William Foster Elementary School

Summary:

William Foster Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 511 students in grades PK-5 in Garfield Heights, Ohio. The school has a predominantly African American student population and is part of the Garfield Heights City Schools district, which is ranked 707 out of 835 districts in Ohio and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

William Foster Elementary faces significant challenges, with consistently high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 38.6% to 49.7% in recent years, well above the state and district averages. Academically, the school's students perform poorly on the Ohio State Tests, with only 28.8% of 3rd-graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 62.3%. The school's statewide ranking has remained in the bottom 20% of Ohio elementary schools for several years. Notably, the school's African American, special education, and low-income student populations perform particularly poorly, ranking in the bottom 15% to 50% of Ohio elementary schools.

The challenges at William Foster Elementary are not unique to the school, as the nearby Maple Leaf Elementary and Elmwood Elementary schools, also part of the Garfield Heights City Schools district, exhibit similar patterns of high chronic absenteeism and low academic performance. In contrast, schools in the neighboring Maple Heights City district, such as J.F. Kennedy School and Barack Obama School, show slightly better academic performance, though still below state averages. Addressing the systemic challenges within the Garfield Heights City Schools district, particularly around attendance and equity, will be crucial for improving outcomes at William Foster Elementary.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-3

 12801 Bangor Ave
       Garfield Heights, OH  44125-3660


(216) 475-8123

District: Garfield Heights City Schools


Students who attend William Foster Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Garfield Heights Middle School
High:    Garfield Heights High School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.9 Help
Number of students:  511

Racial breakdown:

African American:
84.1%
White:
7.4%
Two or more races:
5.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  79.5% Help


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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
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Schooldigger Rankings:

William Foster Elementary School was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

Garfield Heights City Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Garfield Heights City Schools 713th of 839 Ohio school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for William Foster Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at William Foster Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2014 40.19 1202nd 1687 28.7%
2015 33.11 1231st 1684 26.9%
2016 37.40 1163rd 1678 30.7%
2017 38.88 1139th 1651 31.0%
2018 37.72 1139th 1636 30.4%
2019 21.74 1341st 1676 20.0%
2021 9.65 1427th 1610 11.4%
2022 9.70 1420th 1588 10.6%
2023 17.34 1283rd 1596 19.6%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at William Foster Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 5.40 139th 139 0.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at William Foster Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 18.79 771st 856 9.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at William Foster Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.23 921st 1465 37.1%
2019 32.97 1087th 1465 25.8%
2021 11.16 1256th 1404 10.5%
2022 11.99 1262nd 1419 11.1%
2023 22.74 1136th 1447 21.5%
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Rank History for Female students at William Foster Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.47 996th 1518 34.4%
2019 18.58 1258th 1502 16.2%
2021 10.58 1262nd 1467 14.0%
2022 7.37 1368th 1488 8.1%
2023 19.35 1185th 1483 20.1%
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Rank History for Disabled students at William Foster Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.70 901st 1021 11.8%
2019 8.83 945th 956 1.2%
2021 25.78 603rd 765 21.2%
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Rank History for Male students at William Foster Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.35 1186th 1536 22.8%
2019 23.47 1226th 1535 20.1%
2021 6.24 1398th 1499 6.7%
2022 8.82 1363rd 1518 10.2%
2023 12.80 1279th 1498 14.6%
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Rank History for African American students at William Foster Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.16 140th 598 76.6%
2019 46.39 313th 605 48.3%
2021 27.00 388th 533 27.2%
2022 25.92 457th 601 24.0%
2023 44.16 306th 610 49.8%
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Rank History for White students at William Foster Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.06 646th 1309 50.6%
2019 53.64 699th 1271 45.0%
2021 6.66 1163rd 1249 6.9%
2022 4.78 1183rd 1242 4.8%
2023 21.20 1036th 1215 14.7%
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Data source: test scores: Ohio Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Ohio Department of Education

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Enrollment information for William Foster Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 574 58 6 3 0 n/a n/a 0 641
1989 563 60 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 626
1990 568 62 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 633
1991 542 69 3 4 0 n/a n/a 0 618
1992 529 77 6 5 0 n/a n/a 0 617
1993 503 94 3 3 1 n/a n/a 0 604
1994 501 91 6 4 0 n/a n/a 0 602
1995 509 103 8 2 2 n/a n/a 0 624
1996 509 103 8 2 2 n/a n/a 0 624
1997 443 95 9 1 0 n/a n/a 0 548
1998 453 100 8 3 0 n/a n/a 0 564
1999 465 92 9 5 0 n/a n/a 0 571
2000 464 100 11 4 0 n/a n/a 0 579
2001 463 97 11 9 2 n/a n/a 0 582
2002 563 142 15 10 0 n/a n/a 34 764
2003 563 142 15 10 0 n/a n/a 34 764
2004 526 151 19 13 0 n/a n/a 34 743
2005 537 183 22 8 0 n/a n/a 37 787
2006 512 234 22 11 0 n/a n/a 38 817
2007 368 234 19 5 0 n/a n/a 36 662
2008 356 291 15 12 0 n/a n/a 45 719
2009 305 314 16 20 0 n/a n/a 48 703
2010 275 332 13 18 0 n/a n/a 35 673
2011 272 328 12 23 0 1 41 0 677
2012 217 365 8 26 2 0 34 0 652
2013 160 328 6 20 1 0 25 0 540
2014 175 423 6 24 1 0 33 0 662
2015 175 439 9 18 0 1 29 0 671
2016 166 477 7 19 1 1 32 0 703
2017 125 464 4 23 2 0 34 0 652
2018 106 485 3 18 0 1 45 0 658
2019 87 514 5 21 1 1 45 0 674
2020 76 514 4 15 0 0 63 0 672
2021 59 469 3 14 0 0 54 0 599
2022 45 459 0 11 0 0 39 0 554
2023 38 430 1 15 0 1 26 0 511

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at William Foster Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 641 29.0 22.1 0
1989 626 28.0 22.3 n/a
1990 633 28.0 22.6 n/a
1991 618 28.1 21.9 n/a
1992 617 25.0 24.6 19.6
1993 604 28.0 21.6 24.5
1994 602 31.0 19.4 24.1
1995 624 30.0 20.8 23.6
1996 624 30.0 20.8 23.6
1997 548 27.0 20.3 21.5
1998 564 28.0 20.1 19.7
1999 571 28.0 20.4 27.8
2000 579 29.0 20.0 28.8
2001 582 30.0 19.4 29.4
2002 764 40.0 19.1 32.1
2003 764 40.0 19.1 32.1
2004 743 37.0 20.1 36.4
2005 787 38.7 20.3 35.9
2006 817 36.8 22.2 45.2
2007 662 30.5 21.7 54.2
2008 719 33.0 21.8 n/a
2009 703 34.0 20.7 57.4
2010 673 32.5 20.7 60.2
2011 677 32.0 21.1 58.9
2012 652 34.5 18.8 60.7
2013 540 29.5 18.3 66.1
2014 662 33.5 19.7 71.6
2015 671 n/a n/a 73.8
2016 703 36.0 19.5 76.2
2017 652 34.0 19.1 77.9
2018 658 33.0 19.9 79.5
2019 674 32.0 21.0 n/a
2020 672 31.0 21.6 n/a
2021 599 31.0 19.3 n/a
2022 554 n/a n/a n/a
2023 511 32.0 15.9 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio William Foster Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 641 29.0 22.1 0
1989 626 28.0 22.3 n/a
1990 633 28.0 22.6 n/a
1991 618 28.1 21.9 n/a
1992 617 25.0 24.6 19.6
1993 604 28.0 21.6 24.5
1994 602 31.0 19.4 24.1
1995 624 30.0 20.8 23.6
1996 624 30.0 20.8 23.6
1997 548 27.0 20.3 21.5
1998 564 28.0 20.1 19.7
1999 571 28.0 20.4 27.8
2000 579 29.0 20.0 28.8
2001 582 30.0 19.4 29.4
2002 764 40.0 19.1 32.1
2003 764 40.0 19.1 32.1
2004 743 37.0 20.1 36.4
2005 787 38.7 20.3 35.9
2006 817 36.8 22.2 45.2
2007 662 30.5 21.7 54.2
2008 719 33.0 21.8 n/a
2009 703 34.0 20.7 57.4
2010 673 32.5 20.7 60.2
2011 677 32.0 21.1 58.9
2012 652 34.5 18.8 60.7
2013 540 29.5 18.3 66.1
2014 662 33.5 19.7 71.6
2015 671 n/a n/a 73.8
2016 703 36.0 19.5 76.2
2017 652 34.0 19.1 77.9
2018 658 33.0 19.9 79.5
2019 674 32.0 21.0 n/a
2020 672 31.0 21.6 n/a
2021 599 31.0 19.3 n/a
2022 554 n/a n/a n/a
2023 511 32.0 15.9 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for William Foster Elementary School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $9,413
2022 $5,943
2023 $6,741

Data source: Ohio Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on William Foster Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1341st of 1676 Elementary schoolsRanks 1283rd of 1596 Elementary schools
 0.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (William Foster Elementary School)44.335.4
 8.9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Garfield Heights City Schools)42.731.9
 10.8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Ohio)67.162.2
 4.9%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (William Foster Elementary School)4128.8
 12.2%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Garfield Heights City Schools)43.129.8
 13.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)66.762.3
 4.4%
4th Grade Mathematics (William Foster Elementary School)57.418.2
 39.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Garfield Heights City Schools)53.622.8
 30.8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)74.366.8
 7.5%
4th Grade English Language Arts (William Foster Elementary School)51.624.7
 26.9%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Garfield Heights City Schools)53.121.4
 31.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)63.358.9
 4.4%
5th Grade Science (William Foster Elementary School)41.243.2
 2%
   5th Grade Science (Garfield Heights City Schools)36.532.1
 4.4%
   5th Grade Science (Ohio)6563.9
 1.1%
5th Grade Mathematics (William Foster Elementary School)32.435.8
 3.4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Garfield Heights City Schools)25.119.4
 5.7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)62.556.6
 5.9%
5th Grade English Language Arts (William Foster Elementary School)47.644.4
 3.2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Garfield Heights City Schools)4833.8
 14.2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)69.867.4
 2.4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students674511
 24.2%
African American514430
 16.3%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian51
 80%
Hispanic2115
 28.6%
Pacific Islander11
White8738
 56.3%
Two or More Races4526
 42.2%


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Students at William Foster Elementary School are 84% African American, 7% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

Students who attend William Foster Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Garfield Heights Middle School
High : Garfield Heights High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 511 students attended William Foster Elementary School.


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