Is School 4-George Mather Forbes a good school?

School 4-George Mather Forbes ranks in the bottom 0.9% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend School 4-George Mather Forbes?

In the 2022-23 school year, 276 students attended School 4-George Mather Forbes.

What is the racial makeup of School 4-George Mather Forbes?

Students at School 4-George Mather Forbes are 73% African American, 17% Hispanic, 8% White, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of School 4-George Mather Forbes attend?

Students who attend School 4-George Mather Forbes usually go on to attend: Middle : East Lower School Middle : Northwest College Preparatory High School High : East Upper High School High : James Monroe Upper School High : Northeast College Preparatory High School High : Rochester Early College International High School High : School Of The Arts High : School Without Walls

School 4-George Mather Forbes

Summary:

School 4-George Mather Forbes is an elementary school in Rochester, NY that serves grades PK-6 with 276 students. It is part of the Rochester City School District, which is ranked 849 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 5-10% of New York elementary schools over the past 10 years.

School 4-George Mather Forbes faces significant challenges, including extremely low test scores, high poverty rates, and a student population that includes a large proportion of homeless and special education students. For example, in 2023-2024, only 0% of 3rd graders were proficient in ELA, compared to 14.81% in the district and 42.6% statewide. The school spends between $15,655 to $19,818 per student, which is higher than the district average, but has a lower student-teacher ratio than the district. Nearby Dr. Walter Cooper Academy, School 19-Dr. Charles T Lunsford, and School 17-Enrico Fermi also have low test scores and rankings, but generally perform better than School 4-George Mather Forbes.

The nearby True North Rochester Prep-West Camp, a public charter school, significantly outperforms the district and state averages on test scores across all grade levels, highlighting the potential impact of school choice and alternative educational models in the area. Overall, School 4-George Mather Forbes faces significant challenges and may need more innovative approaches to education to improve outcomes for its students.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

198 Dr Samuel McCree Way
Rochester, NY 14611-3497

(585) 235-7848

District: Rochester City School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
2423^rd of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,818

Students who attend School 4-George Mather Forbes usually attend:

Middle:	East Lower School
	Northwest College Preparatory High School
High:	East Upper High School
	James Monroe Upper School
	Northeast College Preparatory High School
	Rochester Early College International High School
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	School Of The Arts
	School Without Walls

Student/teacher ratio: 9.6

Number of students: 276

Racial breakdown:

African American:

73.2%

Hispanic:

17.0%

White:

7.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 92.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details School 4-George Mather Forbes ranks worse than 99.1% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 23^rd among 30 ranked elementary schools in the Rochester City School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 5.21. (See more...)

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Compare Details In 2019 the calculated Average Standard Score was 6.82. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (73.2%), Hispanic (17%), White (7.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 92.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at School 4-George Mather Forbes is 9.6, which is the 4^th best among 30 elementary schools in the Rochester City School District. (See more...)

Compare School 4-George Mather Forbes employs 28.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at School 4-George Mather Forbes is $19,818, which is the 2^nd highest among 30 elementary schools in the Rochester City School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

School 4-George Mather Forbes:

SchoolDigger ranks School 4-George Mather Forbes 2423^rd of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See School 4-George Mather Forbes in the ranking list.)

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Rochester City School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Rochester City School District 849^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all elementary school students at School 4-George Mather Forbes

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	35.99	1631^st	2206	26.1%
2007	20.13	1870^th	2219	15.7%
2008	18.96	1933^rd	2227	13.2%
2009	14.88	2062^nd	2257	8.6%
2010	14.42	2046^th	2263	9.6%
2011	9.78	2141^st	2286	6.3%
2012	9.79	2161^st	2320	6.9%
2013	9.04	2254^th	2325	3.1%
2014	6.69	2297^th	2345	2.0%
2015	7.57	2291^st	2352	2.6%
2016	4.91	2349^th	2366	0.7%
2017	6.96	2331^st	2386	2.3%
2018	5.64	2354^th	2395	1.7%
2019	3.75	2398^th	2413	0.6%
2021	1.52	2197^th	2201	0.2%
2022	3.39	2430^th	2434	0.2%
2023	4.12	2419^th	2439	0.8%
2024	5.21	2423^rd	2445	0.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at School 4-George Mather Forbes

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	13.20	1938^th	1941	0.2%
2022	15.60	2023^rd	2031	0.4%
2023	14.59	2015^th	2016	0.0%
2024	18.64	2014^th	2110	4.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at School 4-George Mather Forbes

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	12.36	1964^th	2045	4.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Homeless students at School 4-George Mather Forbes

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	20.50	671^st	730	8.1%
2024	27.85	590^th	766	23.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at School 4-George Mather Forbes

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	7.70	2278^th	2338	2.6%
2019	3.99	2345^th	2357	0.5%
2022	3.74	2397^th	2401	0.2%
2023	5.04	2379^th	2403	1.0%
2024	3.38	2410^th	2413	0.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at School 4-George Mather Forbes

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	6.95	2303^rd	2340	1.6%
2019	4.86	2348^th	2358	0.4%
2022	4.44	2393^rd	2400	0.3%
2023	5.09	2375^th	2400	1.0%
2024	9.29	2319^th	2411	3.8%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at School 4-George Mather Forbes

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	15.79	886^th	948	6.5%
2019	10.64	877^th	891	1.6%
2022	12.62	907^th	936	3.1%
2023	13.32	803^rd	857	6.3%
2024	13.73	883^rd	927	4.7%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for School 4-George Mather Forbes

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2012	31.26	981^st	1337	26.6%
2013	23.17	1064^th	1373	22.5%
2014	13.14	1288^th	1401	8.1%
2015	8.59	1385^th	1407	1.6%
2016	6.54	1423^rd	1429	0.4%
2017	6.96	1443^rd	1455	0.8%
2018	10.30	1373^rd	1438	4.5%
2019	6.82	1413^th	1439	1.8%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: NY State Education Department

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by a parent
Tuesday, July 26, 2011

My son as well as my nephew attends this school. My son has been there for K&1st, and I must say that I was very involved in my son education both at home and at school. We have no complaints about #4 school the teachers that I dealt with and the staff have always have a common goal. They are understanding, respectful, caring, loving and so much more. I just love the Principal, she really cares for her students and their wellbeing, and it shows throughout the building and it's staff. Because my family and I are moving out of state is the only reason why he will not be returning and his sister wont be able to attend this school. Close Quote

Enrollment information for School 4-George Mather Forbes

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	40	401	1	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	453
1990	39	368	4	10	1	n/a	n/a	0	422
1991	66	409	4	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	494
1992	60	453	6	18	0	n/a	n/a	0	537
1993	39	455	5	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	509
1994	44	486	3	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	548
1995	21	488	3	18	0	n/a	n/a	0	530
1996	21	488	3	18	0	n/a	n/a	0	530
1997	22	527	3	20	0	n/a	n/a	0	572
1998	25	502	3	23	0	n/a	n/a	0	553
1999	26	417	0	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	456
2000	12	318	1	11	1	n/a	n/a	0	343
2001	30	393	0	17	0	n/a	n/a	0	440
2002	24	384	2	11	1	n/a	n/a	0	422
2003	24	384	2	11	1	n/a	n/a	0	422
2004	27	416	4	18	2	n/a	n/a	0	467
2005	19	347	4	19	1	n/a	n/a	0	390
2006	17	346	2	22	1	n/a	n/a	0	388
2007	18	355	2	23	1	n/a	n/a	0	399
2008	21	358	3	30	0	n/a	n/a	0	412
2009	18	353	2	29	1	n/a	n/a	0	403
2010	21	343	2	22	1	n/a	n/a	1	390
2011	30	311	0	22	0	0	1	0	364
2012	33	338	3	40	0	0	1	0	415
2013	30	376	5	40	0	0	1	0	452
2014	26	376	6	38	0	0	1	0	447
2015	38	380	4	61	0	0	0	0	483
2016	32	387	10	66	1	0	2	0	498
2017	25	339	4	68	0	0	2	0	438
2018	28	302	1	74	0	0	1	0	406
2019	31	308	4	74	0	0	3	0	420
2020	29	266	2	57	0	0	4	0	358
2021	27	250	3	53	0	0	7	0	340
2022	17	232	3	49	0	1	8	0	310
2023	21	202	3	47	0	0	3	0	276

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at School 4-George Mather Forbes

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	453	34.0	13.3	n/a
1990	422	31.6	13.3	n/a
1991	494	34.9	14.1	n/a
1992	537	36.9	14.5	n/a
1993	509	38.0	13.4	n/a
1994	548	38.0	14.4	81.4
1995	530	36.0	14.7	94.9
1996	530	36.0	14.7	94.9
1997	572	34.0	16.8	82.7
1998	553	40.5	13.7	90.4
1999	456	40.0	11.4	89.3
2000	343	39.8	8.6	97.1
2001	440	43.3	10.2	85.9
2002	422	40.6	10.4	77
2003	422	40.6	10.4	77
2004	467	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	390	40.0	9.8	83.6
2006	388	43.0	9.0	86.6
2007	399	39.4	10.1	91.2
2008	412	42.3	9.7	93
2009	403	44.0	9.2	93.5
2010	390	42.5	9.1	95.9
2011	364	39.7	9.1	92.3
2012	415	40.5	10.2	97.1
2013	452	39.5	11.4	85.4
2014	447	40.5	11.0	77.9
2015	483	35.0	13.8	89.4
2016	498	38.0	13.1	92.8
2017	438	35.0	12.5	94.1
2018	406	35.0	11.6	95.3
2019	420	37.0	11.3	96
2020	358	42.4	8.4	95
2021	340	28.8	11.7	95.6
2022	310	26.7	11.5	94.2
2023	276	28.6	9.6	92.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio School 4-George Mather Forbes

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	453	34.0	13.3	n/a
1990	422	31.6	13.3	n/a
1991	494	34.9	14.1	n/a
1992	537	36.9	14.5	n/a
1993	509	38.0	13.4	n/a
1994	548	38.0	14.4	81.4
1995	530	36.0	14.7	94.9
1996	530	36.0	14.7	94.9
1997	572	34.0	16.8	82.7
1998	553	40.5	13.7	90.4
1999	456	40.0	11.4	89.3
2000	343	39.8	8.6	97.1
2001	440	43.3	10.2	85.9
2002	422	40.6	10.4	77
2003	422	40.6	10.4	77
2004	467	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	390	40.0	9.8	83.6
2006	388	43.0	9.0	86.6
2007	399	39.4	10.1	91.2
2008	412	42.3	9.7	93
2009	403	44.0	9.2	93.5
2010	390	42.5	9.1	95.9
2011	364	39.7	9.1	92.3
2012	415	40.5	10.2	97.1
2013	452	39.5	11.4	85.4
2014	447	40.5	11.0	77.9
2015	483	35.0	13.8	89.4
2016	498	38.0	13.1	92.8
2017	438	35.0	12.5	94.1
2018	406	35.0	11.6	95.3
2019	420	37.0	11.3	96
2020	358	42.4	8.4	95
2021	340	28.8	11.7	95.6
2022	310	26.7	11.5	94.2
2023	276	28.6	9.6	92.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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