📍 178 Panther St, Forsyth, Taney County, 65653
Forsyth Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Forsyth, Taney County. The school has 343 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Forsyth R-Iii school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 22.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1. 54% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Forsyth Middle enrolls 343 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 22.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% White, 4.7% Two or more races and 1.7% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 313 | 91% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 4.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 | 1.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | 1.7% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
227 of the school's 343 students (66%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 179 qualify for free lunch and 48 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 Middle 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 Middle 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 343 students, Forsyth Middle is close to the district average of about 324 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant