Foster Elementary School
700 Vermont Ave
Pittsburgh PA, 15234, Allegheny County
Phone: 412-344-2162
Ranking: (92 out of 2,311, top 4%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Mt. Lebanon School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 24 | |||||||
Total Students: | 261 | 274 | 273 | 270 | 275 | 281 | 295 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 36 | 13.8% | 37 | 13.5% | 40 | 14.7% | 45 | 16.7% | 40 | 14.5% | 40 | 14.2% | 52 | 17.6% |
Grade 1: | 34 | 13.0% | 40 | 14.6% | 49 | 17.9% | 44 | 16.3% | 42 | 15.3% | 56 | 19.9% | 50 | 16.9% |
Grade 2: | 37 | 14.2% | 52 | 19.0% | 47 | 17.2% | 40 | 14.8% | 54 | 19.6% | 47 | 16.7% | 44 | 14.9% |
Grade 3: | 58 | 22.2% | 49 | 17.9% | 40 | 14.7% | 51 | 18.9% | 47 | 17.1% | 43 | 15.3% | 50 | 16.9% |
Grade 4: | 50 | 19.2% | 45 | 16.4% | 53 | 19.4% | 47 | 17.4% | 42 | 15.3% | 49 | 17.4% | 47 | 15.9% |
Grade 5: | 46 | 17.6% | 51 | 18.6% | 44 | 16.1% | 43 | 15.9% | 50 | 18.2% | 46 | 16.4% | 52 | 17.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 120 | 46.0% | 136 | 49.6% | 136 | 49.8% | 142 | 52.6% | 141 | 51.3% | 151 | 53.7% | 167 | 56.6% |
Female: | 141 | 54.0% | 138 | 50.4% | 137 | 50.2% | 128 | 47.4% | 125 | 45.5% | 122 | 43.4% | 124 | 42.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 19 | 7.3% | 19 | 6.9% | 17 | 6.2% | 12 | 4.4% | 10 | 3.6% | 10 | 3.6% | 7 | 2.4% |
Hispanic: | 9 | 3.4% | 9 | 3.3% | 9 | 3.3% | 7 | 2.6% | 8 | 2.9% | 7 | 2.5% | 6 | 2.0% |
Black: | 2 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.7% | 3 | 1.1% | 4 | 1.5% | 4 | 1.4% | 6 | 2.0% |
White: | 220 | 84.3% | 236 | 86.1% | 239 | 87.5% | 247 | 91.5% | 252 | 91.6% | 260 | 92.5% | 276 | 93.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 11 | 4.2% | 8 | 2.9% | 6 | 2.2% | 1 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 11 | 4.2% | 6 | 2.2% | 10 | 3.7% | 7 | 2.6% | 6 | 2.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 1.5% | 1 | 0.4% | 6 | 2.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.63 | 14.05 | 14.52 | 15.08 | 14.25 | 12.50 | 12.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 96% | 81% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 95% | 83% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 89.9% | 78.5% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 92% | 80.5% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 93.4% | 81.7% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.8% | 95.4% | 84.5% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 94% | 83.5% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 95.1% | 80% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 91% | 68% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 90% | 69% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 92% | 72.8% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 94.6% | 76.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 91.9% | 77% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 92.8% | 75.2% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 93.8% | 77.2% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 93.4% | 74.1% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 94.2% | 77.2% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.2% | 94% | 78% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 87.7% | 79.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 91.6% | 81.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 94.4% | 84.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.7% | 96% | 85.2% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 97.9% | 82.6% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 92.4% | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 93.5% | 70.1% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 90% | 70.1% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 93.8% | 72.6% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 92% | 72.9% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.7% | 92% | 73.3% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.1% | 94.9% | 72.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.8% | 95.1% | 81.5% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 97.1% | 83.4% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 95.8% | 81.4% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 97.1% | 82.9% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 98.5% | 82.3% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 87.8% | 56.3% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 92.1% | 61.8% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88.5% | 69% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.8% | 92.2% | 66.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 95.1% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 90.1% | 73.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 84.7% | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 93.5% | 74.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 88.3% | 76.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.7% | 92.2% | 73.3% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 83.6% | 58% |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 90.3% | 62.7% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 88.2% | 64.2% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 88% | 60.6% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 93.5% | 60% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 88.1% | 61.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 88.8% | 64.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 85.5% | 64.1% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 87.2% | 67.3% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 89.5% | 65% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 84.1% | 54.1% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 94.3% | 57.3% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 92% | 57.3% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 87.8% | 58.1% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 92.1% | 61.8% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 92.2% | 67.1% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 89% | 64.2% |
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* Foster Elementary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.