📍 95 Burwell Rd., West Haven, South Central Connecticut Planning Region, 06516
Forest School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in West Haven, South Central Connecticut Planning Region. The school has 410 pupils enrolled. It is part of the West Haven School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a suburban setting. The school employs 38.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
Forest School enrolls 410 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 38.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% Hispanic or Latino, 29% Black or African American and 14% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 197 | 48% |
| Black or African American | 120 | 29% |
| White | 59 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 5.4% |
| Asian | 11 | 2.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
278 of the school's 410 students (68%) 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.
Forest School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Forest School is one of 9 schools in West Haven School District, based in West Haven, Connecticut. The district serves 5,950 students district-wide and employs 501 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 410 students, Forest School is smaller than the district average of about 661 students per school.