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Foster Elementary

Compton Unified Compton Los Angeles County 90221
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
748 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
400 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
25:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
93%
Teachers
16 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 85.5%
White 1.0%
Black 12.8%
Other 0.8%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Foster Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard36.2%
Met Standard28.6%
Below Standard35.2%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "65% proficient" for Foster Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

36.2% of students exceeded standard while 28.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 15.2 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 15.7 points above the Compton Unified district average of 20.5%. Compared to the 41 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 20.9 points higher (vs 15.3% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Students here improve by 9.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 2.1%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
36.2%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
64.8%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+9.3pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
2.1%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
0.0%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
748
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 64 26.6% 25.0% 28.1% 20.3% 51.6%
4th 62 51.6% 21.0% 11.3% 16.1% 72.6%
5th 61 52.5% 21.3% 9.8% 16.4% 73.8%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 64 26.6% 32.8% 14.1% 26.6% 59.4%
4th 62 43.5% 32.3% 9.7% 14.5% 75.8%
5th 61 16.4% 39.3% 29.5% 14.8% 55.7%