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Forestville Central School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New York for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 192 students in Forestville Central School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 9/10, which is in the top 20% of public middle schools in New York.
Public Middle School in Forestville Central School District have an average math proficiency score of 65% (versus the New York public middle school average of 40%), and reading proficiency score of 69% (versus the 51% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 11% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New York public middle school average of 63% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NY)
# Schools
2 Schools
1,659 Schools
# Students
413 Students
890,054 Students
# Teachers
52 Teachers
83,739 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
8:1
8:1
District Rank
Forestville Central School District, which is ranked #306 of all 1,015 school districts in New York (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has increased from 80-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#382 out of 1020 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
45-49%
46%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
50-54%
49%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
80-84%
78%

Graduation Rate
≥90%
87%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.22
0.73
# American Indian Students
1 Student
7,222 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
n/a
81,213 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
9%
# Hispanic Students
35 Students
270,400 Students
% Hispanic Students
8%
30%
# Black Students
2 Students
175,155 Students
% Black Students
1%
20%
# White Students
363 Students
325,608 Students
% White Students
88%
37%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
2,099 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
12 Students
28,478 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
18
8,468
# Students in K Grade:
22
26,528
# Students in 1st Grade:
33
28,304
# Students in 2nd Grade:
27
28,365
# Students in 3rd Grade:
25
27,931
# Students in 4th Grade:
34
29,265
# Students in 5th Grade:
30
43,975
# Students in 6th Grade:
28
157,405
# Students in 7th Grade:
34
185,375
# Students in 8th Grade:
35
188,665
# Students in 9th Grade:
25
40,472
# Students in 10th Grade:
30
36,147
# Students in 11th Grade:
33
33,448
# Students in 12th Grade:
35
33,009
# Ungraded Students:
4
22,697
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $31,475 is higher than the state median of $31,307. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $27,504 is less than the state median of $32,183. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$13 MM
$78,541 MM

Spending
$11 MM
$80,737 MM

Revenue / Student
$31,475
$31,307

Spending / Student
$27,504
$32,183

Best Forestville Central School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Forestville Central High School
(Math: 60-69% | Reading: 60-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
4 Academy St
Forestville, NY 14062
(716) 965-2711
Forestville, NY 14062
(716) 965-2711
Grades: 7-12
| 192 students
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