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Enrollment
854
Middle
DISTRICT 661 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEDFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510036002174
Forest Middle
100 Ashwood Dr, Forest, VA 24551 · (434) 525-6630 · Bedford County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL854 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
175 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 66%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 260 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 304 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 290 | 34% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
88.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +3.0pp since 2022
Math
82.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +3.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 3 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 88.0% | 82.0% |
| 2023-24 | 87.0% | 85.0% |
| 2022-23 | 85.0% | 79.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. 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
85.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
82.5%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 86% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 83% typical for Virginia 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 Virginia'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 Middle
Forest Middle's state test result (85.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Middle this school | 854 | 20.5% | 85.6% |
| Oak Knoll Middle Mechanicsville | 862 | 16.8% | 88.8% |
| Joseph T. Henley Middle Crozet | 847 | 13.5% | 86.6% |
| New Kent Middle New Kent | 829 | 28.2% | 78.8% |
| Blacksburg Middle Blacksburg | 958 | 27.0% | 83.9% |
| Chickahominy Middle Mechanicsville | 1,199 | 20.6% | 89.1% |
Matched among Virginia middle 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 Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 85.6% | #31 of 337 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #60 of 342 ▼ 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 88.0% | #25 of 342 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 854 | #129 of 343 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #210 of 327 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.3% | #285 of 333 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.5% | #309 of 340 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.8% | #113 of 224 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
854
+112 (+15%) vs 2020
+170% since 1990-91, when it was 316
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 854 | 61.4 | 13.9:1 | 20% (175) |
| 2023-24 | 890 | 55.3 | 16.1:1 | 23% (202) |
| 2022-23 | 870 | 59.8 | 14.6:1 | 23% (196) |
| 2020-21 | 742 | 45 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 947 | 60.3 | 15.7:1 | 17% (163) |
| 2015-16 | 979 | 60 | 16.3:1 | 17% (168) |
| 2010-11 | 1,011 | 57 | 17.7:1 | 15% (149) |
| 2000-01 | 978 | 57 | 17.2:1 | 9% (86) |
| 1990-91 | 316 | 18 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Forest Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (947 to 854); teachers up 2% (60.3 to 61.4).
About Forest Middle
Forest Middle is a medium-sized middle school in Virginia, with an address in Forest. The school's 854 students are in grades 6 through 8.
Forest Middle is run by Bedford County Public Schools, whose 19 schools enroll 8,930 students.
White students are the majority at Forest Middle, with 78% of enrollment. Other groups include 7% Black, 5% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Forest Middle's diversity index is 38%, against a US figure of 70%.
Forest Middle operates with 61.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 13.9:1. On average, middle schools in Virginia have 13.1:1, compared with 13.9:1 here. Forest Middle reports 20% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Bedford County averages 59%, higher than here.
Test results at Forest Middle are 3.1 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (85.6% actual, 82.5% predicted).
Forest Middle is located in Bedford County, where the median household income is $78,937, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Besides Forest Middle, Bedford County has 21 other public schools.
Forest Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles away. Within five miles of Forest Middle, there are 7 other public schools. On proficiency, Forest Middle is ahead of the 75.3% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 9.
Forest Middle falls in the Suburb: Mid-size locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment is up 15% from 2020-21, when Forest Middle had 742 students, to 2024-25, when it had 854. Students per teacher fell from 16.5 in 2020-21 to 13.9 in 2024-25.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Bedford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
80,894
Census ACS
Median income
$78,937
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
8,930 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bedford County Public Schools
- Jefferson Forest HighHigh · 1,282 students
- Staunton River HighHigh · 816 students
- Liberty HighHigh · 708 students
- Staunton River MiddleMiddle · 612 students
- Thomas Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 567 students
- Liberty MiddleMiddle · 518 students
Other schools in Forest
- Jefferson Forest HighHigh · 1,282 students
- Thomas Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 567 students
- Forest ElementaryElementary · 384 students
- New London Academy ElementaryElementary · 330 students
Nearby schools
- Forest Elementary0.5 mi · 384
- Jefferson Forest High0.6 mi · 1,282
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary1.5 mi · 567
- Brookville Middle4.2 mi · 648
- Tomahawk Elementary4.3 mi · 667
- New London Academy Elementary4.3 mi · 330
Frequently asked questions
About Forest MiddleHow many students attend Forest Middle?
Forest Middle enrolls approximately 854 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Forest Middle serve?
Forest Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Forest Middle?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at Forest Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Forest Middle?
At Forest Middle, the student body is approximately 78% White, 5% Hispanic, 7% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Forest Middle public or private?
Forest Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bedford County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.