📍 6800 47th Avenue North, Crystal, Hennepin County, 55427
Forest Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Crystal, Hennepin County. The school has 453 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Robbinsdale Public School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 28.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Forest Elementary enrolls 453 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 45% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 28.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 31% Black or African American, 28% White and 19% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 139 | 31% |
| White | 128 | 28% |
| Two or more races | 88 | 19% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 69 | 15% |
| Asian | 25 | 5.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
329 of the school's 453 students (73%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 282 qualify for free lunch and 47 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.
Forest Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MN-50, state senate district 45.
Forest Elementary is one of 28 schools in ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in NEW HOPE, Minnesota. The district serves 10,810 students district-wide and employs 580 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 453 students, Forest Elementary is larger than the district average of about 386 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large