Foster El School

700 Vermont Ave

School District

Mt Lebanon
Grade

K-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:13
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on August 14, 2021

Principal Ramsey is an excellent educator and leader. My two children with learning differences excelled with the support provided here, going from having reading difficulties to testing in the 90th percentile. Mrs. Phillips is incredible as well.Unfortunately all that support disappears when you get to Mellon. Move to the other side of Lebo when your kids hit middle school.
Submitted by parent on March 24, 2017

This school has a caring and dedicated staff that makes learning fun and school enjoyable! The curriculum is great and teachers that my daughter has had have been wonderful. It is a small neighborhood school with a dedicated PTA and principal. We moved in to the district when my daughter started 2nd grade and she has loved it - I now can't imagine sending my children anywhere else!
Submitted by parent on February 25, 2017

We moved to the neighborhood for the school and have never been disappointed. The principal is especially fantastic. His competency trickles down to the teachers and staff. Great little school.
Submitted by parent on March 12, 2014

The teaching staff will need courses on behavioral management. Foster was built on excellence and the younger teachers entering this school need to keep those standards high.
Submitted by parent on January 06, 2014

I came to Mount Lebanon for a wonderful school system. Definitely not what I got. A majority of the teachers in the upper elementary grades don't seem to have teaching as their #1 priority. My son came home saying that his teacher accidentally uses a bad word or swearing word all the time and she tells the students not to tell anybody. I think the administration needs to be informed of this- That's not right.
Submitted by other on December 06, 2013

The school is tiny and parking is tight. The school seems moderate in its capabilities. Almost all female teachers. Maybe open the school up a little bit more and have a little more diversity in the teachers.