Foerster Elementary School
Public elementary school in Houston, Texas · Houston ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Foerster Elementary School serves 531 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 273 schools in Houston ISD. By enrollment it is the 2209th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.8 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 36 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Houston ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482364002455 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Houston ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 531 | 176,727 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.8 | 16.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 98.9% | 79.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 49% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Foerster Elementary School in context
Size
Foerster Elementary School is the 74th largest of Houston ISD's 178 elementary schools; its 531 students are 0.3% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 0.9 miles away with a median enrollment of 322; Foerster Elementary School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 3 with 93 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 56, against an average of 76 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 68 in kindergarten and 69 in grade 5. It also enrolls 56 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 59.9% here and 61.7% across Houston ISD. Black students are next, at 38%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
98.9% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 79.3% across Houston ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 36 full-time-equivalent teachers for 531 students, Foerster Elementary School has 14.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 531 students would have about 35.9 teachers, so Foerster Elementary School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Foerster Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is KIPP Mosaic Primary School, 0.5 miles away in KIPP Texas Public Schools. Within 10 miles there are 176 other elementary schools, 64 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 59.9% |
| Black | 38% |
| Two or more races | 0.9% |
| Asian | 0.6% |
| White | 0.6% |
50.5% of students are girls and 49.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 56 |
| Kindergarten | 68 |
| Grade 1 | 83 |
| Grade 2 | 72 |
| Grade 3 | 93 |
| Grade 4 | 90 |
| Grade 5 | 69 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
14200 Fonmeadow Dr., Houston, TX 77035
Phone: (713)726-3604
Website: houstonisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Foerster Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIPP Mosaic Primary School | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 0.5 mi | 1,092 | 25 | 91.9% |
| Fondren Elementary School | Houston ISD | 0.7 mi | 341 | 15.5 | 93.5% |
| Meyerpark Elementary School | Meyerpark Charter | 0.8 mi | 296 | 14.3 | 95.9% |
| Accelerated Interdisciplinary Academy | Accelerated Intermediate Academy | 0.8 mi | 161 | 19.4 | 99.4% |
| Anderson Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.0 mi | 585 | 15.8 | 97.6% |
| Tinsley Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.4 mi | 590 | 17.9 | 98.5% |
| Step Charter III | Step Charter School | 1.6 mi | 76 | 10.3 | 77.6% |
| Halpin Early Childhood Center | Houston ISD | 1.6 mi | 302 | 15.9 | 99.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.