📍 4242 S 144th St, Tukwila, King County, 98168
Foster Senior High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Tukwila, King County. The school has 864 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Tukwila School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 42.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.5:1. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Foster Senior High School enrolls 864 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 42.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 36% Hispanic or Latino, 25% Asian and 20% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 311 | 36% |
| Asian | 212 | 25% |
| Black or African American | 169 | 20% |
| White | 71 | 8.3% |
| Two or more races | 49 | 5.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 38 | 4.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
684 of the school's 864 students (79%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 588 qualify for free lunch and 96 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 Senior High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 WA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 11, state house district 11.
Foster Senior High School is one of 8 schools in Tukwila School District, based in TUKWILA, Washington. The district serves 2,886 students district-wide and employs 161 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 864 students, Foster Senior High School is larger than the district average of about 361 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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