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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL administration to hear?
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Enrollment
515
Elementary
DISTRICT 600 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILLIAMSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 363147004211
FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
250 N FOREST RD, WILLIAMSVILLE, NY 14221 · (716) 626-9800 · Erie County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL515 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
120 students
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 40 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 88 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 101 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 98 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 113 | 22% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
69.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +8.0pp since 2023
Math
79.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.0% | 79.0% |
| 2023-24 | 61.0% | 79.0% |
% 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
72.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 →
Where FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Erie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.2% | #328 of 2,335 | #7 of 115 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #393 of 2,342 | #10 of 115 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #585 of 2,343 | #18 of 115 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 515 | #757 of 2,585 | #45 of 123 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.2:1 | #518 of 2,338 | #29 of 119 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.9% | #1,761 of 2,388 | #75 of 119 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.2% | #1,269 of 1,757 | #45 of 68 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
515
-46 (-8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 13.2:1
% White
80%
was 78%
% Hispanic
8%
was 3%
% Black
4%
was 6%
% Asian
4%
was 7%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 515 | 50.4 | 10.2:1 | 23% (120) |
| 2023-24 | 513 | 52.7 | 9.7:1 | 22% (115) |
| 2022-23 | 510 | 48.3 | 10.6:1 | 20% (103) |
| 2017-18 | 561 | 42.5 | 13.2:1 | 20% (115) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
A mid-sized elementary school in WILLIAMSVILLE, New York, FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of WILLIAMSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. In all, 515 students attend the school in pre-K through 4.
WILLIAMSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT enrolls 9,598 students, and its 13 schools include FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
The share of White students at FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 80%. Other groups include 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Black, and 4% Asian. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 35%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 10.2:1, based on 50.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York, this school's ratio is lower. Lunch program data show 23% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. It compares with 51% for public schools in Erie County.
Compared with New York schools that have similar shares of low-income students, FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's results are 5.8 points above predicted: 72.2% against 66.4%.
In Erie County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $72,839 a year, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Public schools in Erie County number 226, with about 122,519 students.
FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's nearest public school is SMALLWOOD DRIVE SCHOOL (about 0.7 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On average proficiency, FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 5th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Locale data from NCES put FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
From 2017-18 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 561 to 515, an 8% drop. The share of Hispanic students increased 5 points, from 3% to 8%. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.2:1 to 10.2:1.
The discussion board for FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Erie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
950,622
Census ACS
Median income
$72,839
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
226
122,519 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WILLIAMSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- WILLIAMSVILLE NORTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,307 students
- WILLIAMSVILLE EAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 940 students
- TRANSIT MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 912 students
- WILLIAMSVILLE SOUTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 796 students
- MILL MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 790 students
- MAPLE WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 670 students
Other schools in WILLIAMSVILLE
- WILLIAMSVILLE NORTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,307 students
- WILLIAMSVILLE SOUTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 796 students
- MILL MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 790 students
- MAPLE WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 670 students
- HEIM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 661 students
- HEIM MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 648 students
Nearby schools
- SMALLWOOD DRIVE SCHOOL0.7 mi · 708
- MILL MIDDLE SCHOOL1.1 mi · 790
- WILLIAMSVILLE SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL1.5 mi · 796
- MAPLE WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 670
- AMHERST CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL1.5 mi · 865
- MAPLEMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 488
Frequently asked questions
About FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 515 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-04.
How many teachers does FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 50 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
How diverse is FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 80% White, 8% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of WILLIAMSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.