Forest Avenue School

200 Forest Ave, West Babylon NY, 11704 | West Babylon Union Free School District | 631-376-7301
  • grades KG-5
  • students 310
  • type Elementary
PROFICIENCY 42% 26% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 7 in West Babylon
  • Ranked #0 of 6246 in New York
Proficiency Averages
53%West Babylon
56%New York

Forest Avenue School is a school servicing grades KG to 5 and is located in the district of "West Babylon Union Free School District" in West Babylon, NY. There are a total of 310 students and 23 teachers at Forest Avenue School, for a student to teacher ratio of 14 to 1.

Forest Avenue School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 42.0%, which is 26% lower than the New York average.

Forest Avenue School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students310
Teachers23
Student/Teacher ratio14:1

 

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 Avenue 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%
340-59%
440-49%
530-39%
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All37%
340-59%
420-29%
520-29%
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 Avenue School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictNew YorkNational
White 58.9% 71.1% 64.4% 51.1%
Black 10.9% 6.1% 13.2% 15.9%
Asian 5.6% 4.5% 4.5% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 22.5% 16.9% 15.2% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.0% 0.0% 0.6% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.2% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 2.1% 1.1% 2.0% 3.1%

West Babylon demographics profile

StatisticWest BabylonNew YorkNational
Population42,31619,453,561328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)5,00541391
Median age41.838.237.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:10.9:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)55%52%55%
Speak English80%70%79%
Speak Spanish8%15%13%

Education level achieved in West Babylon

IndexWest BabylonNew YorkNational
Completed 8th grade86.4%83.5%84.3%
Completed high school85.6%82.1%83.0%
Completed some college51.9%59.5%59.4%
Completed associate degree34.0%43.4%38.5%
Completed bachelors24.2%34.7%30.3%
Completed masters8.3%15.1%11.5%
Completed professional degree1.2%4.2%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.5%1.5%1.3%
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Source: The Forest Avenue School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.