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Schools in Forest

Forest’s public schools

Kickapoo Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Forest. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above Wisconsin’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Wisconsin’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
35%
2021–22
Math proficiency
34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.4K
▼ 6% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.1
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
464 students on the public path
In brief

Forest’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Forest’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Kickapoo Elementary places highest (better than 74%); Kickapoo High lowest (28%). 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, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Kickapoo Elementaryin ViolaB+
6–12Kickapoo Highin ViolaC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Kickapoo Area 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.

Kickapoo Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 464 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 12.1 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$15,446WI $16,459 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading35%
State average 38.1% · 229 students tested
Math34%
State average 38.7% · 229 students tested

Forest vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Forest—Kickapoo Area
Viola—Kickapoo Area
Bloom—Kickapoo Area
Sylvan—Richland PK–12 · Kickapoo Area PK–12
Stark—La Farge
Liberty—Kickapoo Area PK–12 · Viroqua Area PK–12

4 of the 5 neighbors share Kickapoo Area with Forest, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Forest

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

Also serving Forestin other towns
Kickapoo Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Viola
B+
204 students11:1Rate it →
Kickapoo High
High · Grades 6–12 · Viola
C
260 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Forest’s schools

Are Forest’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Forest. Kickapoo Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Forest. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Forest in?

Kickapoo Area School District.

Where do Forest kids go to high school?

Kickapoo High.

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What Forest 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.