I want to be friends with somone in my class my I don’t know how

I am currently 16F and there is a girl in my class that I really want to be friends with she is kind and caring and we share the same interests but I don’t know how to became friends with her.She is so nice and smart that makes me really wanting to be friends with her I have had I few conversations with her I can’t lie it literally made my heart burst one time I messaged her for something and she replied she replied I was so happy . Do I just say do you want be friend or is that too forward