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Forbush Elementary

Summary:

Forbush Elementary is a public elementary school located in East Bend, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 202. The school is part of the Yadkin County Schools district, which is ranked 126 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Forbush Elementary consistently ranks among the top 25% of North Carolina elementary schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's students outperform the Yadkin County Schools and North Carolina state averages in several key academic areas, including mathematics, reading, and science. Notably, Forbush Elementary's female students consistently outperform their male counterparts, ranking in the top 15% of North Carolina elementary schools for this subgroup. The school's low socioeconomic status (SES) students also perform exceptionally well, ranking in the top 10% of North Carolina elementary schools for this subgroup in recent years.

While Forbush Elementary generally outperforms the other Yadkin County Schools in the area, some nearby schools in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools district, such as Lewisville Elementary and Southwest Elementary, demonstrate even higher academic performance. This suggests that Forbush Elementary could learn from the best practices of these top-performing schools. Additionally, the school's relatively low ranking for gifted and talented students indicates a need to evaluate its programming and support for advanced learners, and its reading proficiency, while still strong, lags behind its mathematics and science performance, suggesting an opportunity for targeted reading interventions and instructional strategies.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 1400 Bloomtown Rd
       East Bend, NC  27018-9647

(336) 551-1130

District: Yadkin County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
303rd of 1,505 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,206 Help


Students who attend Forbush Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Forbush Middle
High:    Forbush High

Student/teacher ratio:  14.4 Help
Number of students:  202

Racial breakdown:

White:
86.6%
Hispanic:
8.4%
Two or more races:
3.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  27.2% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Forbush Elementary ranks better than 79.9% of elementary schools in North Carolina. It also ranks first among 7 ranked elementary schools in the Yadkin County Schools District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 76.43. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Forbush Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Yadkin County Schools District. Racial makeup is: White (86.6%), Hispanic (8.4%), two or more races (3.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 27.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Yadkin County Schools District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Forbush Elementary is 14.4. 4 elementary schools in the Yadkin County Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Forbush Elementary is $10,206. 3 elementary schools in the Yadkin County Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Forbush Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Forbush Elementary 303rd of 1505 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See Forbush Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Yadkin County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Yadkin County Schools 126th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Forbush Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Forbush Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 77.81 201st 1276 84.2%
2007 72.32 301st 1293 76.7%
2008 79.66 188th 1324 85.8%
2009 81.43 175th 1354 87.1%
2010 84.14 132nd 1363 90.3%
2011 84.46 133rd 1381 90.4%
2012 81.50 177th 1388 87.2%
2013 92.06 82nd 1403 94.2%
2014 86.23 149th 1390 89.3%
2015 77.11 287th 1440 80.1%
2016 71.50 371st 1425 74.0%
2017 75.11 323rd 1429 77.4%
2018 80.10 226th 1434 84.2%
2019 79.18 240th 1473 83.7%
2021 68.20 424th 1489 71.5%
2022 75.64 317th 1514 79.1%
2023 78.34 265th 1502 82.4%
2024 76.43 303rd 1505 79.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Forbush Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.09 154th 1332 88.4%
2019 82.79 126th 1361 90.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Forbush Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.45 215th 1405 84.7%
2019 83.47 163rd 1424 88.6%
2021 67.07 401st 1440 72.2%
2022 68.72 396th 1458 72.8%
2023 80.92 203rd 1459 86.1%
2024 85.64 144th 1455 90.1%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Forbush Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 41.90 492nd 582 15.5%
2024 44.29 542nd 669 19.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Forbush Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.36 285th 1413 79.8%
2019 70.04 373rd 1430 73.9%
2021 65.26 463rd 1444 67.9%
2022 77.71 270th 1464 81.6%
2023 66.76 429th 1461 70.6%
2024 57.96 597th 1464 59.2%
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Rank History for White students at Forbush Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.36 360th 1178 69.4%
2019 64.99 398th 1183 66.4%
2021 51.61 550th 1172 53.1%
2022 58.14 480th 1194 59.8%
2023 65.82 373rd 1183 68.5%
2024 62.70 414th 1166 64.5%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Forbush Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 190 3 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 196
1990 179 2 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 184
1991 189 2 0 6 0 n/a n/a 0 197
1992 202 4 1 13 0 n/a n/a 0 220
1993 224 3 1 11 0 n/a n/a 0 239
1994 240 5 1 13 0 n/a n/a 9 268
1995 311 7 1 13 0 n/a n/a 0 332
1996 311 7 1 13 0 n/a n/a 0 332
1997 286 7 1 12 0 n/a n/a 0 306
1998 314 5 1 17 0 n/a n/a 0 337
1999 307 6 1 14 0 n/a n/a 0 328
2000 315 10 1 13 0 n/a n/a 0 339
2001 293 7 0 23 0 n/a n/a 0 323
2002 297 5 0 18 1 n/a n/a 0 321
2003 297 5 0 18 1 n/a n/a 0 321
2004 322 6 0 17 1 n/a n/a 0 346
2005 345 6 3 22 1 n/a n/a 0 377
2006 345 5 2 22 1 n/a n/a 0 375
2007 365 4 1 15 0 n/a n/a 1 386
2008 348 3 2 20 0 n/a n/a 2 375
2009 349 7 2 20 0 n/a n/a 0 378
2010 285 7 2 20 0 n/a n/a 0 314
2011 267 2 1 20 1 0 3 0 294
2012 248 6 1 22 0 0 2 0 279
2013 246 6 1 26 1 0 1 0 281
2014 209 5 1 25 2 0 3 0 245
2015 230 5 2 29 2 0 2 0 270
2016 232 4 2 29 2 0 2 0 271
2017 224 3 1 29 3 0 2 0 262
2018 220 3 1 31 3 0 2 0 260
2019 218 2 0 30 0 0 5 0 255
2020 214 3 0 24 0 0 2 0 243
2021 161 3 0 19 0 0 5 0 188
2022 165 3 0 17 0 0 6 0 191
2023 175 3 0 17 0 0 7 0 202

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Forbush Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 196 8.0 24.5 n/a
1990 184 11.0 16.7 n/a
1991 197 11.0 17.9 0
1992 220 11.0 20.0 3.2
1993 239 10.0 23.9 3.8
1994 268 13.0 20.6 5
1995 332 17.0 19.5 12
1996 332 17.0 19.5 12
1997 306 17.0 18.0 11.4
1998 337 25.0 13.5 9.5
1999 328 21.0 15.6 17.1
2000 339 26.0 13.0 16.2
2001 323 26.0 12.4 17
2002 321 25.0 12.8 17.4
2003 321 25.0 12.8 17.4
2004 346 25.0 13.8 17.6
2005 377 25.0 15.1 24.1
2006 375 25.0 15.0 22.7
2007 386 n/a n/a 21.6
2008 375 24.9 15.1 25.5
2009 378 24.2 15.6 24.3
2010 314 17.1 18.3 25.8
2011 294 17.0 17.2 30.3
2012 279 17.7 15.6 30.8
2013 281 15.8 17.7 32
2014 245 15.9 15.3 32.2
2015 270 16.0 16.8 28.1
2016 271 16.0 16.9 24.4
2017 262 17.0 15.3 32.4
2018 260 16.4 15.8 27.3
2019 255 15.4 16.5 27.5
2020 243 14.2 17.1 25.5
2021 188 12.1 15.4 28.7
2022 191 15.3 12.4 17.8
2023 202 14.0 14.4 27.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Forbush Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 196 8.0 24.5 n/a
1990 184 11.0 16.7 n/a
1991 197 11.0 17.9 0
1992 220 11.0 20.0 3.2
1993 239 10.0 23.9 3.8
1994 268 13.0 20.6 5
1995 332 17.0 19.5 12
1996 332 17.0 19.5 12
1997 306 17.0 18.0 11.4
1998 337 25.0 13.5 9.5
1999 328 21.0 15.6 17.1
2000 339 26.0 13.0 16.2
2001 323 26.0 12.4 17
2002 321 25.0 12.8 17.4
2003 321 25.0 12.8 17.4
2004 346 25.0 13.8 17.6
2005 377 25.0 15.1 24.1
2006 375 25.0 15.0 22.7
2007 386 n/a n/a 21.6
2008 375 24.9 15.1 25.5
2009 378 24.2 15.6 24.3
2010 314 17.1 18.3 25.8
2011 294 17.0 17.2 30.3
2012 279 17.7 15.6 30.8
2013 281 15.8 17.7 32
2014 245 15.9 15.3 32.2
2015 270 16.0 16.8 28.1
2016 271 16.0 16.9 24.4
2017 262 17.0 15.3 32.4
2018 260 16.4 15.8 27.3
2019 255 15.4 16.5 27.5
2020 243 14.2 17.1 25.5
2021 188 12.1 15.4 28.7
2022 191 15.3 12.4 17.8
2023 202 14.0 14.4 27.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Forbush Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $607 (5.9%) $9,599 (94.1%) $10,206

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Forbush Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 240th of 1473 Elementary schoolsRanks 265th of 1502 Elementary schools
 1.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Forbush Elementary)69.281.8
 12.6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Yadkin County Schools)73.265.7
 7.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)64.361.1
 3.2%
3rd Grade Reading (Forbush Elementary)57.772.7
 15%
   3rd Grade Reading (Yadkin County Schools)59.943.7
 16.2%
   3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina)56.848
 8.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Forbush Elementary)76.364.3
 12%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Yadkin County Schools)56.954
 2.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
4th Grade Reading (Forbush Elementary)68.482.1
 13.7%
   4th Grade Reading (Yadkin County Schools)47.855.6
 7.8%
   4th Grade Reading (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Forbush Elementary)72.565.6
 6.9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Yadkin County Schools)60.755.1
 5.6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)60.255.9
 4.3%
5th Grade Reading (Forbush Elementary)7050
 20%
   5th Grade Reading (Yadkin County Schools)55.646.3
 9.3%
   5th Grade Reading (North Carolina)54.648
 6.6%
5th Grade Science (Forbush Elementary)92.578.1
 14.4%
   5th Grade Science (Yadkin County Schools)68.766.3
 2.4%
   5th Grade Science (North Carolina)72.665.3
 7.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students255202
 20.8%
African American23
 50%
American Indian00
Asian00
Hispanic3017
 43.3%
Pacific Islander00
White218175
 19.7%
Two or More Races57
 40%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients27.5%27.2%
 0.2%

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Frequently Asked Questions about Forbush Elementary

Forbush Elementary ranks 303rd of 1505 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Forbush Elementary are 87% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Students who attend Forbush Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Forbush Middle
High : Forbush High

In the 2022-23 school year, 202 students attended Forbush Elementary.


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