Forest Avenue Elementary School

Public K-5

 1700 W 5th St
       Montgomery, AL  36106-1587


(334) 269-3673

District: Montgomery County

SchoolDigger Rank:
2nd of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $7,213 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  17.4 Help
Number of students:  628

Racial breakdown:

Asian:
38.2%
White:
27.7%
African American:
27.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  17.2% Help


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Compare Details Forest Avenue Elementary School ranks better than 99.7% of elementary schools in Alabama. It also ranks first among 29 ranked elementary schools in the Montgomery County School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 98.5. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Forest Avenue Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Asian (38.2%), White (27.7%), African American (27.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 17.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Forest Avenue Elementary School is 17.4, which is the 14th best among 29 elementary schools in the Montgomery County School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Forest Avenue Elementary School is $7,213. 30 elementary schools in the Montgomery County School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Forest Avenue Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Forest Avenue Elementary School 2nd of 680 Alabama public elementary schools. (See Forest Avenue Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Montgomery County:

SchoolDigger ranks Montgomery County 109th of 134 Alabama school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Forest Avenue Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Forest Avenue Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 98.38 1st 623 99.8%
2005 97.20 1st 688 99.9%
2006 96.66 1st 689 99.9%
2007 94.44 1st 698 99.9%
2008 95.86 1st 698 99.9%
2009 95.25 2nd 696 99.7%
2010 92.87 2nd 704 99.7%
2011 91.18 2nd 709 99.7%
2012 89.64 1st 696 99.9%
2013 86.41 2nd 696 99.7%
2014 98.10 2nd 695 99.7%
2015 99.84 1st 691 99.9%
2016 99.50 1st 691 99.9%
2017 99.48 1st 688 99.9%
2018 99.59 1st 680 99.9%
2019 99.07 3rd 681 99.6%
2021 98.86 6th 692 99.1%
2022 98.46 2nd 687 99.7%
2023 98.50 2nd 680 99.7%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Forest Avenue Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 99.94 1st 100 99.0%
2022 99.97 1st 110 99.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Forest Avenue Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 99.95 1st 567 99.8%
2018 99.86 1st 651 99.8%
2019 99.46 3rd 649 99.5%
2021 99.41 2nd 653 99.7%
2022 99.89 1st 651 99.8%
2023 95.96 9th 623 98.6%
See the entire list of Best Alabama Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Forest Avenue Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 98.88 2nd 639 99.7%
2018 99.25 2nd 640 99.7%
2019 97.91 3rd 646 99.5%
2021 96.72 14th 656 97.9%
2022 96.56 9th 656 98.6%
2023 97.82 3rd 645 99.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Forest Avenue Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 99.33 1st 639 99.8%
2018 99.64 2nd 650 99.7%
2019 99.33 1st 650 99.8%
2021 99.29 2nd 669 99.7%
2022 98.79 2nd 669 99.7%
2023 98.12 5th 649 99.2%
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Rank History for Asian students at Forest Avenue Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 85.13 1st 19 94.7%
2018 84.92 1st 18 94.4%
2019 80.92 1st 21 95.2%
2021 74.30 2nd 16 87.5%
2022 78.27 2nd 17 88.2%
2023 74.68 3rd 19 84.2%
See the entire list of Best Alabama Elementary Schools for Asian Students!

Rank History for African American students at Forest Avenue Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 99.82 1st 336 99.7%
2018 100.00 1st 423 99.8%
2019 99.89 3rd 426 99.3%
2021 99.95 2nd 426 99.5%
2022 99.61 2nd 426 99.5%
2023 99.75 3rd 427 99.3%
See the entire list of Best Alabama Elementary Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for White students at Forest Avenue Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 98.28 1st 369 99.7%
2018 99.14 1st 508 99.8%
2019 98.65 3rd 529 99.4%
2021 97.95 4th 539 99.3%
2022 97.32 5th 540 99.1%
2023 97.80 3rd 528 99.4%
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Data source: test scores: Alabama State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Data source: Alabama State Department of Education

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by Tammie Holcey (a parent)
Friday, January 5, 2018

Open Quote This is our son's second year at Forest Avenue. He is in 2nd grade and we have had a great experience at this school. The Principal and staff are excellent/caring. The students are expected to excel academically, so hard work is required but many fun field trips and activities are planned/encouraged throughout the year. Diversity is also one of this school's strong attributes. Awesome school!!! Close Quote



Enrollment information for Forest Avenue Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 464 464
1989 196 259 1 1 2 n/a n/a 0 459
1990 452 281 14 0 1 n/a n/a 0 748
1991 487 332 21 0 0 n/a n/a 0 840
1992 492 317 18 0 1 n/a n/a 0 828
1993 451 311 24 0 2 n/a n/a 0 788
1994 451 366 18 3 2 n/a n/a 0 840
1995 433 411 44 5 3 n/a n/a 0 896
1996 433 411 44 5 3 n/a n/a 0 896
1997 391 395 49 3 0 n/a n/a 0 838
1998 364 405 39 8 2 n/a n/a 0 818
1999 348 387 39 3 2 n/a n/a 1 780
2000 328 394 32 2 2 n/a n/a 2 760
2001 309 330 36 2 1 n/a n/a 2 680
2002 315 273 38 3 3 n/a n/a 1 633
2003 315 273 38 3 3 n/a n/a 1 633
2004 327 267 42 3 1 n/a n/a 4 644
2005 349 252 53 8 2 n/a n/a 0 664
2006 357 228 70 7 4 n/a n/a 10 676
2007 347 222 86 7 3 n/a n/a 11 676
2008 322 215 93 5 5 n/a n/a 0 640
2009 334 210 105 9 5 n/a n/a 0 663
2010 323 209 120 9 4 n/a n/a 11 676
2011 323 221 146 8 1 1 5 0 705
2012 331 219 158 10 0 1 15 0 734
2013 345 213 154 10 0 0 24 0 746
2014 332 217 162 11 0 1 26 0 749
2015 314 204 185 10 0 0 23 0 736
2016 245 205 202 7 3 0 25 0 687
2017 250 200 209 6 3 1 16 0 685
2018 258 206 226 5 2 1 9 0 707
2019 243 211 240 7 2 1 6 0 710
2020 235 189 229 9 3 1 5 0 671
2021 229 186 235 6 3 2 4 0 665
2022 202 164 246 8 7 1 14 0 642
2023 174 171 240 15 6 2 20 0 628

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Forest Avenue Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 464 21.0 22.0 0
1989 459 25.0 18.3 n/a
1990 748 41.5 18.0 0
1991 840 42.6 19.7 n/a
1992 828 43.0 19.2 n/a
1993 788 42.0 18.8 n/a
1994 840 44.7 18.8 n/a
1995 896 51.0 17.6 n/a
1996 896 51.0 17.6 n/a
1997 838 47.6 17.6 24.3
1998 818 45.2 18.1 24.3
1999 780 45.0 17.3 28.8
2000 760 46.0 16.5 30.9
2001 680 41.0 16.6 28.2
2002 633 38.0 16.6 16.3
2003 633 38.0 16.6 16.3
2004 644 38.3 16.8 14.2
2005 664 38.0 17.5 11.9
2006 676 39.0 17.1 11.1
2007 676 39.0 17.3 9.6
2008 640 39.8 16.1 11.9
2009 663 38.8 16.9 14.2
2010 676 n/a n/a 15.3
2011 705 37.0 19.0 14.8
2012 734 37.0 19.8 15
2013 746 45.0 16.5 14.6
2014 749 40.0 18.7 17.4
2015 736 39.0 18.8 7.7
2016 687 38.0 18.0 8.4
2017 685 39.0 17.5 7.6
2018 707 39.0 18.1 17.3
2019 710 39.0 18.2 17.2
2020 671 42.0 15.9 17.3
2021 665 32.0 20.7 17.3
2022 642 38.0 16.8 17.3
2023 628 36.0 17.4 17.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Forest Avenue Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 464 21.0 22.0 0
1989 459 25.0 18.3 n/a
1990 748 41.5 18.0 0
1991 840 42.6 19.7 n/a
1992 828 43.0 19.2 n/a
1993 788 42.0 18.8 n/a
1994 840 44.7 18.8 n/a
1995 896 51.0 17.6 n/a
1996 896 51.0 17.6 n/a
1997 838 47.6 17.6 24.3
1998 818 45.2 18.1 24.3
1999 780 45.0 17.3 28.8
2000 760 46.0 16.5 30.9
2001 680 41.0 16.6 28.2
2002 633 38.0 16.6 16.3
2003 633 38.0 16.6 16.3
2004 644 38.3 16.8 14.2
2005 664 38.0 17.5 11.9
2006 676 39.0 17.1 11.1
2007 676 39.0 17.3 9.6
2008 640 39.8 16.1 11.9
2009 663 38.8 16.9 14.2
2010 676 n/a n/a 15.3
2011 705 37.0 19.0 14.8
2012 734 37.0 19.8 15
2013 746 45.0 16.5 14.6
2014 749 40.0 18.7 17.4
2015 736 39.0 18.8 7.7
2016 687 38.0 18.0 8.4
2017 685 39.0 17.5 7.6
2018 707 39.0 18.1 17.3
2019 710 39.0 18.2 17.2
2020 671 42.0 15.9 17.3
2021 665 32.0 20.7 17.3
2022 642 38.0 16.8 17.3
2023 628 36.0 17.4 17.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Forest Avenue Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $507 (7.0%) $6,655 (92.3%) $7,213

Data source: Alabama Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Forest Avenue Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 3rd of 681 Elementary schoolsRanks 2nd of 680 Elementary schools
 0.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Forest Avenue Elementary School)95.788.8
 6.9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Montgomery County)4422.2
 21.8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Alabama)57.543.6
 13.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Forest Avenue Elementary School)8772.2
 14.8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Montgomery County)3115.1
 15.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)47.334.9
 12.4%
5th Grade Mathematics (Forest Avenue Elementary School)86.977.4
 9.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Montgomery County)28.314.7
 13.6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)44.933.9
 10.9%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students710628
 11.5%
African American211171
 19%
American Indian26
 200%
Asian240240
Hispanic715
 114.3%
Pacific Islander12
 100%
White243174
 28.4%
Two or More Races620
 233.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients17.2%17.2%
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Students at Forest Avenue Elementary School are 38% Asian, 28% White, 27% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

In the 2022-23 school year, 628 students attended Forest Avenue Elementary School.

Yes! Forest Avenue Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 2nd of 680 Alabama elementary schools.


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