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Forest Elementary School

413 E Canal St, Troy, OH 45373 · (937) 332-6747 · Miami County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL192 STUDENTS
Enrollment
192
Elementary
DISTRICT 312 · STATE 404
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
132 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 43%
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 36534%
Grade 46634%
Grade 56132%
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 54% · US 70%
White
15380%
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 65% · US 43%
Hispanic
84%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 8% · US 30%
Black
84%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 17% · US 15%
Two+
2211%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
11%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
9248%
Female
10052%

School pathway

Feeds from
Kyle Elementary SchoolKG–02
Based on grade levels within Troy City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or Above
English Language Arts
69.0%
OH avg 59.8% . +8.1pp since 2021
Math
66.9%
OH avg 56.1% . +0.6pp since 2021

What 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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2569.0%66.9%
2023-2466.2%59.0%
2022-2359.1%57.3%
2021-2260.9%66.3%
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
64.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.8%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation

What 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%.

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 Elementary School

Forest Elementary School's state test result (64.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Forest Elementary School this school19268.8%64.8%
Bear Primary School
Miamisburg
17071.2%55.1%
LaBrae Intermediate School
Leavittsburg
24671.1%66.6%
Eastview Elementary School
Mansfield
21874.8%77.3%
Kyle Elementary School
Troy
19374.6%N/A
Phillips School
Marietta
20467.2%N/A
Matched among Ohio 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 Forest Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn OhioIn 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
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 2024-25
Enrollment
192
-40 (-17%) vs 2020
-32% since 2010-11, when it was 284
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 12.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251921413.7:169% (132)
2023-242011414.4:177% (154)
2022-232111415.1:164% (136)
2020-212321812.9:1N/A
2017-1827316.516.6:151% (139)
2015-162691616.8:156% (150)
2010-112841716.7:164% (182)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Forest Elementary School.

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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Miami County at a glance

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Population
110,296
Census ACS
Median income
$76,817
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
36
16,719 students

Quick facts

School name
Forest Elementary School
District
Troy City
Address
413 E Canal St, Troy, OH 45373
Phone
(937) 332-6747
County
Miami County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
03–05
Total enrollment
192
Teachers (FTE)
14
Student–teacher ratio
13.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
132 (69%)
Locale
31-Town: Fringe
NCES ID
390449204561
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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7 other US public schools in 7 states are named Forest Elementary. Forest Elementary School is the 8th largest of the 8.

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Frequently asked questions

About Forest Elementary School
How large is Forest Elementary School?
Forest Elementary School enrolls approximately 192 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does Forest Elementary School serve?
Forest Elementary School serves grades 03-05.
How many students per teacher at Forest Elementary School?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at Forest Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Forest Elementary School?
Student demographics at Forest Elementary School are roughly 80% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% Black, 11% Two or more.
Is Forest Elementary School public or private?
Forest Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Troy City.
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