Impact of COVID-19 on Foster High School
The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America.
Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased.
SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school.
Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores,
enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.
Rankings
Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 194th of 1857 High schools | Ranks 195th of 1961 High schools | 0.5% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course Algebra I (Foster High School) | 71 | 66 | 5% |
End of Course Algebra I (Lamar Consolidated Independent School District) | 75 | 59 | 16% |
End of Course Algebra I (Texas) | 62 | 45 | 17% |
End of Course Biology (Foster High School) | 83 | 84 | 1% |
End of Course Biology (Lamar Consolidated Independent School District) | 72 | 69 | 3% |
End of Course Biology (Texas) | 63 | 57 | 6% |
End of Course English I Reading (Foster High School) | 75 | 79 | 4% |
End of Course English I Reading (Lamar Consolidated Independent School District) | 63 | 66 | 3% |
End of Course English I Reading (Texas) | 49 | 54 | 5% |
End of Course English II Reading (Foster High School) | 71 | 79 | 8% |
End of Course English II Reading (Lamar Consolidated Independent School District) | 62 | 69 | 7% |
End of Course English II Reading (Texas) | 51 | 56 | 5% |
End of Course U.S. History (Foster High School) | 89 | 86 | 3% |
End of Course U.S. History (Lamar Consolidated Independent School District) | 81 | 81 | |
End of Course U.S. History (Texas) | 75 | 71 | 4% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1912 | 2388 | 24.9% |
African American | 407 | 622 | 52.8% |
American Indian | 7 | 7 | |
Asian | 191 | 239 | 25.1% |
Hispanic | 602 | 751 | 24.8% |
Pacific Islander | 3 | 3 | |
White | 654 | 685 | 4.7% |
Two or More Races | 48 | 81 | 68.8% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 29.8% | 34.4% | 4.6% |