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Foster Middle

Q: Is Foster Middle a good school?

Foster Middle ranks 630 th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

630^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 73% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Foster Middle in Longview, TX, serves 788 students in grades 6-8 within the Longview Independent School District (Isd), and is a standout for its consistent academic performance, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for eight of the last nine years. The school’s most impressive achievement is its Algebra I program, where 92.45% of students taking the End-of-Course exam were proficient in the 2025-2026 school year, far exceeding the district average of 67.68% and the state average of 54.03%. This success is not a fluke—Foster has maintained proficiency rates of 89-92% over the past four years, outperforming nearby schools like Kilgore Middle and Pine Tree Middle, which serve similar demographics but don’t match this level of math achievement.

Despite a high poverty rate, with over 83% of students classified as economically disadvantaged, Foster Middle excels at supporting its low-socioeconomic status students, ranking in the 82nd percentile statewide for this subgroup. This is a key differentiator from other high-poverty schools in the area, such as Forest Park Magnet School and Pine Tree Middle, which don’t show the same level of subgroup success. The school also demonstrates strong reading scores across all grade levels, consistently above district and state averages, which provides a solid foundation for learning in other subjects. However, there is a notable performance gap between genders, with female students ranking in the 78th percentile and male students in the 66th percentile, a 12-point difference that warrants attention.

Foster Middle’s overall state ranking has been remarkably stable, hovering between the 73rd and 83rd percentile for the last decade, a stark contrast to schools like Kilgore Middle (28th percentile) and Forest Park Magnet School (28th percentile), which have seen significant declines. While it doesn’t reach the heights of lower-poverty schools like Spring Hill J H (86th percentile) or White Oak Middle (76th percentile), Foster is clearly punching above its weight given its demographic profile. One area of concern is the performance of Special Education students, which dropped from the 74th percentile in 2022-2023 to the 17th percentile in 2023-2024, before partially recovering to the 42nd percentile—a trend that families should discuss with the school.

788

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,158

Per pupil spending ?

83.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1504 Mlk
Longview, TX 75602-7533

(903) 446-2710

District: Longview Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Foster Middle usually attend:

High:

Longview High School

Feeder schools for Foster Middle:

Elementary:	Clarence W Bailey Elementary
	Ned E Williams Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.3%

African American:

32.9%

White:

14.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 57th percentile in 2016 → 73rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (53% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Texas median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg50%

Texas avg47%

630^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Top 27%▲ up 16 pts since 2016

From top 43% (2016) to top 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Middle Schools in the Longview Independent School District (Isd)

445^th of 951Longview Independent School District (Isd) among Texas 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	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	64.6	630 of 2335	73.0%	★★★★☆
2025	72.4	479 of 2344	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	71.8	502 of 2372	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	67.1	602 of 2330	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	76.3	381 of 2254	83.1%	★★★★☆
2021	74.8	408 of 2252	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	71.2	463 of 2193	78.9%	★★★★☆
2018	69.4	476 of 2080	77.1%	★★★★☆
2017	71.5	421 of 2027	79.2%	★★★★☆
2016	59.0	851 of 1987	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.2	1021 of 2043	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	46.3	1148 of 1987	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.0	1243 of 1973	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	36.1	1374 of 1951	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.9	1632 of 1895	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.4	1492 of 1803	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.5	1519 of 1763	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.1	1457 of 1718	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.2	1368 of 1684	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.0	1291 of 1585	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	30.3	1239 of 1582	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	42.0	1079 of 1573	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	59.3	391 of 1295	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.1	282 of 1280	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	62.0	357 of 1273	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	67.7	262 of 1251	79.1%	★★★★☆
2021	69.0	247 of 1213	79.6%	★★★★☆
2019	60.4	353 of 1193	70.4%	★★★★☆
2018	60.3	353 of 1167	69.8%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	89.6	1 of 617	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	78.4	86 of 616	86.0%	★★★★☆
2021	95.2	1 of 589	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	86.1	27 of 594	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	90.6	6 of 587	99.0%	★★★★★

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	70.3	364 of 2182	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	63.5	473 of 2118	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	62.8	482 of 2058	76.6%	★★★★☆
2018	50.2	792 of 2008	60.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	58.6	393 of 1390	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	77.2	237 of 1770	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	64.5	396 of 1720	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	73.6	231 of 1643	85.9%	★★★★☆
2021	57.9	431 of 1592	72.9%	★★★★☆
2019	72.3	219 of 1445	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	53.2	432 of 1376	68.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	69.8	485 of 2240	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	69.9	474 of 2242	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	68.5	512 of 2241	77.2%	★★★★☆
2022	77.1	360 of 2221	83.8%	★★★★☆
2021	69.6	496 of 2151	76.9%	★★★★☆
2019	66.1	553 of 2047	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	68.0	500 of 2008	75.1%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	73.4	260 of 1497	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	79.6	83 of 1481	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	79.7	125 of 1488	91.6%	★★★★★
2021	82.2	113 of 1501	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	76.8	184 of 1446	87.3%	★★★★☆
2018	80.2	87 of 1430	93.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	69.8	433 of 2141	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	72.8	357 of 2119	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	71.7	381 of 2116	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	79.4	259 of 2077	87.5%	★★★★☆
2021	75.2	306 of 2043	85.0%	★★★★☆
2019	73.0	336 of 1935	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	65.3	456 of 1895	75.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	70.5	405 of 2253	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	76.2	279 of 2235	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	74.5	335 of 2251	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	80.1	223 of 2220	90.0%	★★★★☆
2021	74.7	290 of 2172	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	68.3	427 of 2073	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	58.0	663 of 2039	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	58.4	764 of 2253	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.4	523 of 2246	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	68.4	562 of 2245	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	74.0	404 of 2228	81.9%	★★★★☆
2021	76.6	361 of 2168	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	74.0	387 of 2069	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	67.0	497 of 2030	75.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	75.9	142 of 806	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	68.9	192 of 818	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	74.5	149 of 817	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	86.2	52 of 813	93.6%	★★★★★
2021	75.3	116 of 743	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	75.8	133 of 753	82.3%	★★★★☆
2018	71.8	155 of 720	78.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.0	1133 of 1956	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.3	1567 of 1891	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	57.6	477 of 1815	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	40.2	968 of 1757	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.3	470 of 1712	72.5%	★★★★☆
2019	60.9	362 of 1626	77.7%	★★★★☆
2018	49.3	586 of 1597	63.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	78.3	255 of 1731	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	95.3	16 of 1733	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	95.8	11 of 1749	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	97.0	10 of 1723	99.4%	★★★★★
2021	95.6	19 of 1700	98.9%	★★★★★
2019	95.7	19 of 1684	98.9%	★★★★★
2018	97.0	10 of 1673	99.4%	★★★★★

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)

Asian (2024)100th percentile+21 vs school

White (2026)85th percentile+12 vs school

At Risk (2022)83rd percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)83rd percentile+10 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)82nd percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)82nd percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)80th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)78th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)72nd percentile~ school

African American (2026)70th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)66th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2026)42nd percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I92%+38 vs state

Reading59%+3 vs state

Mathematics44%+5 vs state

Social Studies41%+10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)				STAAR Mathematics (2026)				STAAR Social Studies (2026)	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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Foster Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	1504 Mlk	Longview	75602	Gregg County	Longview Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 446-2710	788	56	14.0	83.5%	117 (14.8%)	259 (32.9%)	373 (47.3%)	13 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.2%)	64.6	630^th of 2335 public middle schools	73.0%		72.4	479^th of 2344 public middle schools	79.6%	151	92.5		54.4	60.2	61.4		40.3	50.6	39.9	41.4	$9,158
Forest Park Magnet School	Public, Magnet, Charter	6-8	1644 N Eastman Rd	Longview	75601	Gregg County	Longview Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 446-2510	474	45	10.5	91.6%	40 (8.4%)	167 (35.2%)	244 (51.5%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.8%)	31.7	1670^th of 2335 public middle schools	28.5%		38.8	1430^th of 2344 public middle schools	39.0%	240	85.3		43.2	34.5	48.7		23.7	31.9	29.6	19.7	$13,446
Pine Tree Middle	Public	5-6	600 Pt Pkwy	Longview	75604	Gregg County	Pine Tree Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 295-5160	671	44	15.3	74.5%	211 (31.4%)	150 (22.4%)	245 (36.5%)	13 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (7.6%)								(n/a)		61.9	56.5			42.2	38.2				$7,774
Pine Tree J H	Public	7-8	2100 N W Loop 281	Longview	75604	Gregg County	Pine Tree Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 295-5081	683	48	14.3	67.9%	223 (32.7%)	146 (21.4%)	270 (39.5%)	6 (0.9%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.8%)	59.5	766^th of 2335 public middle schools	67.2%		57.9	851^st of 2344 public middle schools	63.7%	85	96.7			60.1	63.3			35.3	53.3	24.4	$10,208
Spring Hill J H	Public	6-8	3103 Spring Hill Rd	Longview	75605	Gregg County	Spring Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 323-7718	451	28	16.0	41.0%	273 (60.5%)	43 (9.5%)	100 (22.2%)	10 (2.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.9%)	79.2	335^th of 2335 public middle schools	85.7%		75	428^th of 2344 public middle schools	81.7%	93	93.3		72.9	69.2	70.1		51.4	38.1	66.0	43.5	$8,643
Judson Steam Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	5745 Judson Rd	Longview	75605	Gregg County	Longview Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 446-2610	538	50	10.7	76.8%	143 (26.6%)	193 (35.9%)	166 (30.9%)	11 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.5%)	68.3	547^th of 2335 public middle schools	76.6%		75.1	427^th of 2344 public middle schools	81.8%	120	66.7		56.2	65.0	68.3		40.8	38.9	43.3	55.1	$12,472
Hallsville J H	Public	7-8	#1 Bobcat Ln	Hallsville	75650	Harrison County	Hallsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 668-5990	768	61	12.6	40.4%	528 (68.8%)	64 (8.3%)	130 (16.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (5.5%)	73.9	435^th of 2335 public middle schools	81.4%		82.5	282^nd of 2344 public middle schools	88.0%	153	100.0			55.8	70.6			35.6	67.7	45.0	$9,869
Hallsville Intermediate	Public	5-6	101 Waldron Ferry Rd	Hallsville	75650	Harrison County	Hallsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 668-5990	759	64	11.8	44.0%	502 (66.1%)	68 (9.0%)	145 (19.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.1%)								(n/a)		58.2	55.3			51.8	48.2				$6,188
White Oak Middle	Public	6-8	200 S White Oak Rd	White Oak	75693	Gregg County	White Oak Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 291-2050	362	28	12.9	39.2%	303 (83.7%)	6 (1.7%)	28 (7.7%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.5%)	68.1	551^st of 2335 public middle schools	76.4%		79.6	335^th of 2344 public middle schools	85.7%	216	100.0		62.5	67.5	78.2		46.6	21.3	60.9	26.9	$8,373
Kilgore Middle	Public	6-8	455 Baughman Rd	Kilgore	75662	Rusk County	Kilgore Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 988-3902	840	60	13.9	72.0%	342 (40.7%)	110 (13.1%)	327 (38.9%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (6.3%)	31.3	1677^th of 2335 public middle schools	28.2%		32.4	1650^th of 2344 public middle schools	29.6%	27	91.7		50.0	50.2	39.6		24.7	7.5	37.4	16.7	$8,225

Frequently Asked Questions about Foster Middle

Is Foster Middle a good school?

Foster Middle ranks 630^th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Foster Middle in?

Longview Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Foster Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 788 students attended Foster Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Foster Middle?

Students at Foster Middle are 47% Hispanic, 33% African American, 15% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Foster Middle attend?

Students who attend Foster Middle usually go on to attend Longview High School

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