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Forest High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

511 Cleveland Street, Forest, MS 39074 · (601) 469-3255 · Part of Forest Municipal School District

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

Students
438
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
87%
Setting
Rural
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Forest High School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 30% of Mississippi’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 8.7% since 2020–21

On the path

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

5–8Hawkins Middle School460 students
9–12Forest High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 35.2%
Reading / language arts17%
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).

511 Cleveland Street, Forest

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9111
Grade 10119
Grade 11111
Grade 1297
Enrollment over time
403’20
433’21
464’22
453’23
438’24

Up 8.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 47%Black 42%White 8%Two or more races 3%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Forest High School from Forest families.

Other schools in Forest Municipal School District

The district →

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.