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Forest Street Elementary School
651 Forest St
Orange NJ, 07050, Essex County
Phone: 973-677-4120
Ranking: 
(1,602 out of 1,847, bottom 13%)*
(1,602 out of 1,847, bottom 13%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 7
School District: Orange City Township 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: | 31 | 28 | 36 | 21 | 20 | 28 | 23 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 379 | 376 | 356 | 386 | 315 | 272 | 267 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 30 | 7.9% | 30 | 8.0% | 30 | 8.4% | 27 | 7.0% | 28 | 8.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 56 | 14.8% | 53 | 14.1% | 44 | 12.4% | 55 | 14.2% | 41 | 13.0% | 35 | 12.9% | 43 | 16.1% |
| Grade 1: | 55 | 14.5% | 47 | 12.5% | 53 | 14.9% | 35 | 9.1% | 30 | 9.5% | 38 | 14.0% | 37 | 13.9% |
| Grade 2: | 38 | 10.0% | 55 | 14.6% | 35 | 9.8% | 40 | 10.4% | 45 | 14.3% | 42 | 15.4% | 38 | 14.2% |
| Grade 3: | 52 | 13.7% | 44 | 11.7% | 36 | 10.1% | 41 | 10.6% | 41 | 13.0% | 42 | 15.4% | 36 | 13.5% |
| Grade 4: | 37 | 9.8% | 31 | 8.2% | 35 | 9.8% | 45 | 11.7% | 44 | 14.0% | 38 | 14.0% | 27 | 10.1% |
| Grade 5: | 33 | 8.7% | 37 | 9.8% | 39 | 11.0% | 41 | 10.6% | 37 | 11.7% | 25 | 9.2% | 30 | 11.2% |
| Grade 6: | 42 | 11.1% | 34 | 9.0% | 41 | 11.5% | 40 | 10.4% | 33 | 10.5% | 33 | 12.1% | 40 | 15.0% |
| Grade 7: | 34 | 9.0% | 42 | 11.2% | 31 | 8.7% | 46 | 11.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.8% | 12 | 3.4% | 16 | 4.1% | 16 | 5.1% | 19 | 7.0% | 16 | 6.0% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 197 | 52.0% | 187 | 49.7% | 179 | 50.3% | 207 | 53.6% | 161 | 51.1% | 142 | 52.2% | 132 | 49.4% |
| Female: | 182 | 48.0% | 189 | 50.3% | 177 | 49.7% | 179 | 46.4% | 154 | 48.9% | 130 | 47.8% | 131 | 49.1% |
| 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: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 119 | 31.4% | 116 | 30.9% | 98 | 27.5% | 83 | 21.5% | 77 | 24.4% | 49 | 18.0% | 53 | 19.9% |
| Black: | 255 | 67.3% | 257 | 68.4% | 257 | 72.2% | 301 | 78.0% | 238 | 75.6% | 223 | 82.0% | 214 | 80.1% |
| White: | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 3 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 296 | 78.1% | 277 | 73.7% | 250 | 70.2% | 212 | 54.9% | 211 | 67.0% | 181 | 66.5% | 156 | 58.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 33 | 8.7% | 45 | 12.0% | 41 | 11.5% | 36 | 9.3% | 36 | 11.4% | 30 | 11.0% | 32 | 12.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.23 | 13.43 | 10.01 | 18.38 | 15.75 | 8.50 | 11.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ASK | ||||||
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 50% | 66.4% | 79.4% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 48.8% | 71.2% | 83.2% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75.6% | 67.8% | 82.4% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 67.7% | 75.1% | 83.4% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 65.0% | 76.2% | 86.1% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 55.3% | 51.0% | 62.9% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 42.5% | 43.1% | 59.8% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 56.1% | 53.7% | 63.0% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 42.1% | 47.5% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 45.5% | 47.3% | 66.4% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 31.0% | 61.8% | 76.6% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 66.7% | 73.3% | 82.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80.9% | 81.6% | 86.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 74.2% | 80.5% | 87.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72.5% | 79.5% | 86.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 63.9% | 65.0% | 75.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 65% | 61.1% | 78.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 66.6% | 69.5% | 78.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 60.5% | 55.9% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 50.0% | 51.8% | 77.7% |
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 63.9% | 52.9% | 77.6% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 51.2% | 71.4% | 82.2% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71.4% | 72.2% | 81.6% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72.2% | 67.1% | 80.0% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66.7% | 75.6% | 80.6% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 65.1% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 29.4% | 45.3% | 63.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 30.8% | 44.4% | 59.7% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 48.8% | 42.6% | 62.7% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 41.2% | 39.2% | 58.5% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 43.7% | 30.8% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 48.6% | 45.6% | 68.0% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 34.1% | 52.1% | 72.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62.9% | 72.2% | 80.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72.3% | 75.1% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73.2% | 80.3% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 74.2% | 72.9% | 84.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58.8% | 64.9% | 73.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69.3% | 62.9% | 77.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 68.9% | 65.2% | 79.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58.8% | 58.2% | 77.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 56.3% | 53.6% | 78.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62.9% | 66.3% | 81.1% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77.8% | 68.6% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65.8% | 69.9% | 83.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67.7% | 69.4% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.9% | 84.7% | 91.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.4% | 88.8% | 93.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.2% | 79.8% | 90.0% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.3% | 79.7% | 91.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65.6% | 72.3% | 89.5% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 66.7% | 76.7% | 88.8% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 51.6% | 41.6% | 60.0% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 48.3% | 66.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 47.1% | 51.9% | 63.3% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 36.6% | 36.0% | 60.9% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 46.2% | 62.1% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 39.4% | 33.6% | 61.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 69.7% | 71.7% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 64.6% | 56.4% | 76.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 66.6% | 77.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 71.4% | 69.6% | 79.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 68.3% | 63.1% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 62.5% | 68.4% | 83.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 68.5% | 58.4% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 57.3% | 75.8% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 19% | 27.3% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 54.2% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 42.4% | 44.4% | 65.5% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 38.1% | 48.7% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 62.2% | 46.4% | 66.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 58.6% | 59.2% | 79% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 52.3% | 51.6% | 72.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 64.6% | 54.9% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 51.5% | 54.6% | 72.1% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 53.5% | 61% | 77.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 64.9% | 60.4% | 78.9% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 31.6% | 35.2% | 63.3% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 21.6% | 32.9% | 61.0% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 46.4% | 39.5% | 65.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 21.0% | 40.5% | 65.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 13.5% | 32.3% | 63.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 34.1% | 34.1% | 63.5% |
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* Forest Street 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.