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Park Forest Middle School

Q: Is Park Forest Middle School a good school?

Park Forest Middle School ranks in the bottom 6.4% of Louisiana middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Park Forest Middle School?

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

Q: 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.

Q: 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

Public Grades 6-8

423^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 452 Louisiana Middle Schools

Better than 6% of Louisiana middle schools

Summary

Park Forest Middle School in Baton Rouge, LA, is a public school serving 445 students in grades 6-8 within the East Baton Rouge Parish school district, where 74.4% of students come from low socio-economic backgrounds. The school faces significant challenges, with academic performance consistently ranking in the bottom 10% of Louisiana middle schools (6th percentile) and test scores in math, ELA, and social studies falling well below both district and state averages. A critical issue is the extremely high chronic absenteeism rate of 36.6% in the 2024-2025 school year, which is nearly double the state average of 22.5% and far exceeds nearby high-performing schools like Sherwood Middle Academic Academy (5.5% absenteeism) and McKinley Middle Magnet School (13.7%).

Despite these struggles, Park Forest has a favorable student-teacher ratio of 9.4:1, which is lower than many nearby schools, including Sherwood (16.2:1) and McKinley (13.9:1), suggesting that class size is not the primary barrier to success. A notable bright spot is the school's Algebra I program, where 78% of students taking the End-of-Course exam were proficient in 2024-2025, significantly outperforming the district average of 42% and the state average of 63%. This indicates that while the general math curriculum may not meet most students' needs, the school effectively accelerates its top math students.

When compared to its closest peer, Sherwood Middle Academic Academy—located just 2.69 miles away and ranking in the 98th percentile—the contrast highlights deep inequities tied to socio-economic factors and student engagement. Park Forest's chronic absenteeism has improved from 54.8% in 2022-2023 to 36.6% in 2024-2025, but it remains the second-highest among immediate peers, only lower than Capitol Middle School's catastrophic 70.5%. For parents, the most impactful path to improvement would likely involve aggressive, community-based interventions to boost attendance and re-engage families, as the school's academic struggles cannot be fully addressed without tackling this foundational issue.

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: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2016 → 6th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (34% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg55%

Louisiana avg62%

423^rd of 452

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

77^th of 116East 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
2026	8.7	423 of 452	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	16.4	311 of 344	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	20.9	56 of 63	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	10.2	408 of 434	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	14.7	168 of 178	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	14.1	25 of 25	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	26.5	14 of 18	22.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	10.9	425 of 450	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	10.0	409 of 435	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	10.4	219 of 225	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
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)

English Language Learner (2026)11th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2026)10th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)6th percentile~ school

Male (2026)6th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)6th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)6th percentile~ school

Disabled (2018)4th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)3rd percentile-4 vs school

Homeless (2026)<1st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts41%-29 vs state

Mathematics32%-30 vs state

Social Studies28%-27 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 (2026)				Ranking (2025)				LEAP Mathematics (2026)				LEAP English Language Arts (2026)				LEAP Social Studies (2026)				LEAP Algebra I (2026)	LEAP English I (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	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 Social Studies 6th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 7th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 8th Grade	LEAP Social Studies All Grades	LEAP Algebra I End of Course	LEAP English I 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%)	8.7	423^rd of 452 public middle schools	6.4%		3.1	436^th of 447 public middle schools	2.5%	13	32.0	31.0	33.0	32.0	35.0	40.0	49.0	41.0	16.0	32.0	38.0	28.0			$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%)	97.1	9^th of 452 public middle schools	98.0%		96.2	7^th of 447 public middle schools	98.4%	2	94.0		91.0	94.0			99.0		88.0	91.0		92.0			$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%)								(n/a)															$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%)	22.5	365^th of 452 public middle schools	19.2%		24.4	353^rd of 447 public middle schools	21.0%	12	55.0	50.0	29.0	45.0	55.0	59.0	49.0	54.0	42.0	40.0	37.0	40.0	100.0	100.0	$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%)	12.5	408^th of 452 public middle schools	9.7%		10.4	412^th of 447 public middle schools	7.8%	4	32.0	45.0	27.0	35.0	44.0	53.0	55.0	50.0		30.0	36.0	24.0	100.0		$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%)	69.6	143^rd of 452 public middle schools	68.4%		77.7	102^nd of 447 public middle schools	77.2%	41	78.0	71.0	61.0	72.0	79.0	71.0	78.0	76.0	61.0	59.0	72.0	65.0		100.0	$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%)	36.7	304^th of 452 public middle schools	32.7%		29.9	325^th of 447 public middle schools	27.3%	21	54.0	47.0	42.0	47.0		66.0	72.0	69.0	31.0	46.0	59.0	46.0			$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%)	19.2	382^nd of 452 public middle schools	15.5%		48.4	236^th of 447 public middle schools	47.2%	146	36.0		22.0	34.0	46.0	60.0	53.0	53.0		48.0	46.0	39.0	57.0		$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%)	34.9	311^th of 452 public middle schools	31.2%		37.3	294^th of 447 public middle schools	34.2%	17	49.0	49.0	48.0	48.0	58.0	56.0	67.0	61.0	48.0	46.0	57.0	50.0			$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%)	86.5	54^th of 452 public middle schools	88.1%		92	18^th of 447 public middle schools	96.0%	36			80.0		89.0	92.0	93.0	91.0	53.0	75.0	83.0	71.0			$16,811

Frequently Asked Questions about Park Forest Middle School

Is Park Forest Middle School a good school?

Park Forest Middle School ranks in the bottom 6.4% of Louisiana middle schools.

What district is Park Forest Middle School in?

East Baton Rouge Parish

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.

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

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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