FORESTBURG SCHOOL

Located at 16346 FM HWY 455, in FORESTBURG, Texas, FORESTBURG SCHOOL is a very small K-12 campus that teaches 180 students (grades pre-K through 12), run under FORESTBURG ISD. Compared to the state average of about 485 students per school, that is 63% leaner than typical.

FORESTBURG ISD is the operating authority for FORESTBURG SCHOOL, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

On demographics, FORESTBURG SCHOOL reports that 78% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school lists 18% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 90%.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.7:1 average. About 36% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Montague County's rate of about 50%.

After controlling for student poverty, FORESTBURG SCHOOL falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 58.4%; this one comes in at 36.1%, -22.2 points off the demographic line.

In the area at large, census data for Montague County shows the typical household earns roughly $64,545 per year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Montague County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,240 students), FORESTBURG SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

SAINT JO EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 11.2 miles from this campus. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts FORESTBURG SCHOOL at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 54.5%.

FORESTBURG SCHOOL operates from a rural location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at FORESTBURG SCHOOL has declined 4%, going from 188 students in 2018 to 180 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 86% to 78% over that span.

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