📍 14200 Fonmeadow Dr, Houston, Harris County, 77035
Foerster el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Houston, Harris County. The school has 617 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Trevor Williams. It is part of the Houston Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 33.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.2:1. 21% of students are proficient in reading. 14% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Foerster el enrolls 617 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 33.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% Black or African American, 47% Hispanic or Latino and 1.1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 308 | 50% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 290 | 47% |
| White | 7 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
607 of the school's 617 students (98%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 607 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.
Foerster el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). 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 TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 13, state house district 146.
Foerster el is one of 274 schools in HOUSTON ISD, based in HOUSTON, Texas. The district serves 176,727 students district-wide and employs 10,993 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 617 students, Foerster el is close to the district average of about 645 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large