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Forest Park Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

552^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 584 Georgia Middle Schools

Better than 5% of Georgia middle schools

Summary

Forest Park Middle School is a public middle school located in Morrow, Georgia, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 626 students. The school is part of the Clayton County School District, which is ranked 173 out of 206 districts in Georgia and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Forest Park Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Georgia middle schools, with a ranking between 446 and 557 over the past 10 years, and has received 0 or 1 stars from SchoolDigger during this time.

Despite having a relatively high per-student spending of around $8,600-$9,000 and a slightly lower student-teacher ratio of 13.9-15.6 compared to surrounding schools, Forest Park Middle School consistently underperforms academically. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 10.1% of 6th graders, 10.7% of 7th graders, and 15.3% of 8th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 23.4%, 24.4%, and 24.9% for Clayton County, respectively. The school's math proficiency rates are even lower, ranging from 3.9% to 12.9% across the different grade levels, compared to 16.1% to 26.3% for Clayton County.

Another significant challenge for Forest Park Middle School is its extremely high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 90.51% to 100% over the past few years. This is significantly higher than the surrounding schools, which have free and reduced lunch rates ranging from 60.22% to 100%. Despite the school's higher spending and smaller class sizes, these resources have not translated into improved academic outcomes, suggesting the need for a comprehensive review of the school's instructional practices and support systems to address the root causes of the school's struggles and improve student learning.

593

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,874

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2299 Old Rex Marrow Road
Morrow, GA 30260

(770) 472-2817

District: Clayton County

Students who attend Forest Park Middle School usually attend:

High:

Forest Park High School

Feeder schools for Forest Park Middle School:

Elementary:	Edmonds Elementary School
	Huie Elementary School
	Unidos Dual Language School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

47.7%

Hispanic:

46.4%

Two or more races:

2.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (11% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 20% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg22%

Georgia avg40%

552^nd of 584

Georgia public middle schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 14Middle Schools in the Clayton County

173^rd of 206Clayton County among Georgia 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	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	10.1	552 of 584	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	557 of 588	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	549 of 577	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	548 of 567	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	482 of 542	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	514 of 559	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	487 of 543	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.3	505 of 539	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	16.3	456 of 545	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.3	446 of 537	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.6	432 of 521	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.1	433 of 527	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	43.0	350 of 508	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	35.1	375 of 504	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	45.6	309 of 494	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.1	261 of 466	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	36.6	348 of 462	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	16.9	409 of 445	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	13.4	396 of 420	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I48%+3 vs state

Social Studies12%-26 vs state

Science12%-16 vs state

English Language Arts12%-28 vs state

Mathematics8%-34 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2025)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2025)	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)			Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Milestones Assessment Science (2025)	Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Forest Park Middle School	Public	6-8	2299 Old Rex Marrow Road	Morrow	30260	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 472-2817	593	46	12.8	100.0%	10 (1.7%)	283 (47.7%)	275 (46.4%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.9%)	10.1	552^nd of 584 public middle schools	5.5%		10.7	557^th of 588 public middle schools	5.3%	5	47.8		10.1	10.7	15.3	5.6	3.9	12.9	12.3	12.4	$16,874	$1,796	$15,078
Morrow Middle School	Public	6-8	5934 Trammell Rd	Morrow	30260	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 473-2700	794	55	14.4	100.0%	12 (1.5%)	419 (52.8%)	246 (31.0%)	85 (10.7%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.9%)	24	443^rd of 584 public middle schools	24.1%		25.2	439^th of 588 public middle schools	25.3%	4			20.1	23.2	21.6	16.9	23.9	30.5	18.8	24.3	$16,016	$1,420	$14,596
Utopian Academy for the Arts Middle School	Public	6-8	2750 Forest Parkway	Ellenwood	30294	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(470) 446-1070	315	21	15.0	79.0%	1 (0.3%)	278 (88.3%)	28 (8.9%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)								(n/a)											$19,019	$148	$18,871
Adamson Middle School	Public	6-8	3187 Rex Rd	Rex	30273	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 968-2925	509	41	12.4	100.0%	5 (1.0%)	357 (70.1%)	126 (24.8%)	12 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	22	457^th of 584 public middle schools	21.7%		30	412^th of 588 public middle schools	29.9%	45			11.8	22.8	25.7	9.5	21.2	27.2	24.3	21.2	$17,670	$1,864	$15,806
Rex Mill Middle School	Public	6-8	6380 Evans Dr	Rex	30273	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 960-6559	904	65	13.9	100.0%	19 (2.1%)	620 (68.6%)	219 (24.2%)	14 (1.5%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.0%)	30.6	406^th of 584 public middle schools	30.5%		23.3	451^st of 588 public middle schools	23.3%	45	90.2	75.0	24.9	24.0	27.4	14.0	19.4	41.9	25.2	26.9	$15,893	$1,619	$14,274
Babb Middle School	Public	6-8	5500 Reynolds Rd	Forest Park	30297	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 362-3880	881	56	15.7	100.0%	14 (1.6%)	274 (31.1%)	505 (57.3%)	63 (7.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.6%)	26.5	430^th of 584 public middle schools	26.4%		36.6	363^rd of 588 public middle schools	38.3%	67	82.6		19.4	20.8	21.0	25.2	27.1	30.0	19.3	27.0	$15,118	$1,587	$13,531
Sequoyah Middle School	Public	6-8	95 Valley Hill Rd SW	Riverdale	30274	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 515-7524	765	50	15.3	100.0%	10 (1.3%)	477 (62.4%)	230 (30.1%)	19 (2.5%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.1%)	15.7	506^th of 584 public middle schools	13.4%		14	519^th of 588 public middle schools	11.7%	13	57.1		17.5	19.1	19.7	13.2	15.7	16.8	14.2	13.9	$15,526	$1,801	$13,725
M. D. Roberts Middle School	Public	6-8	1905 Walt Stephens Rd	Jonesboro	30236	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 479-0100	894	64	13.9	100.0%	23 (2.6%)	675 (75.5%)	139 (15.5%)	21 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	34 (3.8%)	41.8	322^nd of 584 public middle schools	44.9%		37.3	356^th of 588 public middle schools	39.5%	34	33.3		41.0	43.5	39.6	24.0	30.9	16.6		26.9	$15,938	$1,386	$14,552
Jonesboro Middle School	Public	6-8	1308 Arnold St	Jonesboro	30236	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 610-4331	895	60	14.9	100.0%	18 (2.0%)	560 (62.6%)	278 (31.1%)	12 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (2.7%)	13.8	529^th of 584 public middle schools	9.4%		12.9	536^th of 588 public middle schools	8.8%	7			16.0	17.5	14.5	14.2	9.4	23.4	12.1	9.9	$15,502	$1,677	$13,825
Riverdale Middle School	Public	6-8	400 Roberts Dr	Riverdale	30274	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 994-4045	560	42	13.3	100.0%	3 (0.5%)	406 (72.5%)	115 (20.5%)	15 (2.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.2%)	13	538^th of 584 public middle schools	7.9%		13.2	533^rd of 588 public middle schools	9.4%	5			22.2	21.1	16.8	9.1	7.5	11.7	10.5	10.7	$16,623	$1,781	$14,842

Frequently Asked Questions about Forest Park Middle School

Is Forest Park Middle School a good school?

Forest Park Middle School ranks in the bottom 5.5% of Georgia middle schools.

What district is Forest Park Middle School in?

Clayton County

What is the racial makeup of Forest Park Middle School?

Students at Forest Park Middle School are 48% African American, 46% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% White, 1% Asian.

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

Students who attend Forest Park Middle School usually go on to attend Forest Park High School

How many students attend Forest Park Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 593 students attended Forest Park Middle School.

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