Foster High School (Tukwila, Washington)

Foster High School
Location
Tukwila, Washington
United States
Information
Type Public
School district Tukwila School District
Principal Pat Larson[1]
Staff 43.96 (on an FTE basis)[2]
Enrollment 892[2] (2015–16)
Color(s) Purple and White
Nickname Bulldogs
Website http://foster.tukwilaschools.org/

Foster High School is located in Tukwila, Washington. It serves students from 9th grade to 12th grade. It is part of the Tukwila School District, the most diverse school district in the nation.[3] This is a small school district with about 3000 students, and Foster is the only high school in the district.[4]

The school is part of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation small school program.

Demographics

Foster High School is one of the most diverse comprehensive high schools in the United States, having seen an influx of refugees settle in Tukwila since the mid 1990s. As of January 2017 the school had students from 51 nations, speaking 44 different languages at home. English was the most common home language, at approximately 42%, followed by Spanish (16%) Vietnamese (7%), Nepali (5%), Somali(5%) and Burmese (5%).[5]

Second Chance breakfast program

All Foster High School students have the option of a free breakfast either before school or between their first two classes. The Second Chance breakfast program was initially introduced in December 2017 as a pilot program, and won the United States Department of Agriculture Breakfast Champions Food Service Award for Innovation in March 2018. More than half of the school's students were participating in the program by May 2018.[6]

Washington State school districts with 70% or more of their students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch programs must implement an alternate breakfast program by the 2019 school year.[6] Nearly 75% of Foster High School students ere eligible for free or reduced-price lunches in 2015–16.[2]

Notable Alumni

Athletics

Benny Ayala - Former Major League Baseball player

Performing arts

Russel Ramos - Award winning record producer; Collaborator with Frank Ocean

References

  1. ↑ "Information: Foster High School". Tukwila School District. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Foster Senior High School". School Directory Information. National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "Diversity in the Classroom". Remade in America: The Newest Immigrants and Their Impact. The New York Times. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "About the District". Tukwila School District. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  5. ↑ Ben Stocking. ""The Revival of Foster High School: School filled with refugees makes a comeback"". Seattle Times. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  6. 1 2 "Second Chance Breakfast now available for Foster students". Tukwila Reporter. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.

Coordinates: 47°28′30″N 122°16′49″W / 47.47500°N 122.28028°W / 47.47500; -122.28028


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