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Forestville Academy

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Forestville Academy ranks 1799 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 2-8

1799^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 35% of California middle schools

Summary

Forestville Academy is a small public middle school serving 152 students in grades 2-8 in the rural community of Forestville, California, operating within the Forestville Union Elementary district.

The school presents a mixed picture, with small class sizes and very high per-student spending ($27,385), yet its academic performance has declined significantly over the past decade and currently ranks below the state average. Notably, mathematics proficiency is a major concern, especially in the middle school grades, and the school has a high rate of chronic student absenteeism at 30%. There is also a pronounced performance gap, with female students scoring significantly higher than male students. When compared to nearby schools like Hillcrest Middle and Twin Hills Charter Middle, which achieve much stronger results with similar or fewer resources, Forestville Academy's challenges in translating investment into outcomes become clear.

Despite these struggles, there are recent signs of potential improvement, including a rise in its statewide ranking and better performance among female students. For parents, key considerations are the school's significant resources and small community setting, balanced against its below-average test scores, particularly in math, and high absenteeism. The school may benefit from examining the successful practices of higher-performing neighboring schools to address its specific instructional and engagement challenges.

152

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$45,928

Per pupil spending ?

40.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6321 Highway 116
Forestville, CA 95436-9606

(707) 887-2279

District: Forestville Union Elementary

Feeder schools for Forestville Academy:

Elementary:

Forestville Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.9%

Hispanic:

36.2%

Two or more races:

6.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 17th percentile in 2024 → 35th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 35th (2025) from a 17th-percentile low (2024)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (33% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 19% California)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg33%

California avg41%

Elementary school

2,884^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 49%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From top 35% (2015) to top 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,799^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From top 47% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

908^th of 1,543Forestville Union Elementary among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	2884 of 5857	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.8	2682 of 5869	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.6	2781 of 5859	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.9	2756 of 5883	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.0	3384 of 5789	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.6	3497 of 5662	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.3	3217 of 5692	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	56.7	2146 of 5614	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.5	1967 of 5611	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	69.9	1576 of 5530	71.5%	★★★★☆
2012	72.2	1399 of 5390	74.0%	★★★★☆
2011	55.6	2265 of 5377	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	49.8	2575 of 5314	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	50.2	2474 of 5193	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	44.1	1160 of 2585	55.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	74.6	424 of 3275	87.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	3254 of 5597	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.3	2354 of 5612	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.0	1487 of 5609	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	71.0	1484 of 5635	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	35.1	3404 of 5492	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.0	2834 of 5413	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	26.9	3954 of 5087	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	4010 of 5084	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	4174 of 4963	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.5	3183 of 4830	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	36.7	3393 of 5517	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.1	1978 of 5363	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.6	2359 of 5264	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.2	2460 of 5173	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.2	2735 of 5084	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.9	2391 of 5628	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.6	2904 of 5643	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.5	3577 of 5638	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.0	3068 of 5663	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.9	3045 of 5510	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.8	3875 of 5431	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	1861 of 2598	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	1948 of 2651	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.9	1865 of 2661	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.6	1942 of 2726	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	2200 of 2834	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	2350 of 2737	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	1799 of 2761	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.8	2306 of 2783	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	2245 of 2781	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	2081 of 2740	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	45.7	1229 of 2508	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	51.2	1079 of 2497	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	47.4	1163 of 2477	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.9	750 of 2379	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.2	908 of 2259	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.2	632 of 2236	71.7%	★★★★☆
2010	72.5	492 of 2179	77.4%	★★★★☆
2009	75.1	391 of 2063	81.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	1215 of 2533	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	26.3	1838 of 2551	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	2158 of 2509	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	12.6	2259 of 2374	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	2191 of 2359	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	17.4	2279 of 2579	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	2170 of 2458	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	2253 of 2534	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	2296 of 2552	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	2150 of 2538	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.0	1482 of 2527	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	1251 of 1520	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	1427 of 1537	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	1315 of 1543	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	1216 of 1555	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2019)87th percentile+46 vs school

Male (2025)58th percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2019)55th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)42nd percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)38th percentile-16 vs school

White (2025)28th percentile-22 vs school

Hispanic (2023)22nd percentile-30 vs school

Middle school

Female (2025)52nd percentile+17 vs school

White (2025)18th percentile-17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)12th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile-24 vs school

Hispanic (2023)5th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy43%-6 vs state

Science29%-4 vs state

Mathematics25%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Forestville Academy	Public, Charter	2-8	6321 Highway 116	Forestville	95436	Sonoma County	Forestville Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 887-2279	152	10	14.8	40.1%	85 (55.9%)	1 (0.7%)	55 (36.2%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.6%)	31	1799^th of 2761 public middle schools	34.8%		18.8	2306^th of 2783 public middle schools	17.1%	507	38.1	19.1	28.6	40.0	35.0	42.9	50.0	48.3	40.0	43.0	45.0	30.0	47.6	11.1	6.9	14.3	24.8	$45,928	$41,270	$4,658
Brook Haven Middle	Public	5-8	7905 Valentine Ave.	Sebastopol	95472	Sonoma County	Sebastopol Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 829-4590	212	11	18.7	43.4%	90 (42.5%)	1 (0.5%)	78 (36.8%)	4 (1.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (17.0%)	64.6	797^th of 2761 public middle schools	71.1%		64.9	789^th of 2783 public middle schools	71.6%	8	22.6	47.2	34.9			43.4	60.0	58.0	58.5	55.0			20.8	39.3	28.0	31.5	30.1	$22,263	$20,876	$1,387
Salmon Creek School - A Charter	Public, Charter	2-8	1935 Bohemian Hwy.	Occidental	95465	Sonoma County	Harmony Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 874-1205	162	9	18.5	24.7%	113 (69.8%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (16.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (11.1%)	67.9	718^th of 2761 public middle schools	74.0%		64.7	793^rd of 2783 public middle schools	71.5%	75	72.7	73.7	73.3	55.6	77.3	58.3	62.1	45.5	80.0	63.4	44.4	54.6	9.1	28.6	27.3	60.0	38.8	$46,734	$46,734	$00
Piner-Olivet Charter	Public, Charter	7-8	2707 Francisco Ave.	Santa Rosa	95403	Sonoma County	Piner-Olivet Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 522-3310	212	8	25.5	55.7%	50 (23.6%)	7 (3.3%)	114 (53.8%)	26 (12.3%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	11 (5.2%)	44.2	1355^th of 2761 public middle schools	50.9%		47.2	1240^th of 2783 public middle schools	55.4%	115		23.5	23.5					41.2	37.3	39.2					33.7	38.2	35.9
Twin Hills Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	1685 Watertrough Rd.	Sebastopol	95472	Sonoma County	Twin Hills Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 823-7446	207	12	16.9	21.3%	120 (58.0%)	1 (0.5%)	50 (24.2%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (15.0%)	83.1	413^th of 2761 public middle schools	85.0%		87.4	338^th of 2783 public middle schools	87.9%	75		49.2	49.2				58.3	70.7	70.5	67.0				36.7	62.2	62.3	54.7	$30,229	$29,898	$331
Windsor Middle	Public	6-8	9500 Brooks Rd. South	Windsor	95492	Sonoma County	Windsor Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 837-7737	736	46	15.9	46.7%	291 (39.5%)	6 (0.8%)	363 (49.3%)	10 (1.4%)	7 (1.0%)	4 (0.5%)	54 (7.3%)	45.7	1306^th of 2761 public middle schools	52.7%		50.8	1151^st of 2783 public middle schools	58.6%	155		30.4	30.4				27.5	47.7	42.5	40.8				25.4	36.8	33.0	32.6	$38,856	$37,732	$1,124
Hilliard Comstock Middle	Public	7-8	2750 West Steele Ln.	Santa Rosa	95403	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3885	423	23	18.0	86.3%	33 (7.8%)	7 (1.7%)	340 (80.4%)	27 (6.4%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	8 (1.9%)	9.7	2623^rd of 2761 public middle schools	5.0%		12.1	2585^th of 2783 public middle schools	7.1%	38		8.5	8.5					14.4	13.7	14.0					13.3	5.8	9.1	$22,796	$21,864	$932
Hillcrest Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	725 Bloomfield Rd.	Sebastopol	95472	Sonoma County	Gravenstein Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 823-7653	297	18	16.8	30.0%	180 (60.6%)	1 (0.3%)	74 (24.9%)	13 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	26 (8.8%)	90.7	260^th of 2761 public middle schools	90.6%		82.4	434^th of 2783 public middle schools	84.4%	174		53.5	53.5				79.6	67.7	73.3	73.5				68.5	53.2	64.0	61.9	$31,215	$30,972	$243
Santa Rosa Middle	Public	7-8	500 E St.	Santa Rosa	95404	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3865	452	24	18.6	76.1%	89 (19.7%)	10 (2.2%)	317 (70.1%)	15 (3.3%)	8 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.4%)	19.2	2262^nd of 2761 public middle schools	18.1%		19.7	2270^th of 2783 public middle schools	18.4%	8		15.3	15.3					22.4	27.0	24.8					18.1	17.1	17.6	$23,667	$22,430	$1,237
Healdsburg Junior High	Public	6-8	315 Grant St.	Healdsburg	95448	Sonoma County	Healdsburg Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 431-3410	293	18	16.6	64.8%	91 (31.1%)	1 (0.3%)	190 (64.8%)	2 (0.7%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	54.7	1042^nd of 2761 public middle schools	62.3%		44.1	1336^th of 2783 public middle schools	52.0%	294		31.1	31.1				50.6	57.7	51.7	53.4				34.6	33.0	27.5	31.2	$32,021	$31,514	$507

Frequently Asked Questions about Forestville Academy

What is the racial makeup of Forestville Academy?

Students at Forestville Academy are 56% White, 36% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

How many students attend Forestville Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 152 students attended Forestville Academy.

What district is Forestville Academy in?

Forestville Union Elementary

Is Forestville Academy a good school?

Forestville Academy ranks 1799^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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