William Foster Elementary School
12801 Bangor Ave
Cleveland OH, 44125, Cuyahoga County
Phone: 216-475-8123
Ranking: 
(1,895 out of 2,572, bottom 26%)*
(1,895 out of 2,572, bottom 26%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Garfield Heights City 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: | 34 | 30 | 35 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 33 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 662 | 540 | 652 | 677 | 673 | 703 | 719 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 49 | 7.4% | 42 | 7.8% | 48 | 7.4% | 63 | 9.3% | 64 | 9.5% | 63 | 9.0% | 56 | 7.8% |
| Kindergarten: | 104 | 15.7% | 108 | 20.0% | 145 | 22.2% | 137 | 20.2% | 119 | 17.7% | 144 | 20.5% | 156 | 21.7% |
| Grade 1: | 93 | 14.0% | 136 | 25.2% | 144 | 22.1% | 132 | 19.5% | 159 | 23.6% | 155 | 22.0% | 174 | 24.2% |
| Grade 2: | 114 | 17.2% | 128 | 23.7% | 132 | 20.2% | 186 | 27.5% | 162 | 24.1% | 170 | 24.2% | 158 | 22.0% |
| Grade 3: | 101 | 15.3% | 126 | 23.3% | 183 | 28.1% | 159 | 23.5% | 169 | 25.1% | 171 | 24.3% | 175 | 24.3% |
| Grade 4: | 92 | 13.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 5: | 109 | 16.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 329 | 49.7% | 267 | 49.4% | 336 | 51.5% | 365 | 53.9% | 330 | 49.0% | 376 | 53.5% | 363 | 50.5% |
| Female: | 333 | 50.3% | 273 | 50.6% | 316 | 48.5% | 312 | 46.1% | 300 | 44.6% | 271 | 38.5% | 307 | 42.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 6 | 0.9% | 6 | 1.1% | 8 | 1.2% | 12 | 1.8% | 13 | 1.9% | 16 | 2.3% | 15 | 2.1% |
| Hispanic: | 24 | 3.6% | 20 | 3.7% | 26 | 4.0% | 23 | 3.4% | 18 | 2.7% | 20 | 2.8% | 12 | 1.7% |
| Black: | 423 | 63.9% | 328 | 60.7% | 365 | 56.0% | 328 | 48.4% | 332 | 49.3% | 314 | 44.7% | 291 | 40.5% |
| White: | 175 | 26.4% | 160 | 29.6% | 217 | 33.3% | 272 | 40.2% | 275 | 40.9% | 305 | 43.4% | 356 | 49.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 33 | 5.0% | 25 | 4.6% | 34 | 5.2% | 41 | 6.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 420 | 63.4% | 321 | 59.4% | 348 | 53.4% | 339 | 50.1% | 318 | 47.3% | 313 | 44.5% | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 54 | 8.2% | 36 | 6.7% | 48 | 7.4% | 60 | 8.9% | 66 | 9.8% | 63 | 9.0% | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.76 | 18.31 | 18.90 | 21.16 | 20.71 | 20.70 | 21.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| OAA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 71.3% | 70.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 80.9% | 74.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 85.1% | 84% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 71.9% | 79.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.1% | 75% | 81.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 71.6% | 76.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 71.1% | 82% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 73.9% | 79.8% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.0% | 74.0% | 78.3% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 83% | 78.2% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 82.6% | 77.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 79.3% | 75.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 74.7% | 76% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 72.8% | 77.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 68.8% | 77.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 71.6% | 78.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 71.5% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 72.9% | 79% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 77.5% | 81.4% |
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* William Foster Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.