📍 158 Clover Street, Forest, West Carroll Parish, 71242
Forest School is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Forest, West Carroll Parish. The school has 549 pupils enrolled. It is part of the West Carroll Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 34.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. 31% of students are proficient in reading. 19% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Forest School enrolls 549 students across grades Pre-K–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 34.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% White, 13% Black or African American and 3.6% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 438 | 80% |
| Black or African American | 71 | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 20 | 3.6% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 3.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
405 of the school's 549 students (74%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 405 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Forest 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 LA-50, state senate district 33, state house district 19.
Forest School is one of 5 schools in West Carroll Parish, based in Oak Grove, Louisiana. The district serves 1,483 students district-wide and employs 106 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 549 students, Forest School is larger than the district average of about 297 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote