FORSYTH MIDDLE

FORSYTH MIDDLE operates as a close-knit 6-8 campus in FORSYTH, Missouri, one of the schools within FORSYTH R-III. Current enrollment sits at 356 students spanning grades 5 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 461 students per school, that is 23% smaller than typical.

Within FORSYTH R-III, which oversees 4 schools and 1,295 students, FORSYTH MIDDLE is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, FORSYTH MIDDLE lists that nearly all students (90%) are White. The remainder reads as 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 2% Native American.

In terms of school funding signals, FORSYTH MIDDLE logs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.0:1 average. Roughly 66% of students at FORSYTH MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, FORSYTH MIDDLE sits in the top 10% of Missouri schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 50.0%; actual is 77.5%, +27.4 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Taney County put median household earnings sit near $56,497, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. FORSYTH MIDDLE is one of 21 public schools in Taney County (combined enrollment of about 7,946 students).

Nearest neighbor: FORSYTH HIGH, around 0.0 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts FORSYTH MIDDLE at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 44.6%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 13%: 316 students in 2018 compared to 356 in 2025. Class-load math has loosened: from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 in 2025.

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