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Foster Elementary

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Foster Elementary ranks 3296 th of 4643 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

3296^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,643 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Foster Elementary in Arlington, TX, is a PK-6 school serving 524 students within the Arlington Independent School District (Isd), where over 84% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, reflecting a high-poverty community.

Foster Elementary stands out for its remarkable success in upper-grade mathematics, with 50% of 6th graders proficient in Math—12 percentage points above the state average and a clear differentiator from nearby schools like Morton Elementary, which ranks in the 3rd percentile. The school also excels with English Language Learners, ranking in the 59th percentile statewide, and has shown a dramatic rebound with Gifted and Talented students, jumping from the 8th to the 55th percentile in recent years. However, performance is uneven: while 6th grade shines, only 25.71% of 3rd graders are proficient in Math, and the school faces a critical weakness in Special Education, ranking in the 4th percentile. Compared to Amos Elementary, which has a similar poverty rate, Foster shows stronger early-grade performance but shares a pattern of 6th-grade excellence.

This "Jekyll and Hyde" profile suggests Foster has effective strategies for older students and specific subgroups, but foundational skills in early grades and support for Special Education students need urgent attention. The school’s ability to beat state averages in 6th-grade Math, despite its challenges, is a notable strength worth exploring further.

524

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,550

Per pupil spending ?

84.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1025 High Point Rd
Arlington, TX 76015-3599

(682) 867-5350

District: Arlington Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Foster Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Gunn J H
High:	Bowie High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.3%

African American:

20.8%

White:

4.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 29th percentile in 2016 → 29th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (39% vs 49% meeting standards)

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

!Reading scores 14 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg40%

Texas avg49%

3,296^th of 4,643

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd of 52Elementary Schools in the Arlington Independent School District (Isd)

666^th of 947Arlington 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	32.1	3296 of 4643	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.5	3163 of 4651	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.3	3629 of 4710	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	3812 of 4647	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	3605 of 4581	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	3767 of 4578	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	3453 of 4479	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	3155 of 4359	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.0	2958 of 4329	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.1	3060 of 4286	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	35.6	3078 of 4320	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	30.0	3404 of 4260	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.6	3547 of 4221	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.4	3301 of 4206	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.3	3574 of 4095	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.1	3420 of 3937	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.8	2807 of 3884	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.4	3309 of 3768	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.3	3336 of 3724	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.7	2995 of 3476	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	30.9	2834 of 3475	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	33.8	2728 of 3465	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.8	1635 of 2414	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.3	1121 of 1905	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.9	2033 of 2443	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	2022 of 2443	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	1938 of 2421	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	2093 of 2444	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	2025 of 2515	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.1	1744 of 2483	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	47.8	2259 of 4461	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.7	2201 of 4331	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.0	2185 of 4295	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	2622 of 4240	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.6	993 of 1646	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.5	1189 of 2918	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.4	2186 of 3668	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.7	2281 of 3556	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.1	1873 of 3487	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.4	1791 of 3446	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.6	1482 of 3333	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.9	1505 of 3226	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.8	3354 of 4588	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.0	2482 of 3744	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.0	3727 of 4658	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	3682 of 4588	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	3989 of 4561	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	4188 of 4499	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	3580 of 4348	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	3268 of 4306	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	61.3	1381 of 3080	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.0	1934 of 2619	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	2748 of 2980	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	2610 of 2958	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	2835 of 3006	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	2839 of 3184	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.8	1888 of 3106	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.0	2988 of 4425	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.0	1990 of 3644	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.3	3242 of 4465	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	3336 of 4401	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.1	3026 of 4376	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.3	3215 of 4329	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.7	2716 of 4188	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.1	2643 of 4168	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.0	2789 of 4535	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.0	1954 of 3705	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.3	3507 of 4594	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	3524 of 4521	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.1	3374 of 4477	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.0	3385 of 4451	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.5	2460 of 4309	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.0	2483 of 4264	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.8	3127 of 4597	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.8	2341 of 3739	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.1	3577 of 4647	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	3811 of 4585	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.7	3155 of 4563	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.6	3142 of 4498	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.6	3036 of 4357	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.0	3044 of 4319	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	17.9	4134 of 4308	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.1	3174 of 3549	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	3636 of 4292	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.8	2474 of 4086	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.8	1514 of 3952	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.2	2787 of 3799	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.3	1777 of 3684	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.5	1216 of 3558	65.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	57.7	1249 of 3142	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.2	1735 of 3127	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

White (2019)60th percentile+37 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)55th percentile+26 vs school

At Risk (2022)49th percentile+28 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)40th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)39th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)32nd percentile+3 vs school

African American (2026)32nd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)32nd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)27th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)4th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading40%-14 vs state

Mathematics38%-7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Reading (2026)				STAAR Mathematics (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 (2025)	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 Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	Total
Foster Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1025 High Point Rd	Arlington	76015	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-5350	524	40	12.9	84.7%	23 (4.4%)	109 (20.8%)	363 (69.3%)	11 (2.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.9%)	32.1	3296^th of 4643 public elementary schools	29.0%		34.5	3163^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	32.0%	133	40.0						30.6	37.7	37.9	57.5	25.7	42.6	36.8	50.0	$10,550
Burgin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	401 E Mayfield Rd	Arlington	76014	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-1300	561	45	12.5	90.7%	34 (6.1%)	103 (18.4%)	390 (69.5%)	14 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.4%)	26	3700^th of 4643 public elementary schools	20.3%		21.1	3970^th of 4651 public elementary schools	14.6%	270	7.1	66.7	28.6	7.1	25.0	16.7	27.7	31.0	29.8	47.6	31.9	35.6	24.1	47.6	$10,244
Short Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2000 California Ln	Arlington	76015	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-5850	406	32	12.6	82.5%	69 (17.0%)	131 (32.3%)	174 (42.9%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (6.4%)	16.1	4249^th of 4643 public elementary schools	8.5%		14.1	4330^th of 4651 public elementary schools	6.9%	81							33.3	18.4	44.1	27.6	30.3	30.6	32.4	20.0	$12,210
McNutt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3609 S Center St	Arlington	76014	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-9100	675	45	14.8	83.4%	47 (7.0%)	225 (33.3%)	313 (46.4%)	63 (9.3%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.1%)	30.3	3418^th of 4643 public elementary schools	26.4%		33.1	3245^th of 4651 public elementary schools	30.2%	173	0.0	27.3					39.0	42.9	34.7	31.9	34.4	54.1	33.3	32.4	$9,875
Morton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2900 Barrington Pl	Arlington	76014	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-5600	446	36	12.4	92.2%	27 (6.1%)	112 (25.1%)	272 (61.0%)	23 (5.2%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	9.5	4519^th of 4643 public elementary schools	2.7%		13.3	4361^st of 4651 public elementary schools	6.2%	158	41.7	16.7	16.7	16.7	33.3	20.0	22.2	28.6	23.9	14.3	6.0	40.0	13.6	12.2	$11,053
Key Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3621 Roosevelt Dr	Arlington	76016	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-5500	391	32	12.1	81.8%	44 (11.3%)	165 (42.2%)	146 (37.3%)	11 (2.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.6%)	22.2	3940^th of 4643 public elementary schools	15.1%		25.5	3697^th of 4651 public elementary schools	20.5%	243							20.0	29.2	41.7	52.3	20.0	12.5	27.8	45.5	$11,020
Newman International Academy Of Arlington	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	2011 S Fielder Rd	Arlington	76003	Tarrant County	Newman International Academy Of Arlington	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 207-5175	663	37	18.1	47.5%	123 (18.6%)	328 (49.5%)	130 (19.6%)	57 (8.6%)	5 (0.8%)	5 (0.8%)	15 (2.3%)	45.3	2376^th of 4643 public elementary schools	48.8%		46.5	2350^th of 4651 public elementary schools	49.5%	26							52.3	36.6	59.2	58.8	44.2	36.6	42.2	28.4	$10,229
Williams Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4915 Red Birch Dr	Arlington	76018	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-5900	577	43	13.3	86.1%	55 (9.5%)	230 (39.9%)	240 (41.6%)	23 (4.0%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.0%)	35	3095^th of 4643 public elementary schools	33.3%		24	3800^th of 4651 public elementary schools	18.3%	705							38.5	45.2	58.7	46.5	34.6	42.5	32.0	23.9	$9,226
South Davis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2001 S Davis Dr	Arlington	76013	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-3800	669	46	14.4	90.6%	54 (8.1%)	115 (17.2%)	487 (72.8%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	32.5	3271^st of 4643 public elementary schools	29.5%		27.5	3581^st of 4651 public elementary schools	23.0%	310	6.1	29.2	28.1	2.4	33.3	16.1	34.2	42.2	37.7	45.9	37.8	42.2	35.9	37.7	$9,212
Iltexas Arlington Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	4950 S Bowen Rd	Arlington	76017	Tarrant County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 419-9281	663	42	15.7	83.9%	38 (5.7%)	200 (30.2%)	383 (57.8%)	18 (2.7%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (2.9%)	35.4	3065^th of 4643 public elementary schools	34.0%		30.1	3421^st of 4651 public elementary schools	26.4%	356	22.2	33.3	16.7	11.1	16.7	33.3	36.6	47.7	50.4		22.8	42.5	48.7		$10,555

Frequently Asked Questions about Foster Elementary

What district is Foster Elementary in?

Arlington Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Foster Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 524 students attended Foster Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Foster Elementary attend?

Students who attend Foster Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Gunn J H
High : Bowie High School

What is the racial makeup of Foster Elementary?

Students at Foster Elementary are 69% Hispanic, 21% African American, 4% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Foster Elementary a good school?

Foster Elementary ranks 3296^th of 4643 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesNewSep 30, 2026

2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

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