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If you could change one rule at FOREST HIGH SCHOOL, what would it be?
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Enrollment
438
High
DISTRICT 546 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FOREST MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280147000213
Forest High School
511 CLEVELAND STREET, FOREST, MS 39074 · (601) 469-3255 · Scott County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL438 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
380 students
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 80%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 111 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 119 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 111 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 97 | 22% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 62% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Forest Municipal School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
28.2%
MS avg 45.9% . -2.0pp since 2023
Math
49.1%
MS avg 52.8% . +4.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.2% | 49.1% |
| 2023-24 | 30.2% | 44.4% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. 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
47.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.8%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% typical for Mississippi 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 Mississippi'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 High School
Forest High School's state test result (47.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest High School this school | 438 | 86.8% | 47.3% |
| Morton High School MORTON | 476 | 99.4% | 46.5% |
| Byhalia High School BYHALIA | 428 | 99.3% | 54.7% |
| H. W. Byers High School HOLLY SPRINGS | 362 | 99.2% | 43.2% |
| Leake Central High School CARTHAGE | 592 | 100.0% | 38.3% |
| Pontotoc High School Pontotoc | 712 | 70.6% | 65.4% |
Matched among Mississippi high 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 High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #127 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #148 of 199 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.2% | #171 of 199 ▼ 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 438 | #121 of 203 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #128 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.9% | #36 of 192 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.8% | #89 of 194 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.8% | #15 of 63 |
Ranked against other public high 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
438
+35 (+9%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 416
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 438 | 32.3 | 13.6:1 | 87% (380) |
| 2023-24 | 453 | 30 | 15.1:1 | 100% (453) |
| 2022-23 | 464 | 27.4 | 16.9:1 | 100% (464) |
| 2020-21 | 403 | 24 | 16.8:1 | 99% (400) |
| 2017-18 | 385 | 23.8 | 16.1:1 | 99% (382) |
| 2015-16 | 403 | 21 | 19.2:1 | 99% (400) |
| 2010-11 | 389 | 27 | 14.4:1 | 80% (313) |
| 2000-01 | 421 | 27 | 15.6:1 | 76% (319) |
| 1990-91 | 416 | 28 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Forest High School.
About Forest High School
Forest High School is a small high school in Forest Municipal School District, located in FOREST, Mississippi. Federal data show 438 students enrolled in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 651 students for high schools in Mississippi.
Forest Municipal School District is the local district for Forest High School. It runs 3 schools with 1,638 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Forest High School is Hispanic, with 47% of students. Next come 42% Black, 8% White, and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 16% Hispanic. The diversity index for Forest High School is 59%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Forest High School has 32.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.6:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in Mississippi is 12.6:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 87% at Forest High School. That rate is below the 95% average among public schools in Scott County.
Test results at Forest High School are 3.5 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (47.3% actual, 50.8% predicted).
The county, Scott County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $48,786, about 14% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 17% of residents are in poverty. The county has 12 public schools and about 5,627 students.
Forest Elementary sits about 0.1 miles from Forest High School. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Forest High School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Forest High School has an NCES locale of Rural: Remote.
The school's student count increased 9% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Students per teacher dropped from 16.8 in 2020-21 to 13.6 in 2024-25.
People who know Forest High School can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Scott County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
27,718
Census ACS
Median income
$48,786
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
5,627 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Forest Municipal School District
- Forest ElementaryElementary · 740 students
- Hawkins Middle SchoolMiddle · 460 students
Other schools in FOREST
- Scott Central Attendance CenterCombined · 856 students
- Forest ElementaryElementary · 740 students
- Hawkins Middle SchoolMiddle · 460 students
- FOREST SCOTT CO VOC TECH CENTERHigh
Other Forest High schools
One other US public school is named Forest High. Forest High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- FOREST HIGH SCHOOLOCALA, FL · 2,387 students
Nearby schools
- Forest Elementary0.1 mi · 740
- Hawkins Middle School1.4 mi · 460
- Scott Central Attendance Center5.9 mi · 856
- Lake Middle School7.9 mi · 237
- Lake High School9.4 mi · 231
- Lake Elementary School9.5 mi · 333
Frequently asked questions
About Forest High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Forest High School?
Forest High School enrolls approximately 438 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Forest High School serve?
Forest High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Forest High School?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at Forest High School.
How diverse is Forest High School?
Forest High School reports a student body of 8% White, 47% Hispanic, 42% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Forest High School in?
Forest High School is part of Forest Municipal School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.