Forest Park Middle School

Summary:

Forest Park Middle School is a public middle school located in Ellenwood, Georgia, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 685 students. The school is part of the Clayton County School District, which is ranked 168 out of 203 districts in Georgia and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past 10 years, Forest Park Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Georgia middle schools, with a ranking between 432 and 557 out of around 550-600 schools.

Forest Park Middle School faces significant challenges, with low test scores, high rates of economic disadvantage, and persistent underperformance compared to state and county averages, as well as nearby schools. The school's test scores are significantly lower than the state and county averages across all subject areas and grade levels, with only 11.6% of 6th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 24% in the county and 41.6% statewide. The school also has an extremely high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 90.51% to 93.05% over the past few years, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. Despite the relatively low spending per student at Forest Park Middle School, the academic outcomes are still significantly worse than the state and county averages, suggesting that simply increasing funding may not be the sole solution to improving student performance.

When comparing Forest Park Middle School to other middle schools in the Clayton County district, it consistently performs worse on state assessments. For example, in 2023-2024, the proficiency rates in Algebra I, English Language Arts, and Mathematics were significantly lower than those of Adamson Middle School, Riverdale Middle School, North Clayton Middle School, Sequoyah Middle School, and Babb Middle School. The nearby charter school, 7 Pillars Career Academy, also struggles academically, with even lower proficiency rates than Forest Park Middle School in most subject areas.

Detail:

Public 6-8

2299 Old Rex Marrow Road
Morrow, GA 30260

(770) 472-2817

District: Clayton County

SchoolDigger Rank:
557^th of 588 Georgia Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,615

Students who attend Forest Park Middle School usually attend:

High:

Forest Park High School

Feeder schools for Forest Park Middle School:

Elementary:	Edmonds Elementary School
	Huie Elementary School
	Unidos Dual Language School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.9

Number of students: 626

Racial breakdown:

African American:

48.7%

Hispanic:

44.7%

White:

2.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 100%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Forest Park Middle School ranks worse than 94.7% of middle schools in Georgia. It also ranks last among 14 ranked middle schools in the Clayton County School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 10.68. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (48.7%), Hispanic (44.7%), White (2.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 100% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Forest Park Middle School is 13.9, which is the 5^th best among 14 middle schools in the Clayton County School District. (See more...)

Compare Forest Park Middle School employs 45 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Forest Park Middle School is $8,615, which is the 3^rd highest among 14 middle schools in the Clayton County School District.

Schooldigger Rankings:

Forest Park Middle School was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

SchoolDigger ranks Forest Park Middle School 557^th of 588 Georgia public middle schools. (See Forest Park Middle School in the ranking list.)

Clayton County:

SchoolDigger ranks Clayton County 168^th of 203 Georgia school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Forest Park Middle School

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	GA State Percentile
2006	13.41	396^th	420	5.7%
2007	16.92	409^th	445	8.1%
2008	36.58	348^th	462	24.7%
2009	50.10	261^st	466	44.0%
2010	45.63	309^th	494	37.4%
2011	35.13	375^th	504	25.6%
2012	43.04	350^th	508	31.1%
2013	28.09	433^rd	527	17.8%
2014	28.62	432^nd	521	17.1%
2015	17.34	446^th	537	16.9%
2016	16.26	456^th	545	16.3%
2017	10.27	505^th	539	6.3%
2018	13.91	487^th	543	10.3%
2019	10.99	514^th	559	8.1%
2021	12.76	482^nd	542	11.1%
2022	8.82	548^th	567	3.4%
2023	9.67	549^th	577	4.9%
2024	10.68	557^th	588	5.3%

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Data source: test scores: Georgia Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: Georgia Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Forest Park Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	441	441
1991	0	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	615	615
1992	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	683	683
1993	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	672	672
1994	326	311	28	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	675
1995	284	363	51	29	0	n/a	n/a	0	727
1996	284	363	51	29	0	n/a	n/a	0	727
1997	276	383	44	34	0	n/a	n/a	0	737
1998	228	462	41	37	0	n/a	n/a	0	768
1999	201	510	39	50	0	n/a	n/a	0	800
2000	189	506	39	62	1	n/a	n/a	0	797
2001	155	511	40	74	0	n/a	n/a	0	780
2002	120	509	34	125	0	n/a	n/a	0	788
2003	120	509	34	125	0	n/a	n/a	0	788
2004	106	463	28	138	1	n/a	n/a	0	736
2005	96	451	28	162	1	n/a	n/a	29	767
2006	60	375	21	175	0	n/a	n/a	24	655
2007	54	323	20	170	0	n/a	n/a	26	593
2008	43	289	19	173	1	n/a	n/a	15	540
2009	31	265	24	171	0	n/a	n/a	15	506
2010	25	330	29	252	2	0	15	0	653
2011	30	332	29	280	2	0	10	0	683
2012	37	370	30	260	1	0	5	0	703
2013	35	385	24	224	1	0	11	0	680
2014	32	370	26	223	0	0	12	0	663
2015	29	338	19	243	0	0	17	0	646
2016	33	345	15	241	0	0	16	0	650
2017	39	320	15	271	0	0	14	0	659
2018	34	360	18	289	0	0	15	0	716
2019	31	364	16	276	1	0	12	0	700
2020	26	347	12	310	0	0	14	0	709
2021	17	353	10	297	0	2	12	0	691
2022	17	327	9	308	2	0	17	0	680
2023	22	333	7	301	4	0	18	0	685
2024	18	305	6	280	0	0	17	0	626

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Forest Park Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	441	35.0	12.6	21.5
1991	615	47.0	13.0	38
1992	683	45.0	15.1	43.3
1993	672	42.0	16.0	48.1
1994	675	44.6	15.1	54.5
1995	727	45.0	16.2	63.1
1996	727	45.0	16.2	63.1
1997	737	48.8	15.1	95
1998	768	52.8	14.5	73.3
1999	800	53.7	14.9	80.4
2000	797	54.0	14.8	83.2
2001	780	47.8	16.3	79.7
2002	788	42.7	18.5	81.6
2003	788	42.7	18.5	81.6
2004	736	49.7	14.8	84.6
2005	767	45.2	17.0	82.9
2006	655	46.8	14.0	93
2007	593	42.0	14.1	93.8
2008	540	47.0	11.5	91.4
2009	506	47.0	10.8	92.9
2010	653	47.0	13.8	93.3
2011	683	46.0	14.8	96.5
2012	703	46.0	15.2	95.7
2013	680	39.5	17.2	94.9
2014	663	40.5	16.3	99.5
2015	646	40.0	16.1	95.5
2016	650	40.0	16.2	99.5
2017	659	41.0	16.0	99.5
2018	716	45.0	15.9	99.4
2019	700	43.5	16.0	92.9
2020	709	42.5	16.6	92.9
2021	691	44.0	15.7	93.1
2022	680	43.5	15.6	n/a
2023	685	48.0	14.2	90.5
2024	626	45.0	13.9	100

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Forest Park Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	441	35.0	12.6	21.5
1991	615	47.0	13.0	38
1992	683	45.0	15.1	43.3
1993	672	42.0	16.0	48.1
1994	675	44.6	15.1	54.5
1995	727	45.0	16.2	63.1
1996	727	45.0	16.2	63.1
1997	737	48.8	15.1	95
1998	768	52.8	14.5	73.3
1999	800	53.7	14.9	80.4
2000	797	54.0	14.8	83.2
2001	780	47.8	16.3	79.7
2002	788	42.7	18.5	81.6
2003	788	42.7	18.5	81.6
2004	736	49.7	14.8	84.6
2005	767	45.2	17.0	82.9
2006	655	46.8	14.0	93
2007	593	42.0	14.1	93.8
2008	540	47.0	11.5	91.4
2009	506	47.0	10.8	92.9
2010	653	47.0	13.8	93.3
2011	683	46.0	14.8	96.5
2012	703	46.0	15.2	95.7
2013	680	39.5	17.2	94.9
2014	663	40.5	16.3	99.5
2015	646	40.0	16.1	95.5
2016	650	40.0	16.2	99.5
2017	659	41.0	16.0	99.5
2018	716	45.0	15.9	99.4
2019	700	43.5	16.0	92.9
2020	709	42.5	16.6	92.9
2021	691	44.0	15.7	93.1
2022	680	43.5	15.6	n/a
2023	685	48.0	14.2	90.5
2024	626	45.0	13.9	100

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Forest Park Middle School

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2017	$575 (6.7%)	$8,049 (93.3%)	$8,625
2018	$739 (8.2%)	$8,287 (91.8%)	$9,026
2019	$670 (7.8%)	$7,944 (92.2%)	$8,615

Data source: Georgia Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Forest Park Middle School

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 514^th of 559 Middle schools	Ranks 549^th of 577 Middle schools	3.2%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Forest Park Middle School)	16.9	14.4	2.5%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Clayton County)	28.6	22.2	6.4%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Georgia)	46	39.2	6.8%
6th Grade Mathematics (Forest Park Middle School)	11.5	4.6	6.9%
6th Grade Mathematics (Clayton County)	20.4	12	8.4%
6th Grade Mathematics (Georgia)	40	32.9	7.1%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Forest Park Middle School)	12	13.6	1.6%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Clayton County)	23.2	25.8	2.6%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Georgia)	39	39.1	0.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (Forest Park Middle School)	16.2	8.9	7.3%
7th Grade Mathematics (Clayton County)	21.3	14.2	7.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (Georgia)	43	34.9	8.1%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Forest Park Middle School)	19.7	12.6	7.1%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Clayton County)	32.5	26.9	5.6%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Georgia)	47	42.1	4.9%
8th Grade Mathematics (Forest Park Middle School)	17.1	6.4	10.7%
8th Grade Mathematics (Clayton County)	16.3	14.9	1.4%
8th Grade Mathematics (Georgia)	35	36.2	1.2%
8th Grade Social Studies (Forest Park Middle School)	12.6	4.4	8.2%
8th Grade Social Studies (Clayton County)	24.7	17.9	6.8%
8th Grade Social Studies (Georgia)	41	35.9	5.1%
End of Course Algebra I (Forest Park Middle School)	61.9	26.1	35.8%
End of Course Algebra I (Clayton County)	18.3	15.1	3.2%
End of Course Algebra I (Georgia)	41.1	35.8	5.3%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	700	685	2.1%
African American	364	333	8.5%
American Indian	1	4	300%
Asian	16	7	56.3%
Hispanic	276	301	9.1%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	31	22	29%
Two or More Races	12	18	50%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	92.9%	90.5%	2.3%

Schools Near Forest Park Middle School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2024)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2024)	Milestones Assessment United States History (2024)	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2024)			Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2024)			Milestones Assessment Science (2024)	Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment United States History End of Course	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Forest Park Middle School	Public	6-8	2299 Old Rex Marrow Road	Morrow	30260	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 472-2817	626	45	13.9	100.0%	18 (2.9%)	305 (48.7%)	280 (44.7%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.7%)	10.7	557^th of 588 public middle schools	5.3%		9.7	549^th of 577 public middle schools	4.9%	8	77.8			11.6	15.0	19.2	4.8	8.2	14.8	5.3	11.5	$8,615	$670	$7,944
Morrow Middle School	Public	6-8	5934 Trammell Rd	Morrow	30260	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 473-2700	762	56	13.6	88.6%	10 (1.3%)	400 (52.5%)	238 (31.2%)	86 (11.3%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.5%)	25.2	439^th of 588 public middle schools	25.3%		20.6	458^th of 577 public middle schools	20.6%	19				23.3	20.7	28.7	21.7	17.6	25.4	20.2	19.1	$8,119	$581	$7,538
Utopian Academy for the Arts Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	2750 Forest Pkwy	Ellenwood	30294	DeKalb County	State Specialty Schools I- Utopian Academy for the Arts Char	Yes	No	No	Yes	(470) 446-1070	372	26	14.3	60.2%	0 (0.0%)	317 (85.2%)	37 (9.9%)	7 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	17.7	494^th of 588 public middle schools	16.0%		18.5	480^th of 577 public middle schools	16.8%	14	40.0			30.8	26.8	26.7	4.8	10.8	13.3	6.7	13.3	$8,445	$746	$7,700
Adamson Middle School	Public	6-8	3187 Rex Rd	Rex	30273	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 968-2925	523	42	12.4	85.1%	6 (1.1%)	364 (69.6%)	129 (24.7%)	14 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	30	412^th of 588 public middle schools	29.9%		20.5	459^th of 577 public middle schools	20.5%	47	94.4			22.3	24.2	35.9	9.6	20.0	33.1	25.7	25.1	$10,159	$981	$9,178
Rex Mill Middle School	Public	6-8	6380 Evans Dr	Rex	30273	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 960-6559	921	64	14.3	88.1%	22 (2.4%)	622 (67.5%)	218 (23.7%)	15 (1.6%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (3.9%)	23.3	451^st of 588 public middle schools	23.3%		25.2	438^th of 577 public middle schools	24.1%	13	91.1	33.3		19.3	23.9	30.6	8.7	20.9	28.8	13.1	21.3	$7,275	$493	$6,782
Babb Middle School	Public	6-8	5500 Reynolds Rd	Forest Park	30297	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 362-3880	878	58	15.1	84.1%	14 (1.6%)	290 (33.0%)	485 (55.2%)	61 (6.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.8%)	36.6	363^rd of 588 public middle schools	38.3%		27.6	421^st of 577 public middle schools	27.0%	58	95.8			21.6	18.5	35.4	24.7	19.6	40.9	29.5	29.8	$7,367	$474	$6,892
7 Pillars Career Academy	Public, Charter	6-10	4234 Hendrix Dr	Forest Park	30297	Clayton County	Clayton County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(770) 954-5306	271	14	19.3	72.3%	4 (1.5%)	239 (88.2%)	21 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	11.7	551^st of 588 public middle schools	6.3%		13.1	529^th of 577 public middle schools	8.3%	22	5.9	3.1	9.3	33.3	9.4	22.2	10.3	7.8	0.0		3.7
Sequoyah Middle School	Public	6-8	95 Valley Hill Rd SW	Riverdale	30274	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 515-7524	796	48	16.5	100.0%	4 (0.5%)	531 (66.7%)	227 (28.5%)	12 (1.5%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (2.0%)	14	519^th of 588 public middle schools	11.7%		13.7	524^th of 577 public middle schools	9.2%	5	52.0			15.7	17.2	22.3	9.8	12.2	10.7	11.5	14.2	$8,174	$563	$7,611
M. D. Roberts Middle School	Public	6-8	1905 Walt Stephens Rd	Jonesboro	30236	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 479-0100	834	59	14.1	65.6%	15 (1.8%)	613 (73.5%)	146 (17.5%)	23 (2.8%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	33 (4.0%)	37.3	356^th of 588 public middle schools	39.5%		43.9	302^nd of 577 public middle schools	47.7%	54	44.4			40.1	49.8	38.1	10.8	26.6	22.3	0.0	20.8	$8,484	$508	$7,975
Jonesboro Middle School	Public	6-8	1308 Arnold St	Jonesboro	30236	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 610-4331	868	62	14.0	100.0%	19 (2.2%)	511 (58.9%)	298 (34.3%)	15 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.8%)	12.9	536^th of 588 public middle schools	8.8%		11.1	544^th of 577 public middle schools	5.7%	8	52.4			15.3	16.6	24.7	7.7	11.3	16.1	6.8	9.9	$7,649	$572	$7,077

Frequently Asked Questions about Forest Park Middle School

What high school do graduates of Forest Park Middle School attend?

Students who attend Forest Park Middle School usually go on to attend Forest Park High School

What is the racial makeup of Forest Park Middle School?

Students at Forest Park Middle School are 49% African American, 45% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Forest Park Middle School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 626 students attended Forest Park Middle School.

Is Forest Park Middle School a good school?

Forest Park Middle School ranks in the bottom 5.3% of Georgia middle schools.

What district is Forest Park Middle School in?

Clayton County

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