📍 5526 Poplar, Foster, Linn County, 97345
Foster Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Foster, Linn County. The school has 340 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Sweet Home SD 55 school district. It serves grades K–6 in a small-town setting. The school employs 15.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.3:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Foster Elementary School enrolls 340 students across grades K–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 15.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% White, 9.1% Two or more races and 7.4% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 280 | 82% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 9.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 25 | 7.4% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
233 of the school's 340 students (69%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 233 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Foster Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district OR-50, state senate district 9, state house district 17.
Foster Elementary School is one of 7 schools in Sweet Home SD 55, based in Sweet Home, Oregon. The district serves 2,249 students district-wide and employs 124 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 340 students, Foster Elementary School is close to the district average of about 321 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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