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Forest Grove Public School

Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 2 towns

Serves Idabel and Garvin.

Idabel’s School Grade C better than 32% of Oklahoma school districts

Students
146
Schools
1
Spent per student
$15,061
OK $12,210
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
93%
The gist

What stands out about Forest Grove Public School

  • Its letter, D: results better than 7% of Oklahoma districts
  • Math proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Spends 23% more per student than the OK average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 16.8% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 7% of the 522 Oklahoma school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
D
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
CIdabel 6,934Garvin 178

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Idabel. Grade by grade →

PK–1Idabel Primary South EsIdabel Public Schools
2–5Central EsIdabel Public Schools
6–8Idabel MSIdabel Public Schools
9–12Idabel HSIdabel Public Schools

Test scores vs. OK

2021–22
Math proficiency6–9%
State average 24.9% · 72 students tested
Reading / language arts10–14%
State average 27.2% · 72 students tested

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 77% at Idabel, which runs the high school (state 81.2%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$15,061 per student · 23% above OK
Spending
Classroom instruction 52%Support & administration 35%Other 13%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 26%State 52%Federal 22%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
125’20
125’21
148’22
163’23
146’24

Up 16.8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 39%American Indian/Alaska Native 28%Hispanic 14%Two or more races 11%Black 5%Asian 2%

Schools in the district

1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Oklahoma’s other public schools.

Forest Grove Public School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Garvin
C−
146 students13:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Oklahoma.