Forest Street School
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8 reviews
651 FOREST ST
City of Orange, NJ 07050
City of Orange, NJ 07050
(973) 677-4120
Community Reviews
Read what parents are saying about Forest Street SchoolI 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 environments and expectations to the learners. That can be be said of any school population, but economic conditions are probably the most powerful impact of any on learning success. My biggest challenge was trying to work with a principal who was out of his element, very "old school," and actually afraid of the parents. By Christmas, he was taking sick leave for the remainder of the school year and finally took a position elsewhere. I hope that was good for the great people of the Forest Street neighborhood. The fondest memories of my teaching remain with those good people of Forest Street from the 1970-71 6th grade.
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 from school for making something "unallowed" out of paper. Really? I'm glad we are moving to a better school district.
Posted by a parent on 8/22/2013As a former student, and valedictorian of Forest Street School, i believe the school has done a wonderful job at allowing students to increase their prior knowledge, but the school lacks the experience to help struggling students to arrive at the required level. I just hope one day, the school will grow and improve... untill then, goodluck.
Posted by a community member on 5/16/2011Nearby 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.
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