Foster Elementary School
Public elementary school in Arlington, Texas · Arlington ISD · Grades Pre-K–6
Foster Elementary School serves 524 students in grades Pre-K–6 in Arlington (Tarrant County). It is one of 73 schools in Arlington ISD. By enrollment it is the 2297th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 13 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than 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 ÷ 40.36 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–6 |
| District | Arlington ISD |
| County | Tarrant County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480870000245 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Arlington ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 524 | 53,339 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 13 | 14.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 84.7% | 75.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 19% 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.
Foster Elementary School in context
Size
Foster Elementary School is the 25th largest of Arlington ISD's 52 elementary schools; its 524 students are 1% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.5 miles away and have a median of 569 students, so Foster Elementary School is close to their typical size.
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 2 with 80 students, and its smallest is grade 5 with 53, against an average of 66 per grade. This year grade 6 has 15% more students than kindergarten (70 against 61). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 61 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 69.3% of enrollment, a higher share than across Arlington ISD (50.8%). Black students are next, at 20.8%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
84.7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 75.1% across Arlington 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
Foster Elementary School has 40.36 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 524 students would have about 35.4 teachers, so Foster Elementary School has 5 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other elementary school is Burgin Elementary School, 1.2 miles away in the same district. There are 56 elementary schools within 5 miles and 154 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 69.3% |
| Black | 20.8% |
| White | 4.4% |
| Two or more races | 2.9% |
| Asian | 2.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.6% |
45.4% of students are girls and 54.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 61 |
| Kindergarten | 61 |
| Grade 1 | 68 |
| Grade 2 | 80 |
| Grade 3 | 70 |
| Grade 4 | 61 |
| Grade 5 | 53 |
| Grade 6 | 70 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1025 High Point Rd, Arlington, TX 76015
Phone: (682)867-5350
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Foster Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burgin Elementary School | Arlington ISD | 1.2 mi | 561 | 12.5 | 90.7% |
| Short Elementary School | Arlington ISD | 1.3 mi | 406 | 12.7 | 82.5% |
| McNutt Elementary School | Arlington ISD | 1.4 mi | 675 | 14.9 | 83.4% |
| Morton Elementary School | Arlington ISD | 1.4 mi | 446 | 12.4 | 92.2% |
| Key Elementary School | Arlington ISD | 1.5 mi | 391 | 12.1 | 81.8% |
| Newman International Academy of Arlington | Newman International Academy of Arlington | 1.7 mi | 663 | 18.1 | 47.5% |
| Williams Elementary School | Arlington ISD | 1.7 mi | 577 | 13.4 | 86.1% |
| South Davis Elementary School | Arlington ISD | 1.8 mi | 669 | 14.5 | 90.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.