Forge Road Elementary School
Public elementary school, grades 1 to 5 · Palmyra, Pennsylvania
Forge Road Elementary School in Palmyra, Pennsylvania enrolled 341 students in 2024-25 with 26.4 full-time teachers, 12.9 students per teacher against the Pennsylvania elementary-school median of 12.9. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 69-73% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 58% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Pennsylvania: 54% and 38.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 5%
345 students in 2022-23, 350 students in 2023-24, 341 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 25.2 to 26.4.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 345 | 25.2 | 13.7 |
| 2023-24 | 350 | 24.1 | 14.5 |
| 2024-25 | 341 | 26.4 | 12.9 |
12.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 51 of every 100 Pennsylvania elementary schools
Among the 1,612 Pennsylvania elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.9; 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 335 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Forge Road Elementary School enrolled 335 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 335 of the 335 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent9.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
76.0% of students were White, 10.0% Hispanic, 7.6% Asian in 2024-25.
- White76.0%
- Hispanic10.0%
- Asian7.6%
- Two or more races4.4%
- Black1.8%
- Pacific Islander0.3%
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 Forge Road Elementary School scored proficient or above: 69-73% in reading in 2021-22 and 58% in math in 2022-23, against 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.1% in math in 2022-23 across Pennsylvania. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Pennsylvania, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 69‑73% | 73‑77% | 54% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 58% | 54‑58% (2021-22) | 38.1% |
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 Palmyra
4 public elementary schools in Palmyra report 2024-25 enrollment; Forge Road Elementary School is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lingle Avenue Elementary School | 547 | 15.5 | 31.1% |
| Pine Street Elementary School | 342 | 14.6 | 32.7% |
| Forge Road Elementary School | 341 | 12.9 | 32.0% |
| Northside Elementary School | 229 | 13.2 | 41.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Forge Road Elementary School
- Pine Street Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 342 students, 14.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
- Northside Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 229 students, 13.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- Compare Forge Road Elementary School with Pine Street Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Palmyra Area SD spends per student$13,663 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,663
- The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaForge Road Elementary School is the number 1,092 by size of 1,617 Pennsylvania elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,092 of 1,617
- Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher12.9 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 12.9 for elementary schools.12.9:1
- 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 Forge Road Elementary School
How many students attend Forge Road Elementary School?
341 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 345 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Palmyra, PA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Forge Road Elementary School?
12.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Pennsylvania median for elementary schools is 12.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Forge Road Elementary School a Title I school?
Forge Road Elementary School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Forge Road Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at Forge Road Elementary School scored proficient or above: 69-73% in reading in 2021-22 and 58% in math in 2022-23, against 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.1% in math in 2022-23 across Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania'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 Forge Road Elementary School in?
Palmyra Area SD, NCES district ID 4218390. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 421839002761 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.