Kalkaska Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 307 students
Forest Area Middle School
7661 Shippy Rd SW, Fife Lake, MI 49633
Grades
4–8
Middle
Students
193
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
14.3 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Forest Area Community Schools
Kalkaska County
Schola Grade D · Below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 485 Michigan middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Michigan middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Forest Area Middle School
Forest Area Middle School is a public middle school in Fife Lake, Michigan, serving grades 4–8. It is part of Forest Area Community Schools. The school is located in a rural area in Kalkaska County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 193 students were enrolled, with about 14.3 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Michigan middle school (17.5 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 485 Michigan middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 4–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 4–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 193 students
- Students per teacher
- 14.3 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- Rural — Distant
- School district
- Forest Area Community Schools
- County
- Kalkaska County
- NCES school ID
- 261457000097
Schools near Forest Area Middle School
All 3 schools in Fife Lake →
Kingsley Area Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 366 students
East Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 829 students
Manton Consolidated Middle School
Public · Grades 5–8 · 305 students
Lake City Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 265 students
Cherryland Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 277 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.