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Forest Park Middle

Public Grades 6-8

456^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 478 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 5% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

Forest Park Middle is a grade 6–8 school at 46 Oakland Street in Springfield, MA, serving 282 students as part of the Springfield district. In 2025–26 it ranked 456th of 478 ranked middle schools statewide — 5th percentile with 0 stars, the weakest standing in its entire ten-year record. The school has never left the bottom 13% of Massachusetts middle schools, and its MCAS proficiency rates are 10.63% in ELA, 8.56% in math, 8.28% in science and 8.28% in civics — below its own district in every subject and roughly 29–33 percentage points below the state average. Among the Springfield schools that operate as general-enrollment middle schools, Forest Park posts the lowest ELA result, at roughly one-third of South End Middle School's rate.

The sharpest comparison is with Glenbrook Middle and Williams Middle in Longmeadow, just 2.3–3.0 miles away, where 57–72% of students reach proficiency and ratings reach 4 stars. Notably, Forest Park spends more per student ($17,736 in 2020–21) than either Longmeadow school ($15,076 and $15,667) and has a smaller student–teacher ratio. The school's one bright spot is 6th-grade math, at 13.68% — the only measure in the data where Forest Park matches its district (13.53%). By 7th grade, math falls to 6.16% and by 8th to 6.85%, while ELA slides from 11.97% in 6th grade to 8.61% in 8th. The 8th grade carries the school's lowest ELA, math, science and civics results all at once.

English learners are the clear relative strength, ranking in the 32nd percentile statewide (2 stars) — far above the school's overall 5th percentile. Special education students rank in the 2nd percentile (429th of 436), and low-income students in the 6th percentile. Free/reduced-lunch percentages are not reported for any year, so economic composition cannot be compared directly across these schools.

282

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,985

Per pupil spending ?

89.7%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.

46 Oakland Street
Springfield, MA 01108

(413) 787-7420

District: Springfield

Feeder schools for Forest Park Middle:

Elementary:	Alice B Beal Elementary
	Sumner Avenue
	Washington

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.0%

African American:

21.6%

White:

7.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 12th percentile in 2016 → 5th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (9% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school9%

District avg19%

Massachusetts avg41%

456^th of 478

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 12% (2016) to bottom 5% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 12Middle Schools in the Springfield

322^nd of 351Springfield among Massachusetts 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	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	8.3	456 of 478	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.0	436 of 484	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	455 of 493	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	454 of 501	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	444 of 497	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.5	459 of 501	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	436 of 498	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	424 of 484	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.2	423 of 487	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.9	426 of 482	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.9	380 of 441	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	4.3	438 of 455	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.5	421 of 455	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.7	426 of 455	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.8	420 of 449	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.9	401 of 434	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.4	382 of 409	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.7	380 of 407	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	8.0	373 of 399	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	12.7	348 of 399	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	16.5	308 of 356	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	16.7	298 of 344	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	12.6	303 of 339	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	17.8	198 of 215	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	24.5	169 of 206	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	172 of 202	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	168 of 209	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.1	151 of 212	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	173 of 193	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	166 of 195	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	152 of 172	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	50.6	76 of 135	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	14.3	105 of 123	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	115 of 128	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	105 of 119	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	27.4	333 of 445	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	405 of 431	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	398 of 424	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	379 of 417	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	36.2	131 of 193	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.7	131 of 155	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.7	133 of 154	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.0	129 of 135	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.8	93 of 138	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.8	36 of 127	71.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	9.5	444 of 468	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.6	427 of 473	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	448 of 481	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	446 of 489	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	427 of 494	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	437 of 483	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	432 of 478	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	426 of 463	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	15.8	357 of 383	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	22.1	320 of 376	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	333 of 378	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	305 of 364	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	308 of 368	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	290 of 335	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	253 of 322	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	226 of 309	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	52.8	9 of 26	65.4%	★★★★☆
2021	52.4	8 of 21	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.0	15 of 25	40.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	13.4	434 of 461	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.9	412 of 464	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	418 of 469	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	405 of 481	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	405 of 489	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	415 of 462	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	364 of 452	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	363 of 438	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	7.6	455 of 470	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.1	424 of 473	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	446 of 483	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	445 of 489	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	448 of 497	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	456 of 485	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	416 of 478	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	411 of 466	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	16.6	429 of 436	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.5	420 of 435	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	387 of 441	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.8	250 of 444	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.0	413 of 503	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	442 of 489	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	387 of 484	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	380 of 467	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	9.4	456 of 491	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	14.8	317 of 339	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	4.8	390 of 393	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.9	394 of 395	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2022)65th percentile+55 vs school

Asian (2022)44th percentile+33 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)32nd percentile+28 vs school

Disabled (2022)25th percentile+15 vs school

African American (2026)8th percentile+3 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)7th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)7th percentile~ school

Tested Remotely (2021)6th percentile~ school

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

Female (2026)5th percentile~ school

Male (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)2nd percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts11%-29 vs state

Mathematics9%-33 vs state

Science8%-33 vs state

Civics8%-31 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2026)					MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2026)					MCAS Next Generation Science (2026)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Forest Park Middle	Public	6-8	46 Oakland Street	Springfield	01108	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7420	282	27	10.3	89.7%	22 (7.8%)	61 (21.6%)	186 (66.0%)	7 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.4%)	8.3	456^th of 478 public middle schools	4.6%		12	436^th of 484 public middle schools	9.9%	20		12.0	11.6	8.6	10.6		13.7	6.2	6.9	8.6		8.3	8.3	8.3	$28,985
South End Middle School	Public	6-8	36 Margaret Street	Springfield	01105	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 750-2442	163	18	8.9	94.5%	5 (3.1%)	32 (19.6%)	120 (73.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.7%)	20.5	386^th of 478 public middle schools	19.2%		12.2	434^th of 484 public middle schools	10.3%	48		27.9	44.9	21.1	30.9		18.2	8.2	14.0	13.3		9.1	9.1	10.9	$26,653
Williams Middle	Public	6-8	410 Williams Street	Longmeadow	01106	Hampden County	Longmeadow	No	No	No	No	(413) 565-4260	337	29	11.7	8.9%	243 (72.1%)	11 (3.3%)	25 (7.4%)	38 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.6%)	85.2	71^st of 478 public middle schools	85.1%		85.6	68^th of 484 public middle schools	86.0%	3		57.0	51.7	70.4	59.5		58.0	55.4	59.6	57.6		67.9	67.9	67.9	$17,807
STEM Middle Academy	Public	6-8	60 Alton Street	Springfield	01109	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-6750	269	24	11.1	80.3%	38 (14.1%)	36 (13.4%)	176 (65.4%)	7 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.1%)	13.4	424^th of 478 public middle schools	11.3%		13	430^th of 484 public middle schools	11.2%	6		25.3	22.2	20.5	22.7		8.0	10.1	8.6	8.9		10.1	10.1	8.6	$24,980
Glenbrook Middle	Public	6-8	110 Cambridge Circle	Longmeadow	01106	Hampden County	Longmeadow	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 565-4250	327	27	12.2	12.8%	228 (69.7%)	16 (4.9%)	34 (10.4%)	32 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.2%)	89.1	57^th of 478 public middle schools	88.1%		88.2	63^rd of 484 public middle schools	87.0%	6		64.4	51.0	65.4	60.1		67.0	61.0	80.0	69.2		72.0	72.0	62.4	$17,290
Birchland Park	Public	6-8	50 Hanward Hill	East Longmeadow	01028	Hampden County	East Longmeadow	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 525-5480	590	54	10.8	25.1%	425 (72.0%)	19 (3.2%)	79 (13.4%)	32 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.4%)	66.6	137^th of 478 public middle schools	71.3%		70.9	125^th of 484 public middle schools	74.2%	12		37.0	59.1	47.2	47.3		44.2	55.8	49.7	49.7		45.9	45.9	45.4	$18,903
Roberta G. Doering School	Public	5-8	68 Main Street	Agawam	01001	Hampden County	Agawam	No	No	No	No	(413) 789-1400	522	42	12.3	42.0%	410 (78.5%)	10 (1.9%)	63 (12.1%)	22 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.1%)								(n/a)	27.8	38.3			33.1	27.9	40.2			34.2	41.8		41.8		$20,445
Springfield Public Day Middle School	Public	6-8	732 Chestnut Street	Springfield	01107	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7281	60	9	6.5	95.0%	4 (6.7%)	10 (16.7%)	40 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (10.0%)	3.6	477^th of 478 public middle schools	0.2%		4.6	482^nd of 484 public middle schools	0.4%	5			0.0	0.0	0.0			0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	$38,805
Springfield Middle School	Public	6-8	732 Chestnut Street	Springfield	01109	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7284	18	4	4.0	83.3%	0 (0.0%)	2 (11.1%)	15 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.6%)								(n/a)					0.0										$40,122
Van Sickle Academy	Public	6-8	1170 Carew Street	Springfield	01104	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 750-2887	262	23	11.4	88.9%	21 (8.0%)	24 (9.2%)	205 (78.2%)	6 (2.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	12.7	430^th of 478 public middle schools	10.0%		20.5	387^th of 484 public middle schools	20.0%	43		13.3	13.6	25.0	17.5		5.6	10.6	10.7	8.8		12.9	12.9	17.9	$30,154

Frequently Asked Questions about Forest Park Middle

Is Forest Park Middle a good school?

Forest Park Middle ranks in the bottom 4.6% of Massachusetts middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Forest Park Middle attend?

Students who attend Forest Park Middle usually go on to attend Gateway to College at Holyoke Community College

What is the racial makeup of Forest Park Middle?

Students at Forest Park Middle are 66% Hispanic, 22% African American, 8% White, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Forest Park Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 282 students attended Forest Park Middle.

What district is Forest Park Middle in?

Springfield

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2024–25 MCAS Next Generation test scoresSep 29, 2025

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