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Schools in South Boardman

South Boardman’s public schools

Forest Area Community Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for South Boardman. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools above Michigan’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 96% of students in Michigan’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
27%
2021–22
Math proficiency
21%
2021–22
Graduate on time
74%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.2K
▼ 8% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.9
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
493 students on the public path
In brief

South Boardman’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of South Boardman’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s 2,812 public schools. Fife Lake Elementary School places highest (better than 29%); Forest Area Middle School lowest (20%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in South Boardman, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–3Fife Lake Elementary Schoolin Fife LakeC
4–8Forest Area Middle Schoolin Fife LakeC−
9–12Forest Area High Schoolin Fife LakeC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Forest Area Community Schools.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Forest Area Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 493 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 13.9 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$15,218MI $16,528 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading27%
State average 45.4% · 247 students tested
Math21%
State average 33.6% · 247 students tested

South Boardman vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Michigan towns that share South Boardman’s borders.

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South Boardman—Forest Area

Every school in South Boardman

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Michigan’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving South Boardmanin other towns
Fife Lake Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Fife Lake
C
144 students12:1Rate it →
Forest Area Middle School
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Fife Lake
C−
193 students14:1Rate it →
Forest Area High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Fife Lake
C
156 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about South Boardman’s schools

Are South Boardman’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for South Boardman. Forest Area Community Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for South Boardman. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is South Boardman in?

Forest Area Community Schools.

Where do South Boardman kids go to high school?

Forest Area High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.