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Forest Park Elementary School

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Forest Park Elementary School ranks 708 th of 1015 Indiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

708^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,015 Indiana Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of Indiana elementary schools

Summary

Forest Park Elementary School is a PK–5 school in Brazil, Indiana, serving 232 students as part of Clay Community Schools, a district ranked 97th of 374 Indiana districts (74th percentile, 4 stars).

In 2025–2026, Forest Park Elementary School ranked 708th of 1,015 Indiana elementary schools — the 30th percentile with 2 stars — an improvement from the 16th percentile and 1 star the year before, though the school has generally sat in the bottom quartile over the past decade. Its all-grade ILEARN proficiency was 30% in English Language Arts, 33.33% in Math, and 33.33% in Science, compared with district averages of 53.21%, 48.89%, and 50.66%. Every same-district elementary peer outperformed it in all three subjects, including Jackson Township Elementary School, Staunton Elementary School, Van Buren Elementary School, East Side Elementary School, and Meridian Street Elementary School. Third-grade ELA (43.75%) is above the state average, but results drop sharply in upper grades: 5th-grade ELA was 14.29%, Math 21.43%, and Social Studies 28.57%.

Chronic absenteeism is the highest among nearby schools at 24.5%, versus 11.8% for the district and 16.7% for the state, and it has climbed from 18.6% in 2022–2023. The free/reduced-lunch rate is 62.93%, the highest in this comparison group, though it has fallen from 74.4%. Resources look comparatively favorable — $11,565 spent per student and a 9.7 student-teacher ratio, the lowest among listed nearby schools — so the gaps are not simply about funding or class size. For parents, the school's profile points to three priorities: attendance and family engagement, targeted upper-elementary ELA and math intervention, and extra support in 5th-grade ELA, Math, and Social Studies. The relative strength in 3rd-grade ELA and the recent gains offer a foundation, but the distance to district and peer performance remains large.

232

Students ?

9.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,565

Per pupil spending ?

62.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

800 S Alabama St
Brazil, IN 47834

(812) 443-7621

District: Clay Community Schools

Students who attend Forest Park Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	North Clay Middle School
High:	Clay City Junior-Senior High School
	Northview High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.7%

Hispanic:

3.4%

Two or more races:

3.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 28th percentile in 2016 → 30th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (32% vs 47% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (24% vs 17% Indiana)

!Social Studies scores 19 pts below the Indiana average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg51%

Indiana avg47%

708^th of 1,015

Indiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Clay Community Schools

97^th of 374Clay Community Schools among Indiana districts

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

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	31.3	708 of 1015	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	17.2	843 of 1005	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	767 of 1011	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.5	713 of 1016	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.2	607 of 1020	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.4	817 of 1016	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	818 of 1031	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	853 of 1027	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	34.3	763 of 1033	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	37.2	757 of 1046	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.2	879 of 1040	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	42.0	724 of 1036	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	31.3	839 of 1035	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	56.2	518 of 1015	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.7	711 of 1025	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	68.3	328 of 1009	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	63.7	385 of 1003	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	49.3	598 of 996	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	46.7	621 of 985	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	22.6	826 of 961	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	21.7	838 of 959	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Indiana (2025-2026) ?

Math33%

Science33%

English Language Arts30%

Social Studies29%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2026)					ILEARN Math (2026)					ILEARN Science (2026)			ILEARN Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ILEARN English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Forest Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	800 S Alabama St	Brazil	47834	Clay County	Clay Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 443-7621	232	24	9.7	62.9%	215 (92.7%)	2 (0.9%)	8 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	31.3	708^th of 1015 public elementary schools	30.2%		17.2	843^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	16.1%	135	43.8	30.0	14.3		30.0	46.9	30.0	21.4		33.3	33.3		33.3	28.6	$11,565	$1,351	$10,214
East Side Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	936 E National	Brazil	47834	Clay County	Clay Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 448-8755	209	15	13.9	58.9%	195 (93.3%)	4 (1.9%)	7 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	73.2	254^th of 1015 public elementary schools	75.0%		78.4	198^th of 1005 public elementary schools	80.3%	56	57.7	44.4	45.2		48.8	84.6	66.7	64.5		71.4	37.0		37.0	51.6	$11,492	$1,595	$9,897
Meridian Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	410 N Meridian	Brazil	47834	Clay County	Clay Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 448-8560	321	17	18.8	56.1%	309 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	67.5	316^th of 1015 public elementary schools	68.9%		76.8	212^th of 1005 public elementary schools	78.9%	104	54.0	46.7	47.5		49.6	70.0	55.6	40.0		56.3	40.0		40.0	55.0	$9,660	$1,253	$8,406
Jackson Township Elementary School	Public	K-5	1860 E Cr 600 N	Brazil	47834	Clay County	Clay Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 986-2177	237	15	16.0	37.1%	218 (92.0%)	2 (0.8%)	5 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (4.2%)	69.7	292^nd of 1015 public elementary schools	71.2%		77.7	207^th of 1005 public elementary schools	79.4%	85	27.0	65.8	64.1		52.6	40.5	76.3	46.2		54.4	65.8		65.8	48.7	$10,355	$334	$10,021
Staunton Elementary School	Public	K-5	6990 N Cr 425 W	Brazil	47834	Clay County	Clay Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 448-8270	373	21	17.7	41.8%	346 (92.8%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	87.6	97^th of 1015 public elementary schools	90.4%		89.6	87^th of 1005 public elementary schools	91.3%	10	67.7	62.7	67.3		65.8	66.2	70.2	81.5		72.0	53.7		53.7	64.8	$8,848	$614	$8,234
Van Buren Elementary School	Public	K-5	2075 E Cr 1200 N	Brazil	47834	Clay County	Clay Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 448-1362	275	16	17.4	52.4%	259 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	8 (2.9%)	71.5	275^th of 1015 public elementary schools	72.9%		74.5	237^th of 1005 public elementary schools	76.4%	38	49.1	51.1	51.5		50.4	74.6	53.3	57.6		63.2	40.0		40.0	54.6	$10,912	$1,046	$9,867
Lost Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6701 Wabash Ave	Terre Haute	47803	Vigo County	Vigo County School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 462-4456	672	46	14.4	48.4%	580 (86.3%)	19 (2.8%)	29 (4.3%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.5%)	72.5	259^th of 1015 public elementary schools	74.5%		82	161^st of 1005 public elementary schools	84.0%	98	47.5	42.3	53.8		47.8	55.0	55.0	60.4		56.7	56.8		56.8	66.0	$9,985	$517	$9,468
Rosedale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	613 E Central	Rosedale	47874	Parke County	Southwest Parke Com School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 548-2454	318	26	12.0	48.4%	304 (95.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.8%)	43.2	593^rd of 1015 public elementary schools	41.6%		59.6	408^th of 1005 public elementary schools	59.4%	185	28.2	10.0	27.7	26.7	23.4	53.9	57.5	38.3	40.0	46.8	25.0	44.4	35.3	44.7	$11,373	$857	$10,516
Rio Grande Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5555 E Rio Grande Av	Terre Haute	47805	Vigo County	Vigo County School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 462-4307	408	33	12.3	49.5%	379 (92.9%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.9%)	62.5	371^st of 1015 public elementary schools	63.4%		63.9	355^th of 1005 public elementary schools	64.7%	16	47.7	37.7	45.8		43.5	67.7	56.5	49.2		58.0	43.5		43.5	40.7	$10,652	$607	$10,045
Riley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6050 S Canal Rd.	Riley	47871	Vigo County	Vigo County School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 462-4449	401	26	15.6	35.2%	346 (86.3%)	7 (1.7%)	12 (3.0%)	9 (2.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.2%)	55.5	449^th of 1015 public elementary schools	55.8%		63.3	358^th of 1005 public elementary schools	64.4%	91	55.4	38.3	30.6		41.8	64.3	46.7	34.7		49.1	45.0		45.0	42.9	$10,723	$604	$10,119

Frequently Asked Questions about Forest Park Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Forest Park Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Forest Park Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : North Clay Middle School
High : Clay City Junior-Senior High School
High : Northview High School

How many students attend Forest Park Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 232 students attended Forest Park Elementary School.

Is Forest Park Elementary School a good school?

Forest Park Elementary School ranks 708^th of 1015 Indiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Forest Park Elementary School?

Students at Forest Park Elementary School are 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Forest Park Elementary School in?

Clay Community Schools

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2025–26 ILEARN & SAT test scoresSep 25, 2026

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