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J V Forrestal Elementary School

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J V Forrestal Elementary School ranks 1089 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1089^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of New York elementary schools

Summary

J V Forrestal Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Beacon, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 230 students. The school is part of the Beacon City School District, which is ranked 608 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, J V Forrestal Elementary School has shown a mixed performance compared to the state and district averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had higher proficiency rates than the district in English Language Arts (ELA) for grades 3-5, but lower proficiency rates in math. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with male students and white students outperforming their counterparts, while low socioeconomic status (SES) students performed the worst. Interestingly, the school's relatively high spending per student ($27,234) and low student-teacher ratio (9.3) may contribute to its academic outcomes.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Beacon City School District, J V Forrestal Elementary School generally performs better academically, especially in ELA. However, the school's performance has fluctuated over the years, ranging from a 4-star rating in the 2021-2022 school year to a 3-star rating in the 2023-2024 school year. This suggests that the school's performance has been relatively stable, with some variations in its ranking compared to other schools in the state.

234

Students ?

9.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,479

Per pupil spending ?

32.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

125 Liberty St
Beacon, NY 12508-2699

(845) 838-6900

District: Beacon City School District

Students who attend J V Forrestal Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Rombout Middle School
High:	Beacon High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.0%

Hispanic:

28.2%

Two or more races:

14.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 71st percentile in 2022 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Beacon City School District

✓Above the New York median (55th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 71st-percentile peak (2022) to 55th (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg49%

New York avg55%

1,089^th of 2,445

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Top 45%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From top 48% (2015) to top 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Beacon City School District

608^th of 874Beacon City School District among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.0	1089 of 2445	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.4	1102 of 2445	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.2	788 of 2439	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.5	700 of 2434	71.2%	★★★★☆
2019	59.7	911 of 2413	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.5	933 of 2395	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.4	908 of 2386	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.1	821 of 2366	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	51.1	1128 of 2352	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	46.2	1272 of 2345	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	27.2	1794 of 2325	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.6	1661 of 2320	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.5	1738 of 2286	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	39.9	1539 of 2263	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	31.4	1792 of 2257	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	37.4	1627 of 2227	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	57.2	1154 of 2219	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	70.3	734 of 2206	66.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	41.7	546 of 948	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.2	1263 of 2409	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.8	1210 of 2413	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.4	884 of 2403	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.5	1029 of 2401	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.3	905 of 2357	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.4	998 of 2338	57.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	871 of 1569	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.1	820 of 1531	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.0	531 of 1429	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.0	572 of 1503	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.9	340 of 1315	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	59.5	478 of 1392	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	1510 of 2098	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.4	1407 of 2078	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.0	903 of 2041	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.8	691 of 2099	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.8	624 of 2032	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.9	655 of 2045	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	59.9	925 of 2407	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.7	1015 of 2411	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.2	728 of 2400	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.5	565 of 2400	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	57.0	950 of 2358	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.5	859 of 2340	63.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	491 of 1402	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.9	563 of 1392	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.1	437 of 1337	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.7	309 of 1399	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	46.6	723 of 1338	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.4	461 of 1408	67.3%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2025)65th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)62nd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)48th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile-11 vs school

African American (2018)42nd percentile-19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Science64%+19 vs state

English Language Arts61%+6 vs state

Math50%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)				NY State Assessments Math (2025)				NY State Assessments Science (2025)	% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
J V Forrestal Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	125 Liberty St	Beacon	12508	Dutchess County	Beacon City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 838-6900	234	25	9.1	32.1%	117 (50.0%)	14 (6.0%)	66 (28.2%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (14.1%)	54	1089^th of 2445 public elementary schools	55.5%		52.4	1102^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	54.9%	13	50.0	58.6	75.0		46.4	53.1	50.0		64.3	97.0	99.6	99.6	99.6	100.0	99.1	97.4	99.1	$29,479	$706	$28,772
Sargent School	Public	PK, KG-5	29 Education Dr	Beacon	12508	Dutchess County	Beacon City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 838-6900	285	29	9.7	35.1%	157 (55.1%)	23 (8.1%)	76 (26.7%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.1%)	40.7	1451^st of 2445 public elementary schools	40.7%		42.9	1354^th of 2445 public elementary schools	44.6%	97	65.9	58.8	34.0		78.6	38.2	34.0		37.7	98.5	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	98.5	99.2	99.6	$29,062	$706	$28,355
South Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-5	60 South Ave	Beacon	12508	Dutchess County	Beacon City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 838-6900	244	25	9.8	36.9%	97 (39.8%)	35 (14.3%)	72 (29.5%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	35 (14.3%)	44.8	1341^st of 2445 public elementary schools	45.2%		50.2	1166^th of 2445 public elementary schools	52.3%	175	46.5	52.8	63.9		51.2	50.0	52.8		44.4	98.5	98.5	99.1	99.1	99.7	98.5	99.7	99.7	$31,904	$706	$31,198
Glenham School	Public	PK, KG-5	20 Chase Dr	Fishkill	12524	Dutchess County	Beacon City School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 838-6900	394	36	10.8	34.5%	178 (45.2%)	44 (11.2%)	121 (30.7%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (10.2%)	33.1	1678^th of 2445 public elementary schools	31.4%		31.9	1692^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	30.8%	14	32.9	48.6	57.1		39.2	61.1	52.8		43.3	99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.7	99.7	$27,007	$706	$26,301
Horizon-On-The-Hudson School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	137 Montgomery St	Newburgh	12550	Orange County	Newburgh City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(845) 563-3725	447	45	10.0	62.2%	53 (11.9%)	135 (30.2%)	226 (50.6%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.6%)	19.8	2085^th of 2445 public elementary schools	14.7%		14.2	2235^th of 2445 public elementary schools	8.6%	150	27.0	48.2	45.6		25.7	39.3	31.3		30.8	98.3	98.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.5	99.5	99.8	$34,737	$2,537	$32,200
Gidney Avenue Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Gidney Ave	Newburgh	12550	Orange County	Newburgh City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 563-8450	788	66	11.9	58.9%	47 (6.0%)	143 (18.1%)	563 (71.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.8%)	13.7	2224^th of 2445 public elementary schools	9.0%		16.9	2153^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	11.9%	71	14.1	29.2	38.8		27.4	24.2	43.0		27.9	97.7	99.5	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.5	98.9	98.4	$33,470	$2,445	$31,026
Fishkill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	20 Church St	Fishkill	12524	Dutchess County	Wappingers Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 897-6780	334	22	15.2	38.3%	199 (59.6%)	23 (6.9%)	85 (25.4%)	15 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	60.6	921^st of 2445 public elementary schools	62.3%		70.1	638^th of 2445 public elementary schools	73.9%	283	32.4	52.9	73.8	63.9	37.8	64.7	69.8	69.4	62.5	97.2	98.2	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.5	$31,985	$252	$31,732
Balmville School	Public	PK, KG-5	5144 Rt 9w	Newburgh	12550	Orange County	Newburgh City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 563-8550	376	38	9.9	58.8%	47 (12.5%)	78 (20.7%)	212 (56.4%)	8 (2.1%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.2%)	15.7	2177^th of 2445 public elementary schools	11.0%		17.2	2142^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	12.4%	35	41.2	37.8	37.8		28.6	31.1	22.2		26.1	98.0	98.5	99.7	99.7	99.7	98.2	98.7	98.7	$35,335	$2,581	$32,754
New Windsor School	Public, Magnet	K-5	175 Quassaick Ave	New Windsor	12553	Orange County	Newburgh City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(845) 563-3700	439	39	11.2	53.5%	70 (15.9%)	79 (18.0%)	266 (60.6%)	11 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	41.9	1420^th of 2445 public elementary schools	41.9%		40.4	1436^th of 2445 public elementary schools	41.3%	16	35.8	42.7	57.8		38.8	61.2	82.8		35.9	99.6	99.6	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.6	99.8	99.8	$31,624	$2,310	$29,315
Cornwall-On-Hudson Elementary School	Public	K-4	234 Hudson St	Cornwall On Hudson	12520	Orange County	Cornwall Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 534-8009	239	18	13.0	10.9%	176 (73.6%)	7 (2.9%)	39 (16.3%)	6 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.6%)	83.2	347^th of 2445 public elementary schools	85.8%		92.2	164^th of 2445 public elementary schools	93.3%	183	72.0	83.0			73.5	83.0				96.5	96.9	99.1	99.1	99.6	97.8	98.2	99.1	$27,950	$488	$27,462

Frequently Asked Questions about J V Forrestal Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of J V Forrestal Elementary School?

Students at J V Forrestal Elementary School are 50% White, 28% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races, 6% African American, 1% Asian.

Is J V Forrestal Elementary School a good school?

J V Forrestal Elementary School ranks 1089^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend J V Forrestal Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 234 students attended J V Forrestal Elementary School.

What district is J V Forrestal Elementary School in?

Beacon City School District

What schools do graduates of J V Forrestal Elementary School attend?

Students who attend J V Forrestal Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rombout Middle School
High : Beacon High School

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