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Forest Park Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 4

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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
100 Forest Dr
Albany, NY 12205
Phone
(518) 869-3006
District
SOUTH COLONIE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
ALBANY COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
304
Classroom Teachers
25

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New York

6

(10 is best)

Better than 56.4% of all NY schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Forest Park Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
50%
49%
45%
45%
54%
54%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
52%
51%
42%
49%
61%
54%
52%
51%
42%
49%
61%
54%
    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
12
14
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 58 19.1%
Grade 1 57 18.8%
Grade 2 56 18.4%
Grade 3 51 16.8%
Grade 4 68 22.4%
Total 304 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 59.5% 64.5% 42.2%
Black 10.2% 10.2% 16.4%
Hispanic 10.6% 11.0% 30.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 19.7% 14.0% 10.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.3% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 45.4% 39.1% 53.7%
Free lunch eligible 38.2% 35.8% 51.2%
Reduced lunch eligible 7.2% 3.3% 2.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 38,615 19,677,151
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,783.5 416
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.7% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 16.6% 17.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 27.5% 33.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 28.6% 26.0%
65 OR OLDER 22.6% 17.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 16,087 7,604,523
Single Parent Households With Children 5.0% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.5% 87.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 36.6% 38.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 21.1% 24.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 24.4% 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.9% 11.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.1% 14.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 10.7% 12.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.1% 10.4%
$15,000 or less 5.7% 9.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $14,259 $70,071,000 64.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $746 $3,664,000 3.4%
Staff $656 $3,225,000 3.0%
General Administration $330 $1,621,000 1.5%
School Administration $752 $3,693,000 3.4%
Operation $1,159 $5,695,000 5.2%
Transportation $1,014 $4,983,000 4.6%
Other $638 $3,135,000 2.9%
Total Support $5,294 $26,016,000 24.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,542 $12,493,000 11.5%
Total Expenditures $22,096 $108,580,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $18,290 $46,325,753,000 57.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $766 $1,940,420,000 2.4%
Staff $1,213 $3,072,691,000 3.8%
General Administration $408 $1,032,797,000 1.3%
School Administration $1,144 $2,897,632,000 3.6%
Operation $2,258 $5,718,874,000 7.1%
Transportation $1,460 $3,697,044,000 4.6%
Other $779 $1,972,819,000 2.4%
Total Support $8,027 $20,332,277,000 25.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,552 $14,062,158,000 17.4%
Total Expenditures $31,869 $80,720,188,000 100.0%
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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