For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 190 students in Forest Area Community Schools School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Michigan.
Public Middle School in Forest Area Community School School District have an average math proficiency score of 17% (versus the Michigan public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 22% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 12% of the student body (majority Black and American Indian), which is less than the Michigan public middle school average of 42% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MI)
# Schools
3 Schools
1,349 Schools
# Students
509 Students
537,315 Students
# Teachers
35 Teachers
31,652 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
District Rank
Forest Area Community Schools School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 851 school districts in Michigan (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 70-79% has decreased from 80-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#626 out of 866 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
21%
34%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
27%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
30-34%
38%
Graduation Rate
70-79%
81%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.30
0.60
# American Indian Students
44 Students
5,345 Students
% American Indian Students
8%
1%
# Asian Students
n/a
19,936 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
4%
# Hispanic Students
9 Students
47,905 Students
% Hispanic Students
2%
9%
# Black Students
14 Students
122,970 Students
% Black Students
3%
23%
# White Students
423 Students
312,168 Students
% White Students
83%
58%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
471 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
19 Students
27,717 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
-
# Students in K Grade:
33
17,744
# Students in 1st Grade:
45
17,631
# Students in 2nd Grade:
30
18,045
# Students in 3rd Grade:
39
17,646
# Students in 4th Grade:
38
18,813
# Students in 5th Grade:
36
26,385
# Students in 6th Grade:
37
87,228
# Students in 7th Grade:
37
103,285
# Students in 8th Grade:
42
102,692
# Students in 9th Grade:
53
33,855
# Students in 10th Grade:
28
31,157
# Students in 11th Grade:
40
30,339
# Students in 12th Grade:
51
30,343
# Ungraded Students:
-
2,152
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,273 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,510. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $13,633 is less than the state median of $17,693. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$7 MM
$25,476 MM
Spending
$7 MM
$24,351 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,273
$18,510
Spending / Student
$13,633
$17,693
Best Forest Area Community Schools School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Forest Area Middle School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
7661 Shippy Rd Sw
Fife Lake, MI 49633
(231) 369-2884
Fife Lake, MI 49633
(231) 369-2884
Grades: 4-8
| 190 students
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