John A. Forrest Elementary School

John A. Forrest Elementary School operates as a tight-knit primary school in FAIR LAWN, New Jersey, operated by Fair Lawn Public School District. Current enrollment sits at 258 students spanning grades K through 4. Enrollment runs roughly 36% smaller than the state mean of about 405.

Fair Lawn Public School District comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 5,472 students; John A. Forrest Elementary School is among them.

Looking at the student body, John A. Forrest Elementary School reports that 46% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 28% Hispanic, 21% Asian, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Bergen County as a whole is about 55% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.4:1. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 22% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), John A. Forrest Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 54.1%; this one delivers 60.4%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Bergen County) records that median household income runs about $124,884, roughly 53% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. John A. Forrest Elementary School is one of 291 public schools in Bergen County (combined enrollment of about 133,883 students).

The closest other public school is Fair Lawn High School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), John A. Forrest Elementary School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 56.1%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 9%: 285 students in 2018 compared to 258 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 59% to 46%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 11.0:1 in 2018 to 9.4:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for John A. Forrest Elementary School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.