Enrollment
342
Elementary
DISTRICT 450 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAUPPAUGE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361398001048
FOREST BROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
299 LILAC LN, SMITHTOWN, NY 11787 · (631) 265-3265 · Suffolk County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL342 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% of New York 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.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
8.4:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.6:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
74 students
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 58%
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 | 57 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 17% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (58).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 72% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within HAUPPAUGE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
63.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -2.0pp since 2023
Math
71.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 71.0% |
| 2023-24 | 65.0% | 66.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. 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
62.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% typical for New York 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 York'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 FOREST BROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FOREST BROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (62.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOREST BROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 342 | 21.6% | 62.9% |
| WINTHROP AVENUE SCHOOL BELLMORE | 312 | 18.6% | 78.6% |
| HAGAN SCHOOL POUGHKEEPSIE | 342 | 23.4% | 61.3% |
| NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FARMINGDALE | 353 | 18.4% | 60.0% |
| PARK AVENUE SCHOOL NORTH MERRICK | 324 | 16.7% | 59.3% |
| PS 527 EAST SIDE SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL ACTION NEW YORK | 378 | 22.0% | 81.4% |
Matched among New York 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 FOREST BROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.9% | #636 of 2,335 | #35 of 168 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #670 of 2,342 ▲ 25 | #33 of 169 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #804 of 2,343 ▼ 429 | #45 of 169 ▼ 33 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 342 | #1,721 of 2,585 | #155 of 209 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.4:1 | #92 of 2,338 | #10 of 196 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.0% | #942 of 2,388 | #88 of 197 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.6% | #2,195 of 2,534 | #140 of 200 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.2% | #552 of 606 | #52 of 57 |
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
342
0 (0%) vs 2020
-25% since 2000-01, when it was 457
Student : Teacher
8.4:1
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 | 342 | 40.9 | 8.4:1 | 22% (74) |
| 2023-24 | 366 | 43 | 8.5:1 | 20% (75) |
| 2022-23 | 369 | 39.3 | 9.4:1 | 19% (70) |
| 2020-21 | 342 | 33 | 10.4:1 | 13% (45) |
| 2017-18 | 338 | 30 | 11.3:1 | 11% (37) |
| 2015-16 | 377 | 30 | 12.6:1 | 10% (38) |
| 2010-11 | 473 | 36 | 13.1:1 | 6% (28) |
| 2000-01 | 457 | 33 | 13.8:1 | 2% (11) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FOREST BROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About FOREST BROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FOREST BROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a small elementary school in SMITHTOWN, New York. It reported 342 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. By comparison, elementary schools in New York enroll about 443 students on average.
FOREST BROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports to HAUPPAUGE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, which has 5 schools and 3,112 students.
White students are 63% of those enrolled at FOREST BROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. The rest of enrollment is 16% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 6% multiracial, and 4% Black. That is in line with Suffolk County, where about 66% of residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 56%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 8.4:1. The school has 40.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in New York, the average ratio is 12.8:1. Federal data show 22% of students (74) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 17 points below the 39% average for public schools in Suffolk County.
On the allk12 Grade, FOREST BROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lands at B, ahead of 64% of New York public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, FOREST BROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 4.1 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 62.9% actual, 67.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in New York.
For the population of Suffolk County, the median household earns about $130,686 a year, about 40% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Across Suffolk County, 343 public schools serve about 222,439 students.
FOREST BROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's nearest public school is HAUPPAUGE MIDDLE SCHOOL (about 0.9 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, FOREST BROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 5th of 9 on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show 342 students in 2020-21 and 342 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. By 2024-25, the school had 8.4 students per teacher, compared with 10.4 in 2020-21.
FOREST BROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Suffolk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,530,146
Census ACS
Median income
$130,686
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
343
222,439 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HAUPPAUGE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- HAUPPAUGE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,038 students
- HAUPPAUGE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 725 students
- BRETTON WOODS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 509 students
- PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 498 students
Other schools in SMITHTOWN
- SMITHTOWN HIGH SCHOOL-WESTHigh · 1,158 students
- ACCOMPSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 523 students
- ACCOMPSETT MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 522 students
- SMITHTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 517 students
- PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 498 students
- MOUNT PLEASANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 479 students
Nearby schools
- HAUPPAUGE MIDDLE SCHOOL0.9 mi · 725
- HAUPPAUGE HIGH SCHOOL1.0 mi · 1,038
- MOUNT PLEASANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 479
- BRETTON WOODS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 509
- SMITHTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 517
- PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.9 mi · 498
Frequently asked questions
About FOREST BROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is FOREST BROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
FOREST BROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 342 students in grades PK-05.
Is FOREST BROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
FOREST BROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at FOREST BROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at FOREST BROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 8.4:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at FOREST BROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At FOREST BROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 63% White, 16% Hispanic, 4% Black, 10% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is FOREST BROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
FOREST BROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by HAUPPAUGE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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