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Schools in Forest

Forest’s public schools

Clear Lake School District and Glenwood City School District have 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?2/6schools 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
32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
28%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.8K
▼ 4% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · Glenwood City
Students per teacher
12.8
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,163 students on the public path
In brief

Forest’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Forest’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Glenwood City Middle places highest (better than 74%); Clear Lake High lowest (27%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Forest, graded from C to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Clear Lake High and Glenwood City High. 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–62 schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−
7–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Clear Lake School District.

Two districts serve Forest

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Clear Lake School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 527 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 12.5 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$15,272WI $16,459 · FY2024
C−
Glenwood City School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 636 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 13.1 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$15,776WI $16,459 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Clear Lake School District32%
State average 38.1% · 280 students tested
Math · PK–12, Clear Lake School District28%
State average 38.7% · 280 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Glenwood City School District38%
State average 38.1% · 320 students tested
Math · PK–12, Glenwood City School District38%
State average 38.7% · 320 students tested

Forest vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Forest—Clear Lake PK–12 · Glenwood City PK–12
New Haven—Boyceville
Cylon—New Richmond PK–12 · Clear Lake PK–12 · Amery PK–12
Clear Lake—Clear Lake

2 of the 3 neighbors share Clear Lake with Forest for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Forest

6 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
Glenwood City Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Glenwood City
B−
307 students15:1Rate it →
Gaylord A Nelson Educational Center
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Clear Lake
C
266 students12:1Rate it →
Glenwood City Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Glenwood City
B+
143 students12:1Rate it →
Clear Lake Junior High
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Clear Lake
B−
72 students14:1Rate it →
Clear Lake High
High · Grades 9–12 · Clear Lake
C
189 students13:1Rate it →
Glenwood City High
High · Grades 9–12 · Glenwood City
B−
186 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Forest’s schools

Are Forest’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Forest. Clear Lake School District and Glenwood City School District have 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, 2 of its 6 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?

Clear Lake School District and Glenwood City School District.

Where do Forest kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Clear Lake High and Glenwood City 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.