📍 6718 Pecan Vly Dr, San Antonio, Bexar County, 78223
Foster el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in San Antonio, Bexar County. The school has 370 pupils enrolled. It is part of the San Antonio Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 21.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1. 16% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Foster el enrolls 370 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 21.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% Hispanic or Latino, 10% Black or African American and 2.4% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 320 | 86% |
| Black or African American | 37 | 10% |
| White | 9 | 2.4% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
361 of the school's 370 students (98%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 359 qualify for free lunch and 2 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 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 19, state house district 119.
Foster el is one of 98 schools in SAN ANTONIO ISD, based in SAN ANTONIO, Texas. The district serves 44,047 students district-wide and employs 3,073 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 370 students, Foster el is smaller than the district average of about 449 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large