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William Foster Elementary School

Q: How many students attend William Foster Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 398 students attended William Foster Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of William Foster Elementary School?

Students at William Foster Elementary School are 79% African American, 13% Two or more races, 7% White, 1% Hispanic.

Public Grades PK, KG-1

Summary

William Foster Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 511 students in grades PK-5 in Garfield Heights, Ohio. The school has a predominantly African American student population and is part of the Garfield Heights City Schools district, which is ranked 707 out of 835 districts in Ohio and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

William Foster Elementary faces significant challenges, with consistently high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 38.6% to 49.7% in recent years, well above the state and district averages. Academically, the school's students perform poorly on the Ohio State Tests, with only 28.8% of 3rd-graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 62.3%. The school's statewide ranking has remained in the bottom 20% of Ohio elementary schools for several years. Notably, the school's African American, special education, and low-income student populations perform particularly poorly, ranking in the bottom 15% to 50% of Ohio elementary schools.

The challenges at William Foster Elementary are not unique to the school, as the nearby Maple Leaf Elementary and Elmwood Elementary schools, also part of the Garfield Heights City Schools district, exhibit similar patterns of high chronic absenteeism and low academic performance. In contrast, schools in the neighboring Maple Heights City district, such as J.F. Kennedy School and Barack Obama School, show slightly better academic performance, though still below state averages. Addressing the systemic challenges within the Garfield Heights City Schools district, particularly around attendance and equity, will be crucial for improving outcomes at William Foster Elementary.

398

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,506

Per pupil spending ?

79.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12801 Bangor Ave
Garfield Heights, OH 44125-3660

(216) 475-8123

District: Garfield Heights City Schools

Students who attend William Foster Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Garfield Heights Middle School
High:	Garfield Heights High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

78.6%

Two or more races:

13.1%

White:

6.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 29th percentile in 2014 → 20th in 2023

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (33% vs 63% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2014

!Mathematics scores 32 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2022-2023) ?

This school33%

District avg27%

Ohio avg63%

Not ranked this year

William Foster Elementary School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

720^th of 773Garfield Heights City Schools among Ohio 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	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	17.3	1283 of 1596	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	1420 of 1588	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	1427 of 1610	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	1341 of 1676	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.7	1139 of 1636	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.9	1139 of 1651	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.4	1163 of 1678	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.1	1231 of 1684	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	40.2	1202 of 1687	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	44.2	306 of 610	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.9	457 of 601	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.0	388 of 533	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.4	313 of 605	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	70.2	140 of 598	76.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	25.8	603 of 765	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	945 of 956	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	901 of 1021	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	19.3	1185 of 1483	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	1368 of 1488	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	1262 of 1467	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	1258 of 1502	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.5	996 of 1518	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	22.7	1136 of 1447	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	1262 of 1419	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	1256 of 1404	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.0	1087 of 1465	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.2	921 of 1465	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	12.8	1279 of 1498	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	1363 of 1518	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.2	1398 of 1499	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	1226 of 1535	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	1186 of 1536	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	5.4	139 of 139	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	18.8	771 of 856	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	21.2	1036 of 1215	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	4.8	1183 of 1242	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.7	1163 of 1249	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	53.6	699 of 1271	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.1	646 of 1309	50.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2023)50th percentile+30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)21st percentile~ school

Disabled (2021)21st percentile+10 vs school

Female (2023)20th percentile~ school

White (2023)15th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2023)15th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2023)10th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)<1st percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2022-2023) ?

Science43%-21 vs state

English Language Arts33%-30 vs state

Mathematics30%-32 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2016)	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	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Total
William Foster Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	12801 Bangor Ave	Garfield Heights	44125	Cuyahoga County	Garfield Heights City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 475-8123	398	25	15.9	76.2%	26 (6.5%)	313 (78.6%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	52 (13.1%)								(n/a)															$8,506
Maple Leaf Elementary School	Public	4-5	5764 Turney Rd	Garfield Heights	44125	Cuyahoga County	Garfield Heights City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 662-3800	326	21	15.5	82.7%	23 (7.1%)	265 (81.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (11.7%)	14.9	1328^th of 1560 public elementary schools	14.9%		16	1311^th of 1558 public elementary schools	15.9%	17	34.8			40.3	32.3					34.3	37.3				$18,347
Elmwood Elementary School	Public	2-3	5275 Turney Rd	Garfield Heights	44125	Cuyahoga County	Garfield Heights City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 475-8110	374	22	17.0	93.7%	20 (5.3%)	311 (83.2%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.4%)								(n/a)			29.5						39.1						$17,182
The Brilliance School	Public, Charter	K-8	10608 Penfield Ave	Garfield Heights	44125	Cuyahoga County	The Brilliance School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 438-7379	259	17	15.2	53.3%	5 (1.9%)	244 (94.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	13.1	1361^st of 1560 public elementary schools	12.8%		10.6	1394^th of 1558 public elementary schools	10.5%	33		21.4	0.0	22.2		0.0	0.0	35.7	61.5	38.9		15.4	46.2	50.0	$14,548
John F. Kennedy Elementary School	Public	1-4	5933 Dunham Rd	Maple Heights	44137	Cuyahoga County	Maple Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 438-6010	480	22	21.8	95.6%	12 (2.5%)	424 (88.3%)	15 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.0%)								(n/a)			24.2						33.5						$11,612
Barack Obama Elementary School	Public	4-5	5800 Glenwood Ave	Maple Heights	44137	Cuyahoga County	Maple Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 438-6020	445	28	15.8	93.1%	8 (1.8%)	392 (88.1%)	24 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.5%)	16.1	1311^th of 1560 public elementary schools	16.0%		15.7	1316^th of 1558 public elementary schools	15.5%	5	40.3			29.3	32.3					27.2	50.7				$12,779
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	6009 Dunham Rd	Maple Heights	44137	Cuyahoga County	Maple Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 438-6030	479	21	22.8	100.0%	12 (2.5%)	402 (83.9%)	33 (6.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.3%)								(n/a)															$10,886
SMART Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	4688 E 162nd St	Cleveland	44105	Cuyahoga County	SMART Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 714-3801	92	10	9.2		2 (2.2%)	82 (89.1%)	5 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.3%)	37.1	1063^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	31.9%		52.6	854^th of 1558 public elementary schools	45.2%	209			60.0	33.3					62.5						$9,850
Miles School	Public	PK, KG-8	11918 Miles Ave	Cleveland	44105	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-5250	248	15	16.5	86.3%	1 (0.4%)	231 (93.1%)	12 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	3.6	1522^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	2.4%		2.5	1542^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	1.0%	20	4.0	38.9	30.0	7.7	4.0	12.0	9.5	26.3	20.0	7.7	32.0	8.0	9.5	10.5	$12,754
Warner Girls Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	8315 Jeffries Ave	Cleveland	44105	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-8950	306	18	17.0	53.4%	11 (3.6%)	280 (91.5%)	9 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	15.1	1324^th of 1560 public elementary schools	15.1%		16.8	1297^th of 1558 public elementary schools	16.8%	27	4.2	39.1	6.1	40.6	8.3	13.0	10.8	21.7	45.5	62.5	25.0	34.8	54.1	47.8	$17,951

Frequently Asked Questions about William Foster Elementary School

What schools do graduates of William Foster Elementary School attend?

Students who attend William Foster Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Garfield Heights Middle School
High : Garfield Heights High School

What district is William Foster Elementary School in?

Garfield Heights City Schools

What is the racial makeup of William Foster Elementary School?

Students at William Foster Elementary School are 79% African American, 13% Two or more races, 7% White, 1% Hispanic.

How many students attend William Foster Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 398 students attended William Foster Elementary School.

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