📍 7300 Cottage St, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, 19136
Forrest Edwin Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The school has 799 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Philadelphia City SD school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 55.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Forrest Edwin Sch enrolls 799 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 55.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% Hispanic or Latino, 29% Black or African American and 12% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 368 | 46% |
| Black or African American | 234 | 29% |
| White | 98 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 57 | 7.1% |
| Asian | 41 | 5.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
799 of the school's 799 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 799 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Forrest Edwin Sch is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 PA-20, state senate district 5, state house district 173.
Forrest Edwin Sch is one of 219 schools in Philadelphia City SD, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The district serves 120,057 students district-wide and employs 8,143 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 799 students, Forrest Edwin Sch is larger than the district average of about 548 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large