Forest City-Dunbar Elementary School
286 Learning Parkway
Forest City NC, 28043, Rutherford County
Phone: 828-245-4978
Ranking: 
(1,373 out of 1,874, bottom 27%)*
(1,373 out of 1,874, bottom 27%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Rutherford County 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: | 29 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 35 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 433 | 503 | 489 | 504 | 480 | 478 | 465 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | 33 | 6.6% | 34 | 7.0% | 36 | 7.1% | 34 | 7.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 80 | 18.5% | 105 | 20.9% | 77 | 15.7% | 89 | 17.7% | 68 | 14.2% | 80 | 16.7% | 101 | 21.7% |
| Grade 1: | 94 | 21.7% | 77 | 15.3% | 88 | 18.0% | 73 | 14.5% | 78 | 16.3% | 100 | 20.9% | 89 | 19.1% |
| Grade 2: | 66 | 15.2% | 68 | 13.5% | 57 | 11.7% | 75 | 14.9% | 86 | 17.9% | 80 | 16.7% | 62 | 13.3% |
| Grade 3: | 67 | 15.5% | 69 | 13.7% | 72 | 14.7% | 80 | 15.9% | 84 | 17.5% | 71 | 14.9% | 64 | 13.8% |
| Grade 4: | 65 | 15.0% | 68 | 13.5% | 82 | 16.8% | 77 | 15.3% | 69 | 14.4% | 68 | 14.2% | 78 | 16.8% |
| Grade 5: | 61 | 14.1% | 83 | 16.5% | 79 | 16.2% | 74 | 14.7% | 61 | 12.7% | 79 | 16.5% | 71 | 15.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 208 | 48.0% | 240 | 47.7% | 246 | 50.3% | 263 | 52.2% | 242 | 50.4% | 241 | 50.4% | 217 | 46.7% |
| Female: | 225 | 52.0% | 263 | 52.3% | 243 | 49.7% | 241 | 47.8% | 230 | 47.9% | 229 | 47.9% | 213 | 45.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 5 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 5 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 76 | 17.6% | 77 | 15.3% | 79 | 16.2% | 77 | 15.3% | 53 | 11.0% | 53 | 11.1% | 59 | 12.7% |
| Black: | 166 | 38.3% | 181 | 36.0% | 186 | 38.0% | 197 | 39.1% | 230 | 47.9% | 226 | 47.3% | 192 | 41.3% |
| White: | 135 | 31.2% | 182 | 36.2% | 162 | 33.1% | 168 | 33.3% | 191 | 39.8% | 196 | 41.0% | 182 | 39.1% |
| 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: | 55 | 12.7% | 58 | 11.5% | 59 | 12.1% | 58 | 11.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 407 | 94.0% | 416 | 82.7% | 416 | 85.1% | 432 | 85.7% | 381 | 79.4% | 342 | 71.5% | 382 | 82.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 19 | 4.4% | 24 | 4.8% | 29 | 5.9% | 31 | 6.2% | 41 | 8.5% | 40 | 8.4% | 39 | 8.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.73 | 18.50 | 16.82 | 16.62 | 16.74 | 14.90 | 13.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 68.5% | 67.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 74.6% | 70.9% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 78.4% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 87.1% | 81.3% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 86.4% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 88.6% | 82.1% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 85.9% | 82.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43.3% | 42.9% | 46.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 83.9% | 82.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 83.7% | 81.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40% | 55.8% | 54.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 72.2% | 65.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55% | 67.4% | 66.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 70.7% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 72% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.8% | 48.0% | 45.2% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 57% | 71.8% | 65% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 49.4% | 72.5% | 67.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 72.4% | 72.8% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 86.1% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 87.6% | 83% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 87.1% | 83.8% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 87.3% | 85.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.2% | 46.1% | 47.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 87.3% | 83.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 89.2% | 85.2% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 56.6% | 59.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 70.7% | 69.1% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 76.4% | 71.6% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 74.5% | 71.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 76% | 71.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.8% | 43.0% | 43.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 45% | 47.4% | 49.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 43% | 54% | 52% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.2% | 54.6% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 65.6% | 63.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 65.7% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 67.9% | 69.6% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 81.9% | 80.1% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 83.3% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 83.7% | 82% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 81.3% | 82.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.9% | 44.8% | 47.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 89.3% | 88.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 92.4% | 89.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.3% | 56.3% | 55.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 62.1% | 68.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.5% | 69.7% | 71.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 75.5% | 72.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 74% | 72.3% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.8% | 37.4% | 39.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 25.7% | 43.7% | 40.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 63.6% | 60.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.4% | 70.1% | 68.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 48% | 79.7% | 73.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 78.6% | 75.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.1% | 45.5% | 45.4% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Forest City-Dunbar Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.