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Forest Park Magnet School

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Forest Park Magnet School ranks 1670 th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Magnet, Charter Grades 6-8

1670^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 28% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Forest Park Magnet School in Longview, TX, serves 474 students in grades 6-8 within the Longview Independent School District (Isd), a district rated as average among Texas schools. The school stands out for its remarkably low student-to-teacher ratio of 10.5:1 and higher-than-average per-student spending of $13,277, which are significantly better than nearby schools like Spring Hill J H (16:1 ratio, $8,411 spending) and Hallsville J H ($7,197 spending). However, despite these resources, the school's overall academic performance is low, ranking in the 28th percentile statewide and earning a 1-star rating, while other middle schools in the same district, such as Judson Steam Academy and Foster Middle, consistently rank in the 70th-90th percentiles.

The most striking feature of Forest Park is its "Algebra I Paradox." While the school struggles in most subjects—for example, only 19.74% of 8th graders were proficient in Social Studies compared to the state average of 31.69%—it excels dramatically in Algebra I. In the 2025-2026 school year, 85.25% of students taking the Algebra I End-of-Course exam were proficient, far exceeding the district average of 67.68% and the state average of 54.03%. This suggests the school may have a highly effective program for accelerating students into advanced math, possibly concentrating its best resources on this track. This success is a bright spot, but it contrasts sharply with low proficiency in 6th and 7th grade math, where only about 24% of students meet standards.

Forest Park serves a highly economically disadvantaged population, with over 91% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch. The school has historically been effective for Special Education and English Language Learner students, though recent data shows a decline in these areas. Social Studies remains a persistent weakness, with scores consistently below state averages. For parents, the key takeaway is that Forest Park offers strong individualized attention due to small class sizes and has a standout Algebra I program, but overall academic outcomes are significantly behind district peers like Judson Steam Academy and Foster Middle. The challenge for the school is to replicate its Algebra I success across all subjects.

474

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,446

Per pupil spending ?

91.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1644 N Eastman Rd
Longview, TX 75601-3268

(903) 446-2510

District: Longview Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Forest Park Magnet School usually attend:

High:

Longview High School

Feeder schools for Forest Park Magnet School:

Elementary:	J L Everhart Magnet Elementary
	Ware Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.5%

African American:

35.2%

White:

8.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 52nd percentile in 2021 → 28th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (37% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 52nd-percentile peak (2021) to 28th (2026)

!Reading scores 13 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg50%

Texas avg47%

1,670^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 22% (2016) to bottom 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle Schools in the Longview Independent School District (Isd)

445^th of 951Longview Independent School District (Isd) among Texas 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.7	1670 of 2335	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.8	1430 of 2344	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.7	1549 of 2372	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.3	1559 of 2330	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.1	1561 of 2254	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.4	1090 of 2252	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.2	1533 of 2193	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.9	1654 of 2080	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.6	1486 of 2027	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.5	1545 of 1987	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.3	1691 of 2043	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	12.2	1852 of 1987	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	14.1	1815 of 1973	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	11.6	1819 of 1951	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	17.1	1784 of 1895	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	12.6	1733 of 1803	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	14.0	1664 of 1763	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	19.2	1566 of 1718	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	22.8	1464 of 1684	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.1	1390 of 1585	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	29.2	1253 of 1582	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	31.8	1231 of 1573	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.0	744 of 1295	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.3	634 of 1280	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.8	727 of 1273	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.0	733 of 1251	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.2	417 of 1213	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.4	845 of 1193	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.4	754 of 1167	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	55.5	721 of 2182	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.3	245 of 2118	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	61.1	518 of 2058	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	47.7	878 of 2008	56.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	49.9	571 of 1390	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.6	454 of 1770	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	62.0	448 of 1720	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	53.7	552 of 1643	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.1	215 of 1592	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	54.1	476 of 1445	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.3	870 of 1376	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.4	1706 of 2240	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.9	1265 of 2242	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.4	1541 of 2241	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.8	1567 of 2221	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.5	979 of 2151	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.9	1440 of 2047	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	1596 of 2008	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.4	1343 of 2141	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.8	827 of 2119	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.8	993 of 2116	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.1	1204 of 2077	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.1	596 of 2043	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	44.1	1034 of 1935	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.1	1447 of 1895	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.7	1273 of 2253	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.9	896 of 2235	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.5	1089 of 2251	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.8	1136 of 2220	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.9	551 of 2172	74.6%	★★★★☆
2019	42.5	1203 of 2073	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.3	1591 of 2039	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.1	1518 of 2253	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.3	1371 of 2246	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	1427 of 2245	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.9	1578 of 2228	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.4	1130 of 2168	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.8	1502 of 2069	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	1641 of 2030	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	32.7	578 of 818	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	650 of 817	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	730 of 813	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.4	387 of 753	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	501 of 720	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.2	1011 of 1956	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	70.9	273 of 1891	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	59.7	428 of 1815	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	52.6	579 of 1757	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.5	376 of 1712	78.0%	★★★★☆
2019	26.3	1388 of 1626	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	54.8	441 of 1597	72.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.9	1131 of 1731	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.2	922 of 1733	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.5	845 of 1749	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.4	989 of 1723	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.0	649 of 1700	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.7	1350 of 1684	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.5	961 of 1673	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

At Risk (2022)67th percentile+36 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)59th percentile+30 vs school

Special Education (2026)48th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)43rd percentile+15 vs school

African American (2026)43rd percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)37th percentile+9 vs school

White (2026)35th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)33rd percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)29th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)24th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I85%+31 vs state

Reading42%-13 vs state

Mathematics29%-11 vs state

Social Studies20%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)				STAAR Mathematics (2026)				STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Forest Park Magnet School	Public, Magnet, Charter	6-8	1644 N Eastman Rd	Longview	75601	Gregg County	Longview Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 446-2510	474	45	10.5	91.6%	40 (8.4%)	167 (35.2%)	244 (51.5%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.8%)	31.7	1670^th of 2335 public middle schools	28.5%		38.8	1430^th of 2344 public middle schools	39.0%	240	85.3		43.2	34.5	48.7		23.7	31.9	29.6	19.7	$13,446
Foster Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	1504 Mlk	Longview	75602	Gregg County	Longview Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 446-2710	788	56	14.0	83.5%	117 (14.8%)	259 (32.9%)	373 (47.3%)	13 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.2%)	64.6	630^th of 2335 public middle schools	73.0%		72.4	479^th of 2344 public middle schools	79.6%	151	92.5		54.4	60.2	61.4		40.3	50.6	39.9	41.4	$9,158
Pine Tree J H	Public	7-8	2100 N W Loop 281	Longview	75604	Gregg County	Pine Tree Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 295-5081	683	48	14.3	67.9%	223 (32.7%)	146 (21.4%)	270 (39.5%)	6 (0.9%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.8%)	59.5	766^th of 2335 public middle schools	67.2%		57.9	851^st of 2344 public middle schools	63.7%	85	96.7			60.1	63.3			35.3	53.3	24.4	$10,208
Pine Tree Middle	Public	5-6	600 Pt Pkwy	Longview	75604	Gregg County	Pine Tree Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 295-5160	671	44	15.3	74.5%	211 (31.4%)	150 (22.4%)	245 (36.5%)	13 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (7.6%)								(n/a)		61.9	56.5			42.2	38.2				$7,774
Judson Steam Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	5745 Judson Rd	Longview	75605	Gregg County	Longview Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 446-2610	538	50	10.7	76.8%	143 (26.6%)	193 (35.9%)	166 (30.9%)	11 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.5%)	68.3	547^th of 2335 public middle schools	76.6%		75.1	427^th of 2344 public middle schools	81.8%	120	66.7		56.2	65.0	68.3		40.8	38.9	43.3	55.1	$12,472
Spring Hill J H	Public	6-8	3103 Spring Hill Rd	Longview	75605	Gregg County	Spring Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 323-7718	451	28	16.0	41.0%	273 (60.5%)	43 (9.5%)	100 (22.2%)	10 (2.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.9%)	79.2	335^th of 2335 public middle schools	85.7%		75	428^th of 2344 public middle schools	81.7%	93	93.3		72.9	69.2	70.1		51.4	38.1	66.0	43.5	$8,643
Hallsville J H	Public	7-8	#1 Bobcat Ln	Hallsville	75650	Harrison County	Hallsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 668-5990	768	61	12.6	40.4%	528 (68.8%)	64 (8.3%)	130 (16.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (5.5%)	73.9	435^th of 2335 public middle schools	81.4%		82.5	282^nd of 2344 public middle schools	88.0%	153	100.0			55.8	70.6			35.6	67.7	45.0	$9,869
Hallsville Intermediate	Public	5-6	101 Waldron Ferry Rd	Hallsville	75650	Harrison County	Hallsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 668-5990	759	64	11.8	44.0%	502 (66.1%)	68 (9.0%)	145 (19.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.1%)								(n/a)		58.2	55.3			51.8	48.2				$6,188
White Oak Middle	Public	6-8	200 S White Oak Rd	White Oak	75693	Gregg County	White Oak Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 291-2050	362	28	12.9	39.2%	303 (83.7%)	6 (1.7%)	28 (7.7%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.5%)	68.1	551^st of 2335 public middle schools	76.4%		79.6	335^th of 2344 public middle schools	85.7%	216	100.0		62.5	67.5	78.2		46.6	21.3	60.9	26.9	$8,373
Union Grove J H	Public	7-8	11377 Union Grove Rd	Gladewater	75647	Upshur County	Union Grove Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 845-5506	112	10	10.8	37.5%	98 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	60.4	743^rd of 2335 public middle schools	68.2%		72.8	468^th of 2344 public middle schools	80.0%	275				62.8	55.8			9.5	71.6	21.2	$10,446

Frequently Asked Questions about Forest Park Magnet School

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

Students who attend Forest Park Magnet School usually go on to attend Longview High School

What is the racial makeup of Forest Park Magnet School?

Students at Forest Park Magnet School are 51% Hispanic, 35% African American, 8% White, 4% Two or more races.

Is Forest Park Magnet School a good school?

Forest Park Magnet School ranks 1670^th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Forest Park Magnet School in?

Longview Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Forest Park Magnet School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 474 students attended Forest Park Magnet School.

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