Forest Area High School
7661 Shippy Rd Sw
Fife Lake MI, 49633, Kalkaska County
Phone: 231-369-2884
Ranking: 
(485 out of 665, bottom 27%)*
(485 out of 665, bottom 27%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Forest Area Community Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 166 | 203 | 208 | 248 | 259 | 269 | 294 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 41 | 24.7% | 51 | 25.1% | 47 | 22.6% | 57 | 23.0% | 63 | 24.3% | 58 | 21.6% | 87 | 29.6% |
| Grade 10: | 53 | 31.9% | 68 | 33.5% | 56 | 26.9% | 62 | 25.0% | 65 | 25.1% | 85 | 31.6% | 87 | 29.6% |
| Grade 11: | 32 | 19.3% | 37 | 18.2% | 51 | 24.5% | 58 | 23.4% | 80 | 30.9% | 60 | 22.3% | 72 | 24.5% |
| Grade 12: | 40 | 24.1% | 47 | 23.2% | 54 | 26.0% | 71 | 28.6% | 51 | 19.7% | 65 | 24.2% | 48 | 16.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 94 | 56.6% | 109 | 53.7% | 110 | 52.9% | 135 | 54.4% | 130 | 50.2% | 149 | 55.4% | 163 | 55.4% |
| Female: | 72 | 43.4% | 94 | 46.3% | 98 | 47.1% | 113 | 45.6% | 120 | 46.3% | 112 | 41.6% | 127 | 43.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 2.4% | 9 | 4.4% | 10 | 4.8% | 15 | 6.0% | 16 | 6.2% | 8 | 3.0% | 4 | 1.4% |
| Asian: | 3 | 1.8% | 2 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 1.0% | 2 | 1.0% | 5 | 2.0% | 4 | 1.5% | 3 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.7% |
| Black: | 2 | 1.2% | 3 | 1.5% | 2 | 1.0% | 3 | 1.2% | 3 | 1.2% | 3 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.7% |
| White: | 156 | 94.0% | 186 | 91.6% | 191 | 91.8% | 222 | 89.5% | 233 | 90.0% | 255 | 94.8% | 286 | 97.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.5% | 2 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 84 | 50.6% | 112 | 55.2% | 110 | 52.9% | 134 | 54.0% | 137 | 52.9% | 118 | 43.9% | 121 | 41.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 20 | 12.0% | 34 | 16.7% | 26 | 12.5% | 21 | 8.5% | 28 | 10.8% | 33 | 12.3% | 50 | 17.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.50 | 19.19 | 16.98 | 18.37 | 19.19 | 19.90 | 19.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 34.6% | 34.6% | 52.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 48.6% | 48.6% | 53.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 61.5% | 70.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 68% |
| 2006 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 35.3% | 35.3% | 56.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 56.8% | 59.8% |
| 2006 | Writing | 12th Grade | % met std | 40.4% | 40.4% | 55.2% |
| 2007 | Writing | 12th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 55.4% | 55.9% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 54.7% | 71.1% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 71.9% | 72.8% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 19.6% | 19.6% | 28.7% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 18% | 18% | 28.6% |
| MME | ||||||
| 2007 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 38.6% | 38.6% | 51% |
| 2008 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 34.8% | 34.8% | 52.3% |
| 2009 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 41.1% | 41.1% | 52.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 34% | 34% | 46.5% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 37.7% | 37.7% | 46.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 41.1% | 41.1% | 49.3% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.6% | 48.6% | 50.4% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 46% | 46% | 52% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 19.4% | 19.4% | 29.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 29% | 29% | 29% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 59.6% | 59.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 61.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 53.6% | 59.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 62.5% | 65.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 63% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 36.1% | 36.1% | 55.9% |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 54% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.6% | 42.6% | 55.9% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 56.6% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 47.4% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 61.1% | 57.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% | 61% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 8.3% | 8.3% | 25.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 29% | 29% | 26% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 68.2% | 83.3% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 88.4% | 79.9% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 81.3% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 86.1% | 79.4% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | 77% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 25% | 25% | 40.5% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 47% | 47% | 39% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 20.5% | 20.5% | 40.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 24.6% | 24.6% | 41.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 31.6% | 31.6% | 43.4% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.2% | 47.2% | 43.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 42% | 42% | 47% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 22.2% | 22.2% | 49.4% |
| 2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 49% |
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* Forest Area High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.