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Enrollment
429
Elementary
DISTRICT 470 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RED CLAY CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 100130000265
Forest Oak Elementary School
55 South Meadowood Drive, Newark, DE 19711 · (302) 454-3420 · New Castle County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL429 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (76).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
DeSSA + SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
37.7%
DE avg 41.4% . +2.2pp since 2023
Math
33.6%
DE avg 34.0% . +1.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the DeSSA + SBAC, Delaware's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Delaware schools, those numbers are about 41 and 34. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
DeSSA + SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.7% | 33.6% |
| 2023-24 | 35.5% | 32.2% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: DeSSA + SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Forest Oak Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Delaware | In New Castle County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #62 of 108 ▲ 3 | #31 of 62 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.7% | #57 of 108 ▲ 6 | #31 of 62 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 429 | #71 of 127 | #37 of 72 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #49 of 119 | #37 of 67 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.7% | #86 of 120 | #50 of 68 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.6% | #21 of 78 | #15 of 50 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
429
-33 (-7%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 564
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 14.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 429 | 32.5 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 452 | 36.5 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 465 | 35.5 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 462 | 33 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 554 | 34 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 603 | 34 | 17.7:1 | 43% (257) |
| 2010-11 | 526 | 34 | 15.5:1 | 48% (250) |
| 2000-01 | 745 | 45 | 16.6:1 | 36% (265) |
| 1990-91 | 564 | 26 | 21.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Forest Oak Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (554 to 429); teachers down 4% (34 to 32.5).
About Forest Oak Elementary School
Forest Oak Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Newark, Delaware. It offers kindergarten through 5 and has 429 students enrolled.
Forest Oak Elementary School is part of a district of 27 schools: Red Clay Consolidated School District, with 14,444 students.
Hispanic students are 55% of those enrolled at Forest Oak Elementary School. The next largest groups are 32% White, 7% Black, and 5% multiracial. In New Castle County overall, about 12% of residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 59% means there is a 59% chance two randomly chosen students at Forest Oak Elementary School are from different groups.
There are 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 13.2:1. Across elementary schools in Delaware, the average ratio is 13.9:1.
Census data for New Castle County show the median household earns about $91,166 a year, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Counting Forest Oak Elementary School, New Castle County has 129 public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Meadowood Program is less than a tenth of a mile from Forest Oak Elementary School. The five-mile area around Forest Oak Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
The school shrank from 462 students in 2020-21 to 429 in 2024-25.
People can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
New Castle County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
577,961
Census ACS
Median income
$91,166
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
129
78,534 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Red Clay Consolidated School District
- Conrad Schools of ScienceHigh · 1,164 students
- Dickinson (John) SchoolHigh · 1,027 students
- Brandywine Springs SchoolElementary · 941 students
- Calloway (Cab) School of the ArtsHigh · 941 students
- McKean (Thomas) High SchoolHigh · 920 students
- duPont (H.B.) Middle SchoolMiddle · 764 students
Other schools in Newark
- Newark Charter SchoolCombined · 3,109 students
- ASPIRA DelawareCombined · 1,471 students
- Christiana High SchoolHigh · 1,425 students
- Hodgson (Paul M.) Vocational Technical High SchoolHigh · 1,104 students
- Newark High SchoolHigh · 1,039 students
- Academia Antonia AlonsoElementary · 910 students
Nearby schools
- Meadowood Program0.1 mi · 119
- Heritage Elementary School1.2 mi · 492
- Shue-Medill Middle School1.3 mi · 763
- Skyline Middle School1.3 mi · 408
- Wilson (Etta J.) Elementary School1.5 mi · 271
- ASPIRA Delaware1.6 mi · 1,471
Frequently asked questions
About Forest Oak Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Forest Oak Elementary School?
Forest Oak Elementary School enrolls approximately 429 students in grades KG-05.
Is Forest Oak Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Forest Oak Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Forest Oak Elementary School have?
Forest Oak Elementary School employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Forest Oak Elementary School?
Student demographics at Forest Oak Elementary School are roughly 32% White, 55% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Forest Oak Elementary School in?
Forest Oak Elementary School is part of Red Clay Consolidated School District.
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