Forest Elementary School
250 North Forest Rd
Buffalo NY, 14221, Erie County
Phone: 716-626-9800
Ranking: 
(658 out of 3,424, top 19%)*
(658 out of 3,424, top 19%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Williamsville Central 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: | 40 | 37 | 41 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 42 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 537 | 522 | 532 | 553 | 572 | 577 | 596 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 125 | 23.3% | 102 | 19.5% | 94 | 17.7% | 122 | 22.1% | 108 | 18.9% | 116 | 20.1% | 119 | 20.0% |
| Grade 1: | 100 | 18.6% | 87 | 16.7% | 122 | 22.9% | 95 | 17.2% | 114 | 19.9% | 110 | 19.1% | 119 | 20.0% |
| Grade 2: | 94 | 17.5% | 125 | 23.9% | 93 | 17.5% | 104 | 18.8% | 113 | 19.8% | 112 | 19.4% | 126 | 21.1% |
| Grade 3: | 126 | 23.5% | 94 | 18.0% | 113 | 21.2% | 115 | 20.8% | 114 | 19.9% | 123 | 21.3% | 113 | 19.0% |
| Grade 4: | 91 | 16.9% | 114 | 21.8% | 110 | 20.7% | 117 | 21.2% | 123 | 21.5% | 116 | 20.1% | 119 | 20.0% |
| Ungraded: | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 259 | 48.2% | 260 | 49.8% | 264 | 49.6% | 263 | 47.6% | 276 | 48.3% | 298 | 51.6% | 304 | 51.0% |
| Female: | 278 | 51.8% | 262 | 50.2% | 268 | 50.4% | 290 | 52.4% | 278 | 48.6% | 271 | 47.0% | 284 | 47.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 41 | 7.6% | 31 | 5.9% | 31 | 5.8% | 37 | 6.7% | 34 | 5.9% | 41 | 7.1% | 39 | 6.5% |
| Hispanic: | 21 | 3.9% | 24 | 4.6% | 19 | 3.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 8 | 1.4% | 10 | 1.7% | 7 | 1.2% |
| Black: | 24 | 4.5% | 20 | 3.8% | 19 | 3.6% | 15 | 2.7% | 23 | 4.0% | 20 | 3.5% | 27 | 4.5% |
| White: | 432 | 80.4% | 421 | 80.7% | 441 | 82.9% | 481 | 87.0% | 497 | 86.9% | 502 | 87.0% | 516 | 86.6% |
| 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: | 16 | 3.0% | 23 | 4.4% | 19 | 3.6% | 17 | 3.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 80 | 14.9% | 79 | 15.1% | 63 | 11.8% | 64 | 11.6% | 62 | 10.8% | 44 | 7.6% | 47 | 7.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 32 | 6.0% | 30 | 5.7% | 30 | 5.6% | 35 | 6.3% | 46 | 8.0% | 48 | 8.3% | 43 | 7.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.59 | 14.30 | 13.13 | 11.90 | 14.12 | 15.80 | 14.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NY State Assessments | ||||||
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 87% | 69% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 86% | 67% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 70% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 91% | 76% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 76% | 55% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 76% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 80% | 56% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40.9% | 56.1% | 31.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | 80% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 95% | 85% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 97% | 90% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 99% | 98% | 93% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 78% | 59% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 81% | 59% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 82% | 61% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 57.8% | 34.2% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 84% | 69% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 85% | 68% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 87% | 71% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 91% | 77% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 82% | 57% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 77% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 81% | 60% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 51.7% | 30.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 92% | 78% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 93% | 81% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 97% | 83% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 96% | 87% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 84% | 64% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 86% | 67% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 86% | 69% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 60.3% | 36.3% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 96% | 86% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 97% | 85% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 97% | 86% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 96% | 88% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 97% | 89% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 97% | 88% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 98% | 89% |
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* Forest Elementary 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.