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B−

Forest City-Dunbar Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

286 Learning Parkway, Forest City, NC 28043 · (828) 245-4978 · Part of Rutherford County Schools

Forest City’s School Grade B better than 58% of North Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
459
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
98%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Forest City-Dunbar Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 49% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 5 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 9.6% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Forest City kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Forest City-Dunbar Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency47%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts38%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

286 Learning Parkway, Forest City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K36
Kindergarten58
Grade 178
Grade 267
Grade 371
Grade 478
Grade 571
Enrollment over time
508’20
470’21
479’22
487’23
459’24

Down 9.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 35%White 31%Hispanic 19%Two or more races 13%Asian 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Forest City-Dunbar Elementary School from Forest City families.

Other schools in Rutherford County Schools

The district →
Ellenboro Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ellenboro
B
567 students19:1
Forrest W. Hunt Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Forest City
B
460 students19:1
Harris Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Forest City
B+
434 students16:1
Rutherfordton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rutherfordton
B−
397 students16:1
Spindale Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Spindale
C
337 students17:1
Pinnacle Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rutherfordton
C
254 students16:1

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