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Forest Park Junior-Senior High School

Public Grades 7-12
31st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 429 Indiana High Schools
Better than 93% of Indiana high schools
Summary

Forest Park Junior-Senior High School is a public high school located in Ferdinand, Indiana, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 521 students. This exceptional school is part of the Southeast Dubois County School Corporation, which is ranked 15th out of 380 school districts in Indiana and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Forest Park consistently ranks among the top high schools in Indiana, with a statewide ranking between 16th and 31st out of 400+ high schools over the past 5 years. The school has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, indicating exceptional academic performance. Forest Park students outperform the state and district averages in ILEARN/ISTEP+ assessments for English Language Arts, Math, and Biology. For example, in 2024-2025, 56.48% of Forest Park students were proficient or better in ILEARN/ELA, compared to 57.54% for the district and 37.9-42.7% statewide.

Forest Park excels in supporting various student subgroups, with high rankings for female, male, white, special education, and low socioeconomic status students. The school's four-year graduation rates have ranged from 87.2% to 100% over the past few years, and its chronic absenteeism rates are relatively low, ranging from 3.9% to 19.2% in recent years, compared to the state average. When compared to nearby schools like Tell City Junior-Senior High School, Perry Central Junior-Senior High School, and Northeast Dubois Junior/Senior High School, Forest Park outperforms them in academic metrics such as ILEARN/ISTEP+ proficiency rates and SAT performance.

555
Students ?
12.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$12,285
Per pupil spending ?
24%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1440 Michigan St
       Ferdinand, IN  47532

(812) 817-0900

District: Southeast Dubois County School Corp


Feeder schools for Forest Park Junior-Senior High School:

Elementary:    Ferdinand Elementary School
    Pine Ridge Elementary School
Middle:    Cedar Crest Intermediate School
Racial breakdown:

White:
93.3%
Hispanic:
3.8%
Two or more races:
2.2%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 94th percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2025
Strengths
Test scores above the Indiana average (54% vs 42% meeting standards)
Ranks in the top 7% of Indiana high schools
98% graduate in 4 years — above the Indiana average (90%)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school54%
District avg59%
Indiana avg42%
Middle school
56th of 480
Indiana public middle schools ?
Top 12%▼ down 4 pts since 2015
From top 8% (2015) to top 12% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Indiana Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
31st of 429
Indiana public high schools ?
Top 7%▼ down 1 pts since 2015
See the entire ranking list of Indiana High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
15th of 380Southeast Dubois County School Corp among Indiana districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
202585.656 of 48088.3%★★★★☆
202490.537 of 49192.5%★★★★★
202389.738 of 48992.2%★★★★★
202297.66 of 49098.8%★★★★★
202194.021 of 48395.7%★★★★★
201994.513 of 47097.2%★★★★★
201889.821 of 47395.6%★★★★★
201786.634 of 47292.8%★★★★★
201679.666 of 49486.6%★★★★☆
201586.238 of 48592.2%★★★★★
201481.147 of 47090.0%★★★★★
201375.081 of 44481.8%★★★★☆
201274.978 of 44782.6%★★★★☆
201175.981 of 45182.0%★★★★☆
201080.350 of 42888.3%★★★★☆
200992.012 of 42397.2%★★★★★
200879.753 of 39286.5%★★★★☆
200777.359 of 38284.6%★★★★☆
200680.644 of 37588.3%★★★★☆
200581.736 of 37090.3%★★★★★
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
202584.231 of 42992.8%★★★★★
202485.928 of 43293.5%★★★★★
202388.719 of 39895.2%★★★★★
202294.716 of 40996.1%★★★★★
202184.425 of 38893.6%★★★★★
201956.0145 of 38962.7%★★★☆☆
201887.133 of 38591.4%★★★★★
201786.422 of 38094.2%★★★★★
201683.925 of 39493.7%★★★★★
201578.224 of 40094.0%★★★★★
201460.093 of 37975.5%★★★★☆
201372.632 of 35390.9%★★★★★
201277.918 of 37395.2%★★★★★
201185.19 of 36497.5%★★★★★
201069.440 of 36289.0%★★★★☆
200992.710 of 36497.3%★★★★★
200888.219 of 36094.7%★★★★★
200778.454 of 35484.7%★★★★☆
200685.027 of 34992.3%★★★★★
200590.312 of 34996.6%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
202585.526 of 38793.3%★★★★★
202489.817 of 39295.7%★★★★★
202389.118 of 38895.4%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
202573.052 of 37786.2%★★★★☆
202479.042 of 37788.9%★★★★☆
202380.427 of 37992.9%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
202580.343 of 38688.9%★★★★☆
202478.449 of 39287.5%★★★★☆
202387.622 of 38394.3%★★★★★

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
202490.719 of 28993.4%★★★★★

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
202580.241 of 37789.1%★★★★☆
202482.935 of 38190.8%★★★★★
202387.526 of 37593.1%★★★★★
202292.226 of 37893.1%★★★★★
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)
High school
Special Education (2024)93rd percentile~ school
Female (2025)93rd percentile~ school
White (2025)89th percentile-4 vs school
Male (2025)89th percentile-4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile-7 vs school
By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?
Evidence-based Reading and Writing76%+21 vs state
English Language Arts56%
Biology55%+10 vs state
Math48%
Mathematics41%+16 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Forest Park Junior-Senior High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 555 students attended Forest Park Junior-Senior High School.

Yes. Forest Park Junior-Senior High School ranks in the top 7.2% of Indiana high schools.

Forest Park Junior-Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Ferdinand Elementary School
Elementary : Pine Ridge Elementary School
Middle : Cedar Crest Intermediate School

Students at Forest Park Junior-Senior High School are 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.


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

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