📍 700 Vermont Ave, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, 15234
Foster El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County. The school has 288 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mt Lebanon SD school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 21.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. 87% of students are proficient in reading. 82% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Foster El Sch enrolls 288 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 21.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% White, 8.7% Asian and 6.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 231 | 80% |
| Asian | 25 | 8.7% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 6.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 | 3.1% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 1.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
35 of the school's 288 students (12%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 33 qualify for free lunch and 2 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Foster El Sch is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 37, state house district 42.
Foster El Sch is one of 10 schools in Mt Lebanon SD, based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The district serves 5,504 students district-wide and employs 408 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 288 students, Foster El Sch is smaller than the district average of about 550 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large