Forest Area High School

High school·Grades 9-12 Fife Lake, Michigan·49633
Score
36.0/100
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#387
Among 604 Michigan high schools
Top 65%
In Michigan

Score 36.0/100: better than 36% of Michigan high schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% proficient on state tests in Michigan, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Michigan schools.

English language arts
38%
Similar Michigan schools ≈ 60%, better than 27% of them
71 students tested
Math
17%
Similar Michigan schools ≈ 34%, better than 29% of them
71 students tested
Science
36%
Similar Michigan schools ≈ 36%, better than 60% of them
39 students tested
All Michigan schools (ELA / math)
48% / 35%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 6 published results by grade and test

As published by Michigan Center for Educational Performance and Information (MI School Data). "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 10PSAT 1044.134
English language artsGrade 9PSAT 932.437
MathGrade 10PSAT 1014.734
MathGrade 9PSAT 918.937
ScienceGrade 11M-STEP35.939
Social studiesGrade 11M-STEP44.738

School profile

Grades
9-12
Students
172
Type
High school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
172
Typical high school: 326
Free or reduced-price lunch
41%
Typical high school: 48%

District and location

City
Kalkaska County

Contact

Address
7661 SHIPPY RD SW
Fife Lake, MI 49633
District website
Shared by several schools in the district

"Typical" is the middle (median) high school in Michigan. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

Nearby high schools

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Forest Area High School at a glance

Forest Area High School is a public high school in Fife Lake, Michigan, serving grades 9-12. It is part of Forest Area Community Schools. It has about 172 students (a typical Michigan high school has 326). About 41% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 48% at a typical Michigan high school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2025-26 state tests, 38% in English language arts (similar schools: 60%) and 17% in math (similar schools: 34%) reached the state standard (% proficient). On our score, which compares it only with other Michigan high schools, it scores 36.0 out of 100: better than 36% of them, ranking #387 of 604. Its English language arts result fell by 8 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.