FOREST LAKE SCHOOL

FOREST LAKE SCHOOL is one of the reasonably sized elementary schools in WANTAGH, New York, part of WANTAGH UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 390 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6.

Within WANTAGH UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 5 schools and 2,854 students, FOREST LAKE SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, FOREST LAKE SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is White, at 79% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 13% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 57%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.8:1. The state averages about 12.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 7% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Nassau County (around 31%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, FOREST LAKE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 72.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 65.5%.

In the broader community, Nassau County reports that median household earnings sit near $146,202, about 50% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. FOREST LAKE SCHOOL is one of 315 public schools in Nassau County (combined enrollment of about 200,775 students).

WANTAGH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, FOREST LAKE SCHOOL comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 69.4%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Trend over the last 7 years. FOREST LAKE SCHOOL's enrollment has climbed 7% since 2018, when it stood at 363 (now 390). The White share of enrollment edged down from 83% to 79% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 today.

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