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Forest Elementary School

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Forest Elementary School ranks 870 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

870^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 42% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Forest Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Riverview, Michigan, serving 423 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Riverview Community School District, which is ranked 332 out of 613 school districts in the state.

Forest Elementary School faces several challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 15.4% to 42.4% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools like Memorial Elementary (29.5%) and Huntington Elementary (29.5%). The school's test scores in core subjects are also generally lower than the state and district averages, with only 34.9% of 3rd graders proficient or better in ELA and Math, compared to the state averages of 38.9% and 42.7%, respectively.

While Forest Elementary School has seen an increase in spending per student, from $11,122 in 2020-2021 to $13,609 in 2023-2024, this is still lower than the spending at some nearby high-performing schools, such as Yake Elementary ($17,248) and Richard C Hedke Elementary ($23,654). The analysis of nearby schools reveals that there are some high-performing options in the area, such as Jesse L Anderson Elementary, which could serve as potential models for improvement for Forest Elementary School.

395

Students ?

20.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,609

Per pupil spending ?

37.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

19400 Hampton St
Riverview, MI 48193-7814

(734) 479-2550

District: Riverview Community School District

Students who attend Forest Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Seitz Middle School
High:	Riverview Community High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.0%

African American:

8.9%

Hispanic:

6.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 59th percentile in 2015 → 42nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (33% vs 39% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2015

!Science scores 14 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg31%

Michigan avg39%

870^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From top 41% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Riverview Community School District

332^nd of 613Riverview Community School District among Michigan 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	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	870 of 1488	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.4	943 of 1486	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.0	835 of 1470	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.6	623 of 1344	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.3	739 of 1153	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.2	848 of 1408	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.7	650 of 1448	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.9	598 of 1466	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.9	697 of 1548	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.9	645 of 1580	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	69.7	436 of 1533	71.6%	★★★★☆
2013	65.1	536 of 1563	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.0	670 of 1566	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	76.4	305 of 1552	80.3%	★★★★☆
2010	76.3	271 of 1552	82.5%	★★★★☆
2009	72.5	421 of 1589	73.5%	★★★★☆
2008	83.9	94 of 1577	94.0%	★★★★★
2007	79.2	211 of 1565	86.5%	★★★★☆
2006	78.3	218 of 1545	85.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	697 of 1338	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.7	792 of 1342	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.6	650 of 1321	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.0	643 of 1106	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.7	649 of 902	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.4	785 of 1171	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.8	542 of 1443	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	819 of 1346	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.7	913 of 1381	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.5	867 of 1350	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.7	600 of 1099	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.9	360 of 749	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.8	784 of 1134	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.9	711 of 1397	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	990 of 1366	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	1049 of 1347	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	915 of 1334	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.6	526 of 1139	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.0	634 of 915	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.7	800 of 1196	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.8	761 of 1446	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	808 of 1206	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.0	972 of 1204	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.9	837 of 1198	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.1	650 of 1102	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.7	738 of 1005	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.6	817 of 1128	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.1	669 of 1253	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)48th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile~ school

White (2025)33rd percentile-9 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts44%~ state avg

Math29%-9 vs state

Science26%-14 vs state

Social Studies19%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				M-Step English Language Arts (2025)			M-Step Math (2025)			M-Step Science (2025)	M-Step Social Studies (2025)	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 (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	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Forest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	19400 Hampton St	Riverview	48193	Wayne County	Riverview Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 479-2550	395	20	20.2	37.2%	316 (80.0%)	35 (8.9%)	25 (6.3%)	11 (2.8%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	39.6	870^th of 1488 public elementary schools	41.5%		34.4	943^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	36.5%	73	34.9	50.0	50.0	34.9	37.5	15.7	26.5	18.6	$13,609	$938	$12,671
Riverview Early Childhood Center	Public, Magnet	PK-K	19400 Hampton St	Riverview	48193	Wayne County	Riverview Community School District	No	Yes	No	No	(734) 486-7603	0	3	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Memorial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13425 Colvin St	Riverview	48193	Wayne County	Riverview Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 285-4080	435	23	19.3	55.4%	331 (76.1%)	36 (8.3%)	58 (13.3%)	5 (1.1%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37	908^th of 1488 public elementary schools	39.0%		34.8	939^th of 1486 public elementary schools	36.8%	31	33.3	48.4	32.3	44.8	25.0	18.8	32.3	18.5	$12,228	$1,483	$10,745
Huntington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	17752 Kennebec St	Riverview	48193	Wayne County	Riverview Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 283-4820	328	22	15.2	45.1%	249 (75.9%)	47 (14.3%)	23 (7.0%)	7 (2.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30.8	1002^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	32.7%		33	970^th of 1486 public elementary schools	34.7%	32	35.7	29.5	22.6	33.9	40.9	30.2	28.3	5.7	$13,276	$1,159	$12,117
Jesse L Anderson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2600 Harrison Ave	Trenton	48183	Wayne County	Trenton Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 676-2177	617	33	18.8	28.4%	536 (86.9%)	12 (1.9%)	45 (7.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.2%)	65.4	487^th of 1488 public elementary schools	67.3%		73.7	343^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	76.9%	144	48.0	55.6	49.6	56.1	58.6	38.6	46.0	25.7	$14,202	$616	$13,585
Allen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16500 McCann St	Southgate	48195	Wayne County	Southgate Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 246-4644	359	22	16.5	63.8%	241 (67.1%)	36 (10.0%)	51 (14.2%)	11 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.3%)	63.6	513^th of 1488 public elementary schools	65.5%		54.8	638^th of 1486 public elementary schools	57.1%	125	37.0	48.0	48.3	50.0	56.0	44.8	46.6	34.5	$18,660	$1,753	$16,907
Yake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	16400 Carter Rd	Woodhaven	48183	Wayne County	Woodhaven-Brownstown School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 692-2230	373	26	14.3	34.0%	264 (70.8%)	40 (10.7%)	32 (8.6%)	21 (5.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	88.4	148^th of 1488 public elementary schools	90.1%		85.5	182^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	87.8%	34	58.4	72.7		58.4	87.3				$17,248	$2,137	$15,112
Monroe Elementary School	Public	K-5	1501 Grove St	Wyandotte	48192	Wayne County	Wyandotte School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 759-5800	349	22	16.1	58.7%	272 (77.9%)	19 (5.4%)	46 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	38.9	881^st of 1488 public elementary schools	40.8%		37.8	890^th of 1486 public elementary schools	40.1%	9	44.4	51.1	28.4	44.4	45.5	25.0	25.0	11.9	$18,297	$1,205	$17,091
Fordline Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14775 Fordline St	Southgate	48195	Wayne County	Southgate Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 246-4640	308	21	14.8	74.0%	182 (59.1%)	48 (15.6%)	62 (20.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.2%)	16.6	1233^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	17.1%		9.7	1353^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	9.0%	120	27.5	24.1	24.1	27.5	15.5	13.8	15.5	12.1	$19,235	$1,726	$17,510
Richard C Hedke Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3201 Marian Dr	Trenton	48183	Wayne County	Trenton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 692-4563	541	35	15.3	33.5%	420 (77.6%)	28 (5.2%)	59 (10.9%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (4.4%)	49.3	732^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	50.8%		53.3	660^th of 1486 public elementary schools	55.6%	72	46.3	38.1	49.4	44.2	27.4	27.6	43.7	27.6	$23,654	$2,687	$20,967

Frequently Asked Questions about Forest Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Forest Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Seitz Middle School
High : Riverview Community High School

How many students attend Forest Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 395 students attended Forest Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Forest Elementary School?

Students at Forest Elementary School are 80% White, 9% African American, 6% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What district is Forest Elementary School in?

Riverview Community School District

Is Forest Elementary School a good school?

Forest Elementary School ranks 870^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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