📍 500 Migeon Ave., Torrington, Northwest Hills Planning Region, 06790
Forbes School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Torrington, Northwest Hills Planning Region. The school has 310 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Torrington School District school district. It serves grades 4–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
Forbes School enrolls 310 students across grades 4–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% White, 41% Hispanic or Latino and 4.8% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 148 | 48% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 127 | 41% |
| Asian | 15 | 4.8% |
| Black or African American | 14 | 4.5% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
188 of the school's 310 students (61%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Forbes School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Forbes School is one of 6 schools in Torrington School District, based in Torrington, Connecticut. The district serves 3,911 students district-wide and employs 334 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 310 students, Forbes School is smaller than the district average of about 652 students per school.