Forestville Academy

Forestville Academy is a very small junior high in Forestville, California, part of Forestville Union Elementary. The school educates 152 students in grades 2 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 77% leaner than the state mean of about 659.

Across the 2 schools in Forestville Union Elementary (224 students total), Forestville Academy accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Forestville Academy reports that 56% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 36% Hispanic, 7% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Forestville Academy has 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.8:1. The state averages around 20.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 40% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Sonoma County's rate of about 51%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Forestville Academy falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 55.6%; this one comes in at 31.4%, -24.3 points off the demographic line.

Across the wider county, census data for Sonoma County shows median household earnings sit near $104,674, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Sonoma County runs 184 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,389 students), of which Forestville Academy is one.

Nearest neighbor: West Sonoma County Consortium, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area. Forestville Academy is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Forestville Academy has contracted 22%, going from 196 students in 2018 to 152 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 21.8:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.