📍 125 Liberty St, Beacon, Dutchess County, 12508
J V Forrestal Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Beacon, Dutchess County. The school has 224 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Beacon City School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 20.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1. 75% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
J V Forrestal Elementary School enrolls 224 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 20.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% White, 32% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 109 | 49% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 72 | 32% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 11% |
| Black or African American | 16 | 7.2% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
86 of the school's 224 students (38%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 72 qualify for free lunch and 14 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.
J V Forrestal Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 41, state house district 104.
J V Forrestal Elementary School is one of 6 schools in BEACON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in BEACON, New York. The district serves 2,613 students district-wide and employs 251 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 224 students, J V Forrestal Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 436 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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