📍 651 Forest St, Orange, Essex County, 07050
Forest Street Community Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Orange, Essex County. The school has 375 pupils enrolled. It is part of the ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–7 in a suburban setting. The school employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Forest Street Community Elementary School enrolls 375 students across grades Pre-K–7. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 28 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% Hispanic or Latino, 44% Black or African American and 2.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 196 | 52% |
| Black or African American | 166 | 44% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 2.1% |
| White | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
327 of the school's 375 students (87%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 290 qualify for free lunch and 37 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Forest Street Community Elementary School 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 NJ At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 34, state house district 34.
Forest Street Community Elementary School is one of 12 schools in ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District, based in ORANGE, New Jersey. The district serves 5,967 students district-wide and employs 468 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 375 students, Forest Street Community Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 497 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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