Forest City Regional El Sch

As a medium-sized elementary campus in Forest City, Pennsylvania, Forest City Regional El Sch hosts 434 students from grades pre-K through 6, operated by Forest City Regional SD.

Across the 2 schools in Forest City Regional SD (782 students total), Forest City Regional El Sch accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Forest City Regional El Sch reports that nearly all students (88%) are White. Other groups include 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

On the resource side, On paper, Forest City Regional El Sch has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Forest City Regional El Sch tighter than the state norm the norm. About 55% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Susquehanna County's rate of about 78%.

With demographic context factored in, Forest City Regional El Sch performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 53.9%, the actual is 44.7%, a residual of -9.2 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Susquehanna County indicate median household earnings sit near $68,487, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Susquehanna County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,728 students), of which Forest City Regional El Sch is one.

Forest City Regional HS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Forest City Regional El Sch comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 47.0%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Forest City Regional El Sch has held roughly steady, going from 438 students in 2018 to 434 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 12.6:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 today.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.