Overview of Forest Academy:Forest Academy is a charter school situated in Kalamazoo, MI, which is in a mid-size suburb environment. The learner population of Forest Academy is 167, and the school serves K-8. At Forest Academy, 17% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 27% scored above or at that level for reading.

The school’s minority learner population is 22%. The learner-teacher ratio is 15:1, which is the same as that of the district.

The learner population is made up of 50% female learners and 50% male learners. The school serves 74% economically disadvantaged learners. There are 11 equivalent full-time teachers.

Test Scores at Forest Academy: At Forest Academy, 17% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 27% scored above or at that level for reading.

Juxtaposed with the district, the school did about the same in math and about the same in reading, according to this measure. In Forest Academy, 27% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 17% tested above or at that level for math.

Forest Academy did worse in math and worse in reading in this measure juxtaposed with learners around the state. In Michigan, 41% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 35% tested above or at that level for math.