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Forest Park High School
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Forest Park High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

5452 Phillips Dr, Forest Park, GA 30297 · (404) 362-3890 · Part of Clayton County School District

Forest Park’s School Grade D better than 10% of Georgia school districts

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Photo: Thomson200 · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
1,711
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Forest Park High School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Georgia’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 27 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 23 pts below the state

On the path

Where Forest Park kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–8Babb Middle School881 students
9–12Forest Park High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 34.8%
Reading / language arts16%
State average 38.5%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Georgia’s 2,141 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

5452 Phillips Dr, Forest Park

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9516
Grade 10475
Grade 11362
Grade 12358
Enrollment over time
1,768’20
1,784’21
1,765’22
1,684’23
1,711’24

Down 3.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 52%Black 38%Asian 5%Two or more races 3%White 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Forest Park High School from Forest Park families.

Other schools in Clayton County School District

The district →
Michelle Obama STEM Elementary Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hampton
C
1,048 students16:1
Hawthorne Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hampton
D
813 students16:1
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Morrow
C
801 students15:1
Haynie Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Morrow
C−
767 students13:1
Roberta T. Smith Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rex
C+
720 students13:1
Church Street Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Riverdale
D−
706 students17:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Georgia’s other public schools; Forest Park’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.