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Foster El

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

3919 Ward St, Houston, TX 77021 · (713) 746-8260 · Part of Houston Independent School District

Houston’s School Grade C− better than 23% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
334
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Foster El

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 18% of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 11.6% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Houston kids: 51 middle schools

On the path

Where Houston kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Foster ElYou are here
6–851 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

3919 Ward St, Houston

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K76
Kindergarten40
Grade 142
Grade 235
Grade 345
Grade 446
Grade 550
Enrollment over time
378’20
393’21
380’22
363’23
334’24

Down 11.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 88%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 2%White 1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Foster El from Houston families.

Other schools in Houston Independent School District

The district →
Piney Point El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Houston
C−
1,286 students21:1
Pilgrim Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Houston
C−
1,233 students18:1
West University El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Houston
A+
1,183 students19:1
Emerson El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Houston
C−
990 students20:1
Oak Forest El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Houston
A
950 students18:1
Bonham El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Houston
C−
940 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; Houston’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.