Best Public Schools in Zip Code 65653

Summary:

The 65653 zip code area is home to 3 schools - Forsyth Elementary, Forsyth High, and Forsyth Middle - all part of the Forsyth R-III school district. The data reveals that Forsyth High and Forsyth Middle are standout schools, consistently outperforming state averages on test scores and earning high ratings from SchoolDigger.

Forsyth High School ranks 50th out of 352 Missouri high schools and earned a 4-star rating, with strong performance on End of Course exams in Algebra I, Biology I, and English II. Forsyth Middle School also earned a 4-star rating, ranking 94th out of 459 Missouri middle schools and outperforming the state on MAP tests across multiple grade levels. In contrast, Forsyth Elementary's test scores lag behind the state averages in some areas, suggesting potential room for improvement.

Socioeconomic factors appear to play a role, as the schools with the highest free/reduced lunch rates, Forsyth Middle and Forsyth Elementary, also have lower test scores compared to Forsyth High, which has a lower free/reduced lunch rate. However, Forsyth High's efficient resource allocation, with the highest spending per student and the lowest student-teacher ratio, may contribute to its strong academic performance.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				MAP Mathematics (2023)						MAP Science (2023)		MAP English Language Arts (2023)						MAP Algebra I (2023)	MAP Biology I (2023)	MAP English II (2023)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP Science 8th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAP Algebra I End of Course	MAP Biology I End of Course	MAP English II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Forsyth Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	178 Panther St	Forsyth	65653	Taney County	Forsyth R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 546-6381	462	31	14.7	62.8%	420 (90.9%)	3 (0.6%)	10 (2.2%)	4 (0.9%)	11 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)	51	446^th of 898 public elementary schools	50.3%		63.1	329^th of 908 public elementary schools	63.8%	117	34.2	44.8							38.8	47.9								$10,957	$2,152	$8,804
Forsyth High	Public	9-12	178 Panther St	Forsyth	65653	Taney County	Forsyth R-III	No	No	No	No	(417) 546-6383	404	31	13.0	54.5%	365 (90.3%)	3 (0.7%)	18 (4.5%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.5%)	69.3	50^th of 352 public high schools	85.8%		55.3	113^th of 361 public high schools	68.7%	63															52.0	44.1	66.2	$12,809	$2,385	$10,424
Forsyth Middle	Public	5-8	178 Panther St	Forsyth	65653	Taney County	Forsyth R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 546-6382	343	22	15.5	66.2%	313 (91.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.7%)	72.2	94^th of 459 public middle schools	79.5%		79.2	67^th of 459 public middle schools	85.4%	27			44.5	51.3	43.5	45.9	54.3	46.9			54.3	43.1	39.1	44.9				$10,616	$1,980	$8,635
Delmina Woods Youth Facility	Public	6-12	8872 State Hwy H	Forsyth	65653	Taney County	Division Of Youth Service	No	No	No	No	(417) 634-3196	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 65653

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Forsyth	1.98 mi	4	77^th
Branson	2.31 mi	8	65^th
Kirbyville	2.5 mi	2	206^th
Hollister	5.02 mi	4	161^st
Taneyville	6.82 mi	1

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

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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 65653

Forsyth Middle

Forsyth High

Forsyth Elementary

Delmina Woods Youth Facility

Cities Near Zip Code 65653