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B+

Forest Road School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

16 Forest Rd, Valley Stream, NY 11581 · (516) 434-3803 · Part of Valley Stream Union Free School District 30

Hempstead’s School Grade A better than 87% of New York school districts

Directions
Students
332
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
36%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Forest Road School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 68% of New York’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency67%
State average 56.1%
Reading / language arts77%
State average 62.6%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among New York’s 4,095 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

16 Forest Rd, Valley Stream

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K18
Kindergarten41
Grade 142
Grade 245
Grade 339
Grade 445
Grade 544
Grade 643
Ungraded15
Enrollment over time
312’20
328’21
330’22
336’23
332’24

Up 6.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 38%Asian 35%Hispanic 19%Two or more races 4%White 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Forest Road School from Hempstead families.

Other schools in Valley Stream Union Free School District 30

The district →
Shaw Avenue School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Valley Stream
B
740 students13:1
Clearstream Avenue School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Valley Stream
B
385 students15:1

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 York’s other public schools; Hempstead’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.