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Forest Area Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 4–8

7661 Shippy Rd SW, Fife Lake, MI 49633 · (231) 369-2884 · Part of Forest Area Community Schools

Boardman Township’s School Grade C better than 30% of Michigan school districts

Directions
Students
193
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
56%
Setting
Rural
Grades
4–8
The gist

What stands out about Forest Area Middle School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 20% of Michigan’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 21 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Boardman Township kids: Forest Area High School

On the path

Where Boardman Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–3Fife Lake Elementary Schoolin Fife Lake
4–8Forest Area Middle SchoolYou are here
9–12Forest Area High Schoolin Fife Lake

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 34.7%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 47.9%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Michigan’s 2,812 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

7661 Shippy Rd SW, Fife Lake

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 438
Grade 538
Grade 640
Grade 739
Grade 838
Enrollment over time
197’20
187’21
212’22
190’23
193’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 89%Two or more races 5%American Indian/Alaska Native 3%Hispanic 2%Black 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Forest Area Middle School from Boardman Township families.

Other schools in Forest Area Community Schools

The district →
Fife Lake Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Fife Lake
C
144 students12:1
Forest Area High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Fife Lake
C
156 students15:1

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 Michigan’s other public schools; Boardman Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.