Elementary Schools in Forest Municipal School District

Summary:

The Forest Municipal School District in Mississippi has only one elementary school, Forest Elementary School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 4th grade. The school has consistently underperformed compared to the state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency, with a significant gap in recent years.

Forest Elementary School is ranked 277 out of 383 Mississippi elementary schools for the 2024-2025 school year, with a 1-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 280 out of 377 schools in 2022-2023 to 322 out of 390 schools in 2023-2024. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.9%, which is significantly higher than the state average.

The school's 100% free and reduced-price lunch rate indicates a high level of economic disadvantage among its student population. This, combined with the school's underperformance and high chronic absenteeism, suggests that Forest Elementary School may benefit from targeted interventions and support to address the unique needs of its students and improve academic outcomes.

District Detail

325 Cleveland Street
Forest, MS 39074

(601) 469-3101

SchoolDigger Rank:
114^th of 130 Mississippi districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,638

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAAP English Language Arts (2025)		MAAP Mathematics (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	MAAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAAP Mathematics 4th Grade	Total
Forest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	513 Cleveland Street	Forest	39074	Scott County	Forest Municipal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 469-3073	740	40	18.3	84.5%	46 (6.2%)	288 (38.9%)	381 (51.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.1%)	30.4	277^th of 383 public elementary schools	27.7%		21.1	322^nd of 390 public elementary schools	17.4%	45	25.6	30.8	48.4	52.0	$11,997

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Scott County School District	0.1 mi	9	51^st
Conehatta Elementary School	14.04 mi	1
Leake County School District	15.69 mi	6	99^th
Rankin County School District	18.64 mi	28	22^nd
Newton Municipal School District	18.95 mi	4	109^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Mississippi Department of Education.

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