Elementary Schools in Forestville Central School District

Summary:

The Forestville Central School District in New York has only one elementary school, Forestville Elementary School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 850th out of 2,445 New York elementary schools in 2023-2024 to 1,236th out of 2,445 in 2024-2025.

Forestville Elementary School's proficiency rates on state assessments vary across grade levels and subjects, with the school generally underperforming compared to the district and state averages, particularly in math. In 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 35.29% in 3rd grade math to 67.86% in 5th grade English Language Arts (ELA). Despite the school's relatively low performance, it has a high per-student spending of $28,503 and a low student-teacher ratio of 8.3, suggesting that the school may be allocating resources effectively, but the impact on student outcomes is not yet evident.

The school serves a student population of 221, with a relatively high percentage of 30.77% free and reduced-price lunch recipients in 2023-2024. This may indicate socioeconomic challenges that could be impacting student learning and achievement, and further analysis of the school's demographics and their relationship to performance would be valuable in understanding the school's strengths, challenges, and opportunities for improvement.

District Detail

12 Water St
Forestville, NY 14062-9674

(716) 965-2742

SchoolDigger Rank:
493^rd of 874 New York districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 396

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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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
Forestville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	12 Water St	Forestville	14062	Chautauqua County	Forestville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 965-2742	211	26	8.2	41.2%	187 (88.6%)	3 (1.4%)	15 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	48.3	1236^th of 2445 public elementary schools	49.4%		62.2	850^th of 2445 public elementary schools	65.2%	386	41.2	45.5	67.9	46.2	35.3	50.0	58.6	55.0	51.7	99.5	100.0	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	100.0	99.5	$28,073	$1,105	$26,968

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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