Forest Avenue School
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 4 · Verona, New Jersey
Forest Avenue School in Verona, New Jersey enrolled 230 students in 2024-25 with 13.6 full-time teachers, 16.9 students per teacher against the New Jersey elementary-school median of 11.2. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 65-69% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 65-69% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New Jersey: 48.6% and 37.6%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 11%
215 students in 2022-23, 234 students in 2023-24, 230 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 15.3 to 13.6.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 215 | 15.3 | 14.1 |
| 2023-24 | 234 | 14.8 | 15.8 |
| 2024-25 | 230 | 13.6 | 16.9 |
16.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 98 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 420 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Forest Avenue School enrolled 210 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 420 of the 210 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent7.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
85.2% of students were White, 6.5% Hispanic, 3.9% Asian in 2024-25.
- White85.2%
- Hispanic6.5%
- Asian3.9%
- Two or more races3.9%
- Black0.4%
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.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Forest Avenue School scored proficient or above: 65-69% in reading in 2021-22 and 65-69% in math in 2022-23, against 48.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 37.6% in math in 2022-23 across New Jersey. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New Jersey, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | New Jersey |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 65‑69% | 53% | 48.6% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 65‑69% | 46% (2021-22) | 37.6% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Verona
4 public elementary schools in Verona report 2024-25 enrollment; Forest Avenue School is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laning Avenue School | 261 | 11.9 | 1.1% |
| Frederic N. Brown Elementary School | 247 | 12.5 | 1.2% |
| Forest Avenue School | 230 | 16.9 | not reported |
| Brookdale Avenue School | 134 | 12.3 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Forest Avenue School
- Brookdale Avenue SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 134 students, 12.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 253 students, 12.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
- Compare Forest Avenue School with Brookdale Avenue SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Verona Public Schools spends per student$22,360 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$22,360
- The largest public schools in New JerseyForest Avenue School is the number 1,303 by size of 1,485 New Jersey elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,303 of 1,485
- New Jersey schools by students per teacher16.9 students per teacher here against the New Jersey median of 11.2 for elementary schools.16.9:1
- 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?
230 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 215 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Verona, NJ.What is the student-teacher ratio at Forest Avenue School?
16.9 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 not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Forest Avenue School do on state tests?
The students tested at Forest Avenue School scored proficient or above: 65-69% in reading in 2021-22 and 65-69% in math in 2022-23, against 48.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 37.6% in math in 2022-23 across New Jersey. New Jersey's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Forest Avenue School in?
Verona Public Schools, NCES district ID 3416740. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 341674002454 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
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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.