State/Public Elementary Open

Forest Dale Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 10721 Lakeshore Dr W, Carmel, Hamilton County, 46033

652
Pupils
15.3
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Forest Dale Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Carmel, Hamilton County. The school has 652 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Carmel Clay Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in an urban setting. The school employs 42.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 63% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Carmel Clay Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Forest Dale Elementary School enrolls 652 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 42.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.

Male students
322 (49%)
Female students
330 (51%)
Teachers (FTE)
42.5
Student-teacher ratio
15.3:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% White, 9.5% Hispanic or Latino and 6.4% Asian.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White48474%
Hispanic or Latino629.5%
Asian426.4%
Black or African American355.4%
Two or more races284.3%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

147 of the school's 652 students (23%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 140 qualify for free lunch and 7 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, MidsizeGrades Pre-Kโ€“5

Forest Dale Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IN-50, state senate district 30, state house district 39.

School district: Carmel Clay Schools

Forest Dale Elementary School is one of 15 schools in Carmel Clay Schools, based in Carmel, Indiana. The district serves 16,145 students district-wide and employs 967 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 652 students, Forest Dale Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 1,076 students per school.

16,145
District students
15
Schools
967
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

52%
Reading proficient
63%
Math proficient
5%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Midsize

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