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Enrollment
430
Elementary
DISTRICT 542 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BIRDVILLE ISD·NCES 481023005410
Foster Village Elementary School
6800 SPRINGDALE LN, NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TX 76180 · (817) 547-3100 · Tarrant County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL430 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% of Texas public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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
15.5:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
261 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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 | 91 | 21% |
| Kindergarten | 39 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 37% smaller than its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
64.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +5.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
65.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +20.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 5 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 20 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 30.0% | 34.0% | 20.0% | 16.0% |
| Mathematics | 29.0% | 36.0% | 16.0% | 19.0% |
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 | 64.0% | 65.0% |
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 48.0% |
| 2022-23 | 60.0% | 40.0% |
| 2021-22 | 55.0% | 41.0% |
| 2020-21 | 59.0% | 45.0% |
% 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
47.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Village Elementary School
Foster Village Elementary School's state test result (47.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foster Village Elementary School this school | 430 | 60.7% | 47.7% |
| Hurst Hills Elementary School HURST | 480 | 58.8% | 59.4% |
| Holiday Heights Elementary School NORTH RICHLAND HILLS | 463 | 63.1% | 39.6% |
| Ward Elementary School ABILENE | 502 | 57.8% | 43.5% |
| Milam Elementary School WICHITA FALLS | 430 | 61.9% | 43.6% |
| Hewitt Elementary School HEWITT | 511 | 59.7% | 51.2% |
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 Village Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #1,661 of 4,401 | #100 of 330 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #620 of 4,466 ▲ 956 | #38 of 339 ▲ 57 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #1,087 of 4,466 ▲ 484 | #68 of 339 ▲ 26 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.5pp | #905 of 3,998 | #61 of 320 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 430 | #3,225 of 4,938 | #248 of 353 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #2,903 of 4,622 | #240 of 348 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.2% | #504 of 4,628 | #84 of 348 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.7% | #3,077 of 4,789 | #222 of 341 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.1% | #1,763 of 2,838 | #158 of 242 |
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
430
+51 (+13%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 714
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 430 | 27.7 | 15.5:1 | 61% (261) |
| 2023-24 | 424 | 28.9 | 14.7:1 | 61% (258) |
| 2022-23 | 439 | 29 | 15.1:1 | 72% (315) |
| 2020-21 | 379 | 25 | 15.2:1 | 59% (225) |
| 2017-18 | 495 | 30.9 | 16.0:1 | 55% (274) |
| 2015-16 | 569 | 35 | 16.3:1 | 57% (324) |
| 2010-11 | 495 | 30 | 16.5:1 | 59% (294) |
| 2000-01 | 641 | 39 | 16.4:1 | 24% (156) |
| 1990-91 | 714 | 35 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Foster Village Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (495 to 430); teachers down 10% (30.9 to 27.7).
About Foster Village Elementary School
Foster Village Elementary School is a small elementary school that serves part of NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, Texas. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 430 students.
BIRDVILLE ISD has 30 schools and 22,267 students, and Foster Village Elementary School is one of those schools.
Foster Village Elementary School has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 40%. The rest of enrollment is 33% Hispanic, 13% Black, 6% Asian, and 6% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Tarrant County's population at about 48%. The school's diversity index is 70%, meaning two students picked at random have a 70% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
With 27.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Foster Village Elementary School was 15.5:1. That is close to the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 61%. That tracks the 63% average for public schools in Tarrant County.
Measured against Texas public elementary schools, Foster Village Elementary School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
A school with Foster Village Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Texas is predicted to score 47.8%. Foster Village Elementary School scores 47.7%, within a point of that line.
In the county around the school, Tarrant County, the median household income is $84,207, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. There are 639 public schools in Tarrant County, enrolling about 385,835 students in all.
The closest public school to Foster Village Elementary School is North Ridge Middle School, about 0.6 miles away. Foster Village Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The school's 47.7% average proficiency ranks 9th among 9 nearby schools.
Foster Village Elementary School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment grew 13% from its 2020-21 level of 379.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Tarrant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,167,390
Census ACS
Median income
$84,207
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
639
385,835 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BIRDVILLE ISD
- Haltom High SchoolHigh · 2,757 students
- Birdville High SchoolHigh · 2,069 students
- Richland High SchoolHigh · 2,063 students
- Haltom Middle SchoolMiddle · 909 students
- North Richland Middle SchoolMiddle · 882 students
- Smithfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 798 students
Other schools in NORTH RICHLAND HILLS
- Birdville High SchoolHigh · 2,069 students
- Richland High SchoolHigh · 2,063 students
- North Richland Middle SchoolMiddle · 882 students
- North Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 662 students
- Smithfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 658 students
- Academy at Carrie F ThomasElementary · 586 students
Nearby schools
- North Ridge Middle School0.6 mi · 662
- North Ridge Elementary School0.7 mi · 510
- Whitley Road Elementary School1.3 mi · 323
- Grace E Hardeman Elementary School1.3 mi · 600
- Smithfield Elementary School1.3 mi · 658
- Watauga Middle School1.4 mi · 572
Frequently asked questions
About Foster Village Elementary SchoolHow large is Foster Village Elementary School?
Foster Village Elementary School enrolls approximately 430 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Foster Village Elementary School serve?
Foster Village Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Foster Village Elementary School?
Approximately 15.5:1 students per teacher at Foster Village Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Foster Village Elementary School?
Student demographics at Foster Village Elementary School are roughly 40% White, 33% Hispanic, 13% Black, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Foster Village Elementary School in?
Foster Village Elementary School is part of BIRDVILLE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.