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Forrest City High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

467 Victoria St, Forrest City, AR 72335 · (870) 633-1464 · Part of Forrest City School District

Forrest City’s School Grade D better than 12% of Arkansas school districts

Directions
Students
563
Students per teacher
7:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
Town
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Forrest City High School

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Arkansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 30 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 27 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 7 students per teacher

On the path

Where Forrest City kids come from and go next. The whole path →

7–8Forrest City Junior High School270 students
9–12Forrest City High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency6%
State average 36.2%
Reading / language arts10%
State average 36.9%

Its own letter, D−, places these results among Arkansas’s 944 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

467 Victoria St, Forrest City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9137
Grade 10140
Grade 11134
Grade 12152
Enrollment over time
590’20
615’21
580’22
568’23
563’24

Down 4.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 95%White 2%Hispanic 1%Asian <1%Two or more races <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Forrest City High School from Forrest City families.

Other schools in Forrest City School District

The district →
Central Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Forrest City
713 students29:1
Stewart Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Forrest City
D
400 students18:1
Lincoln Academy
Middle · Grades 6 · Forrest City
D−
132 students17:1
Forrest City Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Forrest City
D
270 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Arkansas’s other public schools; Forrest City’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.