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Forrestdale School

Serves grades 4 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
60 Forrest Avenue
Rumson, NJ 07760
Phone
(732) 842-0383
District
Rumson Borough School District
County
MONMOUTH COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
525
Classroom Teachers
58

* Forrestdale School is one of the top 100 best public schools in America.

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New Jersey

10

(10 is best)

Better than 98.9% of all NJ schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Forrestdale School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 4

100 80 60 40 20 0
88%
47%
89%
50%
87%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

100 80 60 40 20 0
91%
45%
93%
52%
89%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

100 80 60 40 20 0
91%
40%
90%
47%
91%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

100 80 60 40 20 0
86%
44%
96%
54%
75%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

100 80 60 40 20 0
83%
35%
94%
54%
72%
17%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
9
9
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 4 83 15.8%
Grade 5 112 21.3%
Grade 6 98 18.7%
Grade 7 111 21.1%
Grade 8 121 23.0%
Total 525 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 95.3% 96.1% 40.1%
Black 0.4% 0.3% 15.1%
Hispanic 3.5% 3.0% 33.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.8% 0.6% 10.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.0% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 0.6% 0.6% 35.1%
Free lunch eligible 0.6% 0.6% 29.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 5.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 7,285 9,261,699
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,437.8 1,255
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 3.4% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 28.3% 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 21.2% 32.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 34.2% 27.1%
65 OR OLDER 12.9% 16.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 2,303 3,438,162
Single Parent Households With Children 4.0% 7.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 99.2% 90.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 77.6% 42.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 69.3% 30.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 12.4% 18.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 2.7% 11.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 5.6% 13.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 4.8% 11.0%
$15,000 - $29,999 2.0% 8.3%
$15,000 or less 3.3% 7.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $15,701 $14,304,000 40.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,753 $2,508,000 7.2%
Staff $980 $893,000 2.6%
General Administration $741 $675,000 1.9%
School Administration $793 $722,000 2.1%
Operation $1,720 $1,567,000 4.5%
Transportation $516 $470,000 1.3%
Other $562 $512,000 1.5%
Total Support $8,065 $7,347,000 21.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $14,665 $13,360,000 38.2%
Total Expenditures $38,431 $35,011,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,952 $17,923,333,000 51.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,555 $3,534,923,000 10.1%
Staff $804 $1,112,297,000 3.2%
General Administration $463 $640,692,000 1.8%
School Administration $1,140 $1,578,024,000 4.5%
Operation $2,061 $2,851,992,000 8.1%
Transportation $687 $951,282,000 2.7%
Other $633 $875,349,000 2.5%
Total Support $8,343 $11,544,559,000 32.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,100 $5,673,661,000 16.1%
Total Expenditures $25,395 $35,141,553,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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