Forest Oak Elementary School

Regular School · Newark, DE

Forest Oak Elementary School is a regular school school in Newark, Delaware, serving grades KG–05 with 429 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.2:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 05

Enrollment

429

Teachers (FTE)

32.5

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.2:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	235	55%
White	139	32%
Black or African American	30	7%
Two or more races	22	5%
Asian	3	1%
Total enrollment	429	208M / 221F

English Language Learners: 202 (47% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	20-24%	28.8%	183
Reading Proficiency	35-39%	44.5%	183
Science Proficiency	20-24%	—	65

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.06 grade levels

Math

-0.12 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

20 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

1.6% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

19.1% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	429	100%

Contact & Location

55 South Meadowood Drive

Newark, DE 19711

Phone: (302)454-3420

http://redclay.schoolwires.net/forestoak

District

Red Clay Consolidated School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $24,497

District enrollment: 14,771

Other Schools in District

Baltz (Austin D.) Elementary School Elementary
Brandywine Springs School Elementary
Heritage Elementary School Elementary
Johnson (Joseph E. Jr) Elementary School Elementary
Lewis (William C.) Dual Language Elementary School Elementary
Linden Hill Elementary School Elementary
Marbrook Elementary School Elementary
Mote (Anna P.) Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 19711) → CensusDepth.com
Delaware population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Delaware teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

100130000265

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD