17.0% |
| Mathematics | 27.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 23.0% |
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% | 52.0% |
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 61.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.0% | 57.0% |
| 2022-23 | 53.0% | 46.0% |
| 2021-22 | 56.0% | 47.0% |
| 2020-21 | 38.0% | 37.0% |
% 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
56.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 38% 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 18 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 Middle School
Foster Middle School's state test result (56.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foster Middle School this school | 788 | 83.5% | 56.2% |
| Twin Creeks Middle School SPRING | 848 | 81.1% | 33.6% |
| Rancier Middle School KILLEEN | 735 | 80.0% | 27.1% |
| Hopper Middle School CYPRESS | 873 | 83.7% | 34.5% |
| Central Middle School GALVESTON | 785 | 79.5% | 31.4% |
| Tennyson Middle School WACO | 963 | 81.9% | 35.0% |
Matched among Texas middle 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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Gregg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.2% | #327 of 1,635 | #4 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #498 of 1,670 ▼ 227 | #3 of 10 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #572 of 1,670 ▼ 127 | #6 of 10 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.5pp | #1,018 of 1,570 | #2 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 788 | #578 of 1,749 | #1 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #616 of 1,542 | #6 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.5% | #358 of 1,543 | #5 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.5% | #427 of 1,648 | #2 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.1% | #284 of 437 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
788
+58 (+8%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 715
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 788 | 56.1 | 14.0:1 | 84% (658) |
| 2023-24 | 833 | 59.8 | 13.9:1 | 86% (720) |
| 2022-23 | 809 | 57.2 | 14.1:1 | 84% (683) |
| 2020-21 | 730 | 62 | 11.8:1 | 76% (557) |
| 2017-18 | 736 | 52.5 | 14.0:1 | 65% (480) |
| 2015-16 | 758 | 52 | 14.6:1 | 71% (535) |
| 2010-11 | 729 | 51 | 14.3:1 | 70% (511) |
| 2000-01 | 736 | 55 | 13.4:1 | 63% (461) |
| 1990-91 | 715 | 43 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Foster Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (736 to 788); teachers up 7% (52.5 to 56.1).
About Foster Middle School
Foster Middle School is a middle-grades school in LONGVIEW, Texas, according to federal school records. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 788 students. An average school in this group (middle schools in Texas) has about 643 students.
Foster Middle School is run by LONGVIEW ISD, whose 14 schools enroll 8,138 students.
Foster Middle School has no majority group; Hispanic students are the largest, at 47%. Beyond that, enrollment is 33% Black, 15% White, and 3% multiracial. In Gregg County overall, about 20% of residents are Hispanic. Foster Middle School's diversity index is 64%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at Foster Middle School total 56.1 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.0:1. For comparison, middle schools in Texas average 14.4:1. The school counts 658 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 84%. Among public schools in Gregg County, the average eligibility rate is 68%.
Foster Middle School is in the top 10% of Texas schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 38.0%. The school's actual rate is 56.2%, 18.2 points higher.
Federal survey data for Gregg County show that the median household income is $66,550, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Gregg County is home to 46 public schools and about 20,498 public school students.
Hudson Elementary School is located about 0.3 miles from Foster Middle School. The five-mile area around Foster Middle School holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 49.0% proficiency; Foster Middle School posts 56.2%.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Small. Foster Middle School is a public charter school.
2024-25 enrollment was 788, an 8% increase from 730 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher rose from 11.8 to 14.0 over 4 years.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Gregg County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
125,480
Census ACS
Median income
$66,550
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
46
20,498 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LONGVIEW ISD
- Longview High SchoolHigh · 2,272 students
- East Texas Montessori Prep AcademyElementary · 1,039 students
- Judson Steam AcademyMiddle · 538 students
- Forest Park Magnet SchoolMiddle · 474 students
- Johnston-McQueen Elementary SchoolElementary · 464 students
- Hudson Elementary SchoolElementary · 452 students
Other schools in LONGVIEW
- Longview High SchoolHigh · 2,272 students
- Pine Tree High SchoolHigh · 1,257 students
- East Texas Montessori Prep AcademyElementary · 1,039 students
- Hallsville West Elementary SchoolElementary · 703 students
- Pine Tree Junior High SchoolMiddle · 683 students
- Parkway Elementary SchoolElementary · 674 students
Nearby schools
- Hudson Elementary School0.3 mi · 452
- Clarence W Bailey Elementary School1.0 mi · 283
- Lead Academy High School1.7 mi · 201
- Ware Elementary School1.8 mi · 411
- East Texas Montessori Prep Academy1.8 mi · 1,039
- Juvenile Detent Center2.2 mi · 19
Frequently asked questions
About Foster Middle SchoolHow many students attend Foster Middle School?
Foster Middle School enrolls approximately 788 students in grades 06-08.
Is Foster Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Foster Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Foster Middle School have?
Foster Middle School employs 56 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Foster Middle School?
Student demographics at Foster Middle School are roughly 15% White, 47% Hispanic, 33% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Foster Middle School?
Foster Middle School is overseen by LONGVIEW ISD in Gregg County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.