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Forest Ridge Elementary

(410) 880-5950

Physical Address:
9550 Gorman RD
Laurel, MD  20723
Mailing Address:
9550 Gorman RD
Laurel, MD  20723

School Information

District:
Howard County Public Schools
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Howard County
Level:
Primary
Grade Span:
KG - 5
Number of Students:
657

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Forest Ridge Elementary

This School County Average State Average
Black 40.64% 23.02% 40.38%
White 33.18% 54.83% 45.40%
Asian/Pacific 17.96% 15.78% 5.87%
Hispanic 7.76% 6.01% 10.26%
American Indian 0.46% 0.42% 0.61%

Genders in Forest Ridge Elementary

This School County Average State Average
Male 51.90% 51.71% 50.53%
Female 48.1% 48.29% 49.47%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Forest Ridge Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Black 246 253 267
White 216 215 218
Asian/Pacific 110 109 118
Hispanic 51 52 51
American Indian 4 4 3
Others 0 0 0
Total 627 633 657

Enrollment by Gender for Forest Ridge Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 342 325 341
Female 285 308 316
Total 627 633 657

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Forest Ridge Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 627 633 657
# Eligible for free lunch 67 (11%) 70 (11%) 95 (14%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 24 (4%) 22 (3%) 15 (2%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 91 (15%) 92 (15%) 110 (17%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Forest Ridge Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 627 633 657
Fulltime teachers 41.5 43.5 46.7
Student/Teacher Ratio 15.10 14.60 14.07
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 12.94 12.75 13.12