Forest Park Elementary School

100 Forest Dr, Colonie NY, 12205 | South Colonie Central School District | 518-869-3006
  • grades KG-4
  • students 279
  • type Elementary
PROFICIENCY 45% 21% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 54 in Colonie
  • Ranked #0 of 6246 in New York
Proficiency Averages
n/aColonie
56%New York

Forest Park Elementary School is a school servicing grades KG to 4 and is located in the district of "South Colonie Central School District" in Colonie, NY. There are a total of 279 students and 26 teachers at Forest Park Elementary School, for a student to teacher ratio of 11 to 1.

Forest Park Elementary School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 44.5%, which is 21% lower than the New York average.

Forest Park Elementary School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students279
Teachers26
Student/Teacher ratio11:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Forest Park Elementary School, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All47%
340-49%
445-49%
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All42%
340-49%
435-39%
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Forest Park Elementary School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictNew YorkNational
White 70.4% 71.8% 64.4% 51.1%
Black 5.7% 8.1% 13.2% 15.9%
Asian 12.9% 8.5% 4.5% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 5.7% 6.6% 15.2% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 4.8% 4.4% 2.0% 3.1%

Colonie demographics profile

StatisticColonieNew YorkNational
Population7,68619,453,561328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)2,37141391
Median age43.038.237.7
Male/Female ratio1.1:10.9:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)56%52%55%
Speak English86%70%79%
Speak Spanish1%15%13%

Education level achieved in Colonie

IndexColonieNew YorkNational
Completed 8th grade90.8%83.5%84.3%
Completed high school90.0%82.1%83.0%
Completed some college67.2%59.5%59.4%
Completed associate degree48.6%43.4%38.5%
Completed bachelors33.6%34.7%30.3%
Completed masters15.1%15.1%11.5%
Completed professional degree2.6%4.2%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.9%1.5%1.3%
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Source: The Forest Park Elementary School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.