Is Forest Road School a good school?

Forest Road School ranks 278 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Forest Road School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 336 students attended Forest Road School.

What is the racial makeup of Forest Road School?

Students at Forest Road School are 38% Asian, 35% African American, 18% Hispanic, 4% White, 4% Two or more races.

Forest Road School

Summary:

Forest Road School is an exceptional elementary school located in Valley Stream, New York, serving 330 students in grades PK-6. As part of the Valley Stream 30 Union Free School District, which is ranked 128 out of 865 school districts in New York, Forest Road School consistently ranks in the top 15% of New York elementary schools, with a current ranking of 278 out of 2,445 schools.

The school's academic performance is truly impressive, with students significantly outperforming state and district averages in English Language Arts, Math, and Science assessments across all grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 76.19% of 5th-grade students at Forest Road School were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 59.48% in the district and 43.68% statewide. In Math, 82.93% of 5th-grade students at Forest Road School were proficient or better, compared to 66.67% in the district and 48.93% statewide. The school's exceptional performance extends to supporting the academic achievement of specific student subgroups, particularly African American students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

When compared to nearby schools, Forest Road School stands out for its consistently high academic performance, with significantly higher proficiency rates in ELA and Math than other schools in the Valley Stream 30 Union Free School District. This success can be attributed to the school's high per-student spending of $22,769 and low student-to-teacher ratio of 11:1, which allow for more individualized attention and support for students.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

16 Forest Rd
Valley Stream, NY 11581-2411

(516) 434-3803

District: Valley Stream 30 Union Free School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
278^th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $22,769

Student/teacher ratio: 11.4

Number of students: 336

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

37.5%

African American:

34.5%

Hispanic:

18.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 30.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Forest Road School ranks better than 88.6% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 2^nd among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Valley Stream 30 Union Free School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 86.76. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Forest Road School has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Valley Stream 30 Union Free School District. Student population at Forest Road School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Asian (37.5%), African American (34.5%), Hispanic (18.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 30.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Valley Stream 30 Union Free School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Forest Road School is 11.4, which is the lowest among 3 elementary schools in the Valley Stream 30 Union Free School District! (See more...)

Compare Forest Road School employs 29.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Forest Road School is $22,769, which is the highest among 3 elementary schools in the Valley Stream 30 Union Free School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Forest Road School:

SchoolDigger ranks Forest Road School 278^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Forest Road School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Valley Stream 30 Union Free School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Valley Stream 30 Union Free School District 128^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Forest Road School

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Rank History for all students at Forest Road School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	81.79	265^th	2206	88.0%
2007	84.54	142^nd	2219	93.6%
2008	72.09	647^th	2227	70.9%
2009	81.46	203^rd	2257	91.0%
2010	82.34	273^rd	2263	87.9%
2011	80.91	346^th	2286	84.9%
2012	88.54	128^th	2320	94.5%
2013	78.11	418^th	2325	82.0%
2014	85.61	243^rd	2345	89.6%
2015	76.16	500^th	2352	78.7%
2016	88.42	169^th	2366	92.9%
2017	82.14	347^th	2386	85.5%
2018	79.25	410^th	2395	82.9%
2019	80.18	421^st	2413	82.6%
2021	80.17	362^nd	2201	83.6%
2022	84.71	321^st	2434	86.8%
2023	86.39	305^th	2439	87.5%
2024	86.76	278^th	2445	88.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Forest Road School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	48.95	787^th	1941	59.5%
2019	49.58	700^th	1859	62.3%
2023	15.69	1984^th	2016	1.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Forest Road School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	76.17	334^th	2045	83.7%
2019	82.86	246^th	2032	87.9%
2021	77.81	232^nd	1678	86.2%
2022	80.22	264^th	2099	87.4%
2023	73.99	397^th	2041	80.5%
2024	65.44	543^rd	2078	73.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Forest Road School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	78.03	416^th	2338	82.2%
2019	79.79	403^rd	2357	82.9%
2021	82.54	251^st	1955	87.2%
2022	85.81	276^th	2401	88.5%
2023	86.62	267^th	2403	88.9%
2024	85.83	273^rd	2413	88.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Forest Road School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	78.11	418^th	2340	82.1%
2019	78.69	433^rd	2358	81.6%
2021	70.72	509^th	1961	74.0%
2022	80.30	389^th	2400	83.8%
2023	82.62	347^th	2400	85.5%
2024	83.58	314^th	2411	87.0%

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Rank History for Asian students at Forest Road School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	54.17	329^th	601	45.3%
2019	54.17	294^th	548	46.4%
2021	66.83	146^th	430	66.0%
2022	64.24	264^th	671	60.7%
2023	65.63	219^th	605	63.8%
2024	65.14	245^th	662	63.0%

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Rank History for African American students at Forest Road School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	79.34	152^nd	948	84.0%
2019	88.57	73^rd	891	91.8%
2021	88.31	40^th	427	90.6%
2022	88.81	73^rd	936	92.2%
2023	86.90	82^nd	857	90.4%
2024	87.02	79^th	927	91.5%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, 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.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for Forest Road School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	204	1	12	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	227
1990	214	0	17	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	240
1991	222	0	20	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	250
1992	230	0	19	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	256
1993	248	3	21	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	280
1994	259	4	18	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	289
1995	233	6	38	21	0	n/a	n/a	0	298
1996	233	6	38	21	0	n/a	n/a	0	298
1997	212	20	55	27	0	n/a	n/a	0	314
1998	200	22	68	28	0	n/a	n/a	0	318
1999	191	28	67	32	0	n/a	n/a	0	318
2000	151	42	74	32	0	n/a	n/a	0	299
2001	122	55	92	31	0	n/a	n/a	0	300
2002	93	78	107	25	0	n/a	n/a	0	303
2003	93	78	107	25	0	n/a	n/a	0	303
2004	81	92	105	31	0	n/a	n/a	0	309
2005	70	90	101	39	1	n/a	n/a	0	301
2006	45	102	86	53	0	n/a	n/a	0	286
2007	46	104	98	48	0	n/a	n/a	4	300
2008	34	111	86	45	16	n/a	n/a	5	297
2009	26	118	84	40	0	n/a	n/a	11	279
2010	15	105	105	45	0	n/a	n/a	2	272
2011	27	139	110	39	0	0	0	0	315
2012	20	125	93	56	0	10	5	0	309
2013	20	156	98	55	0	6	10	0	345
2014	18	141	111	59	0	0	10	0	339
2015	17	144	122	58	0	0	15	0	356
2016	19	141	127	56	0	0	16	0	359
2017	20	131	124	48	1	1	15	0	340
2018	16	130	141	50	2	4	21	0	364
2019	15	139	131	56	2	6	18	0	367
2020	13	128	119	56	2	7	17	0	342
2021	8	107	116	58	2	6	15	0	312
2022	14	108	123	60	2	5	16	0	328
2023	16	108	123	63	3	4	13	0	330
2024	14	116	126	62	3	3	12	0	336

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 Forest Road School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	227	16.0	14.1	n/a
1990	240	19.5	12.3	n/a
1991	250	18.9	13.2	n/a
1992	256	19.9	12.8	n/a
1993	280	18.0	15.6	n/a
1994	289	17.0	17.0	1.7
1995	298	21.4	13.9	4.4
1996	298	21.4	13.9	4.4
1997	314	23.0	13.7	5.4
1998	318	23.5	13.5	5.7
1999	318	22.5	14.1	2.2
2000	299	23.5	12.7	9.4
2001	300	24.0	12.5	11.3
2002	303	23.0	13.2	13.2
2003	303	23.0	13.2	13.2
2004	309	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	301	23.3	12.9	18.9
2006	286	26.0	11.0	16.1
2007	300	25.0	12.0	17.6
2008	297	27.0	11.0	19.5
2009	279	28.0	10.0	17.2
2010	272	26.0	10.4	16.3
2011	315	28.6	10.9	19.7
2012	309	25.0	12.3	22.3
2013	345	29.0	11.8	24.3
2014	339	30.0	11.3	23.9
2015	356	23.0	15.4	33.7
2016	359	23.0	15.6	33.4
2017	340	24.9	13.6	36.2
2018	364	27.0	13.4	42
2019	367	24.0	15.2	44.1
2020	342	31.0	11.0	37.4
2021	312	28.6	10.8	38.8
2022	328	31.5	10.3	37.5
2023	330	29.8	11.0	30
2024	336	29.2	11.4	30.4

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 Forest Road School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	227	16.0	14.1	n/a
1990	240	19.5	12.3	n/a
1991	250	18.9	13.2	n/a
1992	256	19.9	12.8	n/a
1993	280	18.0	15.6	n/a
1994	289	17.0	17.0	1.7
1995	298	21.4	13.9	4.4
1996	298	21.4	13.9	4.4
1997	314	23.0	13.7	5.4
1998	318	23.5	13.5	5.7
1999	318	22.5	14.1	2.2
2000	299	23.5	12.7	9.4
2001	300	24.0	12.5	11.3
2002	303	23.0	13.2	13.2
2003	303	23.0	13.2	13.2
2004	309	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	301	23.3	12.9	18.9
2006	286	26.0	11.0	16.1
2007	300	25.0	12.0	17.6
2008	297	27.0	11.0	19.5
2009	279	28.0	10.0	17.2
2010	272	26.0	10.4	16.3
2011	315	28.6	10.9	19.7
2012	309	25.0	12.3	22.3
2013	345	29.0	11.8	24.3
2014	339	30.0	11.3	23.9
2015	356	23.0	15.4	33.7
2016	359	23.0	15.6	33.4
2017	340	24.9	13.6	36.2
2018	364	27.0	13.4	42
2019	367	24.0	15.2	44.1
2020	342	31.0	11.0	37.4
2021	312	28.6	10.8	38.8
2022	328	31.5	10.3	37.5
2023	330	29.8	11.0	30
2024	336	29.2	11.4	30.4

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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