Forest Park Elementary School
100 Forest Dr
Albany NY, 12205, Albany County
Phone: 518-869-3006
Ranking: 
(1,300 out of 3,424, top 38%)*
(1,300 out of 3,424, top 38%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4
School District: South Colonie 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: | 30 | 30 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 26 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 315 | 368 | 362 | 354 | 350 | 349 | 359 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 52 | 16.5% | 85 | 23.1% | 74 | 20.4% | 79 | 22.3% | 66 | 18.9% | 71 | 20.3% | 78 | 21.7% |
| Grade 1: | 69 | 21.9% | 75 | 20.4% | 73 | 20.2% | 69 | 19.5% | 72 | 20.6% | 77 | 22.1% | 62 | 17.3% |
| Grade 2: | 66 | 21.0% | 72 | 19.6% | 70 | 19.3% | 68 | 19.2% | 73 | 20.9% | 56 | 16.0% | 89 | 24.8% |
| Grade 3: | 63 | 20.0% | 62 | 16.8% | 61 | 16.9% | 77 | 21.8% | 55 | 15.7% | 85 | 24.4% | 65 | 18.1% |
| Grade 4: | 58 | 18.4% | 69 | 18.8% | 76 | 21.0% | 61 | 17.2% | 84 | 24.0% | 60 | 17.2% | 65 | 18.1% |
| Ungraded: | 7 | 2.2% | 5 | 1.4% | 8 | 2.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 162 | 51.4% | 191 | 51.9% | 199 | 55.0% | 196 | 55.4% | 195 | 55.7% | 203 | 58.2% | 214 | 59.6% |
| Female: | 153 | 48.6% | 177 | 48.1% | 163 | 45.0% | 158 | 44.6% | 147 | 42.0% | 137 | 39.3% | 141 | 39.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 40 | 12.7% | 51 | 13.9% | 48 | 13.3% | 44 | 12.4% | 43 | 12.3% | 32 | 9.2% | 36 | 10.0% |
| Hispanic: | 19 | 6.0% | 23 | 6.3% | 18 | 5.0% | 11 | 3.1% | 13 | 3.7% | 21 | 6.0% | 17 | 4.7% |
| Black: | 19 | 6.0% | 22 | 6.0% | 24 | 6.6% | 36 | 10.2% | 23 | 6.6% | 12 | 3.4% | 14 | 3.9% |
| White: | 224 | 71.1% | 257 | 69.8% | 261 | 72.1% | 250 | 70.6% | 271 | 77.4% | 282 | 80.8% | 291 | 81.1% |
| 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: | 12 | 3.8% | 13 | 3.5% | 10 | 2.8% | 12 | 3.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 50 | 15.9% | 65 | 17.7% | 60 | 16.6% | 62 | 17.5% | 50 | 14.3% | 46 | 13.2% | 44 | 12.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 23 | 7.3% | 21 | 5.7% | 28 | 7.7% | 33 | 9.3% | 38 | 10.9% | 23 | 6.6% | 21 | 5.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.50 | 12.27 | 10.97 | 10.25 | 10.61 | 11.20 | 13.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NY State Assessments | ||||||
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 83% | 69% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 79% | 67% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 83% | 70% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 78% | 76% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 61% | 55% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 66% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 66% | 56% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 40.6% | 31.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 93% | 80% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 99% | 96% | 85% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 98% | 90% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 95% | 93% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 70% | 59% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 68% | 59% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 67% | 61% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33.9% | 39.9% | 34.2% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 77% | 69% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 84% | 68% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 83% | 71% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 88% | 77% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 68% | 57% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 66% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 73% | 60% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 16.4% | 31.3% | 30.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | 78% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 92% | 81% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 95% | 83% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 96% | 87% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 70% | 64% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 78% | 67% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 79% | 69% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.3% | 43.5% | 36.3% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 96% | 86% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 98% | 85% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 97% | 86% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 96% | 88% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 92% | 89% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 96% | 88% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 96% | 89% |
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* Forest Park Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.