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Park Forest Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

436^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 447 Louisiana Middle Schools

Better than 2% of Louisiana middle schools

Summary

Park Forest Middle School is a public middle school in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, serving 533 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the East Baton Rouge Parish school district, which is ranked 81 out of 118 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Unfortunately, Park Forest Middle School has consistently struggled, ranking in the bottom 10-15% of Louisiana middle schools over the past decade. It has received a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger every year. The school underperforms across various student subgroups, including female, male, African American, and Hispanic students, as well as English Language Learners and students with disabilities. Park Forest Middle School also has high dropout rates, ranging from 1.4% to 6.8% in recent years, and chronic absenteeism rates as high as 54.6%, well above state and district averages.

When compared to other middle schools in the East Baton Rouge Parish district, Park Forest Middle School consistently underperforms. For example, Sherwood Middle Academic Academy, a magnet school in the same district, ranks in the top 2% of Louisiana middle schools and has significantly higher academic achievement across all subjects and grade levels. This suggests that with the right strategies and resources, Park Forest Middle School has the potential to improve outcomes for its students.

445

Students ?

9.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,679

Per pupil spending ?

74.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3760 Aletha Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70814

(225) 275-6650

District: East Baton Rouge Parish

Students who attend Park Forest Middle School usually attend:

High:

Belaire High School

Feeder schools for Park Forest Middle School:

Elementary:	Greenbrier Elementary School
	LaBelle Aire Elementary School
	Park Forest Elementary School
	Villa del Rey Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

68.8%

Hispanic:

26.1%

White:

2.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 9th percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (58% vs 66% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (37% vs 22% Louisiana)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg52%

Louisiana avg66%

436^th of 447

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 12Middle Schools in the East Baton Rouge Parish

81^st of 118East Baton Rouge Parish among Louisiana 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	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	3.1	436 of 447	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.4	435 of 449	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	441 of 465	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.2	434 of 460	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.4	441 of 459	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.6	431 of 449	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.3	404 of 411	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.3	423 of 437	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.6	404 of 435	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.1	441 of 482	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	11.7	431 of 470	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	17.9	387 of 457	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	13.7	402 of 442	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	14.4	392 of 412	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	12.8	383 of 408	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	14.5	380 of 425	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	14.0	372 of 413	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	13.5	361 of 396	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	320 of 344	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	308 of 333	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	332 of 360	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	325 of 360	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	330 of 352	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	306 of 338	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.6	304 of 313	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	12.4	164 of 170	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	49 of 56	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	48 of 48	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	46 of 56	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	42 of 48	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	55 of 55	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	32 of 38	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	26 of 26	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	3.3	407 of 415	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	395 of 415	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	419 of 444	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.0	414 of 441	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.3	416 of 441	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.7	407 of 418	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	5.6	153 of 155	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.3	152 of 152	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.5	159 of 163	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.2	163 of 163	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.5	153 of 153	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.0	126 of 128	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.7	118 of 118	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	14 of 18	22.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	3.4	432 of 437	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.5	438 of 444	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	435 of 459	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.8	434 of 458	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.5	440 of 455	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	418 of 430	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.7	397 of 403	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	3.4	405 of 414	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.2	424 of 426	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	423 of 443	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.8	420 of 442	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.8	433 of 442	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.4	402 of 418	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	9.9	163 of 168	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	172 of 206	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	209 of 210	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	185 of 202	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)22nd percentile+20 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)12th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2025)7th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2018)4th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I78%+15 vs state

English Language Arts37%-33 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, January 30, 2010

it is a very well disciplined school good education but when all the other schools get taken over the student come to park forest and bring their rankings down Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				LEAP Mathematics (2025)				LEAP English Language Arts (2025)				LEAP Algebra I (2025)	LEAP Geometry (2025)	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 (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	LEAP Mathematics 6th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 7th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 8th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	LEAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	LEAP Algebra I End of Course	LEAP Geometry End of Course	Total
Park Forest Middle School	Public	6-8	3760 Aletha Drive	Baton Rouge	70814	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 275-6650	445	47	9.4	74.4%	9 (2.0%)	306 (68.8%)	116 (26.1%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	3.1	436^th of 447 public middle schools	2.5%		4.4	435^th of 449 public middle schools	3.1%	1					36.0	35.0	41.0	37.0	78.0		$20,679
Sherwood Middle Academic Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	1020 Marlbrook Dr	Baton Rouge	70815	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	Yes	No	Yes	(225) 272-3090	759	47	16.2	49.7%	211 (27.8%)	327 (43.1%)	69 (9.1%)	129 (17.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.5%)	96.2	7^th of 447 public middle schools	98.4%		95.8	10^th of 449 public middle schools	97.8%	3	94.0	92.0	94.0	94.0							$15,926
Capitol Middle School	Public	6-8	5100 Greenwell Springs Rd.	Baton Rouge	70806	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 231-9292	413	43	9.5	88.4%	6 (1.5%)	355 (86.0%)	49 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1.9	442^nd of 447 public middle schools	1.1%		2.1	445^th of 449 public middle schools	0.9%	3					35.0	34.0	34.0	35.0			$24,085
Westdale Middle School	Public	6-8	5650 Claycut Road	Baton Rouge	70806	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 924-1308	538	68	7.9	71.7%	55 (10.2%)	354 (65.8%)	108 (20.1%)	11 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	24.4	353^rd of 447 public middle schools	21.0%		21.9	370^th of 449 public middle schools	17.6%	17	51.0	38.0	44.0	44.0	54.0	46.0	60.0	53.0			$22,707
Southeast Middle School	Public	6-8	15000 Harrells Ferry	Baton Rouge	70816	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 753-5930	826	66	12.4	75.2%	36 (4.4%)	501 (60.7%)	237 (28.7%)	31 (3.8%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	16 (1.9%)	10.4	412^th of 447 public middle schools	7.8%		14.2	400^th of 449 public middle schools	10.9%	12	31.0	32.0	24.0	28.0	49.0	44.0	52.0	49.0	100.0	69.0	$17,598
Central Middle School	Public	6-8	12656 Sullivan Road	Baton Rouge	70818	East Baton Rouge Parish	Central Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 261-2237	1,012	73	13.8	55.9%	668 (66.0%)	200 (19.8%)	91 (9.0%)	13 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (3.8%)	77.7	102^nd of 447 public middle schools	77.2%		80.1	78^th of 449 public middle schools	82.6%	24	79.0	79.0	64.0	75.0	82.0	82.0	75.0	79.0			$13,105
Community School For Apprenticeship Learning	Public, Charter	6-8	1555 Madison Ave	Baton Rouge	70802	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(225) 336-1410	290	17	16.6	82.8%	2 (0.7%)	287 (99.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29.9	325^th of 447 public middle schools	27.3%		37.1	291^st of 449 public middle schools	35.2%	34	41.0	38.0	44.0	41.0		50.0	73.0	60.0			$18,436
Scotlandville Pre-Engineering Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	9147 Elm Grove Garden	Baton Rouge	70807	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	Yes	No	Yes	(225) 775-0776	216	19	11.2	90.3%	1 (0.5%)	208 (96.3%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	48.4	236^th of 447 public middle schools	47.2%		56	204^th of 449 public middle schools	54.6%	32	62.0		34.0	50.0		67.0	76.0	71.0	83.0		$25,028
Glasgow Middle School	Public	6-8	1676 Glasgow Ave	Baton Rouge	70808	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 925-2942	542	49	11.1	60.3%	62 (11.4%)	304 (56.1%)	97 (17.9%)	64 (11.8%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	9 (1.7%)	37.3	294^th of 447 public middle schools	34.2%		29.7	324^th of 449 public middle schools	27.8%	30	43.0	58.0	44.0	49.0	63.0	67.0	61.0	63.0			$18,749
McKinley Middle Magnet School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1550 Eddie Robinson Sr. Drive	Baton Rouge	70802	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	Yes	No	Yes	(225) 388-0089	633	45	13.9	63.7%	50 (7.9%)	548 (86.6%)	22 (3.5%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	92	18^th of 447 public middle schools	96.0%		92.3	18^th of 449 public middle schools	96.0%				79.0		92.0	91.0		92.0			$16,811

Frequently Asked Questions about Park Forest Middle School

What district is Park Forest Middle School in?

East Baton Rouge Parish

Is Park Forest Middle School a good school?

Park Forest Middle School ranks in the bottom 2.5% of Louisiana middle schools.

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

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

What is the racial makeup of Park Forest Middle School?

Students at Park Forest Middle School are 69% African American, 26% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Park Forest Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 445 students attended Park Forest Middle School.

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