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Foster Senior High School

Public Grades 9-12

341^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 396 Washington High Schools

Better than 14% of Washington high schools

Summary

Foster Senior High School is a public school serving about 910 students in grades 9–12 in Tukwila, Washington, within the Tukwila School District. The school’s latest statewide ranking was 341st out of 396 schools, placing it around the 14th percentile. This reflects significant academic challenges, although Foster’s graduation and dropout results are considerably stronger than its overall ranking suggests.

Graduation is Foster’s clearest strength. Its 2024–25 graduation rate was 89.4%, higher than the state rate of 82.6% and above nearby traditional high schools, including Highline High School at 81.8%, Tyee High School at 71.7%, and Renton Senior High School at 75.7%. Foster’s dropout rate was 5.7%, down from 14.1% in 2020–21 and lower than the nearby comparison schools reported. English Language Arts is also a local relative strength: 43.46% of students were proficient, nearly matching Highline and exceeding Tyee. However, math proficiency was only 18.91%, and science proficiency was 20.17%, both well below state averages. Math has remained particularly weak over several years, while ELA and science have declined from recent highs.

Foster serves a high-need community, with 68.79% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–25. Its student-to-teacher ratio rose to 23.9, higher than the nearby traditional high schools in the available data, which may make individualized support more difficult. Per-student spending was $21,394, moderate compared with nearby schools. Specialized schools such as CHOICE Academy and Highline Open Doors 1418 are not directly comparable because they serve different populations or use different models. Overall, Foster appears more successful at keeping students enrolled through graduation than at producing strong standardized test results; math, science, the recent ELA decline, and subgroup disparities remain important areas for improvement.

910

Students ?

23.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,394

Per pupil spending ?

68.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

4242 S 144th St
Tukwila, WA 98168

(206) 901-7900

District: Tukwila School District

Feeder schools for Foster Senior High School:

Elementary:	Cascade View Elementary
	Thorndyke Elementary
	Tukwila Elementary
Middle:	Showalter Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

37.0%

African American:

24.7%

Asian:

20.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 19th percentile in 2016 → 14th in 2026

Strengths

✓89% graduate in 4 years — above the Washington average (83%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (29% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg25%

Washington avg48%

341^st of 396

Washington public high schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 19% (2016) to bottom 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

218^th of 238Tukwila School District among Washington 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	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	16.9	341 of 396	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.7	375 of 438	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	341 of 437	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	375 of 442	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	351 of 434	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	347 of 455	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	347 of 417	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	244 of 315	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	47.4	184 of 301	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.3	249 of 306	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.8	294 of 341	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	36.7	328 of 454	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.0	345 of 450	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.7	352 of 440	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.9	356 of 423	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	13.7	357 of 402	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	13.2	353 of 396	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.9	337 of 399	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.9	304 of 395	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	33.2	297 of 394	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	31.8	283 of 390	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	23.0	65 of 77	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	7.5	80 of 80	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	32.7	50 of 70	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	74 of 78	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	69 of 89	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	92 of 111	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	85 of 86	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	35 of 54	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	27.3	54 of 81	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	12.4	113 of 119	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	102 of 113	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	84 of 118	28.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.0	100 of 124	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	113 of 136	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	115 of 121	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	76 of 87	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	27.2	81 of 104	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.5	78 of 85	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	44.1	18 of 44	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.8	81 of 102	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	57 of 65	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	14.1	280 of 309	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.4	318 of 350	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	284 of 347	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	336 of 357	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	318 of 368	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	342 of 390	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	305 of 358	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	192 of 243	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	15.3	217 of 236	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.1	222 of 249	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	222 of 248	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	174 of 249	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.5	231 of 261	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.8	157 of 278	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.0	203 of 241	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	132 of 156	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	19.1	285 of 325	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.8	303 of 355	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.8	244 of 356	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.3	289 of 362	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	306 of 370	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.8	247 of 392	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.3	293 of 344	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	184 of 227	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	17.4	282 of 326	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.1	311 of 359	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	293 of 362	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	280 of 358	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	299 of 363	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.2	273 of 395	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.8	305 of 355	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	223 of 254	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	45.3	90 of 170	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	83.1	23 of 161	85.7%	★★★★☆
2019	19.9	143 of 163	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	42.1	72 of 128	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	73.4	26 of 139	81.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	9.4	303 of 319	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	35.7	251 of 373	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.4	126 of 374	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	5.1	369 of 379	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	46.4	214 of 390	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.6	359 of 413	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.4	260 of 382	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)47th percentile+33 vs school

Special Education (2019)44th percentile+27 vs school

Asian (2026)33rd percentile+19 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)22nd percentile+8 vs school

African American (2026)16th percentile~ school

Male (2026)13th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)12th percentile~ school

Female (2026)9th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)8th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)5th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts43%-9 vs state

Science20%-31 vs state

Math19%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WCAS Science (2026)		SBAC English Language Arts (2026)		SBAC Math (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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	WCAS Science 11th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 10th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 10th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Foster Senior High School	Public	9-12	4242 S 144th St	Tukwila	98168	King County	Tukwila School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 901-7900	910	38	23.9	68.8%	76 (8.4%)	225 (24.7%)	337 (37.0%)	186 (20.4%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (3.5%)	51 (5.6%)	16.9	341^st of 396 public high schools	13.9%		16.7	375^th of 438 public high schools	14.4%	34	20.2	20.2	43.5	43.5	18.9	18.9	$21,394	$2,411	$18,983
Tukwila Online Learning	Public, Virtual	6-12	4640 S 144th Street	Tukwila	98168	King County	Tukwila School District	No	No	Yes	No	(206) 901-8018	0	0		—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Dropout Prevention and Reengagement Academy	Public	9-12	800 Oakesdale Ave SW	Renton	98057	King County	Puget Sound Educational Service District 121	No	No	No	No	(425) 917-7839	0	0		—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Talley High School	Public, Magnet	6-12	7800 S 132nd St	Seattle	98178	King County	Renton School District	No	Yes	No	No	(425) 204-2100	248	17	14.2	64.5%	60 (24.2%)	57 (23.0%)	68 (27.4%)	33 (13.3%)	4 (1.6%)	5 (2.0%)	21 (8.5%)	13.2	361^st of 396 public high schools	8.8%		6	426^th of 438 public high schools	2.7%	65	32.3	32.3	25.0	25.0			$29,935	$1,037	$28,898
Highline High School	Public	9-12	225 S 152nd St	Burien	98148	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 631-6700	1,423	66	21.5	67.0%	138 (9.7%)	127 (8.9%)	790 (55.5%)	235 (16.5%)	11 (0.8%)	35 (2.5%)	78 (5.5%)	16.6	344^th of 396 public high schools	13.1%		17.2	371^st of 438 public high schools	15.3%	27	22.7	22.7	43.5	43.5	17.0	17.0	$19,762	$1,344	$18,418
Innovation Heights Academy	Public	9-12	11427 3rd Ave S	Burien	98168	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 631-7750	142	9	15.4	79.6%	24 (16.9%)	15 (10.6%)	82 (57.7%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.1%)	2 (1.4%)	10 (7.0%)								(n/a)			25.0	25.0			$29,560	$2,513	$27,047
Tyee High School	Public	9-12	4424 S 188th St	SeaTac	98188	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 433-2341	644	35	18.5	75.8%	53 (8.2%)	109 (16.9%)	295 (45.8%)	74 (11.5%)	4 (0.6%)	74 (11.5%)	30 (4.7%)	14.2	356^th of 396 public high schools	10.1%		8.6	418^th of 438 public high schools	4.6%	62	19.1	19.1	30.2	30.2	23.3	23.3	$24,801	$1,895	$22,907
Puget Sound Skills Center	Public	10-12	18010 8th Ave S	Seattle	98148	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	No	(206) 631-7300	3	25	.1	—	2 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							$23,300	$1,117	$22,183
Renton Senior High School	Public	9-12	400 S 2nd St	Renton	98055	King County	Renton School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 204-3400	1,208	57	21.0	65.6%	105 (8.7%)	266 (22.0%)	421 (34.9%)	302 (25.0%)	2 (0.2%)	18 (1.5%)	91 (7.5%)	26.5	301^st of 396 public high schools	24.0%		19.6	357^th of 438 public high schools	18.5%	56	34.3	34.3	39.9	39.9	26.1	26.1	$19,699	$1,273	$18,426
Highline Open Doors 1418	Public	9-12	614 SW 120th Street	Burien	98146	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	No	(206) 709-0335	240	7	34.1	48.8%	45 (18.8%)	36 (15.0%)	106 (44.2%)	25 (10.4%)	6 (2.5%)	4 (1.7%)	9 (3.8%)								(n/a)							$16,311	$906	$15,405

Frequently Asked Questions about Foster Senior High School

Is Foster Senior High School a good school?

Foster Senior High School ranks in the bottom 13.9% of Washington high schools.

How many students attend Foster Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 910 students attended Foster Senior High School.

What district is Foster Senior High School in?

Tukwila School District

What is the racial makeup of Foster Senior High School?

Students at Foster Senior High School are 37% Hispanic, 25% African American, 20% Asian, 8% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% Pacific Islander.

What schools feed into Foster Senior High School?

Foster Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cascade View Elementary
Elementary : Thorndyke Elementary
Elementary : Tukwila Elementary
Middle : Showalter Middle School

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Washington State Department of Health and the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.

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