Enrollment
258
Elementary
DISTRICT 338 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIR LAWN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340498000418
John A. Forrest Elementary School
10 - 00 HOPPER AVE, FAIR LAWN, NJ 07410 · (201) 794-5565 · Bergen County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL258 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
57 students
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 41%
Community
0
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 | 41 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 27% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 20% smaller than its 4th grade class (51).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
62.2%
NJ avg 53.1% . +7.4pp since 2023
Math
70.2%
NJ avg 41.6% . +14.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 15 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.2% | 70.2% |
| 2023-24 | 54.8% | 55.3% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
60.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.1%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like John A. Forrest Elementary School
John A. Forrest Elementary School's state test result (60.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John A. Forrest Elementary School this school | 258 | 22.1% | 60.4% |
| Jefferson Elementary School SUMMIT | 221 | 27.1% | 66.0% |
| John F Kennedy Elementary School SOUTH PLAINFIELD | 256 | 27.0% | 46.3% |
| Oak Ridge Heights Elementary School COLONIA | 292 | 20.9% | 55.6% |
| Parkway Elementary School PARAMUS | 297 | 15.8% | 73.5% |
| Lynn Crest Elementary School COLONIA | 300 | 27.7% | 58.0% |
Matched among New Jersey elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where John A. Forrest Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.4% | #330 of 1,290 | #73 of 137 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.2% | #238 of 1,319 ▲ 219 | #60 of 149 ▲ 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.2% | #438 of 1,319 ▲ 138 | #103 of 149 ▲ 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 258 | #1,256 of 1,562 | #133 of 173 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.4:1 | #201 of 1,390 | #15 of 151 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.9% | #259 of 1,392 | #21 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.1% | #999 of 1,481 | #72 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.5% | #442 of 798 | #49 of 85 |
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
258
-2 (-1%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 260
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 10.4:1
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 | 258 | 27.5 | 9.4:1 | 22% (57) |
| 2023-24 | 261 | 26.6 | 9.8:1 | 18% (48) |
| 2022-23 | 269 | 25.7 | 10.5:1 | 20% (55) |
| 2020-21 | 260 | 25 | 10.4:1 | 18% (47) |
| 2017-18 | 285 | 25.9 | 11.0:1 | 15% (42) |
| 2015-16 | 271 | 24 | 11.3:1 | 21% (58) |
| 2010-11 | 288 | 20 | 14.4:1 | 14% (39) |
| 2000-01 | 301 | 21 | 14.3:1 | 10% (30) |
| 1990-91 | 260 | 14 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John A. Forrest Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (285 to 258); teachers up 6% (25.9 to 27.5).
About John A. Forrest Elementary School
A small elementary school in FAIR LAWN, New Jersey, John A. Forrest Elementary School is part of Fair Lawn Public School District. The school enrolls 258 students, from kindergarten through 4. Average enrollment for elementary schools in New Jersey is about 405, so this school runs 36% smaller than that.
In Fair Lawn Public School District, 9 schools enroll a combined 5,472 students.
At John A. Forrest Elementary School, the largest share of students is White, at 46%. Next come 28% Hispanic, 21% Asian, and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 55% White. John A. Forrest Elementary School's diversity index is 67%, against a US figure of 70%.
The count of teachers at John A. Forrest Elementary School is 27.5 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 9.4:1. That is lower than the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. The school counts 57 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 22%.
allk12 grades John A. Forrest Elementary School a B+. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Schools in New Jersey with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 54.1%. John A. Forrest Elementary School scores 60.4%.
Among Bergen County residents, the median household income is $124,884, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. John A. Forrest Elementary School is one of 291 public schools in the county.
Fair Lawn High School is the closest public school, about 0.3 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of John A. Forrest Elementary School. By average proficiency, John A. Forrest Elementary School is 4th among 8 schools close by.
For locale, NCES codes John A. Forrest Elementary School as Suburb: Large.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (260) and 2024-25 (258). Its ratio of students to teachers was 10.4:1 in 2020-21, and 9.4:1 in 2024-25.
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Bergen County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
962,316
Census ACS
Median income
$124,884
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
291
133,883 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fair Lawn Public School District
- Fair Lawn High SchoolHigh · 1,687 students
- Thomas Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,100 students
- Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 655 students
- Radburn Elementary SchoolElementary · 445 students
- Henry B. Milnes Elementary SchoolElementary · 392 students
- Warren Point Elementary SchoolElementary · 391 students
Other schools in FAIR LAWN
- Fair Lawn High SchoolHigh · 1,687 students
- Thomas Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,100 students
- Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 655 students
- Radburn Elementary SchoolElementary · 445 students
- Henry B. Milnes Elementary SchoolElementary · 392 students
- Warren Point Elementary SchoolElementary · 391 students
Nearby schools
- Fair Lawn High School0.3 mi · 1,687
- Westmoreland Elementary School0.5 mi · 359
- Lyncrest Elementary School0.5 mi · 185
- Memorial Middle School0.5 mi · 655
- Paterson STEAM High School1.0 mi · 379
- Students Transitioning and Achieving Real Success1.0 mi · 112
Frequently asked questions
About John A. Forrest Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at John A. Forrest Elementary School?
John A. Forrest Elementary School enrolls approximately 258 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does John A. Forrest Elementary School serve?
John A. Forrest Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at John A. Forrest Elementary School?
Approximately 9.4:1 students per teacher at John A. Forrest Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at John A. Forrest Elementary School?
At John A. Forrest Elementary School, the student body is approximately 46% White, 28% Hispanic, 2% Black, 21% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees John A. Forrest Elementary School?
John A. Forrest Elementary School is overseen by Fair Lawn Public School District in Bergen County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.