State/Public Middle Open

Forest City Middle School

๐Ÿ“ 216 W School St, Forest City, Winnebago County, 50436

330
Pupils
12.4
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Forest City Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Forest City, Winnebago County. The school has 330 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Sarah Leichsenring. It is part of the Forest City Comm School District school district. It serves grades 5โ€“8 in a rural setting. The school employs 26.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. 83% of students are proficient in reading. 69% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Sarah Leichsenring
School district
Forest City Comm School District

Enrollment & staffing

Forest City Middle School enrolls 330 students across grades 5โ€“8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 26.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.

Male students
167 (51%)
Female students
163 (49%)
Teachers (FTE)
26.7
Student-teacher ratio
12.4:1
Grade span
5โ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% White, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 4.5% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White26881%
Hispanic or Latino3611%
Two or more races154.5%
Black or African American72.1%
Asian3<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

134 of the school's 330 students (41%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 117 qualify for free lunch and 17 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Rural, RemoteGrades 5โ€“8Title I

Forest City Middle School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-40, state senate district 4, state house district 7.

School district: Forest City Comm School District

Forest City Middle School is one of 3 schools in Forest City Comm School District, based in Forest City, Iowa. The district serves 1,082 students district-wide and employs 89 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 330 students, Forest City Middle School is close to the district average of about 361 students per school.

1,082
District students
3
Schools
89
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

83%
Reading proficient
69%
Math proficient
11%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Rural - Remote

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