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Forest Grove Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 7–8

495 Grove Street, Worcester, MA 01605 · (508) 799-3420 · Part of Worcester School District

Worcester’s School Grade C− better than 18% of Massachusetts school districts

Directions
Students
839
Students per teacher
11:1
Setting
City
Grades
7–8
The gist

What stands out about Forest Grove Middle

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 22% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Worcester kids: 6 high schools

On the path

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

PK–633 schoolsDepends on your address
7–8Forest Grove MiddleYou are here
9–126 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency19%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts31%
State average 49.3%

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

Location

Directions ↗

495 Grove Street, Worcester

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 7418
Grade 8421
Enrollment over time
905’20
932’21
897’22
829’23
839’24

Down 7.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 42%White 32%Black 15%Asian 6%Two or more races 4%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 Grove Middle from Worcester families.

Other schools in Worcester School District

The district →
Quinsigamond
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Worcester
D
738 students13:1
Nelson Place
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Worcester
C
621 students13:1
Belmont Street Community
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Worcester
D
615 students15:1
Roosevelt
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Worcester
C
604 students14:1
Gates Lane
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Worcester
D
547 students12:1
Vernon Hill School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Worcester
D
525 students13:1

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