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Foster Middle Middle School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

1504 Mlk

Longview TX, 75602, Gregg County

Phone: 903-446-2710

Ranking:

(5,419 out of 6,018, bottom 10%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8

School District: Longview Independent School District

Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA

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:	52		51		51		51		59		57		58
Total Students:	786		787		726		729		774		757		730
Grade 6:	254	32.3%	285	36.2%	258	35.5%	260	35.7%	279	36.0%	254	33.6%	255	34.9%
Grade 7:	278	35.4%	254	32.3%	248	34.2%	219	30.0%	250	32.3%	244	32.2%	261	35.8%
Grade 8:	254	32.3%	248	31.5%	220	30.3%	250	34.3%	245	31.7%	259	34.2%	214	29.3%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	385	49.0%	384	48.8%	343	47.2%	351	48.1%	373	48.2%	366	48.3%	384	52.6%
Female:	401	51.0%	403	51.2%	383	52.8%	378	51.9%	393	50.8%	383	50.6%	342	46.8%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	4	0.5%	5	0.6%	4	0.6%	3	0.4%	3	0.4%	6	0.8%	4	0.5%
Asian:	14	1.8%	13	1.7%	12	1.7%	8	1.1%	5	0.6%	3	0.4%	3	0.4%
Hispanic:	251	31.9%	269	34.2%	230	31.7%	229	31.4%	286	37.0%	293	38.7%	263	36.0%
Black:	353	44.9%	351	44.6%	332	45.7%	353	48.4%	332	42.9%	333	44.0%	334	45.8%
White:	150	19.1%	131	16.6%	124	17.1%	129	17.7%	148	19.1%	122	16.1%	126	17.3%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	14	1.8%	18	2.3%	24	3.3%	7	1.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	516	65.6%	483	61.4%	451	62.1%	463	63.5%	495	64.0%	477	63.0%	448	61.4%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	52	6.6%	52	6.6%	29	4.0%	48	6.6%	41	5.3%	64	8.5%	69	9.5%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.17		15.36		14.24		14.28		13.21		13.30		12.70

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	77%	65%	77%
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	73%	64%	74%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	72%	62%	75%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	71%	63%	71%
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	63%	62%	71%
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	71%	62%	71%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	64%	64%	76%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	76%	68%	77%
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	66%	61%	71%
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	69%	57%	70%
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	69%	68%	76%
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	60%	66%	77%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	66%	65%	80%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	77%	75%	84%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	51%	52%	70%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	63%	63%	75%
2012	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	54%	38%	59%
2013	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	59%	46%	63%
STAAR EOC
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	93%	69%	83%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	97%	65%	78%
2012	Geometry	End of course	% met std	100%	100%	98%
2013	Geometry	End of course	% met std	100%	82%	86%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	86%	80%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	59%	65%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	61%	63%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	69%	67%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	70%	70%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	72%	67%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	74%	68%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	75%	71%	N/A
2004	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	83%	88%	N/A
2005	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	74%	81%	N/A
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	86%	88%	N/A
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	83%	87%	N/A
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	82%	84%	N/A
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	82%	81%	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	78%	77%	N/A
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	76%	74%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	66%	69%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	60%	61%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	57%	64%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	71%	66%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	66%	67%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	72%	70%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	70%	72%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	70%	67%	N/A
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	77%	80%	N/A
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	71%	80%	N/A
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	67%	71%	N/A
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	84%	82%	N/A
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	76%	75%	N/A
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	77%	77%	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	76%	79%	N/A
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	79%	73%	N/A
2004	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	89%	93%	N/A
2005	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	88%	91%	N/A
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	89%	91%	N/A
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	81%	83%	N/A
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	86%	88%	N/A
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	91%	90%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	58%	61%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	47%	54%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	56%	61%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	61%	67%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	70%	70%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	68%	69%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	79%	77%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	75%	79%	N/A
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	85%	87%	N/A
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	74%	79%	N/A
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	75%	80%	N/A
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	78%	84%	N/A
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	93%	91%	N/A
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	82%	85%	N/A
2006	Science	8th Grade	% met std	56%	61%	N/A
2007	Science	8th Grade	% met std	52%	64%	N/A
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	53%	59%	N/A
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	57%	54%	N/A
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	64%	63%	N/A
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	67%	68%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	88%	83%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	83%	83%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	82%	83%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	86%	86%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	90%	86%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	88%	85%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	93%	91%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	72.2%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	27.8%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	14.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	29.6%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	70.4%

Mean Base Salary:	$43,316.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$37,809.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$45,635.0

* Foster Middle Middle School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.