Forest Street School
Grades: PK-7
Students: 375
Type: Public
GreatSchools Rating
Student-Teacher
Ratio: 11:1
Student-Counselor
Ratio: 410:1
Certified Teachers: 97%
651 FOREST ST
City of Orange, NJ 07050
City of Orange, NJ 07050
(973) 677-4120
Additional GreatSchools Ratings
4/10
5/10
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Academic ProgressNA
College Readiness5/10
Community Reviews
Great school with excellent management team . The environment is good as well
Posted by a parent on 1/24/2026I am a parent in forest street school and I can confirm it is a amazing school . Parents if you want a school to enroll your kids into please choose this one.
Posted by a parent on 5/28/2023It was OK but the teachers use fear as a way to dicipline children and punish children when they don't know what truly happen
Posted by a parent on 9/13/2017Forest Street was "my school." I was the sixth grade teacher there during the 1970-71 school year, That was the most challenging, most satisfying, and very best of my 40 years of teaching. As with all schools in poorer neighborhoods, we still need to make immense strides in adjusting learning enviro
Posted by a teacher on 2/5/2014I can't say enough about this school and the staff. My son went there for 3 years, all of which he was constantly bullied and even jumped by 5 kids on the way home from school a few times. I had to watch at all times for signs of depression. It was overwhelming. They did not nothing but expel HIM
Posted by a parent on 8/22/2013Nearby Schools
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City of Orange schools - Forest Street School is located at 651 FOREST ST, City of Orange NJ 07050. Forest Street School is in the Orange Board Of Education School District. Forest Street School is a Public school that serves grade levels PK-7.
