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Forest School

Q: Is Forest School a good school?

Forest School ranks in the bottom 8.4% of Louisiana alternative schools.

Q: How many students attend Forest School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 460 students attended Forest School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Forest School?

Students at Forest School are 75% White, 17% African American, 5% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Public, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12

632^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 690 Louisiana Alternative Schools

Better than 8% of Louisiana alternative schools

Summary

Forest School in Forest, LA, is an alternative school serving 460 students in grades PK through 12 as part of the West Carroll Parish school district, which ranks in the 46th percentile statewide. The school serves a high-poverty community, with 80% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch, and is the only school within 20 miles, making it a central educational hub for the area.

Forest School stands out for its exceptional ability to keep students enrolled and on track to graduate. It has maintained a remarkable 0.0% dropout rate for five consecutive years, far better than the state average of 3.1% to 4.3%, and boasts a high graduation rate of 90.6% compared to the state's 85.0%. However, this success in retention contrasts with significant academic challenges. Proficiency rates in Mathematics (39%), English Language Arts (58%), and Social Studies (30%) are all well below district and state averages, and chronic absenteeism is a major concern at 25.2%, higher than both the district (21.9%) and state (22.5%).

Despite these overall struggles, there are bright spots that show what the school can achieve. For example, 7th graders reached an impressive 89% proficiency in English Language Arts, and Geometry students achieved 100% proficiency in a recent year. These successes, along with a slight downward trend in core subjects and rising absenteeism, suggest the school is highly effective at preventing dropouts but needs to focus on improving daily attendance and translating that into stronger academic performance across all grades and subjects.

460

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,870

Per pupil spending ?

80%

Free/discounted lunch ?

158 Clover Street
Forest, LA 71242

(318) 428-3672

District: West Carroll Parish

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.2%

African American:

17.4%

Hispanic:

4.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 67th percentile in 2023 → 25th in 2026

Strengths

✓91% graduate in 4 years — above the Louisiana average (85%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (45% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 42 percentile points since 2023

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg57%

Louisiana avg62%

Elementary school

632^nd of 690

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 25 pts since 2016

From bottom 34% (2016) to bottom 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

331^st of 452

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 31 pts since 2016

From top 42% (2016) to bottom 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

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High school

244^th of 325

Louisiana public high schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 52 pts since 2016

From top 23% (2016) to bottom 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

63^rd of 116West Carroll Parish among Louisiana 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	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	15.1	632 of 690	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	25.0	528 of 666	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.4	490 of 675	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.6	464 of 730	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.4	359 of 727	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.2	432 of 729	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.0	443 of 731	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.7	553 of 728	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	45.8	446 of 739	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.9	491 of 742	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	55.9	379 of 792	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	60.2	337 of 777	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	65.9	273 of 772	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	64.5	294 of 764	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.3	343 of 766	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.4	335 of 736	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	68.0	257 of 738	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	54.9	373 of 743	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	81.0	121 of 725	83.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	18.2	600 of 679	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.4	481 of 633	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	490 of 635	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.3	523 of 705	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.3	467 of 701	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.4	497 of 705	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.2	401 of 684	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	16.5	629 of 685	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	27.5	517 of 661	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.5	472 of 674	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.3	500 of 723	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.3	343 of 724	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.6	402 of 719	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.8	466 of 697	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.3	484 of 682	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	16.3	624 of 682	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	28.2	499 of 641	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.6	375 of 651	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.1	371 of 713	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.6	261 of 712	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.7	372 of 704	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.5	443 of 696	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	4.3	494 of 496	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.0	414 of 431	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	394 of 434	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	460 of 518	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.4	419 of 517	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.5	440 of 522	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	469 of 517	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	484 of 516	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	30.8	331 of 452	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.4	355 of 447	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	336 of 449	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.4	299 of 465	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.3	223 of 460	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.0	207 of 459	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.6	255 of 449	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.7	233 of 411	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.6	267 of 437	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	60.3	182 of 435	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	66.8	156 of 482	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	73.4	116 of 470	75.3%	★★★★☆
2013	67.2	143 of 457	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	80.2	64 of 442	85.5%	★★★★☆
2011	73.0	110 of 412	73.3%	★★★★☆
2010	83.6	45 of 408	89.0%	★★★★☆
2009	82.0	57 of 425	86.6%	★★★★☆
2008	69.7	132 of 413	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	85.5	32 of 396	91.9%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	32.3	244 of 360	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	17.8	376 of 434	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.9	358 of 415	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.4	327 of 415	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.5	312 of 444	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.7	166 of 441	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.7	100 of 441	77.3%	★★★★☆
2019	45.7	243 of 418	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	30.2	328 of 450	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.0	370 of 437	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	339 of 444	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.9	294 of 459	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.0	216 of 458	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.8	199 of 455	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.3	271 of 430	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.7	260 of 403	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	49.0	236 of 435	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.4	281 of 414	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.6	293 of 426	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.1	257 of 443	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.7	242 of 442	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.9	185 of 442	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.3	211 of 418	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	21.5	172 of 206	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	26.0	279 of 338	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.3	298 of 316	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	310 of 320	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	316 of 352	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.8	247 of 362	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.2	261 of 358	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	289 of 350	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	278 of 338	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	26.9	244 of 325	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.4	233 of 329	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	56.1	151 of 333	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.8	106 of 321	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.5	57 of 326	82.5%	★★★★☆
2021	55.0	145 of 322	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.3	46 of 313	85.3%	★★★★☆
2018	62.5	99 of 302	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	80.3	18 of 297	93.9%	★★★★★
2016	71.6	69 of 297	76.8%	★★★★☆
2015	78.3	28 of 312	91.0%	★★★★★
2014	77.9	24 of 309	92.2%	★★★★★
2013	72.9	54 of 312	82.7%	★★★★☆
2012	64.8	115 of 310	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.8	110 of 300	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	73.5	53 of 297	82.2%	★★★★☆
2009	73.1	53 of 301	82.4%	★★★★☆
2008	75.8	42 of 291	85.6%	★★★★☆
2007	88.1	19 of 290	93.4%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	6.8	242 of 256	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	46.1	130 of 260	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	23.9	245 of 313	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.7	263 of 308	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	59.0	132 of 308	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.6	179 of 308	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.3	151 of 311	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.2	194 of 288	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.2	123 of 292	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	28.4	235 of 321	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.7	230 of 323	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	53.2	148 of 328	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.4	100 of 321	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.8	74 of 322	77.0%	★★★★☆
2021	46.0	158 of 285	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	81.0	34 of 301	88.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	39.5	185 of 311	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.5	193 of 313	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.3	192 of 315	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	72.2	62 of 306	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	83.5	28 of 301	90.7%	★★★★★
2021	66.2	84 of 292	71.2%	★★★★☆
2019	79.5	41 of 291	85.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	21.7	211 of 244	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.2	223 of 245	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	38.7	166 of 248	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.1	103 of 249	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.7	138 of 250	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.1	170 of 245	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.0	114 of 249	54.2%	★★★☆☆

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

Female (2026)12th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)9th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)8th percentile~ school

White (2026)<1st percentile-8 vs school

Middle school

Male (2026)46th percentile+19 vs school

African American (2023)32nd percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)27th percentile~ school

White (2026)17th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2023)17th percentile-19 vs school

Female (2026)13th percentile-13 vs school

High school

Male (2026)41st percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)27th percentile~ school

Female (2026)22nd percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)14th percentile-11 vs school

African American (2025)5th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts58%-12 vs state

English II57%-10 vs state

Geometry54%-3 vs state

Algebra I48%-17 vs state

English I46%-20 vs state

Mathematics39%-23 vs state

Biology38%-22 vs state

U.S. History35%-20 vs state

Social Studies30%-25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				LEAP Mathematics (2026)						LEAP English Language Arts (2026)						LEAP Social Studies (2026)						LEAP Algebra I (2026)	LEAP Geometry (2026)	LEAP English II (2026)	LEAP U.S. History (2026)	LEAP English I (2026)	LEAP Biology (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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	LEAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	LEAP Mathematics 5th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 6th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 7th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 8th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	LEAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	LEAP Social Studies 3rd Grade	LEAP Social Studies 4th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 5th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 7th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 8th Grade	LEAP Social Studies All Grades	LEAP Algebra I End of Course	LEAP Geometry End of Course	LEAP English II End of Course	LEAP U.S. History End of Course	LEAP English I End of Course	LEAP Biology End of Course	Total
Forest School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	158 Clover Street	Forest	71242	West Carroll Parish	West Carroll Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 428-3672	460	32	14.2	80.0%	346 (75.2%)	80 (17.4%)	21 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.4%)								(n/a)	33.0	37.0	50.0	57.0	20.0	39.0	61.0	53.0	53.0	89.0	60.0	58.0	22.0	35.0	17.0	39.0	41.0	30.0	48.0	54.0	57.0	35.0	46.0	38.0	$16,870

Frequently Asked Questions about Forest School

What district is Forest School in?

West Carroll Parish

Is Forest School a good school?

Forest School ranks in the bottom 8.4% of Louisiana alternative schools.

What is the racial makeup of Forest School?

Students at Forest School are 75% White, 17% African American, 5% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Forest School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 460 students attended Forest School.

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