Enrollment
332
Elementary
DISTRICT 486 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VALLEY STREAM 30 UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362949003978
FOREST ROAD SCHOOL
16 FOREST RD, VALLEY STREAM, NY 11581 · (516) 434-3803 · Nassau County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL332 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
118 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 18 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 41 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 43 | 13% |
| Ungraded | 15 | 5% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
76.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +10.0pp since 2023
Math
78.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.0% | 78.0% |
| 2023-24 | 66.0% | 78.0% |
% 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
73.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 ROAD SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Nassau County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.5% | #294 of 2,335 | #58 of 172 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #433 of 2,342 | #77 of 172 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #361 of 2,343 | #60 of 172 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 332 | #1,794 of 2,585 | #146 of 193 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.2:1 | #512 of 2,338 | #33 of 184 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.6% | #232 of 2,388 | #19 of 184 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.8% | #1,228 of 1,757 | #65 of 116 |
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
332
-32 (-9%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 13.5:1
% White
3%
was 4%
% Hispanic
19%
was 14%
% Black
38%
was 36%
% Asian
35%
was 39%
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 | 332 | 32.5 | 10.2:1 | 36% (118) |
| 2023-24 | 336 | 29.3 | 11.5:1 | 30% (102) |
| 2022-23 | 330 | 29.8 | 11.1:1 | 30% (99) |
| 2017-18 | 364 | 27 | 13.5:1 | 42% (153) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FOREST ROAD SCHOOL.
About FOREST ROAD SCHOOL
FOREST ROAD SCHOOL is a low-enrollment elementary school with its address in VALLEY STREAM, New York. Classes run from pre-K through 6, and the school has 332 students. Against the 443-student average for elementary schools in New York, enrollment here is 25% lower.
A total of 3 schools make up VALLEY STREAM 30 UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 1,457 students enrolled.
Black students form the largest group at FOREST ROAD SCHOOL, 38% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 35% Asian, 19% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% White. Census estimates put the Black share of Nassau County's population at about 11%. By the diversity index, FOREST ROAD SCHOOL comes in at 70%.
The count of teachers at FOREST ROAD SCHOOL is 32.5 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 10.2:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in New York is 12.8:1, higher than at this school. Around 36% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals.
On BeatsExpectations, FOREST ROAD SCHOOL is 11.6 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of New York schools.
Across Nassau County, median household income is about $146,202, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 50%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. FOREST ROAD SCHOOL is among the 315 public schools in Nassau County.
VALLEY STREAM SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL is the public school closest to FOREST ROAD SCHOOL, about 0.2 miles away. FOREST ROAD SCHOOL has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. FOREST ROAD SCHOOL ranks 2nd of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 73.5% against a local average of 58.5%.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 332 was 9% lower than in 2017-18, when it was 364. The student mix also changed: the Hispanic share rose from 14% to 19%. From 2017-18 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 13.5:1 to 10.2:1.
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Nassau County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,389,591
Census ACS
Median income
$146,202
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
315
200,775 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in VALLEY STREAM 30 UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- SHAW AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 740 students
- CLEARSTREAM AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 385 students
Other schools in VALLEY STREAM
- VALLEY STREAM SOUTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,229 students
- VALLEY STREAM CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,121 students
- VALLEY STREAM MEMORIAL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 937 students
- SHAW AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 740 students
- WHEELER AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 608 students
- HOWELL ROAD SCHOOLElementary · 599 students
Nearby schools
- VALLEY STREAM SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 1,229
- ROBERT W CARBONARO SCHOOL0.3 mi · 376
- OGDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.5 mi · 295
- CLEARSTREAM AVENUE SCHOOL0.8 mi · 385
- BROOKLYN AVENUE SCHOOL0.9 mi · 357
- PS/MS 138 SUNRISE1.0 mi · 554
Frequently asked questions
About FOREST ROAD SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at FOREST ROAD SCHOOL?
FOREST ROAD SCHOOL enrolls approximately 332 students in grades PK-06.
Is FOREST ROAD SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
FOREST ROAD SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at FOREST ROAD SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at FOREST ROAD SCHOOL is approximately 10.2:1 (33 FTE teachers).
How diverse is FOREST ROAD SCHOOL?
FOREST ROAD SCHOOL reports a student body of 3% White, 19% Hispanic, 38% Black, 35% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is FOREST ROAD SCHOOL in?
FOREST ROAD SCHOOL is part of VALLEY STREAM 30 UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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