📍 5223 E. Bigelow St., Lakewood, Los Angeles County, 90712
Stephen Foster Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lakewood, Los Angeles County. The school has 535 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Giorgia Diomedes. It is part of the Bellflower Unified school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 23.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.0:1.
Stephen Foster Elementary enrolls 535 students across grades K–6. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 23.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% Hispanic or Latino, 15% White and 11% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 303 | 57% |
| White | 82 | 15% |
| Asian | 61 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 49 | 9.2% |
| Black or African American | 30 | 5.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 9 | 1.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
323 of the school's 535 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Stephen Foster Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Stephen Foster Elementary is one of 15 schools in Bellflower Unified, based in Bellflower, California. The district serves 9,633 students district-wide and employs 449 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 535 students, Stephen Foster Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 642 students per school.
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