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Enrollment
460
Combined
DISTRICT 494 · STATE 527
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST CARROLL PARISH·NCES 220195001469
Forest School
158 Clover Street, Forest, LA 71242 · (318) 428-3672 · West Carroll Parish
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL460 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% of Louisiana public K-12 schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Louisiana public K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 52.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
368 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 70%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 16 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 25 | 5% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 28 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 33 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 31 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 28 | 6% |
| Grade 7 | 41 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 37 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 48 | 10% |
| Grade 10 | 35 | 8% |
| Grade 11 | 38 | 8% |
| Grade 12 | 31 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (25) is 32% smaller than its 8th grade class (37).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
27.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -4.0pp since 2022
Math
16.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 1 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 27.0% | 16.0% |
| 2024-25 | 21.0% | 16.0% |
| 2023-24 | 29.0% | 17.0% |
| 2022-23 | 31.0% | 17.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
19.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.7%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% typical for Louisiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Louisiana's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Forest School
Forest School's state test result (19.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest School this school | 460 | 80.0% | 19.0% |
| Pitkin High School Pitkin | 387 | 81.7% | 36.2% |
| Maurepas School Maurepas | 301 | 83.1% | 31.3% |
| Evans High School Evans | 364 | 76.9% | 41.7% |
| Mt. Hermon School Mt. Hermon | 373 | 71.8% | 18.5% |
| Northwood High School Lena | 598 | 82.8% | 34.2% |
Matched among Louisiana K-12 schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Forest School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.0% | #47 of 55 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.0% | #51 of 55 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #52 of 55 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.5pp | #14 of 53 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 460 | #19 of 81 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #43 of 54 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.1% | #18 of 54 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.0% | #15 of 62 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.9% | #18 of 44 |
Ranked against other public K-12 schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
460
-52 (-10%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 472
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 18.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 460 | 32.2 | 14.3:1 | 80% (368) |
| 2023-24 | 557 | 35.5 | 15.7:1 | 77% (431) |
| 2022-23 | 549 | 34.1 | 16.1:1 | 74% (405) |
| 2020-21 | 512 | 28 | 18.3:1 | 54% (275) |
| 2017-18 | 547 | 30.7 | 17.8:1 | 100% (547) |
| 2015-16 | 566 | 48 | 11.8:1 | 72% (408) |
| 2010-11 | 506 | 37 | 13.7:1 | 70% (354) |
| 2000-01 | 473 | 35 | 13.5:1 | 51% (241) |
| 1990-91 | 472 | 35 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Forest School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (547 to 460); teachers up 5% (30.7 to 32.2).
About Forest School
Forest School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a combined-grade school in Forest, Louisiana. The school's 460 students are in pre-K through 12.
Enrollment across the 3 schools in West Carroll Parish totals 1,483 students.
Forest School is 75% White by enrollment. Smaller groups are 17% Black, 5% Hispanic, and 2% multiracial. Forest School's diversity index is 40%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school employs the equivalent of 32.2 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 14.3:1. That is lower than the 52.1:1 average for combined schools in Louisiana. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 80%.
Forest School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 19% of Louisiana public K-12 schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Forest School is 7.7 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 19.0% actual, 26.7% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Louisiana.
Across West Carroll Parish, the median household income is $49,134, roughly 15% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. West Carroll Parish is home to 5 public schools and about 1,483 public school students.
Oak Grove Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.6 miles away. Within five miles of Forest School, there are 2 other public schools. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Forest School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Remote.
2024-25 enrollment was 460, a 10% decrease from 512 in 2020-21. Its ratio of students to teachers was 18.3:1 in 2020-21, and 14.3:1 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
West Carroll Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,464
Census ACS
Median income
$49,134
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,483 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West Carroll Parish
- Oak Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 523 students
- Oak Grove High SchoolHigh · 500 students
- Epps SchoolCombined
- Kilbourne High SchoolCombined
Other Forest schools
One other US public school is named Forest. Forest School is the largest of the 2.
- Forest SchoolWest Haven, CT · 428 students
Nearby schools
- Oak Grove Elementary School4.6 mi · 523
- Oak Grove High School4.8 mi · 500
- Griffin Middle School Academy13.1 mi · 163
- Southside Elementary School13.1 mi · 359
- General Trass High School13.5 mi · 214
- EUDORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL23.2 mi · 83
Frequently asked questions
About Forest SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Forest School?
Forest School enrolls approximately 460 students in grades PK-12.
What grades does Forest School serve?
Forest School serves grades PK-12.
How many students per teacher at Forest School?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at Forest School.
How diverse is Forest School?
Forest School reports a student body of 75% White, 5% Hispanic, 17% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Forest School?
Forest School is overseen by West Carroll Parish in West Carroll Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.