Summary:
Zip code 30297 is home to one high school, Forest Park High School, which serves grades 9 through 12 with an enrollment of 1,711 students in the Clayton County School District.
Forest Park High School serves a student population where 100% qualify for free or reduced lunch, reflecting a high-poverty community. The school has maintained a consistent but low state ranking over the past three years, sitting in the 26th to 28th percentile among roughly 450 Georgia high schools. Its graduation rate of 86.2% is very close to the state average of 87.2%, which is a notable achievement given the challenges the school faces. However, chronic absenteeism is a serious concern at 44.3% — more than double the state average of 17.7% — and the dropout rate of 4.7% is nearly twice the state rate of 2.4%. These attendance and persistence issues likely contribute to the school's overall academic performance, which trails state averages across all tested subjects.
There is encouraging news in math: Algebra I proficiency jumped from 18.8% in 2024–2025 to 33.7% in 2025–2026, a 14.9 percentage-point gain that now puts the school above its district average. Biology also improved from 20.5% to 28.0% over the same period. However, U.S. History proficiency declined from 30.9% to 22.6%, and all subjects remain well below state proficiency rates. The school spends $13,791 per student with a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1. While Forest Park outperforms its district in Algebra I and American Literature, the most urgent opportunity for improvement lies in tackling the 44.3% chronic absenteeism rate, which likely drives many of the academic gaps. With continued focus on attendance and the apparent success of math interventions, the school has a clear path toward better outcomes.
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