Forestdale School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Sandwich, Massachusetts

Forestdale School in Sandwich, Massachusetts enrolled 557 students in 2024-25 with 48.6 full-time teachers, 11.5 students per teacher against the Massachusetts elementary-school median of 12.1. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes 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 rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 9%

540 students in 2022-23, 543 students in 2023-24, 557 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 53.5 to 48.6.

Students enrolled at Forestdale School by school year2022-23: 540, 2023-24: 543, 2024-25: 55702004006002022-235402023-245432024-25557
Students enrolled at Forestdale School by school year2022-23: 540, 2023-24: 543, 2024-25: 55702004006002022-235402023-245432024-25557
Students enrolled at Forestdale School by school year2022-23: 540, 2023-24: 543, 2024-25: 55702004006002022-235402023-245432024-25557
Students enrolled at Forestdale School by school year2022-23: 540, 2023-24: 543, 2024-25: 55702004006002022-235402023-245432024-25557
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2354053.510.1
2023-2454348.411.2
2024-2555748.611.5

11.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 62 of every 100 Massachusetts elementary schools

Among the 1,012 Massachusetts elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Massachusetts elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 21.2; Forestdale School 11.5; state median 12.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherForestdale School 11.5state median 12.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Massachusetts elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 21.2; Forestdale School 11.5; state median 12.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherForestdale School 11.5state median 12.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Massachusetts elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 21.2; Forestdale School 11.5; state median 12.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherForestdale School 11.5state median 12.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Massachusetts elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 21.2; Forestdale School 11.5; state median 12.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherForestdale School 11.5state median 12.1U.S. 14.6

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 471 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Forestdale School enrolled 471 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 471 of the 471 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent22.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

86.2% of students were White, 6.1% Hispanic, 3.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White86.2%
  2. Hispanic6.1%
  3. Two or more races3.6%
  4. Asian2.9%
  5. Black1.1%
  6. American Indian0.2%

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.

What to look at next about Forestdale School

  1. Quashnet SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 5.1 miles away: 399 students, 10.7 per teacher (2024-25).5.1 mi
  2. Kenneth Coombs SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 5.3 miles away: 387 students, 10.8 per teacher (2024-25).5.3 mi
  3. Compare Forestdale School with Quashnet SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Sandwich spends per student$26,346 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$26,346
  5. The largest public schools in MassachusettsForestdale School is the number 168 by size of 1,014 Massachusetts elementary schools open in 2024-25.#168 of 1,014
  6. Massachusetts schools by students per teacher11.5 students per teacher here against the Massachusetts median of 12.1 for elementary schools.11.5:1
  7. 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 Forestdale School

  1. How many students attend Forestdale School?
    557 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 540 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Sandwich, MA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Forestdale School?
    11.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Massachusetts median for elementary schools is 12.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Forestdale School a Title I school?
    Forestdale School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Forestdale School in?
    Sandwich, NCES district ID 2510470. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 251047002857 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.

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