Forest Elementary School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 65 | 34% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 34% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 32% |
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Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveWhat this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.0% | 66.9% |
| 2023-24 | 66.2% | 59.0% |
| 2022-23 | 59.1% | 57.3% |
| 2021-22 | 60.9% | 66.3% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% typical for Ohio 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 Ohio's top nor bottom 10%.
Schools most like Forest Elementary School
Forest Elementary School's state test result (64.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Elementary School this school | 192 | 68.8% | 64.8% |
| Bear Primary School Miamisburg | 170 | 71.2% | 55.1% |
| LaBrae Intermediate School Leavittsburg | 246 | 71.1% | 66.6% |
| Eastview Elementary School Mansfield | 218 | 74.8% | 77.3% |
| Kyle Elementary School Troy | 193 | 74.6% | N/A |
| Phillips School Marietta | 204 | 67.2% | N/A |
Where Forest Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Miami County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #542 of 673 | #7 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.9% | #740 of 1,569 ▲ 160 | #10 of 15 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #630 of 1,569 ▲ 185 | #9 of 15 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.4pp | #634 of 1,514 | #6 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 192 | #1,602 of 1,808 | #16 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.8% | #70 of 767 | #3 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.7% | #97 of 992 | #1 of 9 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 192 | 14 | 13.7:1 | 69% (132) |
| 2023-24 | 201 | 14 | 14.4:1 | 77% (154) |
| 2022-23 | 211 | 14 | 15.1:1 | 64% (136) |
| 2020-21 | 232 | 18 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 273 | 16.5 | 16.6:1 | 51% (139) |
| 2015-16 | 269 | 16 | 16.8:1 | 56% (150) |
| 2010-11 | 284 | 17 | 16.7:1 | 64% (182) |
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (273 to 192); teachers down 15% (16.5 to 14).
About Forest Elementary School
Federal records list Forest Elementary School as an elementary school in Troy, Ohio. Total enrollment is 192 students, and the grades served are 3 through 5. It has 52% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Ohio (about 404).
Troy City is the local district for Forest Elementary School. It runs 9 schools with 3,929 students.
Federal enrollment data show Forest Elementary School is 80% White. Next come 11% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 4% Black. The county population is about 90% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 35%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Forest Elementary School is 13.7:1, based on 14 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Ohio is 17.9:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Forest Elementary School counts 69% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Miami County, the average is 42%.
A school with Forest Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Ohio is predicted to score 62.8%. Forest Elementary School scores 64.8%, 1.9 points above that line.
In the wider Miami County area, the median household earns about $76,817 a year, about 27% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Across Miami County, 36 public schools serve about 16,719 students.
Among nearby public schools, Van Cleve Elementary School is closest at about 0.2 miles. Forest Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The school's 64.8% average proficiency ranks 7th among 8 nearby schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Fringe: in a town close to an urbanized area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 192, compared with 232 in 2020-21.
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