Enrollment
284
Elementary
DISTRICT 143 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTELLO SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550987001302
Forest Lane Community School
222 Forest Ln, Montello, WI 53949 · (608) 297-7617 · Marquette County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL284 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 30.7:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
122 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 42%
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 24 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 45 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 24 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 40 | 14% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 54% · 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
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Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
58.0%
WI avg 53.1% . +0.9pp since 2023
Math
66.4%
WI avg 54.8% . +3.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 66.4% |
| 2023-24 | 57.1% | 63.2% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. 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
61.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.3%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% typical for Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin'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 →
Where Forest Lane Community School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.2% | #381 of 982 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.4% | #269 of 992 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #378 of 992 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 284 | #669 of 1,157 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.7:1 | #42 of 901 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.3% | #731 of 901 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.0% | #529 of 1,064 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.3% | #542 of 664 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
284
+68 (+31%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 437
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 8.0:1
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 | 284 | 29.2 | 9.7:1 | 43% (122) |
| 2023-24 | 270 | 26.5 | 10.2:1 | 46% (125) |
| 2022-23 | 268 | 24.8 | 10.8:1 | 47% (127) |
| 2020-21 | 216 | 27 | 8.0:1 | 57% (124) |
| 2017-18 | 303 | 28.7 | 10.6:1 | 43% (130) |
| 2015-16 | 357 | 29 | 12.3:1 | 57% (203) |
| 2010-11 | 352 | 24 | 14.7:1 | 55% (195) |
| 2000-01 | 374 | 28 | 13.4:1 | 24% (89) |
| 1990-91 | 437 | 28 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Forest Lane Community School.
About Forest Lane Community School
Forest Lane Community School is a medium-sized elementary school found in Montello, Wisconsin. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 284 students in pre-K through 6.
Montello School District has 571 students in 4 schools, and Forest Lane Community School is one of those schools.
About 88% of the student body at Forest Lane Community School is White. Beyond that, enrollment is 7% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Forest Lane Community School's diversity index is 21%, against a US figure of 70%.
Forest Lane Community School's 29.2 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 9.7:1. That is lower than the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 43%. For comparison, public schools in Marquette County average 45%.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 61.2%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 51.3%.
Census Bureau estimates for Marquette County show that the median household income is $65,681, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 16%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Forest Lane Community School is one of 9 public schools in the county.
The school nearest to Forest Lane Community School is Montello Virtual Charter School, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. A five-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Forest Lane Community School ranks 3rd in a group of 8 nearby schools.
The NCES locale for Forest Lane Community School is Rural: Remote, which covers schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
2024-25 enrollment was 284, a 31% increase from 216 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher rose from 8.0 to 9.7 over 4 years.
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Marquette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,746
Census ACS
Median income
$65,681
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,592 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Montello School District
- Montello Junior/Senior HighHigh · 232 students
- High Marq Environmental Charter SchoolHigh · 33 students
- Montello Virtual Charter SchoolCombined · 22 students
Other schools in Montello
- Montello Junior/Senior HighHigh · 232 students
- High Marq Environmental Charter SchoolHigh · 33 students
- Montello Virtual Charter SchoolCombined · 22 students
Nearby schools
- Montello Virtual Charter School0.0 mi · 22
- Montello Junior/Senior High0.0 mi · 232
- High Marq Environmental Charter School0.0 mi · 33
- Endeavor Elementary9.3 mi · 57
- Westfield Elementary10.2 mi · 275
- Princeton School10.6 mi · 285
Frequently asked questions
About Forest Lane Community SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Forest Lane Community School?
Forest Lane Community School enrolls approximately 284 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Forest Lane Community School serve?
Forest Lane Community School serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Forest Lane Community School have?
Forest Lane Community School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Forest Lane Community School?
Student demographics at Forest Lane Community School are roughly 88% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Forest Lane Community School?
Forest Lane Community School is overseen by Montello School District in Marquette County.
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