Forest Elementary School

250 N FOREST RD

School District

Williamsville Central
Grade

PK, K-4
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:10
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by other on March 06, 2023

Amazing school! Great teachers. Mr Wing was an awesome principal. Fun field trips. The kids in the area this school is located in can be very mean sometimes though. This school does have bullying.
Submitted by parent on May 27, 2022

The district talks a good game but our experience was not good. To be fair, the NYS curriculum is laughable. The staff has a difficult job as the teacher/student ratio is closer to 18 to 1.That said, we noticed behavioral issues in our child almost immediately. Attempts to address it with the teacher, principal and district bore no fruit. We were shut down at every turn.NYS Principal and Teacher assesments ( which are a parent’s right) were denied to us.Very clique-y environment. You are in or you are out.The school had many staff quit / retire and several open positions. Some staff are really great while others are not friendly and frankly, do not strike me as being academics. Multi-culturalism has replaced academic rigor or structure. There was lots of TV and tablet time at school. In short, our kid became withdrawn, does not like school, has regressed academically and the school system feels closed off to us at times. We will homeschool next year.Some teachers may be great, our experience was limited. Public school, in general, is in a sad state. I’m sure it is better than some.
Submitted by parent on March 05, 2022

Love the principal he know all of his students. All the teachers care about the students
Submitted by other on December 24, 2020

I loved this school so much I looked forward to going to school everyday. the teachers and princapal were so nice. the princapal littearly knew all the kids that went to his school.
Submitted by parent on November 10, 2018

Very concerning. For example, a student told my son "you cannot do it because you are XXX(different race not white)." I reported this to the teacher, she responded with one sentence "I will take care of it". But she did nothing. No follow up email either.
Submitted by parent on March 13, 2018

I love this school! We have had nothing but great experiences. The teachers are great, love the principal!