John A. Forrest Elementary School

10 - 00 Hopper Ave, Fair Lawn NJ, 7410 | Fair Lawn Borough School District | 201-794-5565
  • grades KG-5
  • students 285
  • type Elementary
PROFICIENCY 52% equal to state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 13 in Fair Lawn
  • Ranked #0 of 3440 in New Jersey
Proficiency Averages
73%Fair Lawn
52%New Jersey

John A. Forrest Elementary School is a school servicing grades KG to 5 and is located in the district of "Fair Lawn Borough School District" in Fair Lawn, NJ. There are a total of 285 students and 26 teachers at John A. Forrest Elementary School, for a student to teacher ratio of 11 to 1.

John A. Forrest Elementary School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 52.0%, which is equal to the New Jersey average.

John A. Forrest Elementary School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students285
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 John A. Forrest 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
All57%
330-39%
460-69%
570-79%
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All47%
320-29%
450-59%
560-69%
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.

John A. Forrest Elementary School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictNew JerseyNational
White 59.7% 67.1% 50.4% 51.1%
Black 1.4% 2.6% 15.0% 15.9%
Asian 8.5% 13.1% 9.7% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 21.8% 15.1% 22.9% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.7% 0.3% 0.2% 1.2%
Hawaiian 1.4% 0.7% 0.3% 0.4%
Multiracial 6.5% 1.1% 1.5% 3.1%

Fair Lawn demographics profile

StatisticFair LawnNew JerseyNational
Population32,9868,882,190328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)6,4241,21591
Median age41.539.537.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)66%56%55%
Speak English59%69%79%
Speak Spanish10%16%13%

Education level achieved in Fair Lawn

IndexFair LawnNew JerseyNational
Completed 8th grade92.8%87.5%84.3%
Completed high school92.1%86.3%83.0%
Completed some college73.0%60.7%59.4%
Completed associate degree59.5%43.9%38.5%
Completed bachelors52.2%37.5%30.3%
Completed masters21.6%14.4%11.5%
Completed professional degree4.5%4.0%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.6%1.5%1.3%
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Source: The John A. Forrest Elementary School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.