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D−

Forest Park Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

46 Oakland Street, Springfield, MA 01108 · (413) 787-7420 · Part of Springfield School District

Springfield’s School Grade D better than 10% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
282
Students per teacher
10:1
Setting
City
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Forest Park Middle

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 27 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 36 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 56% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Springfield kids: 11 high schools

On the path

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

PK–531 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Forest Park MiddleYou are here
9–1211 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts13%
State average 49.3%

Its own letter, D−, places these results among Massachusetts’s 1,585 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

46 Oakland Street, Springfield

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6100
Grade 792
Grade 890
Enrollment over time
641’20
480’21
352’22
284’23
282’24

Down 56% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 66%Black 22%White 8%Asian 2%Two or more races 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Forest Park Middle from Springfield families.

Other schools in Springfield School District

The district →

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 Massachusetts’s other public schools; Springfield’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.