📍 200 Forest Ave, West Babylon, Suffolk County, 11704
Forest Avenue School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in West Babylon, Suffolk County. The school has 271 pupils enrolled. It is part of the West Babylon Union Free School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 28.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.6:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Forest Avenue School enrolls 271 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 28.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% White, 39% Hispanic or Latino and 13% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 112 | 41% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 106 | 39% |
| Black or African American | 34 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 4.1% |
| Asian | 7 | 2.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
107 of the school's 271 students (39%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 92 qualify for free lunch and 15 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 Avenue 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-20, state senate district 4, state house district 9.
Forest Avenue School is one of 7 schools in WEST BABYLON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in WEST BABYLON, New York. The district serves 3,699 students district-wide and employs 335 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 271 students, Forest Avenue School is smaller than the district average of about 528 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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