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Foerster Elementary

Q: Is Foerster Elementary a good school?

Foerster Elementary ranks in the bottom 21.3% of Texas elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Foerster Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 531 students attended Foerster Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Foerster Elementary?

Students at Foerster Elementary are 60% Hispanic, 38% African American.

Q: What schools do graduates of Foerster Elementary attend?

Students who attend Foerster Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Fondren Middle High : Westbury High School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3642^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Foerster Elementary is a PK-5 campus in the Houston Independent School District (Isd) serving 531 students in a high-poverty area, where over 98% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school has experienced a dramatic turnaround in the 2025-2026 school year, jumping from the 3rd percentile to the 21st percentile statewide after years of ranking in the bottom 5% of Texas elementary schools. This recent growth sets Foerster apart from nearby schools like Hines-Caldwell (78th percentile) and Gross Elementary (66th percentile), which perform at much higher levels, while also contrasting with KIPP Mosaic Pri (10th percentile) and Meyerpark Elementary (20th percentile), which continue to struggle.

A key strength is Foerster's exceptional performance on Spanish-language STAAR exams, where 4th graders achieved a 72.41% proficiency rate in Reading and 65.71% in Mathematics—roughly double the district and state averages. This indicates a highly effective bilingual program that is accelerating learning for Spanish-speaking students, a strength not seen to the same degree at nearby schools like Tinsley Elementary or Gross Elementary. Additionally, the school's Gifted and Talented program ranks in the 84th percentile, an extraordinary achievement for a historically low-performing school. However, the Special Education program shows extreme volatility, dropping from the 99th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 21st percentile in 2025-2026, which requires immediate investigation.

Foerster is effectively running two different schools: one in English instruction that struggles to meet state averages, and another in Spanish instruction that is a high-flyer. The school's per-student spending ($10,602) is higher than the high-performing Hines-Caldwell ($9,605), suggesting that historical struggles were not due to a lack of funding but rather resource allocation. The recent turnaround may indicate more effective use of funds. The nearby success of Hines-Caldwell, a school with a similar demographic profile that consistently performs at the 78th percentile, provides a clear benchmark for what Foerster can achieve by stabilizing its Special Education program and translating the success of its Spanish-language instruction to English-language classrooms.

531

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,971

Per pupil spending ?

98.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14200 Fonmeadow Dr
Houston, TX 77035-5218

(713) 726-3604

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Foerster Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Fondren Middle
High:	Westbury High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.9%

African American:

38.0%

Two or more races:

0.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 3rd percentile in 2016 → 21st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (38% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Mathematics scores 15 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg50%

Texas avg50%

3,642^nd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 19 pts since 2016

From bottom 3% (2016) to bottom 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

143^rd of 170Elementary Schools in the Houston Independent School District (Isd)

438^th of 951Houston 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	26.7	3642 of 4627	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.2	4281 of 4651	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	4570 of 4710	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.5	4532 of 4647	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.8	4493 of 4581	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	4332 of 4578	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	4303 of 4479	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	4261 of 4359	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	15.7	3986 of 4329	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.0	4170 of 4286	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.0	4128 of 4320	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	32.9	3265 of 4260	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.5	3820 of 4221	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	30.8	3390 of 4206	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	44.6	2712 of 4095	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	24.8	3465 of 3937	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	37.8	2851 of 3884	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	8.7	3681 of 3768	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.9	3712 of 3724	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	7.7	3405 of 3476	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	17.9	3229 of 3475	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	11.6	3351 of 3465	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.1	1701 of 2406	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	2276 of 2443	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	2341 of 2443	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	2287 of 2421	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	2279 of 2444	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	2057 of 2515	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	2204 of 2483	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	0.0	1009 of 1009	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.7	980 of 1005	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	20.2	4055 of 4461	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	38.3	2702 of 4331	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.9	3818 of 4295	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	3325 of 4240	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	42.8	2038 of 3668	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.3	3048 of 3556	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.9	2014 of 3487	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.2	1682 of 3446	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.0	2460 of 3333	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.8	1562 of 3226	51.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.2	3735 of 4575	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	4116 of 4658	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	4467 of 4588	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	4384 of 4561	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	4282 of 4499	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	4083 of 4348	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.6	4247 of 4306	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.0	497 of 3075	83.8%	★★★★☆
2021	6.1	2915 of 3006	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	2741 of 3184	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.8	2652 of 3106	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.0	2080 of 4413	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.5	2745 of 4465	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.2	3946 of 4401	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	3545 of 4376	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.5	2671 of 4329	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.2	3504 of 4188	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.7	2934 of 4168	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.1	2692 of 4520	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.8	4062 of 4594	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	4372 of 4521	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	4330 of 4477	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	4129 of 4451	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	4055 of 4309	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	4126 of 4264	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.2	3300 of 4582	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	4356 of 4647	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	4437 of 4585	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.7	4509 of 4563	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	4181 of 4498	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	4243 of 4357	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	4113 of 4319	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.5	3400 of 4301	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	96.1	54 of 4292	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	20.5	3408 of 3684	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	3272 of 3558	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2026)84th percentile+63 vs school

Hispanic (2026)53rd percentile+32 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)44th percentile+41 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)40th percentile+19 vs school

African American (2026)29th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)28th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2026)21st percentile~ school

Female (2026)18th percentile-3 vs school

At Risk (2022)9th percentile+7 vs school

Asian (2019)<1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading43%-12 vs state

Mathematics32%-15 vs state

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Schools Near Foerster Elementary

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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)						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 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 Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Foerster Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14200 Fonmeadow Dr	Houston	77035	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 726-3604	531	36	14.7	98.9%	3 (0.6%)	202 (38.0%)	318 (59.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	26.7	3642^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	21.3%		15.2	4281^st of 4651 public elementary schools	8.0%	639	16.7	72.4	17.4	32.1	65.7	0.0	29.4	45.2	47.8				30.0	19.4	40.0					$10,971
KIPP Mosaic Pri	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	12751 Hillcroft Ave	Houston	77085	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 879-3110	1,092	44	24.9	91.9%	10 (0.9%)	343 (31.4%)	718 (65.8%)	8 (0.7%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.8%)	17.4	4179^th of 4627 public elementary schools	9.7%		24.7	3750^th of 4651 public elementary schools	19.4%	429							31.3	29.9	47.1				28.4	32.3	20.9					$6,226
Fondren Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12405 Carlsbad St	Houston	77085	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 726-3611	341	22	15.5	93.5%	3 (0.9%)	58 (17.0%)	274 (80.4%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	44.1	2438^th of 4627 public elementary schools	47.3%		29.1	3488^th of 4651 public elementary schools	25.0%	1050							46.3	43.5	68.6				47.6	37.0	34.3					$11,424
Meyerpark Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	13663 S Main St	Houston	77035	Harris County	Meyerpark Charter	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 729-9712	296	21	14.3	95.9%	2 (0.7%)	242 (81.8%)	42 (14.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	26.2	3680^th of 4627 public elementary schools	20.5%		17.5	4162^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	10.5%	482							24.0	20.8	62.1	53.3	45.0	64.3	8.0	12.5	20.7	40.0	30.0	71.4	21.4	$12,292
Accelerated Interdisciplinary Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	12825 Summit Rdg Dr	Houston	77085	Harris County	Accelerated Intermediate Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 728-9330	161	8	19.4	99.4%	1 (0.6%)	83 (51.6%)	72 (44.7%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	71.2	1084^th of 4627 public elementary schools	76.6%		48.3	2240^th of 4651 public elementary schools	51.8%	1156							66.7	53.9	66.7	62.5			55.6	61.5	53.3	50.0				$12,209
Anderson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5727 Ludington Dr	Houston	77035	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 726-3600	585	37	15.8	97.6%	9 (1.5%)	102 (17.4%)	461 (78.8%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	43.1	2509^th of 4627 public elementary schools	45.8%		39.7	2790^th of 4651 public elementary schools	40.0%	281				19.1			32.5	42.1	61.9				40.7	52.6	44.4					$9,271
Tinsley Elementary	Public	1-5	11035 Bob White	Houston	77096	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 778-8400	590	33	17.8	98.5%	6 (1.0%)	50 (8.5%)	530 (89.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30.2	3414^th of 4627 public elementary schools	26.2%		43.4	2534^th of 4651 public elementary schools	45.5%	880	27.3	66.7	66.7	31.6	55.7	50.0	22.8	34.3	46.3				53.9	50.0	58.3					$8,522
Step Charter III	Public, Charter	K-3	8320 W Airport Blvd	Houston	77071	Harris County	Step Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(713) 636-9918	76	7	10.3	77.6%	5 (6.6%)	38 (50.0%)	30 (39.5%)	1 (1.3%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	52.9	1965^th of 4627 public elementary schools	57.5%					(n/a)							55.6	46.2					66.7	38.5						$00
Halpin Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	10901 Sandpiper	Houston	77096	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 778-6720	302	19	15.8	99.7%	1 (0.3%)	59 (19.5%)	240 (79.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)								(n/a)																				$11,443
Hines-Caldwell	Public	PK, KG-5	5515 W Orem	Houston	77085	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 726-3700	638	37	17.2	93.6%	4 (0.6%)	133 (20.8%)	483 (75.7%)	13 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	72.6	1031^st of 4627 public elementary schools	77.7%		58.4	1654^th of 4651 public elementary schools	64.4%	623	16.7	42.9	40.0	25.0	33.3	12.5	51.3	69.5	69.6				52.0	71.4	48.9					$8,912

Frequently Asked Questions about Foerster Elementary

How many students attend Foerster Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 531 students attended Foerster Elementary.

What district is Foerster Elementary in?

Houston Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Foerster Elementary?

Students at Foerster Elementary are 60% Hispanic, 38% African American.

Is Foerster Elementary a good school?

Foerster Elementary ranks in the bottom 21.3% of Texas elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Foerster Elementary attend?

Students who attend Foerster Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Fondren Middle
High : Westbury High School

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