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Forest Elementary

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Forest Elementary ranks 141 st of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

141^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Forest Elementary is a public elementary school located in Forest, Virginia, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 362 students. The school is part of the Bedford County Public Schools district, which is ranked 43 out of 129 school districts in Virginia and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Forest Elementary has consistently performed well in the state, ranking in the top 15% of Virginia elementary schools for the past several years. In the 2020-2021 school year, the school ranked 25th out of 1,103 Virginia elementary schools and received a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance has remained strong, with a 4-star rating in the most recent school year (2024-2025). Forest Elementary students consistently outperform the district and state averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas, particularly in Mathematics, Science, and English Reading.

When compared to nearby schools, Boonsboro Elementary and New London Academy Elementary, Forest Elementary outperforms them in both overall academic performance and subgroup performance. However, the school's performance is significantly stronger than the Lynchburg City Public Schools district, where schools like Sheffield Elementary and Linkhorne Elementary consistently underperform the state and district averages.

384

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,713

Per pupil spending ?

18%

Free/discounted lunch ?

One Scholar Lane
Forest, VA 24551

(434) 525-2681

District: Bedford County Public Schools

Students who attend Forest Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Forest Middle
High:	Jefferson Forest High

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.1%

Asian:

9.4%

Hispanic:

8.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 86th percentile in 2015 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (87% vs 71% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of Virginia elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Bedford County Public Schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school87%

District avg77%

Virginia avg71%

141^st of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 12Elementary Schools in the Bedford County Public Schools

43^rd of 129Bedford County Public Schools among Virginia 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	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	84.2	141 of 1110	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	84.7	125 of 1114	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	84.3	131 of 1114	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	89.5	62 of 1109	94.4%	★★★★★
2021	93.2	25 of 1103	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	78.3	197 of 1105	82.2%	★★★★☆
2018	70.7	303 of 1097	72.4%	★★★★☆
2017	64.0	400 of 1099	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	69.2	319 of 1096	70.9%	★★★★☆
2015	79.4	156 of 1100	85.8%	★★★★☆
2014	76.8	195 of 1110	82.4%	★★★★☆
2013	68.1	341 of 1120	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	69.1	290 of 1117	74.0%	★★★★☆
2011	65.8	359 of 1117	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	79.2	107 of 1113	90.4%	★★★★★
2009	81.7	77 of 1082	92.9%	★★★★★
2008	64.4	365 of 1081	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	71.6	242 of 1083	77.7%	★★★★☆
2006	79.6	118 of 1071	89.0%	★★★★☆
2005	75.8	187 of 1062	82.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	83.2	140 of 1096	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	84.4	111 of 1098	89.9%	★★★★☆
2023	80.9	164 of 1100	85.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	88.2	49 of 1046	95.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	82.1	166 of 1093	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	80.8	177 of 1101	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	83.5	136 of 1093	87.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	77.8	158 of 973	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	78.8	132 of 979	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	77.9	144 of 984	85.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)87th percentile~ school

Male (2025)85th percentile~ school

White (2025)84th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Science91%+22 vs state

Mathematics87%+15 vs state

English Reading86%+16 vs state

VA Studies82%+14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Mathematics (2025)			SOL Science (2025)	SOL English Reading (2025)			SOL VA 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	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Forest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	One Scholar Lane	Forest	24551	Bedford County	Bedford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 525-2681	384	22	17.6	18.0%	273 (71.1%)	18 (4.7%)	32 (8.3%)	36 (9.4%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.5%)	84.2	141^st of 1110 public elementary schools	87.3%		84.7	125^th of 1114 public elementary schools	88.8%	16	85.4	89.5	87.8	90.5	85.4	82.5	90.5	82.1	$7,713	$582	$7,132
Thomas Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1255 Patriot Place	Forest	24551	Bedford County	Bedford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 534-6159	567	35	16.1	24.5%	404 (71.3%)	38 (6.7%)	51 (9.0%)	29 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.9%)	84.2	140^th of 1110 public elementary schools	87.4%		81.2	195^th of 1114 public elementary schools	82.5%	55	84.5	88.2	96.4	89.4	85.7	83.6	87.1	80.6	$8,846	$336	$8,510
Tomahawk Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	155 Bee Drive	Lynchburg	24502	Campbell County	Campbell County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 237-4090	667	46	14.6	76.9%	418 (62.7%)	100 (15.0%)	81 (12.1%)	17 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (7.5%)	51.7	578^th of 1110 public elementary schools	47.9%		68.5	376^th of 1114 public elementary schools	66.2%	202	72.4	79.1	77.3	67.0	65.4	73.6	68.0	66.4	$7,481	$432	$7,050
New London Academy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12400 E Lynchburg-Salem Trnpk	Forest	24551	Bedford County	Bedford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 525-2177	330	22	15.0	31.8%	260 (78.8%)	20 (6.1%)	21 (6.4%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.7%)	80.4	211^th of 1110 public elementary schools	81.0%		86.2	100^th of 1114 public elementary schools	91.0%	111	77.6	88.6	90.9	84.1	74.1	88.6	90.9	93.0	$8,950	$528	$8,422
Heritage Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	501 Leesville Rd	Lynchburg	24502	Lynchburg city	Lynchburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 515-5230	448	33	13.5	86.2%	96 (21.4%)	226 (50.4%)	40 (8.9%)	19 (4.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (14.5%)	16.5	965^th of 1110 public elementary schools	13.1%		14.1	987^th of 1114 public elementary schools	11.4%	22	53.9	71.2	43.9	45.5	55.4	56.0	53.0	52.1	$9,581	$1,457	$8,124
Sandusky Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5828 Apache Ln	Lynchburg	24502	Lynchburg city	Lynchburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 515-5280	316	24	13.1	93.4%	73 (23.1%)	161 (50.9%)	51 (16.1%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.9%)	37.4	746^th of 1110 public elementary schools	32.8%		30.3	839^th of 1114 public elementary schools	24.7%	93	63.5	66.7	68.8	64.6	61.5	66.7	68.1	62.2	$9,076	$1,666	$7,410
Boonsboro Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1234 Eagle Circle	Lynchburg	24503	Bedford County	Bedford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 384-2881	309	19	16.2	26.5%	253 (81.9%)	22 (7.1%)	16 (5.2%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	74.5	294^th of 1110 public elementary schools	73.5%		69.4	368^th of 1114 public elementary schools	67.0%	74	81.5	75.5	93.6	77.3	87.0	84.0	81.8	72.0	$8,031	$318	$7,714
Leesville Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	25 Lewis Way	Lynchburg	24502	Campbell County	Campbell County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 239-0303	646	44	14.5	78.6%	361 (55.9%)	108 (16.7%)	94 (14.6%)	17 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	65 (10.1%)	66.9	392^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	64.7%		62.7	458^th of 1114 public elementary schools	58.9%	66	81.6	75.5	79.2	79.6	79.3	76.4	74.5	77.3	$8,282	$625	$7,657
Sheffield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	115 Kenwood Place	Lynchburg	24502	Lynchburg city	Lynchburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 515-5290	443	36	12.3	92.8%	107 (24.2%)	202 (45.6%)	75 (16.9%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (11.7%)	22.2	899^th of 1110 public elementary schools	19.0%		17.4	963^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	13.6%	64	54.7	63.4	59.2	47.9	54.0	59.5	61.4	67.4	$10,543	$1,578	$8,965
Perrymont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	409 Perrymont Ave	Lynchburg	24502	Lynchburg city	Lynchburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 515-5250	377	30	12.5	93.4%	95 (25.2%)	195 (51.7%)	32 (8.5%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (13.0%)	5.6	1068^th of 1110 public elementary schools	3.8%		17.1	967^th of 1114 public elementary schools	13.2%	101	57.9	46.3	46.8	31.9	34.2	52.5	41.3	23.1	$9,930	$1,503	$8,427

Frequently Asked Questions about Forest Elementary

How many students attend Forest Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 384 students attended Forest Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Forest Elementary attend?

Students who attend Forest Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Forest Middle
High : Jefferson Forest High

What is the racial makeup of Forest Elementary?

Students at Forest Elementary are 71% White, 9% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 5% African American, 1% American Indian.

What district is Forest Elementary in?

Bedford County Public Schools

Is Forest Elementary a good school?

Forest Elementary ranks 141^st of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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