📍 4400 Fm 723, Richmond, Fort Bend County, 77406
Foster H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Richmond, Fort Bend County. The school has 2,388 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Chris Wood. It is part of the Lamar Cisd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 111.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.5:1. 74% of students are proficient in reading. 64% are proficient in maths. The school offers 26 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Foster H S enrolls 2,388 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 111.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 31% Hispanic or Latino, 29% White and 26% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 751 | 31% |
| White | 685 | 29% |
| Black or African American | 622 | 26% |
| Asian | 239 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 81 | 3.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
821 of the school's 2,388 students (34%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 714 qualify for free lunch and 107 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 H S is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 18, state house district 26.
Foster H S is one of 45 schools in LAMAR CISD, based in ROSENBERG, Texas. The district serves 46,786 students district-wide and employs 2,375 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,388 students, Foster H S is larger than the district average of about 1,040 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe