Best Public Schools in Forest City, IA

Summary:

The Forest City Community School District in Iowa consists of three schools: Forest City Elementary School, Forest City Middle School, and Forest City High School. The district serves students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade and has a combined enrollment of 1,141 students.

Forest City Elementary School stands out as a top performer, consistently ranking in the top 50% of Iowa elementary schools and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's 3rd and 4th-grade students have outperformed the state average in both English Language Arts and Mathematics on the ISASP assessments. In contrast, Forest City Middle School has had more variable performance, with a 4-star rating in 2022-2023 but a drop to a 2-star rating in the current school year.

Forest City High School also stands out, ranking in the top 35 Iowa high schools in the 2022-2023 school year and earning a 4-star rating. The high school's 10th and 11th-grade students have exceeded the state average in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science on the ISASP assessments. However, the district faces socioeconomic challenges, with free and reduced lunch rates ranging from 35.19% to 40.61% across the three schools, and potential funding disparities, as evidenced by the significant difference in spending per student between the elementary and high schools.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				ISASP English Language Arts (2024)									ISASP Mathematics (2024)									ISASP Science (2024)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISASP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 4th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 5th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 6th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 7th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 8th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 9th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 10th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 11th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 3rd Grade	ISASP Mathematics 4th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 5th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 6th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 7th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 8th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 9th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 10th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 11th Grade	ISASP Science 5th Grade	ISASP Science 8th Grade	ISASP Science 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Forest City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1405 W I St	Forest City	50436	Winnebago County	Forest City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(641) 585-2670	487	36	13.6	38.6%	399 (81.9%)	6 (1.2%)	49 (10.1%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.3%)	61.5	234^th of 557 public elementary schools	58.0%		74	124^th of 565 public elementary schools	78.1%	110	66.7	71.4								83.8	79.8											$10,950	$494	$10,456
Forest City High School	Public	9-12	206 W School St	Forest City	50436	Winnebago County	Forest City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 585-2324	324	27	12.0	35.2%	264 (81.5%)	9 (2.8%)	32 (9.9%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	11 (3.4%)	63.1	126^th of 338 public high schools	62.7%		80.6	35^th of 336 public high schools	89.6%	91							77.9	80.0	76.5							61.6	72.7	77.9			80.3	$15,828	$270	$15,558
Forest City Middle School	Public	5-8	216 W School St	Forest City	50436	Winnebago County	Forest City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 585-4772	330	27	12.3	40.6%	268 (81.2%)	7 (2.1%)	36 (10.9%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.5%)	54.8	172^nd of 337 public middle schools	49.0%		72.1	73^rd of 334 public middle schools	78.1%	99			63.3	79.2	85.3	77.3						68.4	68.8	77.3	74.3				67.1	64.0		$13,622	$262	$13,360

Cities Near Forest City

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Garner	11.87 mi	3	49^th
Lake Mills	11.88 mi	3	100^th
Ventura	12.63 mi	2
Britt	14.59 mi	2	11^th
Clear Lake	16.4 mi	3	92^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Iowa Department of Education.

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