Foster Middle School
Public middle school (charter) in Longview, Texas · Longview ISD · Grades 6–8
Foster Middle School serves 788 students in grades 6–8 in Longview (Gregg County). It is one of 14 schools in Longview ISD. By enrollment it is the 576th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 14 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 56.12 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Longview ISD |
| County | Gregg County |
| Area type | City, small |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482811003140 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Longview ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 788 | 8,138 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 14 | 13.4 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 83.5% | 82.4% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 43% of Texas middle 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 Middle School in context
Size
Of the 3 middle schools in Longview ISD, Foster Middle School is the largest, with 9.7% of the district's students. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 7.8 miles away and have a median of 605 students, so Foster Middle School is larger than most of them.
As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
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 8 with 285 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 239, against an average of 263 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 264 in grade 6 and 285 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 47.3% of enrollment, a higher share than across Longview ISD (42.9%). Black students are next, at 32.9%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
83.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 82.4% across Longview ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle 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 Middle School has 56.12 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 788 students would have about 54.7 teachers, so Foster Middle School has 1.4 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, small, which means it is inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people. The nearest other middle school is Forest Park Magnet School, 3.1 miles away in the same district. There are 2 middle schools within 5 miles and 8 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 47.3% |
| Black | 32.9% |
| White | 14.8% |
| Two or more races | 3.2% |
| Asian | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
44.5% of students are girls and 55.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 264 |
| Grade 7 | 239 |
| Grade 8 | 285 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1504 Mlk, Longview, TX 75602
Phone: (903)446-2710
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Foster Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Park Magnet School | Longview ISD | 3.1 mi | 474 | 10.5 | 91.6% |
| Pine Tree Middle School | Pine Tree ISD | 4.4 mi | 671 | 15.3 | 74.5% |
| Pine Tree Junior High School | Pine Tree ISD | 5.1 mi | 683 | 14.3 | 67.9% |
| Spring Hill Junior High School | Spring Hill ISD | 7.7 mi | 451 | 16 | 41% |
| Judson STEAM Academy | Longview ISD | 8.0 mi | 538 | 10.8 | 76.8% |
| Hallsville Junior High School | Hallsville ISD | 8.4 mi | 768 | 12.7 | 40.4% |
| Hallsville Intermediate School | Hallsville ISD | 8.6 mi | 759 | 11.8 | 44% |
| White Oak Middle School | White Oak ISD | 9.4 mi | 362 | 13 | 39.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Longview ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bramlette STEAM Academy | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 421 |
| Clarence W Bailey Elementary School | Elementary | 1–5 | 283 |
| East Texas Montessori Prep Academy | Elementary | Pre-K–K | 1,039 |
| Forest Park Magnet School | Middle | 6–8 | 474 |
| Hudson Elementary School | Elementary | 1–5 | 452 |
| J L Everhart Magnet Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 424 |
| Johnston-Mcqueen Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 464 |
| Judson STEAM Academy | Middle | 6–8 | 538 |
| Juvenile Detent Center | Other | 4–12 | 19 |
| Lead Academy High School | High | 9–12 | 201 |
| Longview High School | High | 9–12 | 2,272 |
| Ned E Williams Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 352 |
| Ware Elementary School | Elementary | 1–5 | 411 |