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Foster El

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

200 N Williams St, Riesel, TX 76682 · (254) 896-2297 · Part of Riesel Independent School District

Riesel’s School Grade B+ better than 71% of Texas school districts

Students
355
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
50%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Foster El

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 63% of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 5 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 19.9% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Riesel kids: Riesel School

On the path

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

PK–6Foster ElYou are here
7–12Riesel School334 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency42%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 41.8%

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

200 N Williams St, Riesel

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K48
Kindergarten43
Grade 136
Grade 237
Grade 349
Grade 448
Grade 544
Grade 650
Enrollment over time
296’20
302’21
329’22
327’23
355’24

Up 19.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 68%Hispanic 24%Two or more races 5%Black 4%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Foster El from Riesel families.

Other schools in Riesel Independent School District

The district →

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; Riesel’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.