📍 1620 N. Pannes St., Compton, Los Angeles County, 90221
Foster Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Compton, Los Angeles County. The school has 416 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Cecelia Mcduffie. It is part of the Compton Unified school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 17.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.5:1.
Foster Elementary enrolls 416 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 17.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% Hispanic or Latino, 13% Black or African American and 1.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 356 | 86% |
| Black or African American | 52 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 1.2% |
| White | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
283 of the school's 416 students (68%) 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.
Foster Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Foster Elementary is one of 36 schools in Compton Unified, based in Compton, California. The district serves 16,436 students district-wide and employs 720 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 416 students, Foster Elementary is close to the district average of about 457 students per school.