Forest School
95 Burwell Rd
West Haven CT, 06516, New Haven County
Phone: 203-931-6800
Ranking: (622 out of 765, bottom 19%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 4
School District: West Haven 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: | 36 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 34 | 35 | 31 | |||||||
Total Students: | 466 | 453 | 476 | 464 | 461 | 438 | 442 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 21 | 4.5% | 14 | 3.1% | 14 | 2.9% | 17 | 3.7% | 14 | 3.0% | 11 | 2.5% | NA | NA |
Kindergarten: | 94 | 20.2% | 101 | 22.3% | 104 | 21.8% | 105 | 22.6% | 86 | 18.7% | 65 | 14.8% | 76 | 17.2% |
Grade 1: | 97 | 20.8% | 97 | 21.4% | 96 | 20.2% | 86 | 18.5% | 78 | 16.9% | 92 | 21.0% | 74 | 16.7% |
Grade 2: | 87 | 18.7% | 87 | 19.2% | 75 | 15.8% | 90 | 19.4% | 88 | 19.1% | 66 | 15.1% | 83 | 18.8% |
Grade 3: | 92 | 19.7% | 68 | 15.0% | 89 | 18.7% | 99 | 21.3% | 63 | 13.7% | 79 | 18.0% | 65 | 14.7% |
Grade 4: | 75 | 16.1% | 86 | 19.0% | 98 | 20.6% | 67 | 14.4% | 72 | 15.6% | 60 | 13.7% | 74 | 16.7% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 229 | 49.1% | 228 | 50.3% | 245 | 51.5% | 253 | 54.5% | 248 | 53.8% | 245 | 55.9% | 230 | 52.0% |
Female: | 237 | 50.9% | 225 | 49.7% | 231 | 48.5% | 211 | 45.5% | 205 | 44.5% | 185 | 42.2% | 208 | 47.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 17 | 3.6% | 19 | 4.2% | 23 | 4.8% | 21 | 4.5% | 18 | 3.9% | 17 | 3.9% | 14 | 3.2% |
Hispanic: | 205 | 44.0% | 196 | 43.3% | 190 | 39.9% | 189 | 40.7% | 169 | 36.7% | 154 | 35.2% | 147 | 33.3% |
Black: | 136 | 29.2% | 127 | 28.0% | 135 | 28.4% | 128 | 27.6% | 149 | 32.3% | 152 | 34.7% | 162 | 36.7% |
White: | 83 | 17.8% | 95 | 21.0% | 107 | 22.5% | 106 | 22.8% | 125 | 27.1% | 113 | 25.8% | 118 | 26.7% |
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: | 25 | 5.4% | 16 | 3.5% | 21 | 4.4% | 20 | 4.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 302 | 64.8% | 266 | 58.7% | 294 | 61.8% | 299 | 64.4% | 208 | 45.1% | 213 | 48.6% | 202 | 45.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 31 | 6.7% | 38 | 8.4% | 52 | 10.9% | 51 | 11.0% | 46 | 10.0% | 57 | 13.0% | 62 | 14.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.13 | 12.94 | 13.92 | 14.87 | 13.44 | 13.90 | 14.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
CMT | ||||||
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 76% | 78.3% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 75.1% | 80.1% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 74.8% | 80.7% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 77.9% | 82.8% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 79.9% | 83.6% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 75.2% | 84.3% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 76.1% | 85.8% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.0% | 74.4% | 82.7% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 63.1% | 69.2% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 62% | 69.3% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 66.5% | 68.4% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 66.7% | 71.1% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 66.1% | 72.3% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 63.4% | 74% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 64.5% | 74.5% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 65.7% | 72.4% |
2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 76.7% | 81.7% |
2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 80.7% | 82.4% |
2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 80.4% | 82.9% |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 86.1% | 83.2% |
2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 77.8% | 80.3% |
2011 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 74.3% | 81.1% |
2012 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 75.2% | 83.2% |
2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 70.8% | 80.4% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 78.1% | 80.3% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 77.7% | 80.9% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 72.7% | 81.5% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 80.7% | 84.6% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 77.8% | 85.2% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 79% | 85.2% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 79.5% | 85.8% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 75.4% | 83.8% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 65.8% | 71.8% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 68.9% | 70.6% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 62.9% | 69.7% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 66.6% | 74.4% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 64.6% | 72.9% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 68% | 74.7% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 68.1% | 78.3% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 69.3% | 77.6% |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 84.4% | 84.2% |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 83.9% | 84.1% |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 83% | 84.8% |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 83.9% | 85% |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 80.6% | 86.5% |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 80.9% | 85.4% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 77.3% | 83.7% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 79.4% | 83.5% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 81.2% | 80.8% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 79.9% | 82.5% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 82.3% | 83.1% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 81.1% | 85.9% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 86.8% | 87.8% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 70.2% | 72.8% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 66% | 73.4% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 72% | 74% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 72.8% | 77.7% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 69% | 75.4% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 81.9% | 81.1% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 84.2% | 82.9% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 80.1% | 82.5% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 86.2% | 85.3% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 84.7% | 85.7% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 91.1% | 85.7% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 89.2% | 86.5% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 85.7% | 87.3% |
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* Forest 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.