📍 178 Panther St, Forsyth, Taney County, 65653
Forsyth Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Forsyth, Taney County. The school has 462 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Forsyth R-Iii school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a small-town setting. The school employs 31.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Forsyth Elem. enrolls 462 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 31.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% White, 3% Two or more races and 2.4% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 420 | 91% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 11 | 2.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 2.2% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
290 of the school's 462 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 231 qualify for free lunch and 59 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.
Forsyth Elem. is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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 MO-70, state senate district 29, state house district 155.
Forsyth Elem. is one of 4 schools in FORSYTH R-III, based in FORSYTH, Missouri. The district serves 1,295 students district-wide and employs 93 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 462 students, Forsyth Elem. is larger than the district average of about 324 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant