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What's the one class at Forest Elementary School every student should take?
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Enrollment
404
Elementary
DISTRICT 494 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FARMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 261407005052
Forest Elementary School
34545 OLD TIMBER RD, FARMINGTON HILLS, MI 48331 · (248) 785-2068 · Oakland County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL404 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% of Michigan public elementary schools
- B+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.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
46 students
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 55%
Community
4
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (67).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 56% · 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
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
60.7%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
55.2%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. 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
52.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.2%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% typical for Michigan 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 Michigan'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 Elementary School
Forest Elementary School's state test result (52.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Elementary School this school | 404 | 11.4% | 52.8% |
| Bingham Farms Elementary School BINGHAM FARMS | 362 | 14.6% | 61.1% |
| Lone Pine Elementary School W BLOOMFIELD | 432 | 11.8% | 67.4% |
| John Monteith Elementary School GROSSE POINTE WOODS | 456 | 16.7% | 55.8% |
| Eberwhite School ANN ARBOR | 353 | 15.9% | 68.2% |
| Northwood Elementary School ROYAL OAK | 446 | 12.8% | 71.2% |
Matched among Michigan elementary 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 Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Oakland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #343 of 1,085 | #75 of 147 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.2% | #324 of 1,072 | #72 of 144 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.7% | #253 of 1,139 | #61 of 157 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 404 | #634 of 1,630 | #95 of 178 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #665 of 1,424 | #94 of 170 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.9% | #464 of 1,424 | #81 of 170 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.4% | #1,500 of 1,563 | #144 of 175 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.3% | #736 of 979 | #90 of 118 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
404
-18 (-4%) vs 2020
+36% since 1990-91, when it was 298
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 404 | 25.6 | 15.8:1 | 11% (46) |
| 2023-24 | 384 | 25.6 | 15.0:1 | 17% (64) |
| 2022-23 | 397 | 25.9 | 15.4:1 | 19% (77) |
| 2020-21 | 422 | 25 | 16.9:1 | 21% (87) |
| 2017-18 | 431 | 25.5 | 16.9:1 | 14% (61) |
| 2015-16 | 397 | 20 | 19.9:1 | 11% (43) |
| 2010-11 | 396 | 21 | 18.9:1 | 12% (47) |
| 2000-01 | 313 | 19 | 16.5:1 | 2% (7) |
| 1990-91 | 298 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Forest Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (431 to 404); teachers unchanged (25.5 to 25.6).
About Forest Elementary School
The public elementary school Forest Elementary School is located in FARMINGTON HILLS, Michigan. The school had 404 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
Farmington Public School District has 16 schools and 8,983 students, and Forest Elementary School is one of those schools.
Roughly 68% of students at Forest Elementary School are White. Enrollment also includes 19% Black, 6% Asian, 4% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. The county population is about 69% White, within a few points of the school. The school's diversity index is 50%, meaning two students picked at random have a 50% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Dividing enrollment by its 25.6 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 15.8:1. That is close to the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. Eligible students account for 11% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. For comparison, public schools in Oakland County average 32%.
Measured against Michigan public elementary schools, Forest Elementary School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Forest Elementary School would score about 61.2%. It scores 52.8%, 8.5 points below that figure.
Census estimates describe Oakland County this way: the median household income is $97,760, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 51% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. In all, Oakland County has 345 public schools and roughly 169,926 students.
North Farmington High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles away. The five-mile area around Forest Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 52.0% on proficiency, and Forest Elementary School is above that at 52.8%.
Forest Elementary School is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, a location NCES labels City: Small.
The school enrolled 404 students in 2024-25, 18 fewer than the 422 it had in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio falling from 16.9:1 to 15.8:1.
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Oakland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,279,825
Census ACS
Median income
$97,760
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
345
169,926 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Farmington Public School District
- Farmington High SchoolHigh · 1,470 students
- North Farmington High SchoolHigh · 1,157 students
- Farmington STEAM AcademyElementary · 714 students
- Hillside Elementary SchoolElementary · 682 students
- Power Middle SchoolMiddle · 621 students
- Warner Middle SchoolMiddle · 559 students
Other schools in FARMINGTON HILLS
- North Farmington High SchoolHigh · 1,157 students
- Farmington STEAM AcademyElementary · 714 students
- Hillside Elementary SchoolElementary · 682 students
- Power Middle SchoolMiddle · 621 students
- Warner Middle SchoolMiddle · 559 students
- East Middle SchoolMiddle · 555 students
Other Forest Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 7 states are named Forest Elementary. Forest Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 8.
- Forest Elementary SchoolRIVERVIEW, MI · 395 students
- Forest ElementaryFOREST, MS · 740 students
- Forest Elementary SchoolDes Plaines, IL · 658 students
- FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWILLIAMSVILLE, NY · 515 students
- FOREST ELEMENTARYCRYSTAL, MN · 464 students
Nearby schools
- North Farmington High School0.9 mi · 1,157
- Project Search1.5 mi · 1
- Kenbrook Elementary School1.7 mi · 388
- Farmington STEAM Academy1.7 mi · 714
- West Bloomfield Transition Center1.8 mi · 21
- Warner Middle School2.1 mi · 559
Frequently asked questions
About Forest Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Forest Elementary School?
Forest Elementary School enrolls approximately 404 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Forest Elementary School serve?
Forest Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Forest Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Forest Elementary School is approximately 15.8:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Forest Elementary School?
At Forest Elementary School, the student body is approximately 68% White, 4% Hispanic, 19% Black, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Forest Elementary School public or private?
Forest Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Farmington Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.