Enrollment
257
Elementary
DISTRICT 433 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CADILLAC AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 260759004345
Forest View Elementary School
7840 S 25 RD, BOON, MI 49618 · (231) 876-5100 · Wexford County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL257 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
128 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 55%
Community
0
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 | 38 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 16% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Forest View Elementary School→Mackinaw Trail Middle School
Based on grade levels within Cadillac Area Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
55.7%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
58.8%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
57.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.2%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 44% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 14 points, placing it in Michigan's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Forest View Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.8% | #252 of 1,085 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.8% | #247 of 1,072 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.7% | #347 of 1,139 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 257 | #1,248 of 1,630 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #869 of 1,424 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.9% | #1,125 of 1,424 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.8% | #896 of 1,563 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.4% | #364 of 440 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
257
+9 (+4%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 300
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 17.7:1
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 | 257 | 15.5 | 16.6:1 | 50% (128) |
| 2023-24 | 250 | 14.4 | 17.4:1 | 62% (155) |
| 2022-23 | 232 | 13.6 | 17.1:1 | 69% (161) |
| 2020-21 | 248 | 14 | 17.7:1 | 59% (146) |
| 2017-18 | 251 | 13.2 | 19.0:1 | 52% (131) |
| 2015-16 | 270 | 14 | 19.3:1 | 50% (135) |
| 2010-11 | 318 | 16 | 19.9:1 | 49% (156) |
| 2000-01 | 295 | 13 | 22.7:1 | 32% (95) |
| 1990-91 | 300 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Forest View Elementary School.
About Forest View Elementary School
Forest View Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in BOON, Michigan. The school enrolls 257 students in pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in Michigan enroll around 369, and this school is 30% below that mark.
In Cadillac Area Public Schools, 6 schools enroll a combined 3,050 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Forest View Elementary School is White, at 90%. Beyond that, enrollment is 4% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Among Wexford County residents, the White share is about 92%. The diversity index for Forest View Elementary School is 19%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are about 16.6 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Forest View Elementary School, which has 15.5. The school's 16.6:1 compares with an average of 15.8:1 for elementary schools in Michigan. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 50%. The 63% average for public schools in Wexford County is 13 points higher.
Forest View Elementary School outperforms its prediction by 13.6 points. The model expects 44.2% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Michigan; the school's rate is 57.8%.
In Wexford County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $61,085 a year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Wexford County number 15, with about 8,553 students.
Cadillac Innovation High School sits about 8.4 miles from Forest View Elementary School. Forest View Elementary School has 5 other public schools within ten miles. Forest View Elementary School comes in 1st of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Forest View Elementary School the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school's student count rose 4% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Students per teacher dropped from 17.7 in 2020-21 to 16.6 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Forest View Elementary School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Wexford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
34,077
Census ACS
Median income
$61,085
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
8,553 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cadillac Area Public Schools
- Cadillac Senior High SchoolHigh · 903 students
- Mackinaw Trail Middle SchoolMiddle · 683 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolElementary · 563 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 480 students
- Cadillac Innovation High SchoolHigh · 164 students
Nearby schools
- Cadillac Innovation High School8.4 mi · 164
- Cadillac Senior High School8.4 mi · 903
- Mackinaw Trail Middle School8.8 mi · 683
- Lincoln Elementary School9.1 mi · 480
- Franklin Elementary School9.6 mi · 563
- WexfordMissaukee ISD Special Education10.3 mi · 89
Frequently asked questions
About Forest View Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Forest View Elementary School?
Forest View Elementary School enrolls approximately 257 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Forest View Elementary School serve?
Forest View Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Forest View Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Forest View Elementary School is approximately 16.6:1 (15 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Forest View Elementary School?
Forest View Elementary School reports a student body of 90% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Forest View Elementary School?
Forest View Elementary School is overseen by Cadillac Area Public Schools in Wexford County.
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