Forest Middle School

Public Middle School | Grade 4-8

100 Ashwood Dr, Forest, VA

Bedford County Public Schools

3.6

3.9

854 Students

B+

Niche Grade

GreatSchools Rating

School Details

Head of School
Mr. Scott Simmons

Student Teacher Ratio
14:1

Math Proficiency
82%

Reading Proficiency
88%

A-

Academics

A-

Teachers

Source: Niche

Niche Grade Details

Academics

Reading Proficiency

88%

Math Proficiency

82%

Teachers

Student Teacher Ratio 14:1 Teachers 61	Full Time Teachers 61
Teachers in First or Second Year 1.7%

Test Scores

Equity

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GreatSchools Rating Details

Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor

248:1

Student Diversity

Female 51.1%	Male 48.9%
White 77.8%	Black 7.4%
Hispanic 5.3%	Two or more races 5.2%
Asian or Pacific Islander 4.2%	Native American <1%

Specialty School Programs

Free/Reduced Lunch Offered

This School’s Reviews

4.0 Parent

2/28/2017

Overall been very happy but my son has a civics teacher last name Miller. He should be teaching at a college somewhere because of his strong liberal agenda and bashing of Trump before and after election. I had my son record a class and was appalled at the reterect from his mouth about politics. Kids should not be forced his liberal agenda at such a young age. VP at school is great and I feel he is very fair with students and their needs.

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5.0 parent

2/25/2026

Three of our children have attended FMS, and it has been a great experience. When something has come up for one of our children, they have been absolutely wonderful in making sure our student gets what they need In several instances, faculty/staff at FMS have gone out of their way to make sure our c...

4.0 student

11/29/2025

forest has a super good learning program but the students are very disrespectful and 2 faced, they think because they are rich they are privileged, you have to be popular to be liked the administrators take the well known students or the students athlete backs a lot overall if you want to ruin your...

2.0 student

4/18/2023

Hi, I am a student at fms I love going to school I wake up I wanna go to school on school break I wish I was at school because I love seeing my teachers and friends but it is really hard most of the time u Can get judged very easy just because of how u look or how u dress and there are awesome peopl...

5.0 other

2/28/2023

I really enjoyed my time at FMS. I know that most people think that Middle School can be a tough time, but FMS makes that time a little bit easier. The teachers are phenomenal! They really do care. There is not a ton of just online work, and the teachers really do teach. They do a great job of integ...

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Jefferson Forest High School

7th to 12th
Public

Virginia Bedford County Forest 24551

Forest Middle School is a public school for students in grades 4-8 in Forest, VA and is served by the Bedford County Public Schools in Virginia. Annual tuition is $0. The school has a total enrollment of 854 and maintains a student-teacher ratio of 14:1. Academic records show that 82% of students achieve proficiency in math, and 88% are proficient in reading. Forest Middle School has received feedback and ratings, with a Niche grade of B+ and a GreatSchools Rating of 9 out of 10. Discover additional schools in the area, like Jefferson Forest High School, Forest Elementary School, Thomas Jefferson Elementary School, and more. Learn more about what Forest has to offer, and browse homes for sale and for rent near Forest Middle School.

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