Forbes Elementary School
5785 Saltsburg Rd
Verona PA, 15147, Allegheny County
Phone: 412-793-2155
Ranking: 
(1,890 out of 2,311, bottom 18%)*
(1,890 out of 2,311, bottom 18%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 3
School District: Penn Hills School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 55 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 289 | 255 | 248 | 303 | 326 | 387 | 382 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 66 | 22.8% | 64 | 25.1% | 67 | 27.0% | 64 | 21.1% | 70 | 21.5% | 66 | 17.1% | 61 | 16.0% |
| Grade 1: | 73 | 25.3% | 69 | 27.1% | 50 | 20.2% | 69 | 22.8% | 63 | 19.3% | 103 | 26.6% | 58 | 15.2% |
| Grade 2: | 73 | 25.3% | 62 | 24.3% | 61 | 24.6% | 67 | 22.1% | 104 | 31.9% | 101 | 26.1% | 66 | 17.3% |
| Grade 3: | 77 | 26.6% | 60 | 23.5% | 70 | 28.2% | 103 | 34.0% | 89 | 27.3% | 117 | 30.2% | 72 | 18.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 164 | 56.7% | 141 | 55.3% | 133 | 53.6% | 147 | 48.5% | 146 | 44.8% | 178 | 46.0% | 197 | 51.6% |
| Female: | 125 | 43.3% | 114 | 44.7% | 115 | 46.4% | 156 | 51.5% | 162 | 49.7% | 197 | 50.9% | 181 | 47.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 6 | 1.6% | 5 | 1.3% |
| Hispanic: | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Black: | 171 | 59.2% | 144 | 56.5% | 136 | 54.8% | 175 | 57.8% | 192 | 58.9% | 230 | 59.4% | 179 | 46.9% |
| White: | 97 | 33.6% | 90 | 35.3% | 94 | 37.9% | 114 | 37.6% | 122 | 37.4% | 146 | 37.7% | 197 | 51.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 17 | 5.9% | 19 | 7.5% | 17 | 6.9% | 14 | 4.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 173 | 59.9% | 145 | 56.9% | 138 | 55.6% | 158 | 52.1% | 159 | 48.8% | 183 | 47.3% | 123 | 32.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 22 | 7.6% | 17 | 6.7% | 18 | 7.3% | 25 | 8.3% | 35 | 10.7% | 42 | 10.9% | 35 | 9.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.21 | 10.27 | 9.66 | 11.09 | 10.87 | 13.00 | 6.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 68% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 76% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 71.1% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 71% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 78.3% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 78.4% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 72% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48% | 59% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 59% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 65.4% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 71% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 56.7% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 66.9% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 68.8% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.6% | 62.2% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 65.8% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.9% | 72.1% | 79.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 53.9% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 57.7% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.9% | 64.1% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 74.6% | 81.5% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.4% | 46% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 56.8% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 68.4% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 57.9% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 63.6% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 67.3% | 73.2% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.6% | 47.6% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 52.5% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 60.1% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 54.7% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.5% | 50% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 56.9% | 61.6% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 41% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.5% | 43.9% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 52% | 57.3% |
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* Forbes Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.