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John A. Forrest Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Fair Lawn, Bergen County. The school has 269 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fair Lawn Public School District school district. It serves grades K–4 in a suburban setting. The school employs 25.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.5:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
John A. Forrest Elementary School enrolls 269 students across grades K–4. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 25.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% White, 28% Hispanic or Latino and 17% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 134 | 50% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 74 | 28% |
| Asian | 46 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 3.7% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 1.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
55 of the school's 269 students (20%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 32 qualify for free lunch and 23 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.
John A. Forrest Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ-50, state senate district 38, state house district 38.
John A. Forrest Elementary School is one of 9 schools in Fair Lawn Public School District, based in Fair Lawn, New Jersey. The district serves 5,533 students district-wide and employs 458 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 269 students, John A. Forrest Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 615 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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