Home > Texas > Fort Bend County > Foster High School

Foster High School

4400 Fm 723, Richmond, TX, 77406-9232

Tel: (832)223-3800

Grades: 9-12 | 1,964 students

Visit School Website

View housing listings in 77406

Add to My Saved Schools

Review school

SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS:

Foster High School serves 1,964 students in grades 9-12.
The school's student:teacher ratio of 18:1 is higher than the TX state average of 13:1.
The school's 83% graduation rate is high than the TX state average of 80%.
Minority enrollment is 52% of the student body.
Foster High School is one of 6 public high schools within Richmond, and operates within the Lamar Cisd School District.

The nearest elementary school is T L Pink Elementary School (3.4 miles away), the nearest middle school is Briscoe J High School (0.2 miles away), and the nearest high school is Community Center (4.2 miles away).

Online Public Schools in TX:

View tuition-free online public schools for Texas (TX) residents

Source: 2011 NCES data, TX Dept. of Educ.	Foster High School
Grades Offered	Grades 9-12
Total Students	1,964 students

% Male / % Female	50% / 50%
Total Classroom Teachers	110 teachers

Students by Grade

	This School	(TX) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	18:1	13:1

	This School	(TX) School Average
% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	5%	3%

% Hispanic	28%	50%

% Black	17%	13%

% White	48%	31%

Unknown	2%	3%


	This School	(TX) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch	22%	44%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch	4%	7%

School Statewide Performance	View Education Department Test Scores
School District Name	Lamar Cisd School District
	This School's Agency	(TX) District Average
Number of Schools Managed	36	4
Number of Students Managed	22,958 students	730 students

District Total Revenue	$218,612,000	$8,721,000

District Expenditure	$329,524,000	$9,246,000

District Revenue / Student	$9,522	$11,947

District Expenditure / Student	$14,353	$12,666

District Graduation Rates	83%	80%

Nearby Schools:

Show: All Schools, High Schools, Middle Schools, Elementary Schools | Private Schools

Foster High School
Grades: 9-12 | 0 mi. away

Briscoe J High School
Grades: 7-8 | 0.2 mi. away

Henry Wertheimer Middle School
Grades: 6-06 | 0.3 mi. away

T L Pink Elementary School
Grades: PK-5 | 3.4 mi. away

Juan Seguin Elementary School
Grades: PK-5 | 3.6 mi. away

Frost Elementary School
Grades: PK-5 | 4.1 mi. away

View all schools in: Richmond, Fort Bend County, Zip 77406

School Reviews:

Submit School Review:

Area Statistics:

Homes for Sale in
Richmond

Richmond apartments for rent »

Recent Public School Articles:

Rigorous High School Gives Underprivileged Students Hope for Future

Published May 06, 2013

We take a closer look at Bard High School Early College to see how a more rigorous curriculum is challenging disadvantaged students to set their future sights high.

Changes Coming to GED
With a more rigorous testing process and higher prices, some states are now looking at alternatives to the standard GED process. Will the new test deliver better preparation for life after high school?

Segregated Proms: An Ongoing Controversy in Georgia
We examine recent efforts by students to overturn the longstanding tradition of segregated proms in many areas of the state, and why the effort still faces challenges today.