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C+

Forest Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–4

513 Cleveland Street, Forest, MS 39074 · (601) 469-3073 · Part of Forest Municipal School District

Forest’s School Grade C− better than 21% of Mississippi school districts

Directions
Students
740
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
84%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–4
The gist

What stands out about Forest Elementary

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 37% of Mississippi’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 17 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Forest kids: Hawkins Middle School

On the path

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

PK–4Forest ElementaryYou are here
5–8Hawkins Middle School460 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency28%
State average 35.2%
Reading / language arts18%
State average 34.8%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Mississippi’s 762 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

513 Cleveland Street, Forest

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K6
Kindergarten157
Grade 1151
Grade 2143
Grade 3126
Grade 4157
Enrollment over time
698’20
693’21
707’22
726’23
740’24

Up 6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 51%Black 39%White 6%Two or more races 3%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Forest Elementary from Forest families.

Other schools in Forest Municipal School District

The district →
Hawkins Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Forest
C
460 students14:1
Forest High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Forest
C
438 students14:1

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