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What tradition at Forrestdale School should never be changed?
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Enrollment
498
Middle
DISTRICT 455 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RUMSON BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341437004092
Forrestdale School
60 FORREST AVENUE, RUMSON, NJ 07760 · (732) 842-0383 · Monmouth County
GRADES 04–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL498 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 99% of New Jersey public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public middle schools
Student : Teacher
8.1:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.4:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 119 | 24% |
| Grade 6 | 88 | 18% |
| Grade 7 | 114 | 23% |
| Grade 8 | 98 | 20% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Rumson Borough School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
91.9%
NJ avg 53.1% . +0.5pp since 2023
Math
87.7%
NJ avg 41.6% . +0.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 92 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 88 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 91.9% | 87.7% |
| 2023-24 | 91.4% | 86.9% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Forrestdale School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Monmouth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 87.7% | #3 of 437 ▼ 1 | #2 of 35 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 91.9% | #4 of 437 ▼ 1 | #2 of 35 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 498 | #255 of 445 | #20 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.1:1 | #17 of 417 | #4 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.9% | #402 of 419 | #31 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.3% | #44 of 282 | #3 of 32 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
498
-80 (-14%) vs 2020
+33% since 1990-91, when it was 375
Student : Teacher
8.1:1
was 10.0:1
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 | 498 | 61.5 | 8.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 525 | 57.5 | 9.1:1 | 1% (5) |
| 2022-23 | 525 | 57.5 | 9.1:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2020-21 | 578 | 58 | 10.0:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2017-18 | 625 | 48.2 | 13.0:1 | 0% (3) |
| 2015-16 | 561 | 49 | 11.4:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2010-11 | 551 | 42 | 13.1:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 611 | 43 | 14.2:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 375 | 31 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Forrestdale School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (625 to 498); teachers up 28% (48.2 to 61.5).
About Forrestdale School
A mid-sized middle school in RUMSON, New Jersey, Forrestdale School is part of Rumson Borough School District. It is open to students in grades 4 through 8 and enrolls 498 students.
Rumson Borough School District has 909 students spread across 2 schools.
A large majority of enrollment at Forrestdale School is White, at 91%. Beyond that, enrollment is 4% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. The White share of the county population is lower, at 74%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Forrestdale School scores 17%.
Forrestdale School reported 61.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 8.1:1. The school's 8.1:1 compares with an average of 10.9:1 for middle schools in New Jersey.
On the allk12 Grade, Forrestdale School lands at A+, ahead of 99% of New Jersey public middle schools.
For Monmouth County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $124,845, about 51% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. The county has 186 public schools and about 91,053 students.
Forrestdale School's nearest public school is Deane-Porter Elementary School (about 0.1 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
Locale data from NCES put Forrestdale School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment figures show a decrease of 80 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 10.0:1 to 8.1:1 over the same years.
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Monmouth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
645,353
Census ACS
Median income
$124,845
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
186
91,053 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rumson Borough School District
- Deane-Porter Elementary SchoolElementary · 411 students
Other schools in RUMSON
- Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High SchoolHigh · 816 students
- Deane-Porter Elementary SchoolElementary · 411 students
Nearby schools
- Deane-Porter Elementary School0.1 mi · 411
- Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School0.2 mi · 816
- Henry Hudson Regional School1.7 mi · 302
- Henry Hudson Regional School1.7 mi · 278
- Viola L Sickles School1.7 mi · 464
- Highlands Elementary School2.2 mi · 160
Frequently asked questions
About Forrestdale SchoolHow many students attend Forrestdale School?
Forrestdale School enrolls approximately 498 students in grades 04-08.
What grades does Forrestdale School serve?
Forrestdale School serves grades 04-08.
How many students per teacher at Forrestdale School?
Approximately 8.1:1 students per teacher at Forrestdale School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Forrestdale School?
At Forrestdale School, the student body is approximately 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Forrestdale School public or private?
Forrestdale School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Rumson Borough School District.
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