William Foster Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 1 · Garfield Heights, Ohio
William Foster Elementary School in Garfield Heights, Ohio enrolled 398 students in 2024-25 with 25.0 full-time teachers, 15.9 students per teacher against the Ohio elementary-school median of 17.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 23-27% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 28% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Ohio: 59% and 54.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 22% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 22%
511 students in 2022-23, 445 students in 2023-24, 398 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 32.0 to 25.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 511 | 32.0 | 16.0 |
| 2023-24 | 445 | 28.0 | 15.9 |
| 2024-25 | 398 | 25.0 | 15.9 |
15.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 71 of every 100 Ohio elementary schools
Among the 1,708 Ohio elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 17.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 562 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection William Foster Elementary School enrolled 562 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 134 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 562 of the 562 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions134
- Chronically absent50.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
78.6% of students were Black, 13.1% of two or more races, 6.5% White in 2024-25.
- Black78.6%
- Two or more races13.1%
- White6.5%
- Hispanic1.3%
- Pacific Islander0.5%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at William Foster Elementary School scored proficient or above: 23-27% in reading in 2021-22 and 28% in math in 2022-23, against 59% in reading in 2021-22 and 54.3% in math in 2022-23 across Ohio. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Ohio, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Ohio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 23‑27% | 24‑28% | 59% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 28% | 9‑13% (2021-22) | 54.3% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Garfield Heights
5 public elementary schools in Garfield Heights report 2024-25 enrollment; William Foster Elementary School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Foster Elementary School | 398 | 15.9 | not reported |
| Elmwood Elementary School | 374 | 17.0 | not reported |
| Maple Leaf Elementary School | 326 | 15.5 | not reported |
| The Brilliance School | 259 | 15.2 | 65.4% |
| SMART Academy | 92 | 9.2 | 96.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about William Foster Elementary School
- Maple Leaf Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 326 students, 15.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
- Elmwood Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 374 students, 17.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
- Compare William Foster Elementary School with Maple Leaf Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Garfield Heights City Schools spends per student$16,472 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,472
- The largest public schools in OhioWilliam Foster Elementary School is the number 830 by size of 1,715 Ohio elementary schools open in 2024-25.#830 of 1,715
- Ohio schools by students per teacher15.9 students per teacher here against the Ohio median of 17.4 for elementary schools.15.9:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about William Foster Elementary School
How many students attend William Foster Elementary School?
398 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 511 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Garfield Heights, OH.What is the student-teacher ratio at William Foster Elementary School?
15.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Ohio median for elementary schools is 17.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is William Foster Elementary School a Title I school?
William Foster Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at William Foster Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at William Foster Elementary School scored proficient or above: 23-27% in reading in 2021-22 and 28% in math in 2022-23, against 59% in reading in 2021-22 and 54.3% in math in 2022-23 across Ohio. Ohio's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is William Foster Elementary School in?
Garfield Heights City Schools, NCES district ID 3904404. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 390440400999 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.