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Forest Grove Middle

Public Grades 7-8
319th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 484 Massachusetts Middle Schools
Better than 34% of Massachusetts middle schools
Summary

Forest Grove Middle is a public middle school in Worcester, Massachusetts, serving 829 students in grades 7-8. The school's academic performance, as measured by state assessments, is generally below the state and district averages across all subjects and grade levels.

Specifically, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 30.96% of Forest Grove Middle students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 41.53% statewide and 25.85% in the Worcester district. In mathematics, the proficiency rate was 22.26% at Forest Grove Middle, compared to 40.74% statewide and 23.59% in the district. The school's performance in science and civics also lags behind state and district averages. However, the school performs relatively well for African American students, ranking 72nd out of 206 Massachusetts middle schools in ELA.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Sullivan Middle and Burncoat Middle in the Worcester district, as well as Auburn Middle, Grafton Middle, and Robert E. Melican Middle School, Forest Grove Middle generally performs worse academically. However, the school does provide effective support and resources for its homeless student population, who rank among the top 10% of Massachusetts middle schools in this subgroup.

839
Students ?
11.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$22,156
Per pupil spending ?
56%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 495 Grove Street
       Worcester, MA  01605

(508) 799-3420

District: Worcester


Students who attend Forest Grove Middle usually attend:

High:    Doherty Memorial High
    University Pk Campus School

Feeder schools for Forest Grove Middle:

Elementary:    Elm Park Community
    Flagg Street
    Francis J McGrath Elementary
    May Street
    More...
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
42.3%
White:
31.5%
African American:
15.4%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 59th percentile in 2015 → 34th in 2025
Strengths
Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2015
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school27%
District avg24%
Massachusetts avg41%
319th of 484
Massachusetts public middle schools ?
Bottom 34%▼ down 24 pts since 2015
From top 41% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Massachusetts Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 4Middle Schools in the Worcester
302nd of 348Worcester among Massachusetts districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202531.4319 of 48434.1%★★☆☆☆
202422.2375 of 49323.9%★☆☆☆☆
202328.0351 of 50129.9%★★☆☆☆
202233.7320 of 49735.6%★★☆☆☆
202130.0340 of 50132.1%★★☆☆☆
201933.1337 of 49832.3%★★☆☆☆
201835.3318 of 48434.3%★★☆☆☆
201734.9323 of 48733.7%★★☆☆☆
201644.9268 of 48244.4%★★☆☆☆
201559.7183 of 44158.5%★★★☆☆
201441.0288 of 45536.7%★★☆☆☆
201339.2303 of 45533.4%★★☆☆☆
201241.7284 of 45537.6%★★☆☆☆
201137.3314 of 44930.1%★★☆☆☆
201037.8293 of 43432.5%★★☆☆☆
200934.8290 of 40929.1%★☆☆☆☆
200824.4325 of 40720.1%★☆☆☆☆
200723.0327 of 39918.0%★☆☆☆☆
200621.0322 of 39919.3%★☆☆☆☆
200523.0290 of 35618.5%★☆☆☆☆
200413.6304 of 34411.6%★☆☆☆☆
200313.4300 of 33911.5%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202556.372 of 20665.0%★★★☆☆
202439.2120 of 20240.6%★★☆☆☆
202352.093 of 20955.5%★★★☆☆
202264.356 of 21273.6%★★★★☆
202146.998 of 19349.2%★★★☆☆
201956.476 of 19561.0%★★★☆☆
201856.061 of 17264.5%★★★☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
20258.0120 of 1275.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20246.0115 of 1204.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.0120 of 13410.4%★☆☆☆☆
202217.1111 of 13517.8%★☆☆☆☆
202120.696 of 12322.0%★☆☆☆☆
201931.793 of 12827.3%★☆☆☆☆
201825.197 of 11918.5%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202227.9324 of 44527.2%★☆☆☆☆
202125.9338 of 43121.6%★☆☆☆☆
201924.3339 of 42420.0%★☆☆☆☆
201820.6371 of 41711.0%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202539.999 of 18145.3%★★☆☆☆
202438.2110 of 18038.9%★★☆☆☆
202336.0115 of 15525.8%★☆☆☆☆
202243.962 of 15459.7%★★★☆☆
202154.224 of 13582.2%★★★★☆
201934.996 of 13830.4%★★☆☆☆
201832.1104 of 12718.1%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202530.3319 of 47332.6%★★☆☆☆
202422.8370 of 48123.1%★☆☆☆☆
202327.7353 of 48927.8%★☆☆☆☆
202231.3338 of 49431.6%★★☆☆☆
202132.6320 of 48333.7%★★☆☆☆
201930.4344 of 47828.0%★☆☆☆☆
201832.8326 of 46329.6%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202534.1245 of 37634.8%★★☆☆☆
202426.5291 of 37823.0%★☆☆☆☆
202325.5286 of 36421.4%★☆☆☆☆
202227.1285 of 36822.6%★☆☆☆☆
202132.1230 of 33531.3%★★☆☆☆
201933.3221 of 32231.4%★★☆☆☆
201826.7241 of 30922.0%★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202581.54 of 4290.5%★★★★★
202451.815 of 3658.3%★★★☆☆
202364.47 of 2673.1%★★★★☆
202273.65 of 2680.8%★★★★☆
202182.42 of 2190.5%★★★★★
201972.55 of 2580.0%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202536.7294 of 46436.6%★★☆☆☆
202424.2373 of 46920.5%★☆☆☆☆
202326.3380 of 48121.0%★☆☆☆☆
202237.4304 of 48937.8%★★☆☆☆
202139.9279 of 46239.6%★★☆☆☆
201935.7306 of 45232.3%★★☆☆☆
201832.1321 of 43826.7%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202531.4313 of 47333.8%★★☆☆☆
202421.3387 of 48319.9%★☆☆☆☆
202327.4348 of 48928.8%★☆☆☆☆
202235.3308 of 49738.0%★★☆☆☆
202126.6351 of 48527.6%★☆☆☆☆
201933.5323 of 47832.4%★★☆☆☆
201835.8308 of 46633.9%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202522.285 of 11626.7%★☆☆☆☆
202411.287 of 9811.2%★☆☆☆☆
202317.087 of 11020.9%★☆☆☆☆
202223.877 of 10224.5%★☆☆☆☆
202136.453 of 9242.4%★★☆☆☆
201921.570 of 8719.5%★☆☆☆☆
201832.651 of 8439.3%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202522.9374 of 43514.0%★☆☆☆☆
202423.0371 of 44115.9%★☆☆☆☆
202322.2391 of 44411.9%★☆☆☆☆
202238.9298 of 50340.8%★★☆☆☆
202137.5296 of 48939.5%★★☆☆☆
201944.3268 of 48444.6%★★☆☆☆
201840.8285 of 46739.0%★★☆☆☆

Tested In Person

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202131.6331 of 49132.6%★★☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202137.1199 of 33941.3%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202531.4260 of 38632.6%★★☆☆☆
202419.9324 of 39217.3%★☆☆☆☆
202329.4287 of 40328.8%★☆☆☆☆
202233.7265 of 40434.4%★★☆☆☆
202126.1310 of 40122.7%★☆☆☆☆
201932.8281 of 39629.0%★☆☆☆☆
201843.4223 of 39543.5%★★☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Homeless (2025)90th percentile+56 vs school
African American (2025)65th percentile+31 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)45th percentile+11 vs school
Tested Remotely (2021)41st percentile+9 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile+3 vs school
Hispanic (2025)35th percentile~ school
Male (2025)34th percentile~ school
White (2025)33rd percentile~ school
Tested In Person (2021)33rd percentile~ school
Female (2025)33rd percentile~ school
Disabled (2022)27th percentile-8 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)27th percentile-7 vs school
Special Education (2025)14th percentile-20 vs school
Asian (2025)6th percentile-29 vs school
By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts31%-11 vs state
Civics29%-10 vs state
Science25%-17 vs state
Mathematics22%-18 vs state

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What people are saying
by a citizen
Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Open Quote High MCAS scores - Met AYP in ELA 2008 & 2009
Urban/Suburban Population
Suburban Setting - in middle class neighborhood, across from lake
Several athletic fields
City's highest achieving middle school
All math classrooms equipped with Smart Boards/Eno Boards
InFocus Projectors in all social studies classsrooms
Natonal Junior Honor Society Chapter
Student Council
Boys/Girls Basketball
In-house Coach for Teachers
Mostly Highly Qualified Teachers
Tradition of Excellence (49 years)
Renovated/new construction (6 years old)
Focus on Safety
Yearly Musical Close Quote





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In the 2024-25 school year, 839 students attended Forest Grove Middle.

Students at Forest Grove Middle are 42% Hispanic, 31% White, 15% African American, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

Forest Grove Middle ranks 319th of 484 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Forest Grove Middle usually go on to attend Doherty Memorial High


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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