Enrollment
460
Elementary
DISTRICT 354 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RUTHERFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370408000909
Forrest W. Hunt Elementary School
100 Forrest Hunt Drive, Forest City, NC 28043 · (828) 245-2161 · Rutherford County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL460 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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 North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
452 students
DISTRICT 97% · STATE 82%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 36 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is 20% larger than its 5th grade class (66).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 71% · 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
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NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
53.9%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
71.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. 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
61.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina 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 North Carolina'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 Forrest W. Hunt Elementary School
Forrest W. Hunt Elementary School's state test result (61.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forrest W. Hunt Elementary School this school | 460 | 98.3% | 61.6% |
| Stoneville Elementary Stoneville | 413 | 99.3% | 48.4% |
| Stanfield Elementary Stanfield | 483 | 99.4% | 57.6% |
| Jessie Mae Monroe Elementary Ash | 390 | 99.2% | 56.6% |
| Cool Spring Elementary Cleveland | 447 | 99.3% | 73.9% |
| Franklin Elementary Mount Airy | 473 | 98.9% | 54.5% |
Matched among North Carolina 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 Forrest W. Hunt Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Rutherford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.6% | #456 of 1,297 | #8 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #306 of 1,296 | #6 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.9% | #487 of 1,300 | #8 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 460 | #721 of 1,485 | #2 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.3:1 | #1,338 of 1,377 | #9 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.2% | #701 of 1,379 | #3 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.3% | #871 of 1,414 | #3 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.8% | #122 of 369 | N/A |
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
460
+96 (+26%) vs 2020
-14% since 2000-01, when it was 535
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 23.9 | 19.3:1 | 98% (452) |
| 2023-24 | 406 | 26.1 | 15.6:1 | 99% (403) |
| 2022-23 | 391 | 28.2 | 13.9:1 | 99% (386) |
| 2020-21 | 364 | 26 | 14.0:1 | 99% (361) |
| 2017-18 | 394 | 23 | 17.1:1 | 99% (391) |
| 2015-16 | 393 | 24 | 16.4:1 | 99% (390) |
| 2010-11 | 434 | 25 | 17.4:1 | 78% (337) |
| 2000-01 | 535 | 30 | 17.8:1 | 56% (299) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Forrest W. Hunt Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (394 to 460); teachers up 4% (23 to 23.9).
About Forrest W. Hunt Elementary School
Forrest W. Hunt Elementary School is the name of a mid-sized elementary school in Forest City, North Carolina. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 460 students.
Rutherford County Schools is made up of 18 schools with 7,394 students in all.
At Forrest W. Hunt Elementary School, 58% of students are White. Other students are 20% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, and 8% Black. That is lower than the 82% White share among all Rutherford County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 60%.
Teacher count: 23.9 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 19.3:1. Compared with the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina, this school's ratio is higher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 98%. The figure for public schools in Rutherford County is close, at 98%.
Forrest W. Hunt Elementary School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 72% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Forrest W. Hunt Elementary School scores 61.6% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 48.8%.
The school's county is Rutherford County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $51,410, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Rutherford County's 20 public schools enroll about 9,205 students and include Forrest W. Hunt Elementary School.
The closest school to Forrest W. Hunt Elementary School is Rutherford Opportunity Center, located about 2.0 miles away. Forrest W. Hunt Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 61.3% on proficiency, and Forrest W. Hunt Elementary School is above that at 61.6%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment increased by 26% across 4 years, from 364 in 2020-21 to 460 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.0:1 in 2020-21, and 19.3:1 in 2024-25.
Forrest W. Hunt Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Rutherford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
64,930
Census ACS
Median income
$51,410
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
9,205 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rutherford County Schools
- R-S Central High SchoolHigh · 763 students
- East Rutherford High SchoolHigh · 623 students
- Chase High SchoolHigh · 596 students
- Ellenboro Elementary SchoolElementary · 567 students
- R-S Middle SchoolMiddle · 561 students
- East Rutherford Middle SchoolMiddle · 533 students
Other schools in Forest City
- Chase High SchoolHigh · 596 students
- Chase Middle SchoolMiddle · 484 students
- Forest City-Dunbar Elementary SchoolElementary · 459 students
- Harris Elementary SchoolElementary · 434 students
- Mt. Vernon-Ruth Elementary SchoolElementary · 231 students
- Rutherford Opportunity CenterHigh · 82 students
Nearby schools
- Rutherford Opportunity Center2.0 mi · 82
- Chase Middle School2.2 mi · 484
- East Rutherford High School3.3 mi · 623
- Harris Elementary School3.3 mi · 434
- Forest City-Dunbar Elementary School3.4 mi · 459
- Chase High School3.6 mi · 596
Frequently asked questions
About Forrest W. Hunt Elementary SchoolHow large is Forrest W. Hunt Elementary School?
Forrest W. Hunt Elementary School enrolls approximately 460 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Forrest W. Hunt Elementary School serve?
Forrest W. Hunt Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Forrest W. Hunt Elementary School have?
Forrest W. Hunt Elementary School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Forrest W. Hunt Elementary School?
Student demographics at Forrest W. Hunt Elementary School are roughly 58% White, 20% Hispanic, 8% Black, 0% Asian, 14% Two or more.
What district is Forrest W. Hunt Elementary School in?
Forrest W. Hunt Elementary School is part of Rutherford County Schools.
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