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Foster Elementary School

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Foster Elementary School ranks 412 th of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

412^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 42% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Foster Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Foster, Oregon, serving 303 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Sweet Home School District 55, which is ranked 74 out of 140 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Foster Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Oregon elementary schools, with its performance on state assessments (OSAS) generally below the district and state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 34.3% to 42.3% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school's performance for specific student subgroups, such as Special Education and Homeless students, is particularly low, ranking in the bottom 10-20% of Oregon elementary schools. However, the school performs relatively well for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking in the top 25% of Oregon elementary schools in this category.

Interestingly, the nearby Sweet Home Charter School, which is also within the Sweet Home School District 55, outperforms Foster Elementary School and the other district schools on most metrics, ranking in the top 20% of Oregon elementary schools. Despite the relatively low performance, Foster Elementary School spends a significant amount per student, with spending ranging from $12,718 to $13,634 per student in recent years, and has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 17.8 to 21.4 students per teacher.

277

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,718

Per pupil spending ?

75.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5526 Poplar
Foster, OR 97345

(541) 367-7180

District: Sweet Home School District 55

Students who attend Foster Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Sweet Home Junior High School
High:	Sweet Home High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.9%

Hispanic:

10.1%

Two or more races:

6.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 43rd percentile in 2014 → 42nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (32% vs 38% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (42% vs 34% Oregon)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg34%

Oregon avg38%

412^th of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Bottom 42%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Elementary Schools in the Sweet Home School District 55

74^th of 140Sweet Home School District 55 among Oregon 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	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	412 of 706	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.9	325 of 710	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.7	385 of 706	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.0	381 of 706	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.3	462 of 705	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.5	352 of 709	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	31.5	500 of 701	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	44.1	393 of 697	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.9	507 of 706	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	46.5	394 of 695	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	57.8	301 of 707	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	53.2	351 of 730	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	48.3	389 of 695	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.1	420 of 674	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.3	364 of 665	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	59.6	274 of 655	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	55.2	279 of 652	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.4	221 of 636	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	56.5	297 of 629	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	54.2	279 of 586	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	408 of 653	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.7	344 of 658	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.4	385 of 652	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.9	331 of 646	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.4	358 of 621	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	66.8	196 of 681	71.2%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2019	42.3	13 of 20	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	59.6	135 of 518	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	75.1	49 of 523	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	59.3	207 of 595	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.3	377 of 703	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.5	253 of 597	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.2	144 of 640	77.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	372 of 664	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.2	284 of 662	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.6	336 of 665	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.4	354 of 654	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.6	484 of 623	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.6	469 of 680	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	310 of 352	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	297 of 303	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	326 of 481	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	439 of 669	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.3	362 of 670	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.4	429 of 656	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.4	470 of 666	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	515 of 662	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.5	460 of 683	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile+32 vs school

Male (2025)44th percentile~ school

Female (2025)38th percentile-4 vs school

Homeless (2019)35th percentile~ school

White (2025)34th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)12th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts40%-3 vs state

Mathematics30%-5 vs state

Science15%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				OSAS English Language Arts (2025)						OSAS Mathematics (2025)						OSAS Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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	OSAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 6th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 7th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 8th Grade	OSAS Science 5th Grade	OSAS Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Foster Elementary School	Public	K-6	5526 Poplar	Foster	97345	Linn County	Sweet Home School District 55	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 367-7180	277	17	16.2	75.1%	227 (81.9%)	2 (0.7%)	28 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.5%)	38.3	412^th of 706 public elementary schools	41.6%		47.9	325^th of 710 public elementary schools	54.2%	87	42.9	28.9	36.6	52.8			26.2	26.7	19.5	47.4			15.0		$12,718	$967	$11,751
Hawthorne Elementary School	Public	K-6	3205 Long St	Sweet Home	97386	Linn County	Sweet Home School District 55	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 367-7167	260	17	15.2	74.2%	220 (84.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.3%)	25.3	542^nd of 706 public elementary schools	23.2%		22.6	566^th of 710 public elementary schools	20.3%	24	24.3	35.7	37.2	28.0			32.4	14.3	11.9	32.0			18.6		$17,446	$2,046	$15,400
Oak Heights Elementary School	Public	K-6	605 Elm St	Sweet Home	97386	Linn County	Sweet Home School District 55	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 367-7165	303	17	17.8	74.9%	245 (80.9%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.6%)	35.3	446^th of 706 public elementary schools	36.8%		31.4	482^nd of 710 public elementary schools	32.1%	36	41.3	33.3	28.8	36.7			41.3	41.0	9.6	30.6			17.3		$13,801	$1,145	$12,656
Sweet Home Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	28721 Liberty Rd	Sweet Home	97386	Linn County	Sweet Home School District 55	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 367-1833	142	6	23.6	62.7%	124 (87.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.9%)	78.9	127^th of 706 public elementary schools	82.0%		53.2	286^th of 710 public elementary schools	59.7%	159	66.7	63.2	47.6	63.2			61.9	78.9	52.4	26.3			42.9		$6,097	$531	$5,566
Holley Elementary School	Public	K-6	40336 Crawfordsville Dr	Sweet Home	97386	Linn County	Sweet Home School District 55	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 367-7162	157	9	17.4	73.9%	133 (84.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.3%)	42.7	370^th of 706 public elementary schools	47.6%		47.4	330^th of 710 public elementary schools	53.5%	40	58.3	39.1	25.0	33.3			54.2	29.2	21.9	42.9			18.8		$14,350	$1,503	$12,848
Hamilton Creek School	Public	K-8	32135 Berlin Rd	Lebanon	97355	Linn County	Lebanon Community School District 9	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 451-8574	252	15	16.9	86.9%	198 (78.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.5%)	31.2	486^th of 706 public elementary schools	31.2%		25.1	537^th of 710 public elementary schools	24.4%	51	41.2	33.3	24.2	32.4	40.0	48.0	35.3	29.2	9.1	27.8	36.0	40.0		19.2	$16,920	$911	$16,009
Sand Ridge Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	30581 Sodaville-Mt Home Rd	Lebanon	97355	Linn County	Lebanon Community School District 9	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 258-5550	359	19	18.8	61.0%	300 (83.6%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (9.5%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.2%)	90.4	58^th of 706 public elementary schools	91.8%		84.3	93^rd of 710 public elementary schools	86.9%	35	65.1	52.6	72.1	70.0	89.7	77.3	65.1	68.4	62.8	60.0	61.5	59.1	51.2	40.9	$4,935	$330	$4,605
Lacomb School	Public	K-8	34110 E Lacomb Rd	Lebanon	97355	Linn County	Lebanon Community School District 9	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 451-8565	228	11	20.9	88.6%	199 (87.3%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.9%)	58.4	249^th of 706 public elementary schools	64.7%		46.2	344^th of 710 public elementary schools	51.5%	95	42.3	60.0	30.4	66.7	53.3	36.8	36.0	53.8	21.7	48.4	27.6	30.0	17.4	20.0	$16,601	$661	$15,940
Riverview School	Public	K-5	1011 Mountain River Dr	Lebanon	97355	Linn County	Lebanon Community School District 9	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 451-8451	423	20	20.7	87.7%	299 (70.7%)	3 (0.7%)	91 (21.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.9%)	42.9	368^th of 706 public elementary schools	47.9%		51.3	299^th of 710 public elementary schools	57.9%	69	55.2	31.4	30.1				47.7	35.7	25.0				16.7		$14,982	$1,089	$13,893
Cascades School	Public	K-5	2163 7th St	Lebanon	97355	Linn County	Lebanon Community School District 9	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 451-8524	262	17	15.6	105.7%	209 (79.8%)	1 (0.4%)	27 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	22 (8.4%)	46.6	335^th of 706 public elementary schools	52.5%		30.2	493^rd of 710 public elementary schools	30.6%	158	46.2	34.1	40.0				50.0	45.0	20.5				25.6		$17,249	$1,097	$16,152

Frequently Asked Questions about Foster Elementary School

Is Foster Elementary School a good school?

Foster Elementary School ranks 412^th of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Foster Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 277 students attended Foster Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Foster Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Sweet Home Junior High School
High : Sweet Home High School

What is the racial makeup of Foster Elementary School?

Students at Foster Elementary School are 82% White, 10% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

What district is Foster Elementary School in?

Sweet Home School District 55

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