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Forest Lake School

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Forest Lake School ranks 547 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

547^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 78% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Forest Lake School is an elementary school located in Wantagh, New York, serving 389 students in grades PK-6 and part of the Wantagh Union Free School District, which is ranked 156 out of 874 school districts in the state.

Forest Lake School consistently ranks among the top 25% of elementary schools in New York, with impressive academic performance on state assessments that significantly outpaces the state and district averages in both English Language Arts and Math across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 66.67% of 3rd graders, 70% of 4th graders, and 57.89% of 5th graders at Forest Lake School were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state averages of 54.15%, 54.07%, and 56.61%, respectively. In Math, the school's proficiency rates were even more impressive, with 91.18% of 3rd graders, 89.74% of 4th graders, and 69.23% of 5th graders performing at or above grade level, far exceeding the state averages.

While Forest Lake School's overall performance is exceptional, the school's relatively lower performance for Hispanic students and students with special needs suggests that there may be room for improvement in addressing the specific needs of these subgroups. Nonetheless, the school's commitment to maintaining excellence and its efficient use of resources, including a low student-teacher ratio, make it a standout institution in the Wantagh area, outperforming the nearby Wantagh School and often on par with the strong academic performance of Seaford Manor School in the neighboring district.

390

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,000

Per pupil spending ?

6.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3100 Beltagh Ave
Wantagh, NY 11793-2599

(516) 679-6470

District: Wantagh Union Free School District

Students who attend Forest Lake School usually attend:

Middle:	Wantagh Middle School
High:	Wantagh Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.7%

Hispanic:

12.6%

Asian:

4.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 91st percentile in 2015 → 78th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (71% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of New York elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

District avg70%

New York avg55%

547^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 22%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 9% (2015) to top 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Wantagh Union Free School District

156^th of 874Wantagh Union Free 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	75.2	547 of 2445	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	73.2	570 of 2445	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	68.0	725 of 2439	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	82.7	370 of 2434	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	77.7	417 of 2201	81.1%	★★★★☆
2019	87.6	258 of 2413	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	83.9	292 of 2395	87.8%	★★★★☆
2017	91.1	130 of 2386	94.6%	★★★★★
2016	92.4	89 of 2366	96.2%	★★★★★
2015	87.1	220 of 2352	90.6%	★★★★★
2014	81.2	346 of 2345	85.2%	★★★★☆
2013	89.3	166 of 2325	92.9%	★★★★★
2012	84.5	234 of 2320	89.9%	★★★★☆
2011	84.6	234 of 2286	89.8%	★★★★☆
2010	80.3	343 of 2263	84.8%	★★★★☆
2009	74.2	543 of 2257	75.9%	★★★★☆
2008	69.7	742 of 2227	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	69.4	765 of 2219	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	73.0	607 of 2206	72.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	71.9	615 of 2409	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	67.3	689 of 2413	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	67.7	709 of 2403	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	84.0	313 of 2401	87.0%	★★★★☆
2021	77.4	348 of 1955	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	90.8	151 of 2357	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	83.9	271 of 2338	88.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	59.0	552 of 1569	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	75.4	509 of 2407	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	75.4	497 of 2411	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	65.9	753 of 2400	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	78.3	430 of 2400	82.1%	★★★★☆
2021	74.2	434 of 1961	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	81.2	375 of 2358	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	81.0	335 of 2340	85.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2021	42.6	539 of 1044	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	69.3	400 of 1402	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	60.5	529 of 1392	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.4	648 of 1337	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.0	412 of 1399	70.6%	★★★★☆
2021	74.0	287 of 1224	76.6%	★★★★☆
2019	75.8	308 of 1338	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	62.4	515 of 1408	63.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Male (2025)79th percentile~ school

Female (2025)74th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)71st percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)65th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2021)48th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math83%+26 vs state

English Language Arts65%+10 vs state

Science51%+6 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
Forest Lake School	Public	PK, KG-6	3100 Beltagh Ave	Wantagh	11793	Nassau County	Wantagh Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 679-6470	390	30	12.7	6.7%	307 (78.7%)	4 (1.0%)	49 (12.6%)	17 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.8%)	75.2	547^th of 2445 public elementary schools	77.6%		73.2	570^th of 2445 public elementary schools	76.7%	23	66.7	70.0	57.9		91.2	89.7	69.2		51.4	99.5	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.7	99.7	$29,000	$387	$28,613
Wantagh School	Public	PK, KG-5	1765 Beech St	Wantagh	11793	Nassau County	Wantagh Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 679-6480	672	58	11.6	8.9%	569 (84.7%)	4 (0.6%)	61 (9.1%)	21 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.2%)	68.9	720^th of 2445 public elementary schools	70.6%		62	857^th of 2445 public elementary schools	64.9%	137	62.3	53.2	62.1		73.6	68.4	78.5		63.5	98.1	99.2	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.9	99.2	98.7	$28,782	$152	$28,629
Saw Mill Road School	Public	K-6	2801 Saw Mill Rd	North Bellmore	11710	Nassau County	North Bellmore Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 992-3118	700	52	13.3	18.7%	400 (57.1%)	33 (4.7%)	138 (19.7%)	107 (15.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.0%)	68.2	732^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	70.1%		59.5	918^th of 2445 public elementary schools	62.5%	186	58.3	54.8	74.3	72.7	60.0	67.1	72.0	61.7	62.5	98.9	98.9	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.0	99.2	99.6	$27,888	$1,287	$26,600
Martin Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-6	2616 Martin Ave	Bellmore	11710	Nassau County	North Bellmore Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 992-3115	328	29	11.3	17.4%	194 (59.1%)	9 (2.7%)	83 (25.3%)	29 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.0%)	70.3	682^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	72.1%		69.9	641^st of 2445 public elementary schools	73.8%	41	61.9	63.0	76.5	76.0	56.1	66.7	89.5	70.8	56.3	99.0	99.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.0	99.0	100.0	$35,521	$2,367	$33,154
Newbridge Road School	Public	K-6	1601 Newbridge Rd	North Bellmore	11710	Nassau County	North Bellmore Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 992-3116	336	27	12.4	23.5%	189 (56.3%)	7 (2.1%)	92 (27.4%)	41 (12.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	76.5	514^th of 2445 public elementary schools	79.0%		76.1	508^th of 2445 public elementary schools	79.2%	6	67.5	66.7	72.4	63.0	64.3	84.6	67.7	78.6	65.6	99.7	100.0	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	100.0	99.7	$31,224	$1,413	$29,811
Winthrop Avenue School	Public	3-4	580 Winthrop Ave	Bellmore	11710	Nassau County	Bellmore Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 679-2920	312	25	12.4	18.6%	205 (65.7%)	6 (1.9%)	52 (16.7%)	39 (12.5%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	6 (1.9%)	91.3	168^th of 2445 public elementary schools	93.1%		81.2	406^th of 2445 public elementary schools	83.4%	238	80.2	77.9			95.4	91.1				98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	$31,003	$287	$30,716
Lee Road School	Public	K-5	901 Lee Rd	Wantagh	11793	Nassau County	Levittown Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 434-7476	312	27	11.7	13.8%	219 (70.2%)	5 (1.6%)	55 (17.6%)	26 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	66.2	787^th of 2445 public elementary schools	67.8%		81.5	399^th of 2445 public elementary schools	83.7%	388	67.9	77.8	48.0		75.9	87.1	48.3		45.5	99.3	99.7	99.3	99.3	99.3	100.0	100.0	99.7	$33,803	$582	$33,221
Seaford Manor School	Public	K-5	1590 Washington Ave	Seaford	11783	Nassau County	Seaford Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 592-4080	468	45	10.3	10.9%	357 (76.3%)	1 (0.2%)	63 (13.5%)	27 (5.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.6%)	84.7	311^th of 2445 public elementary schools	87.3%		81.9	391^st of 2445 public elementary schools	84.0%	80	77.2	75.0	91.4		72.9	69.7	90.0		74.2	99.5	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.8	99.8	$35,567	$678	$34,889
Park Avenue School	Public	K-6	1599 Park Ave	North Merrick	11566	Nassau County	North Bellmore Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 992-3117	324	25	13.1	16.7%	217 (67.0%)	15 (4.6%)	50 (15.4%)	37 (11.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	58.5	971^st of 2445 public elementary schools	60.3%		69.4	659^th of 2445 public elementary schools	73.0%	312	50.0	39.3	82.1	82.6	51.4	17.9	74.2	87.5	59.4	99.3	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.3	100.0	99.7	$27,419	$1,261	$26,158
Gardiners Avenue School	Public	K-5	610 Gardiners Ave	Levittown	11756	Nassau County	Levittown Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 434-7451	542	47	11.5	22.1%	319 (58.9%)	10 (1.8%)	113 (20.8%)	88 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.0%)	69.9	697^th of 2445 public elementary schools	71.5%		54.6	1038^th of 2445 public elementary schools	57.5%	341	60.0	47.1	66.7		84.1	72.2	71.2		57.1	99.7	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.7	100.0	99.8	$32,088	$634	$31,455

Frequently Asked Questions about Forest Lake School

What is the racial makeup of Forest Lake School?

Students at Forest Lake School are 79% White, 13% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What district is Forest Lake School in?

Wantagh Union Free School District

What schools do graduates of Forest Lake School attend?

Students who attend Forest Lake School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wantagh Middle School
High : Wantagh Senior High School

Is Forest Lake School a good school?

Forest Lake School ranks 547^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Forest Lake School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 390 students attended Forest Lake School.

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