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Foster Elementary

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Foster Elementary ranks 3312 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3312^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 43% of California elementary schools

Summary

Foster Elementary is a K-5 public school serving about 430 students in the Baldwin Park Unified School District, a community where the school provides strong support for students learning English and those in special education.

Academically, the school shows a real strength in mathematics, where its scores are higher than most other elementary schools in the district, including Tracy Elementary and Vineland Elementary. However, science scores are an area for growth, as they lag behind both district and state averages. The school has made excellent progress in improving student attendance over the last few years, though chronic absenteeism remains higher than at some neighboring schools like De Anza Elementary.

When looking at nearby options, San Jose Charter Academy has significantly higher overall test scores, but Foster Elementary distinguishes itself with its effective support for specific student groups and a better student-teacher ratio than other schools in its own district. The school's overall state ranking is in the middle range, but its dedicated work with vulnerable populations suggests a committed focus on helping every child succeed.

430

Students ?

19.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,596

Per pupil spending ?

89.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13900 Foster Ave.
Baldwin Park, CA 91706-4926

(626) 962-8111

District: Baldwin Park Unified

Students who attend Foster Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Charles D. Jones Middle
High:	Baldwin Park High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.1%

Asian:

4.4%

White:

0.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 36th percentile in 2015 → 43rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Baldwin Park Unified

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (35% vs 41% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 10 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg33%

California avg41%

3,312^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 8Elementary Schools in the Baldwin Park Unified

975^th of 1,543Baldwin Park Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	3312 of 5857	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.8	3877 of 5869	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.0	3640 of 5859	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.5	3662 of 5883	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.1	997 of 1417	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.4	2633 of 5789	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.0	3024 of 5662	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.9	3613 of 5692	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.5	3568 of 5614	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.2	3607 of 5611	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.6	2533 of 5530	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.8	2109 of 5390	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	56.4	2219 of 5377	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	53.7	2347 of 5314	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	45.5	2728 of 5193	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	46.1	2609 of 5113	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	39.1	2963 of 5113	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	35.4	2967 of 4818	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	40.9	2666 of 4822	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	48.4	2242 of 4809	53.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	43.5	974 of 2227	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.2	91 of 293	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.0	704 of 2585	72.8%	★★★★☆
2018	66.0	474 of 2128	77.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	67.9	469 of 3162	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	51.6	1103 of 3245	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.6	593 of 3311	82.1%	★★★★☆
2021	28.5	505 of 602	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.3	2321 of 3275	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.2	1197 of 3246	63.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	3424 of 5597	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.9	3890 of 5612	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.9	3508 of 5609	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.6	3771 of 5635	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.2	865 of 1267	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.9	2733 of 5492	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.1	3206 of 5413	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	2120 of 5107	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.1	2823 of 5107	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.9	2556 of 5087	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.9	2596 of 5084	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.4	1503 of 4963	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.0	1898 of 4830	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	2348 of 5460	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.2	3127 of 5517	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.5	2798 of 5363	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.0	3180 of 5264	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.1	663 of 1110	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.8	1466 of 5173	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	53.9	2113 of 5084	58.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	3004 of 5628	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.7	3503 of 5643	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.1	3468 of 5638	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.8	3298 of 5663	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.9	922 of 1272	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.4	2398 of 5510	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.3	2702 of 5431	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	1102 of 2847	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.5	711 of 2635	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	58.0	701 of 2420	71.0%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)85th percentile+51 vs school

Special Education (2025)61st percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)58th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile+14 vs school

Disabled (2022)56th percentile+19 vs school

Male (2025)47th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)39th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy38%-10 vs state

Mathematics35%~ state avg

Science25%-7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Foster Elementary	Public	K-5	13900 Foster Ave.	Baldwin Park	91706	Los Angeles County	Baldwin Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 962-8111	430	22	19.6	89.3%	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	409 (95.1%)	19 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38.5	3312^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.5%		30.8	3877^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.9%	565	25.4		25.4	41.3	33.3	38.8				38.4	43.1	34.1	28.4				35.2	95.4	96.6		96.6	96.6		$26,596	$6,243	$20,353
Tracy Elementary	Public	K-5	13350 Tracy St.	Baldwin Park	91706	Los Angeles County	Baldwin Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 962-9718	498	20	24.9	91.4%	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	438 (88.0%)	53 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	28.7	4077^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.4%		25.2	4346^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.9%	269	9.4		9.4	29.7	47.8	39.6				39.0	33.8	33.8	15.0				25.9							$27,503	$6,280	$21,223
Kenmore Elementary	Public	K-5	3823 Kenmore Ave.	Baldwin Park	91706	Los Angeles County	Baldwin Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 962-8316	437	18	24.2	86.7%	9 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	356 (81.5%)	64 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	51.8	2510^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.1%		43.1	2987^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.1%	477	22.1		22.1	50.0	51.7	52.0				51.2	45.0	48.3	29.5				40.4							$27,572	$6,379	$21,193
J. E. Van Wig Elementary	Public	K-5	1151 North Van Wig Ave.	La Puente	91746	Los Angeles County	Bassett Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 931-8000	334	15	22.2	90.7%	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	301 (90.1%)	25 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	41.3	3133^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	46.5%		39.8	3186^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.7%	53	33.3		33.3	41.7	41.4	58.0				46.8	22.9	29.3	25.5				26.1	97.2				97.2		$24,919	$4,603	$20,316
Vineland Elementary	Public	K-8	3609 Vineland Ave.	Baldwin Park	91706	Los Angeles County	Baldwin Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 962-9719	604	24	25.1	92.2%	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	556 (92.1%)	35 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.0%)	17.7	5036^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.0%		19	4939^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.8%	97	17.0		18.5	29.4	21.4	30.1	8.3	28.6		26.6	25.9	21.3	10.9	0.0	21.4		18.4	96.9						$27,897	$7,633	$20,264
San Jose Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2021 West Alwood St.	West Covina	91790	Los Angeles County	San Jose Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 856-1693	1,255	55	22.8	53.7%	50 (4.0%)	9 (0.7%)	850 (67.7%)	332 (26.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	12 (1.0%)	89.8	673^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	88.5%		88.9	754^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.2%	81	62.2	41.8	52.0	72.1	67.7	73.3	78.5	81.6	73.9	74.5	72.1	62.5	55.6	66.7	61.0	59.7	62.9							$16,359	$1,892	$14,467
Sunkist Elementary	Public	K-5	935 Mayland Ave.	La Puente	91746	Los Angeles County	Bassett Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 931-7700	304	14	21.7	93.4%	5 (1.6%)	3 (1.0%)	278 (91.4%)	15 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	18.6	4960^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.3%		19.8	4881^st of 5869 public elementary schools	16.8%	79	19.2		19.2	25.5	22.2	27.7				25.0	22.8	14.3	25.5				20.6	93.4	96.1	97.4	96.1	94.7	96.1	$24,277	$4,445	$19,832
Edgewood Academy	Public	K-8	14135 East Fairgrove Ave.	La Puente	91746	Los Angeles County	Bassett Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 931-7800	478	22	21.6	83.9%	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	421 (88.1%)	49 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60	2068^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.7%		58.6	2122^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	63.8%	54	34.8	17.9	25.5	47.1	51.2	50.0	37.7	45.2	59.3	48.0	54.0	52.3	34.8	60.7	34.9	35.7	45.3	94.1	95.6			95.6		$23,742	$4,560	$19,182
Charles Bursch Elementary	Public	K-5	4245 North Merced Ave.	Baldwin Park	91706	Los Angeles County	Baldwin Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 338-4319	409	18	22.7	91.4%	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	342 (83.6%)	62 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	26.9	4225^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.9%		28.4	4082^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	30.4%	143	26.4		26.4	38.2	27.0	42.0				35.4	36.4	12.0	12.5				18.8	97.0				97.0		$28,197	$5,925	$22,272
Orangewood Elementary	Public	K-5	1440 South Orange Ave.	West Covina	91790	Los Angeles County	West Covina Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 939-4820	580	23	25.0	80.0%	10 (1.7%)	13 (2.2%)	450 (77.6%)	89 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.1%)	46.6	2792^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	52.3%		53.9	2349^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.0%	443	42.4		42.4	33.0	37.9	50.0				40.4	41.2	34.5	35.4				37.1							$19,672	$1,931	$17,741

Frequently Asked Questions about Foster Elementary

What schools do graduates of Foster Elementary attend?

Students who attend Foster Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Charles D. Jones Middle
High : Baldwin Park High

What is the racial makeup of Foster Elementary?

Students at Foster Elementary are 95% Hispanic, 4% Asian.

How many students attend Foster Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 430 students attended Foster Elementary.

Is Foster Elementary a good school?

Foster Elementary ranks 3312^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Foster Elementary in?

Baldwin Park Unified

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