📍 100 Ashwood Dr, Forest, Bedford County, 24551
Forest Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Forest, Bedford County. The school has 870 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bedford County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 59.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. 85% of students are proficient in reading. 71% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Forest Middle enrolls 870 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 59.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% White, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino and 6.1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 682 | 78% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 53 | 6.1% |
| Black or African American | 53 | 6.1% |
| Two or more races | 52 | 6% |
| Asian | 28 | 3.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
196 of the school's 870 students (23%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 175 qualify for free lunch and 21 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.
Forest Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district VA-50, state senate district 23, state house district 22.
Forest Middle is one of 22 schools in Bedford County Public Schools, based in Bedford, Virginia. The district serves 8,930 students district-wide and employs 678 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 870 students, Forest Middle is larger than the district average of about 406 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize