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John A. Forrest Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–4

10 - 00 Hopper Ave, Fair Lawn, NJ 07410 · (201) 794-5565 · Part of Fair Lawn Borough School District

Fair Lawn’s School Grade A better than 85% of New Jersey school districts

Directions
Students
258
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
22%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–4
The gist

What stands out about John A. Forrest Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 41% of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 9 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Fair Lawn kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where Fair Lawn kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–4John A. Forrest Elementary SchoolYou are here
5–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 47.3%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

10 - 00 Hopper Ave, Fair Lawn

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten41
Grade 145
Grade 251
Grade 370
Grade 451
Enrollment over time
260’20
267’21
269’22
261’23
258’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 46%Hispanic 28%Asian 21%Two or more races 4%Black 2%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about John A. Forrest Elementary School from Fair Lawn families.

Other schools in Fair Lawn Borough School District

The district →
Westmoreland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Fair Lawn
A−
359 students9:1
Radburn Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Fair Lawn
A
445 students13:1
Henry B. Milnes Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Fair Lawn
A+
392 students12:1
Warren Point Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Fair Lawn
A−
391 students11:1
Lyncrest Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Fair Lawn
A
185 students11:1
Thomas Jefferson Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Fair Lawn
A
1,100 students11:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New Jersey’s other public schools; Fair Lawn’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.