Forward School (The)
3710 Barnes Ave
Bronx NY, 10467, Bronx County
Phone: 718-652-0519
Ranking: 
(3,136 out of 3,424, bottom 8%)*
(3,136 out of 3,424, bottom 8%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 17 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 16 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 256 | 213 | 239 | 302 | 326 | 349 | 346 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 109 | 42.6% | 77 | 36.2% | 64 | 26.8% | 84 | 27.8% | 79 | 24.2% | 84 | 24.1% | 105 | 30.3% |
| Grade 7: | 74 | 28.9% | 67 | 31.5% | 77 | 32.2% | 96 | 31.8% | 85 | 26.1% | 109 | 31.2% | 115 | 33.2% |
| Grade 8: | 69 | 27.0% | 67 | 31.5% | 98 | 41.0% | 119 | 39.4% | 110 | 33.7% | 104 | 29.8% | 96 | 27.7% |
| Ungraded: | 4 | 1.6% | 2 | 0.9% | NA | NA | 3 | 1.0% | 52 | 16.0% | 52 | 14.9% | 30 | 8.7% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 129 | 50.4% | 102 | 47.9% | 115 | 48.1% | 143 | 47.4% | 150 | 46.0% | 140 | 40.1% | 121 | 35.0% |
| Female: | 127 | 49.6% | 111 | 52.1% | 124 | 51.9% | 159 | 52.6% | 168 | 51.5% | 201 | 57.6% | 221 | 63.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 1.6% | 3 | 1.4% | 3 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 4 | 1.2% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 1.3% | 3 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.6% | 6 | 1.7% |
| Hispanic: | 69 | 27.0% | 53 | 24.9% | 71 | 29.7% | 102 | 33.8% | 113 | 34.7% | 102 | 29.2% | 84 | 24.3% |
| Black: | 183 | 71.5% | 154 | 72.3% | 159 | 66.5% | 191 | 63.2% | 207 | 63.5% | 238 | 68.2% | 245 | 70.8% |
| White: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.9% | 3 | 1.3% | 4 | 1.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 5 | 1.4% | 7 | 2.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 197 | 77.0% | 166 | 77.9% | 179 | 74.9% | 239 | 79.1% | NA | NA | 264 | 75.6% | 245 | 70.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 6 | 2.3% | 11 | 5.2% | 14 | 5.9% | 20 | 6.6% | NA | NA | 35 | 10.0% | 37 | 10.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.05 | 12.78 | 10.86 | 14.27 | 13.58 | 14.00 | 21.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NY State Assessments | ||||||
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 35% | 42% | 61% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 33% | 44% | 63% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 41% | 47% | 67% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 53% | 66% | 81% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 21% | 32% | 54% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 25% | 37% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 28% | 38% | 55% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 6.5% | 14.6% | 29.6% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 33% | 47% | 60% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 23% | 54% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 56% | 64% | 79% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 60% | 70% | 83% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 22% | 43% | 61% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 32% | 46% | 63% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 40% | 51% | 66% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 4% | 20.2% | 30.6% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 43% | 39% | 58% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 37% | 53% | 71% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 60% | 65% | 80% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 29% | 27% | 50% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 13% | 28% | 48% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 23% | 36% | 53% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 9.4% | 16.3% | 31.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 37% | 47% | 66% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 44% | 59% | 79% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 67% | 73% | 88% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 34% | 39% | 62% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 33% | 46% | 64% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 46% | 48% | 65% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 6.3% | 15.6% | 27.7% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 22% | 35% | 56% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 43% | 49% | 69% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 26% | 28% | 51% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 21% | 25% | 47% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 23% | 29% | 50% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 9.2% | 17.4% | 33.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 30% | 47% | 70% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 44% | 58% | 80% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 19% | 28% | 55% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 38% | 36% | 60% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 56% | 44% | 62% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 13.6% | 14.5% | 27.4% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 42% | 44% | 71% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 11% | 36% | 69% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 29% | 39% | 71% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 30% | 37% | 69% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 27% | 44% | 70% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 20% | 29% | 63% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 11% | 25% | 63% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 31% | 36% | 69% |
| Regents | ||||||
| 2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 57% | 73% |
| 2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 57% | 72% |
| 2011 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 100% | 60% | 81% |
| 2012 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 90% | 59% | 78% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Forward School (The) was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.