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Schools in Forest City

Forest City’s public schools

South Holt County R-I School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Forest City. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools above Missouri’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Missouri’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
52%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.9K
▲ 9% vs MO $14.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
8.9
MO 12.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
240 students on the public path
In brief

Forest City’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Forest City’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s 2,023 public schools. South Holt Elem. places highest (better than 73%); South Holt High lowest (55%). 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 Forest City, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6South Holt Elem.in OregonB+
7–12South Holt Highin OregonB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the South Holt County R-I School District.

The district

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

South Holt County R-I School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 240 students, down 13% since 2020–21 · 8.9 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$15,870MO $14,569 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading52%
State average 43.2% · 159 students tested
Math52%
State average 39.2% · 155 students tested

Forest City vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Missouri towns that share Forest City’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Forest City—South Holt County R-I

Every school in Forest City

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

Also serving Forest Cityin other towns
South Holt Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Oregon
B+
121 students10:1Rate it →
South Holt High
High · Grades 7–12 · Oregon
B
119 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Forest City’s schools

Are Forest City’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Forest City. South Holt County R-I School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Forest City. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Forest City in?

South Holt County R-I School District.

Where do Forest City kids go to high school?

South Holt High.

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What Forest City families are saying about 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.