Foster Senior High School
4242 South 144th St
Seattle WA, 98168, King County
Phone: 206-901-7902
Ranking: (317 out of 331, bottom 4%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Tukwila School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | NA | NA | 42 | 42 | 42 | 40 | 38 | 38 | ||||||
Total Students: | 880 | 938 | 921 | 915 | 907 | 848 | 899 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 202 | 23.0% | 234 | 24.9% | 270 | 29.3% | 288 | 31.5% | 300 | 33.1% | 318 | 37.5% | 226 | 25.1% |
Grade 10: | 211 | 24.0% | 255 | 27.2% | 248 | 26.9% | 257 | 28.1% | 241 | 26.6% | 208 | 24.5% | 209 | 23.2% |
Grade 11: | 232 | 26.4% | 198 | 21.1% | 215 | 23.3% | 196 | 21.4% | 175 | 19.3% | 160 | 18.9% | 294 | 32.7% |
Grade 12: | 235 | 26.7% | 251 | 26.8% | 188 | 20.4% | 174 | 19.0% | 191 | 21.1% | 162 | 19.1% | 170 | 18.9% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 451 | 51.3% | 500 | 53.3% | 488 | 53.0% | 482 | 52.7% | 478 | 52.7% | 438 | 51.7% | 468 | 52.1% |
Female: | 429 | 48.8% | 438 | 46.7% | 433 | 47.0% | 433 | 47.3% | 405 | 44.7% | 389 | 45.9% | 412 | 45.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 7 | 0.8% | 7 | 0.7% | 7 | 0.8% | 11 | 1.2% | 14 | 1.5% | 12 | 1.4% | 18 | 2.0% |
Asian: | 261 | 29.7% | 291 | 31.0% | 271 | 29.4% | 229 | 25.0% | 240 | 26.5% | 185 | 21.8% | 169 | 18.8% |
Hispanic: | 218 | 24.8% | 208 | 22.2% | 199 | 21.6% | 211 | 23.1% | 208 | 22.9% | 172 | 20.3% | 144 | 16.0% |
Black: | 182 | 20.7% | 182 | 19.4% | 175 | 19.0% | 204 | 22.3% | 201 | 22.2% | 218 | 25.7% | 278 | 30.9% |
White: | 137 | 15.6% | 183 | 19.5% | 198 | 21.5% | 198 | 21.6% | 228 | 25.1% | 248 | 29.2% | 275 | 30.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 37 | 4.2% | 40 | 4.3% | 45 | 4.9% | 39 | 4.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 38 | 4.3% | 27 | 2.9% | 26 | 2.8% | 23 | 2.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 602 | 68.4% | 631 | 67.3% | 593 | 64.4% | 566 | 61.9% | 558 | 61.5% | 404 | 47.6% | 421 | 46.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 71 | 8.1% | 80 | 8.5% | 75 | 8.1% | 95 | 10.4% | 93 | 10.3% | 89 | 10.5% | 92 | 10.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 22.26 | 21.74 | 21.60 | 22.52 | 22.30 | 23.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
EOC | ||||||
2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 43.8% | 43.8% | 64.1% |
2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 66.6% | 66.6% | 81.7% |
2011 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 50.5% | 57.3% | 62.4% |
2012 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 60.8% | 64.2% | 71% |
2013 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 75.7% | 77.3% | 80.7% |
2011 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 65.4% | 66% | 72.9% |
2012 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 77.6% | 79.3% | 79.1% |
2013 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 91.4% | 91.5% | 89.4% |
HSPE | ||||||
2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 17.2% | 17.2% | 41.6% |
2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 58.1% | 78.8% |
2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 58.7% | 82.3% |
2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 53.6% | 81.1% |
2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 66.0% | 66.0% | 83.5% |
2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 23.7% | 23.7% | 44.7% |
2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 28.2% | 28.2% | 49.7% |
2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 70.7% | 85.9% |
2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 62.7% | 86% |
2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 64.2% | 85.2% |
2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 65.8% | 84.9% |
WASL | ||||||
2004 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 28.5% | 28.5% | 43.9% |
2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 35% | 35% | 47.5% |
2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 34.1% | 34.1% | 51% |
2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 27% | 27% | 50.2% |
2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 24.8% | 24.8% | 49.3% |
2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 19.4% | 19.4% | 45.2% |
2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 54.2% | 64.5% |
2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 60.4% | 72.9% |
2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 67.6% | 81.9% |
2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 57.7% | 80.6% |
2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 54.4% | 81.3% |
2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 52.4% | 80.9% |
2004 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 17.4% | 17.4% | 32.2% |
2005 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 19.1% | 19.1% | 35.8% |
2006 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 14.9% | 14.9% | 34.9% |
2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 12.2% | 12.2% | 36.3% |
2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 15.8% | 15.8% | 39.7% |
2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 15.4% | 15.4% | 38.6% |
2004 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 51.4% | 51.4% | 65.2% |
2005 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 53.7% | 65.2% |
2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 71.3% | 79.7% |
2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 67.9% | 83.6% |
2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 63.5% | 86.2% |
2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 70.2% | 86.3% |
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* Foster Senior High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.