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J V Forrestal Elementary School
125 Liberty St
Beacon NY, 12508, Dutchess County
Phone: 845-838-6900
Ranking:
(2,410 out of 3,424, bottom 30%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Beacon City 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: | 17 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | |||||||
Total Students: | 290 | 299 | 335 | 330 | 341 | 311 | 325 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 26 | 9.0% | 22 | 7.4% | 26 | 7.8% | 27 | 8.2% | 34 | 10.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Kindergarten: | 48 | 16.6% | 48 | 16.1% | 46 | 13.7% | 53 | 16.1% | 51 | 15.0% | 48 | 15.4% | 50 | 15.4% |
Grade 1: | 51 | 17.6% | 45 | 15.1% | 47 | 14.0% | 56 | 17.0% | 49 | 14.4% | 49 | 15.8% | 46 | 14.2% |
Grade 2: | 38 | 13.1% | 44 | 14.7% | 58 | 17.3% | 44 | 13.3% | 44 | 12.9% | 52 | 16.7% | 53 | 16.3% |
Grade 3: | 40 | 13.8% | 51 | 17.1% | 49 | 14.6% | 46 | 13.9% | 55 | 16.1% | 50 | 16.1% | 59 | 18.2% |
Grade 4: | 40 | 13.8% | 45 | 15.1% | 50 | 14.9% | 54 | 16.4% | 50 | 14.7% | 57 | 18.3% | 55 | 16.9% |
Grade 5: | 46 | 15.9% | 44 | 14.7% | 59 | 17.6% | 50 | 15.2% | 58 | 17.0% | 55 | 17.7% | 62 | 19.1% |
Ungraded: | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 143 | 49.3% | 146 | 48.8% | 169 | 50.4% | 170 | 51.5% | 167 | 49.0% | 150 | 48.2% | 176 | 54.2% |
Female: | 147 | 50.7% | 153 | 51.2% | 166 | 49.6% | 160 | 48.5% | 150 | 44.0% | 151 | 48.6% | 144 | 44.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 6 | 2.1% | 5 | 1.7% | 4 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.8% | 7 | 2.1% | 7 | 2.3% | 10 | 3.1% |
Hispanic: | 90 | 31.0% | 86 | 28.8% | 96 | 28.7% | 79 | 23.9% | 87 | 25.5% | 99 | 31.8% | 86 | 26.5% |
Black: | 44 | 15.2% | 42 | 14.0% | 56 | 16.7% | 51 | 15.5% | 54 | 15.8% | 49 | 15.8% | 65 | 20.0% |
White: | 142 | 49.0% | 161 | 53.8% | 172 | 51.3% | 167 | 50.6% | 175 | 51.3% | 153 | 49.2% | 162 | 49.8% |
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: | 8 | 2.8% | 5 | 1.7% | 5 | 1.5% | 25 | 7.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 122 | 42.1% | 126 | 42.1% | 138 | 41.2% | 137 | 41.5% | 134 | 39.3% | 111 | 35.7% | 112 | 34.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 25 | 8.6% | 14 | 4.7% | 19 | 5.7% | 26 | 7.9% | 38 | 11.1% | 42 | 13.5% | 51 | 15.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.15 | 15.82 | 18.52 | 16.52 | 18.03 | 17.30 | 17.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 64% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 64% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 69% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 76% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51% | 53% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53% | 54% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55% | 54% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 18.4% | 27.3% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 83% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 83% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 88% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 93% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55% | 55% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38% | 55% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 60% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 18.8% | 32.1% | 34.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 77% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 74% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 73% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 75% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 62% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 53% | 51% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 61% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 22.2% | 24.3% | 30.3% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 84% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 83% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 83% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 84% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | 67% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 58% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 47% | 63% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 28.9% | 28.5% | 36.3% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 95% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 90% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 90% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 88% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 93% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 89% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 66% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 72% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 81% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 85% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 30% | 45% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 41% | 49% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 46% | 50% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 13.3% | 27.9% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 69% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 74% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 80% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 85% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 42% | 59% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | 62% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | 62% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 8.9% | 26% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 91% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 89% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 91% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 92% | 86% |
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* J V Forrestal Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.