📍 513 Cleveland Street, Forest, Scott County, 39074
Forest Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Forest, Scott County. The school has 707 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Forest Municipal School Dist school district. It serves grades K–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 52.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. 18% of students are proficient in reading. 28% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Forest Elementary School enrolls 707 students across grades K–4. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 52.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% Hispanic or Latino, 41% Black or African American and 7.9% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 324 | 46% |
| Black or African American | 293 | 41% |
| White | 56 | 7.9% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
707 of the school's 707 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 707 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 Elementary 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 MS-30, state senate district 31, state house district 75.
Forest Elementary School is one of 3 schools in Forest Municipal School District, based in FOREST, Mississippi. The district serves 1,638 students district-wide and employs 114 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 707 students, Forest Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 546 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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