Forest Dale Elementary School

Regular School · Carmel, IN

Forest Dale Elementary School is a regular school school in Carmel, Indiana, serving grades PK–05 with 638 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.4:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

638

Teachers (FTE)

47.7

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.4:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	478	75%
Hispanic/Latino	57	9%
Black or African American	38	6%
Asian	38	6%
Two or more races	25	4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2	0%
Total enrollment	638	322M / 316F

English Language Learners: 44 (7% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	63.0% +26pp	37.0%	317
Reading Proficiency	52.0% +9.8pp	42.2%	308
Science Proficiency	50-54%	—	109

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)

+0.72 grade levels

Math

+0.01 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

154 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

111

17.4% 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.)	638	100%

Contact & Location

10721 Lakeshore Dr W

Carmel, IN 46033

Phone: (317)844-4948

District

Carmel Clay Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $17,046

District enrollment: 16,072

Other Schools in District

Carmel Elementary School Elementary
Cherry Tree Elementary School Elementary
Clay Center Elementary School Elementary
College Wood Elementary School Elementary
Mohawk Trails Elementary School Elementary
Prairie Trace Elementary School Elementary
Smoky Row Elementary School Elementary
Towne Meadow Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 46033) → CensusDepth.com
Indiana population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Indiana teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

180120002101

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