Forest Street Community Elementary School

Regular School · ORANGE, NJ

Forest Street Community Elementary School is a regular school school in ORANGE, New Jersey, serving grades PK–07 with 384 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 11.8:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 07

Enrollment

384

Teachers (FTE)

32.5

Student–Teacher Ratio

11.8:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	198	52%
Black or African American	175	46%
Two or more races	7	2%
White	2	1%
Asian	2	1%
Total enrollment	384	190M / 194F

English Language Learners: 58 (15% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	12.0% -13.6pp	25.6%	218
Reading Proficiency	42.0% -4.8pp	46.8%	217
Science Proficiency	<=10%	—	48

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)

-0.14 grade levels

Math

-0.24 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

10 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

9.1% 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.)	384	100%

Contact & Location

651 FOREST ST

ORANGE, NJ 07050

Phone: (973)677-4120

http://www.orange.k12.nj.us/Domain/764

District

ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $34,940

District enrollment: 5,299

Other Schools in District

Central Elementary School Elementary
Cleveland Street Elementary School Elementary
Heywood Avenue Elementary School Elementary
Lincoln Avenue Elementary School Elementary
Oakwood Avenue Community School Elementary
Park Avenue Elementary School Elementary
Orange High School High
STEM Innovation Academy of the Oranges High

View all 11 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 07050) → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey population & income data → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

341227002402

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