Forest Avenue School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Glen Ridge, New Jersey
Forest Avenue School in Glen Ridge, New Jersey enrolled 127 students in 2024-25 with 11.5 full-time teachers, 11.0 students per teacher against the New Jersey elementary-school median of 11.2. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 18% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 7%
154 students in 2022-23, 145 students in 2023-24, 127 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 12.3 to 11.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 154 | 12.3 | 12.5 |
| 2023-24 | 145 | 11.8 | 12.3 |
| 2024-25 | 127 | 11.5 | 11.0 |
11.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 55 of every 100 New Jersey elementary schools
Among the 1,483 New Jersey elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.2; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 370 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Forest Avenue School enrolled 122 students and had 0.3 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.3, one per 370 of the 122 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent5.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
77.2% of students were White, 8.7% Hispanic, 7.1% Asian in 2024-25.
- White77.2%
- Hispanic8.7%
- Asian7.1%
- Two or more races6.3%
- Black0.8%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Glen Ridge
3 public elementary schools in Glen Ridge report 2024-25 enrollment; Forest Avenue School is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgewood Avenue School | 540 | 13.3 | 0.6% |
| Linden Avenue School | 153 | 12.2 | not reported |
| Forest Avenue School | 127 | 11.0 | 1.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Forest Avenue School
- Watchung Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 406 students, 11.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
- Franklin Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 352 students, 10.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- Compare Forest Avenue School with Watchung Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Glen Ridge Public Schools spends per student$23,476 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$23,476
- The largest public schools in New JerseyForest Avenue School is the number 1,441 by size of 1,485 New Jersey elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,441 of 1,485
- New Jersey schools by students per teacher11.0 students per teacher here against the New Jersey median of 11.2 for elementary schools.11.0:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Forest Avenue School
How many students attend Forest Avenue School?
127 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 154 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Glen Ridge, NJ.What is the student-teacher ratio at Forest Avenue School?
11.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Jersey median for elementary schools is 11.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Forest Avenue School a Title I school?
Forest Avenue School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).What district is Forest Avenue School in?
Glen Ridge Public Schools, NCES district ID 3405940. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 340594002096 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.