Forest Avenue School
118 Forest Ave
Verona NJ, 07044, Essex County
Phone: 973-571-6754
Ranking: (367 out of 1,847, top 20%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Verona Borough School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 9 | |||||||
Total Students: | 227 | 224 | 230 | 224 | 245 | 244 | 220 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 42 | 18.5% | 37 | 16.5% | 44 | 19.1% | 30 | 13.4% | 44 | 18.0% | 55 | 22.5% | 43 | 19.5% |
Grade 1: | 43 | 18.9% | 47 | 21.0% | 35 | 15.2% | 43 | 19.2% | 61 | 24.9% | 47 | 19.3% | 44 | 20.0% |
Grade 2: | 50 | 22.0% | 36 | 16.1% | 45 | 19.6% | 57 | 25.4% | 48 | 19.6% | 46 | 18.9% | 44 | 20.0% |
Grade 3: | 37 | 16.3% | 46 | 20.5% | 52 | 22.6% | 48 | 21.4% | 46 | 18.8% | 45 | 18.4% | 47 | 21.4% |
Grade 4: | 48 | 21.1% | 52 | 23.2% | 50 | 21.7% | 46 | 20.5% | 44 | 18.0% | 47 | 19.3% | 39 | 17.7% |
Ungraded: | 7 | 3.1% | 6 | 2.7% | 4 | 1.7% | NA | NA | 2 | 0.8% | 4 | 1.6% | 3 | 1.4% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 115 | 50.7% | 114 | 50.9% | 118 | 51.3% | 110 | 49.1% | 127 | 51.8% | 132 | 54.1% | 116 | 52.7% |
Female: | 112 | 49.3% | 110 | 49.1% | 112 | 48.7% | 114 | 50.9% | 118 | 48.2% | 112 | 45.9% | 100 | 45.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 7 | 3.1% | 8 | 3.6% | 11 | 4.8% | 10 | 4.5% | 12 | 4.9% | 12 | 4.9% | 12 | 5.5% |
Hispanic: | 13 | 5.7% | 14 | 6.3% | 19 | 8.3% | 21 | 9.4% | 20 | 8.2% | 17 | 7.0% | 14 | 6.4% |
Black: | 3 | 1.3% | 5 | 2.2% | 4 | 1.7% | 3 | 1.3% | 4 | 1.6% | 5 | 2.0% | 3 | 1.4% |
White: | 197 | 86.8% | 190 | 84.8% | 189 | 82.2% | 183 | 81.7% | 203 | 82.9% | 204 | 83.6% | 191 | 86.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 6 | 2.6% | 6 | 2.7% | 5 | 2.2% | 6 | 2.7% | 6 | 2.4% | 6 | 2.5% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.21 | 14.97 | 16.85 | 19.31 | 20.42 | 14.80 | 24.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 95.8% | 97.6% | 79.4% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 87.2% | 93.4% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 95% | 97.5% | 82.4% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 92.1% | 97.2% | 83.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 93.8% | 96.2% | 86.1% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86.9% | 84.2% | 62.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 56.8% | 66.4% | 59.8% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 76.6% | 79.4% | 63.0% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80.4% | 83.4% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78.7% | 84.1% | 66.4% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 97.9% | 95.1% | 76.6% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 82.9% | 91.6% | 82.5% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 95% | 93.1% | 86.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 97.3% | 97.2% | 87.3% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 93.7% | 95.6% | 86.8% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86.9% | 84.2% | 75.4% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90.9% | 89.6% | 78.3% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 91.5% | 89.4% | 78.9% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 89.3% | 89.8% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 89.4% | 90.5% | 77.7% |
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.9% | 94.5% | 77.6% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.6% | 95.2% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.6% | 93.7% | 81.6% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.5% | 95.1% | 80.0% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.8% | 92.8% | 80.6% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.1% | 94.4% | 82.7% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80.9% | 86.0% | 63.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.1% | 76.0% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71.7% | 79.1% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 76.3% | 58.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80.7% | 80.0% | 59.4% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.9% | 86.9% | 68.0% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90.5% | 85.4% | 72.1% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.8% | 90.7% | 80.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.8% | 95.7% | 82.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.2% | 90.3% | 84.7% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.4% | 98.0% | 84.9% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.3% | 87.3% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.6% | 83.1% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84.8% | 84.6% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94% | 81.5% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.5% | 86.2% | 78.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 96.2% | 81.1% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 100% | 95.7% | 82.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.2% | 93.9% | 83.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.4% | 97.9% | 85.1% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.7% | 97.4% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.8% | 98.2% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 100% | 97.6% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 100% | 98.4% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.7% | 97.6% | 89.5% |
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* Forest Avenue School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.