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Foster High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

4400 Fm 723

Richmond TX, 77406, Fort Bend County

Phone: 832-223-3800

Ranking:

(329 out of 1,337, top 25%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: Lamar Consolidated Independent School District

Title I Eligible School: No

Magnet: NA

Charter: NA

Shared-Time School: NA

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014		2012-2013		2011-2012		2010-2011		2009-2010		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	98		99		100		110		122		115		111
Total Students:	1,953		1,939		1,934		1,964		2,188		2,103		2,036
Grade 9:	526	26.9%	517	26.7%	525	27.1%	476	24.2%	591	27.0%	556	26.4%	621	30.5%
Grade 10:	477	24.4%	509	26.3%	466	24.1%	454	23.1%	526	24.0%	574	27.3%	483	23.7%
Grade 11:	495	25.3%	447	23.1%	452	23.4%	484	24.6%	554	25.3%	506	24.1%	464	22.8%
Grade 12:	455	23.3%	466	24.0%	491	25.4%	550	28.0%	517	23.6%	467	22.2%	468	23.0%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	967	49.5%	986	50.9%	992	51.3%	990	50.4%	1,132	51.7%	1,067	50.7%	1,017	50.0%
Female:	986	50.5%	953	49.1%	942	48.7%	974	49.6%	1,048	47.9%	1,028	48.9%	1,015	49.9%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	8	0.4%	5	0.3%	6	0.3%	5	0.3%	4	0.2%	2	0.1%	2	0.1%
Asian:	144	7.4%	122	6.3%	99	5.1%	98	5.0%	89	4.1%	74	3.5%	66	3.2%
Hispanic:	556	28.5%	546	28.2%	545	28.2%	548	27.9%	628	28.7%	597	28.4%	586	28.8%
Black:	399	20.4%	387	20.0%	362	18.7%	338	17.2%	361	16.5%	325	15.5%	297	14.6%
White:	821	42.0%	851	43.9%	893	46.2%	944	48.1%	1,106	50.5%	1,105	52.5%	1,085	53.3%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	2	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	23	1.2%	28	1.4%	29	1.5%	31	1.6%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	392	20.1%	518	26.7%	416	21.5%	434	22.1%	463	21.2%	407	19.4%	368	18.1%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	92	4.7%	108	5.6%	94	4.9%	79	4.0%	101	4.6%	95	4.5%	60	2.9%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	19.99		19.63		19.42		17.91		18.00		18.20		18.30

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR EOC
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	86%	80%	83%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	81%	80%	78%
2012	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	100%	100%	65%
2013	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	100%	99%	97%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	93%	90%	87%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	92%	87%	85%
2013	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	90%	81%	84%
2012	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	78%	74%	68%
2013	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	82%	75%	65%
2012	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	68%	62%	55%
2013	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	65%	55%	48%
2012	English II Reading	End of course	% met std	53%	53%	61%
2013	English II Reading	End of course	% met std	89%	85%	78%
2012	English II Writing	End of course	% met std	55%	55%	46%
2013	English II Writing	End of course	% met std	69%	62%	52%
2012	Geometry	End of course	% met std	100%	99%	98%
2013	Geometry	End of course	% met std	90%	86%	86%
2012	World Geography	End of course	% met std	92%	83%	81%
2013	World Geography	End of course	% met std	89%	76%	75%
2013	World History	End of course	% met std	81%	71%	70%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	66%	63%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	68%	59%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	65%	58%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	71%	62%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	78%	66%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	79%	70%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	87%	77%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	86%	78%	N/A
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	74%	74%	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	80%	69%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	87%	86%	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	89%	87%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	92%	88%	N/A
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	93%	91%	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	93%	91%	N/A
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	94%	93%	N/A
2004	Science	10th Grade	% met std	73%	63%	N/A
2005	Science	10th Grade	% met std	68%	52%	N/A
2006	Science	10th Grade	% met std	70%	60%	N/A
2007	Science	10th Grade	% met std	69%	56%	N/A
2008	Science	10th Grade	% met std	81%	69%	N/A
2009	Science	10th Grade	% met std	81%	70%	N/A
2010	Science	10th Grade	% met std	88%	75%	N/A
2011	Science	10th Grade	% met std	86%	80%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	88%	86%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	88%	85%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	84%	84%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	92%	88%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	96%	93%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	94%	92%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	96%	95%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	96%	95%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	85%	83%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	85%	80%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	86%	78%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	90%	81%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	87%	81%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	91%	85%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	94%	91%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	95%	90%	N/A
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	83%	84%	N/A
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	92%	86%	N/A
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	91%	88%	N/A
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	95%	93%	N/A
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	96%	95%	N/A
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	96%	95%	N/A
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	97%	96%	N/A
2004	Science	11th Grade	% met std	87%	83%	N/A
2005	Science	11th Grade	% met std	84%	78%	N/A
2006	Science	11th Grade	% met std	82%	73%	N/A
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	85%	76%	N/A
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	91%	81%	N/A
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	95%	89%	N/A
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	98%	93%	N/A
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	96%	92%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	97%	97%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	93%	94%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	94%	95%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	95%	94%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	98%	97%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	99%	98%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	99%	99%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	100%	99%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	68%	61%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	65%	58%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	65%	55%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	72%	60%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	79%	64%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	77%	68%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	85%	75%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	82%	74%	N/A
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	83%	83%	N/A
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	86%	84%	N/A
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	90%	89%	N/A
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	91%	87%	N/A
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	93%	88%	N/A
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	93%	89%	N/A
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	96%	94%	N/A
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	96%	92%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	78.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	20.9%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	11.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	38.5%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	61.5%

Mean Base Salary:	$47,604.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$43,194.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$50,359.0

* Foster High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.