Forest Park Middle

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Springfield, Massachusetts

Forest Park Middle in Springfield, Massachusetts enrolled 282 students in 2024-25 with 27.3 full-time teachers, 10.3 students per teacher against the Massachusetts middle-school median of 11.5. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 17% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 14% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Massachusetts: 43.7% and 42%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 20% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 12%

352 students in 2022-23, 284 students in 2023-24, 282 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 31.1 to 27.3.

Students enrolled at Forest Park Middle by school year2022-23: 352, 2023-24: 284, 2024-25: 28201002003004002022-233522023-242842024-25282
Students enrolled at Forest Park Middle by school year2022-23: 352, 2023-24: 284, 2024-25: 28201002003004002022-233522023-242842024-25282
Students enrolled at Forest Park Middle by school year2022-23: 352, 2023-24: 284, 2024-25: 28201002003004002022-233522023-242842024-25282
Students enrolled at Forest Park Middle by school year2022-23: 352, 2023-24: 284, 2024-25: 28201002003004002022-233522023-242842024-25282
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2335231.111.3
2023-2428429.09.8
2024-2528227.310.3

10.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 75 of every 100 Massachusetts middle schools

Among the 299 Massachusetts middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.5; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Massachusetts middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 18.0; Forest Park Middle 10.3; state median 11.5.05101520students per full-time teacherForest Park Middle 10.3state median 11.5U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Massachusetts middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 18.0; Forest Park Middle 10.3; state median 11.5.05101520students per full-time teacherForest Park Middle 10.3state median 11.5U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Massachusetts middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 18.0; Forest Park Middle 10.3; state median 11.5.05101520students per full-time teacherForest Park Middle 10.3state median 11.5U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Massachusetts middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 18.0; Forest Park Middle 10.3; state median 11.5.05101520students per full-time teacherForest Park Middle 10.3state median 11.5U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 160 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Forest Park Middle enrolled 480 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 98 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 160 of the 480 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions98
  • Chronically absent46.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

66.0% of students were Hispanic, 21.6% Black, 7.8% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic66.0%
  2. Black21.6%
  3. White7.8%
  4. Asian2.5%
  5. Two or more races1.4%
  6. American Indian0.4%
  7. Pacific Islander0.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Forest Park Middle scored proficient or above: 17% in reading in 2021-22 and 14% in math in 2022-23, against 43.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23 across Massachusetts. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Massachusetts, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMassachusetts
Reading and language arts, 2021-2217%22%43.7%
Math, 2022-2314%15% (2021-22)42%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Springfield

15 public middle schools in Springfield report 2024-25 enrollment; Forest Park Middle is number 5 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Veritas Preparatory Charter School7129.9not reported
John F Kennedy Middle3669.3not reported
Springfield Legacy Academy29911.1not reported
Kiley Prep29811.9not reported
Forest Park Middle28210.3not reported
Impact Prep at Chestnut27815.2not reported
STEM Middle Academy26911.2not reported
Kiley Academy26811.0not reported

All public schools in Springfield →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Forest Park Middle

  1. Springfield Realization AcademyThe nearest public middle school, under 0.1 miles away: 212 students, 15.2 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. Veritas Preparatory Charter SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 0.8 miles away: 712 students, 9.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  3. Compare Forest Park Middle with Springfield Realization AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Springfield Public Schools spends per student$26,729 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$26,729
  5. The largest public schools in MassachusettsForest Park Middle is the number 271 by size of 300 Massachusetts middle schools open in 2024-25.#271 of 300
  6. Massachusetts schools by students per teacher10.3 students per teacher here against the Massachusetts median of 11.5 for middle schools.10.3:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Forest Park Middle

  1. How many students attend Forest Park Middle?
    282 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 352 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Springfield, MA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Forest Park Middle?
    10.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Massachusetts median for middle schools is 11.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Forest Park Middle a Title I school?
    Forest Park Middle ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Forest Park Middle do on state tests?
    The students tested at Forest Park Middle scored proficient or above: 17% in reading in 2021-22 and 14% in math in 2022-23, against 43.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23 across Massachusetts. Massachusetts's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Forest Park Middle in?
    Springfield Public Schools, NCES district ID 2511130. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 251113002600 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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