Summary:
The Foreman School District is home to a single high school, Foreman High School, a small rural school serving 214 students in grades 7 through 12 with a very low student-to-teacher ratio of 6.4:1 and a high per-student spending of $15,242.
Foreman High School presents a mixed academic profile. While it boasts a strong graduation rate of 92.3% (above the state average) and consistently outperforms the state in Science and Biology (51.4% proficient in Science vs. 44% state), its overall state ranking is volatile, dropping from the 67th percentile in 2024-2025 to the 41st percentile in 2025-2026. The school struggles significantly in Mathematics, with only 25.6% of students proficient in Algebra and 22.5% in Geometry, both well below state averages. A critical area of concern is a dramatic "9th grade cliff," where proficiency in English Language Arts plummets to just 8.8% compared to 41.2% for 7th graders, suggesting a major transition issue for incoming high school students.
Despite substantial financial resources and small class sizes, the school's overall academic performance is mixed, with 74.77% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, indicating a high-poverty population. The school's strong science results and high graduation rate stand in contrast to its low proficiency in core subjects like ELA (34%) and Math (37.7%), raising questions about the rigor of its curriculum and whether students are being fully prepared for college or career. The school's math department appears to need targeted support, while its science department's successful strategies could be studied for replication across other subjects.
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