Forest Avenue School

Forest Avenue School is an elementary school of small scale in VERONA, New Jersey, overseen by Verona Public School District, educateing 230 students in grades K through 4. Compared to the state average of about 405 students per school, that is 43% below typical.

Within Verona Public School District, which oversees 6 schools and 2,167 students, Forest Avenue School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Forest Avenue School reports that nearly all students (85%) are White; the rest breaks down as 7% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Essex County as a whole is about 30% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.4:1 average.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Essex County indicate median household income runs about $80,789, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Essex County runs 249 public schools (combined enrollment of about 145,473 students), of which Forest Avenue School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 10%: 210 students in 2018 compared to 230 in 2025. Class-load math has loosened: from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 16.9:1 in 2025.

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