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Forest Grove Middle

Public Grades 7-8

364^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 478 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 24% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

Forest Grove Middle is a Worcester public middle school serving grades 7–8 at 495 Grove Street in Worcester, MA, with 839 students, ranking 364th of 478 Massachusetts middle schools (24th percentile, 1 star) in 2025–2026 within a Worcester district ranked 304th of 351 statewide. The school is below the state in every tested subject: ELA 25.98% proficient, math 18.52%, science 20.57%, and civics 26.25%, compared with state rates near 40%. Its rank has drifted from the 44th percentile in 2015–2016 to the low-to-mid 20s recently, with a one-year bounce to 34th percentile in 2024–2025 before falling back.

Within Worcester, Forest Grove outperforms Worcester East Middle in all four subjects but trails Sullivan Middle in ELA and math and Burncoat Middle School in math and science. Civics is the clearest bright spot: 26.25% is above the Worcester district average of 21.02% and above Sullivan, Burncoat, and Worcester East, though still below the state. Math is the most urgent gap, at 22.59 percentage points below the state, with 7th grade at 15.25% proficient and 8th grade at 22.20%.

Nearby suburban schools show a wide gap: Auburn Middle posts 41.62% in math, while Grafton Middle (56.57%), Oak Middle School (67.62%), and Mountview Middle (60.20%) are far higher, though grade configurations and student populations differ. Inputs look relatively favorable — an 11.4 student-teacher ratio and $17,632 per-student spending in 2020–2021 — so resources alone do not explain the results. Subgroup effectiveness is uneven: English language learners (67th percentile, 3 stars) and homeless students (79th percentile, 4 stars) fare comparatively well, while Asian students (5th percentile, 0 stars), special education students (25th percentile, 1 star), and low-income students (23rd percentile, 1 star) rank low relative to other Massachusetts schools.

839

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,156

Per pupil spending ?

56%

Free/discounted lunch ?

495 Grove Street
Worcester, MA 01605

(508) 799-3420

District: Worcester

Students who attend Forest Grove Middle usually attend:

High:	Doherty Memorial High
	University Pk Campus School

Feeder schools for Forest Grove Middle:

Elementary:	Elm Park Community
	Flagg Street
	Francis J McGrath Elementary
	May Street
	More...
	Midland Street
	Nelson Place
	Tatnuck
	West Tatnuck

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

42.3%

White:

31.5%

African American:

15.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 44th percentile in 2016 → 24th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (23% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school23%

District avg24%

Massachusetts avg41%

364^th of 478

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 21 pts since 2016

From bottom 44% (2016) to bottom 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Middle Schools in the Worcester

304^th of 351Worcester 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	24.0	364 of 478	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.4	319 of 484	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.2	375 of 493	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	351 of 501	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.7	320 of 497	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.0	340 of 501	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.1	337 of 498	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.3	318 of 484	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.9	323 of 487	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.9	268 of 482	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	59.7	183 of 441	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	41.0	288 of 455	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.2	303 of 455	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.7	284 of 455	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	37.3	314 of 449	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	37.8	293 of 434	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	34.8	290 of 409	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.4	325 of 407	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.0	327 of 399	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.0	322 of 399	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	23.0	290 of 356	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	13.6	304 of 344	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	13.4	300 of 339	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	41.0	119 of 215	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.3	72 of 206	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.2	120 of 202	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.0	93 of 209	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.3	56 of 212	73.6%	★★★★☆
2021	46.9	98 of 193	49.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.4	76 of 195	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.0	61 of 172	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	5.7	124 of 131	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.0	120 of 127	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.0	115 of 120	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	120 of 134	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	111 of 135	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	96 of 123	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	93 of 128	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	97 of 119	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	27.9	324 of 445	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.9	338 of 431	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	339 of 424	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	371 of 417	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	47.7	64 of 193	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	39.9	99 of 181	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.2	110 of 180	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.0	115 of 155	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.9	62 of 154	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.2	24 of 135	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	34.9	96 of 138	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.1	104 of 127	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	22.2	365 of 468	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.3	319 of 473	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.8	370 of 481	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	353 of 489	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.3	338 of 494	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.6	320 of 483	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.4	344 of 478	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	326 of 463	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	27.0	297 of 383	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.1	245 of 376	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.5	291 of 378	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	286 of 364	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	285 of 368	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.1	230 of 335	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.3	221 of 322	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.7	241 of 309	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	64.6	8 of 38	78.9%	★★★★☆
2025	81.5	4 of 42	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	51.8	15 of 36	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.4	7 of 26	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	73.6	5 of 26	80.8%	★★★★☆
2021	82.4	2 of 21	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	72.5	5 of 25	80.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	26.7	355 of 461	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.7	294 of 464	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.2	373 of 469	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	380 of 481	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.4	304 of 489	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.9	279 of 462	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.7	306 of 452	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.1	321 of 438	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	25.9	347 of 470	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.4	313 of 473	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.3	387 of 483	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	348 of 489	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.3	308 of 497	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.6	351 of 485	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.5	323 of 478	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.8	308 of 466	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	15.6	92 of 112	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.2	85 of 116	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	87 of 98	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	87 of 110	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	77 of 102	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.4	53 of 92	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.5	70 of 87	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.6	51 of 84	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	26.6	328 of 436	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.9	374 of 435	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	371 of 441	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	391 of 444	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.9	298 of 503	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.5	296 of 489	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.3	268 of 484	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.8	285 of 467	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	31.6	331 of 491	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	37.1	199 of 339	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	24.1	303 of 393	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.4	260 of 386	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.9	324 of 392	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	287 of 403	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.7	265 of 404	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.1	310 of 401	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.8	281 of 396	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.4	223 of 395	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2026)79th percentile+55 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)67th percentile+43 vs school

African American (2026)45th percentile+21 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)41st percentile+9 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)33rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)27th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2026)26th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)25th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)23rd percentile~ school

White (2026)23rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)22nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)22nd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)18th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2026)5th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Civics26%-14 vs state

English Language Arts26%-14 vs state

Science21%-20 vs state

Mathematics19%-23 vs state

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by a citizen
Wednesday, September 30, 2009

High MCAS scores - Met AYP in ELA 2008 & 2009
Urban/Suburban Population
Suburban Setting - in middle class neighborhood, across from lake
Several athletic fields
City's highest achieving middle school
All math classrooms equipped with Smart Boards/Eno Boards
InFocus Projectors in all social studies classsrooms
Natonal Junior Honor Society Chapter
Student Council
Boys/Girls Basketball
In-house Coach for Teachers
Mostly Highly Qualified Teachers
Tradition of Excellence (49 years)
Renovated/new construction (6 years old)
Focus on Safety
Yearly Musical Close Quote

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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	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2015)	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 Grove Middle	Public	7-8	495 Grove Street	Worcester	01605	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3420	839	73	11.4	56.0%	264 (31.5%)	129 (15.4%)	355 (42.3%)	53 (6.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (4.1%)	24	364^th of 478 public middle schools	23.8%		31.4	319^th of 484 public middle schools	34.1%	45			26.2	25.8	26.0			15.3	22.2	18.5		20.6	20.6	26.3	$22,156
Burncoat Middle School	Public	7-8	135 Burncoat Street	Worcester	01606	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3390	720	53	13.5	73.7%	180 (25.0%)	135 (18.8%)	328 (45.6%)	45 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.3%)	29.6	327^th of 478 public middle schools	31.6%		35	292^nd of 484 public middle schools	39.7%	35			24.6	26.6	25.7			23.3	30.2	27.0		28.6	28.6	24.6	$23,380
Worcester East Middle	Public	6-8	420 Grafton Street	Worcester	01604	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3430	731	51	14.3	89.5%	98 (13.4%)	149 (20.4%)	418 (57.2%)	42 (5.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.9%)	17.6	399^th of 478 public middle schools	16.5%		19.4	394^th of 484 public middle schools	18.6%	5		15.2	20.2	25.4	22.1		16.7	10.3	15.6	13.3		19.9	19.9	17.4	$22,852
Mountview Middle	Public	6-8	270 Shrewsbury Street	Holden	01520	Worcester County	Wachusett	No	No	No	No	(508) 829-5577	773	52	14.8	10.6%	610 (78.9%)	42 (5.4%)	64 (8.3%)	31 (4.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.1%)	78.9	91^st of 478 public middle schools	81.0%		77.9	96^th of 484 public middle schools	80.2%	5		60.4	39.6	55.4	50.9		76.3	48.1	59.2	60.2		56.3	56.3	61.4	$15,098
Sullivan Middle	Public	6-8	140 Apricot Street	Worcester	01603	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3350	940	73	12.7	80.1%	215 (22.9%)	139 (14.8%)	462 (49.1%)	82 (8.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.3%)	32.2	315^th of 478 public middle schools	34.1%		31	320^th of 484 public middle schools	33.9%	5		84.0	26.8	31.9	32.4		94.0	29.5	24.5	30.7		21.8	21.8	22.5	$23,504
Oak Middle School	Public	7-8	45 Oak Street	Shrewsbury	01545	Worcester County	Shrewsbury	No	No	No	No	(508) 841-1200	914	64	14.2	17.5%	390 (42.7%)	51 (5.6%)	91 (10.0%)	328 (35.9%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.3%)	90.3	53^rd of 478 public middle schools	88.9%		92.1	47^th of 484 public middle schools	90.3%	6			58.6	69.0	63.6			60.8	75.0	67.6		63.7	63.7	64.2	$17,175
Sherwood Middle School	Public	5-6	28 Sherwood Avenue	Shrewsbury	01545	Worcester County	Shrewsbury	No	No	No	No	(508) 841-8670	951	71	13.3	15.9%	401 (42.2%)	37 (3.9%)	95 (10.0%)	352 (37.0%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (6.1%)								(n/a)	45.5	58.4			52.4	54.0	68.9			61.9	57.3		57.3		$17,375
Leicester Middle	Public	5-8	174 Paxton Street	Leicester	01524	Worcester County	Leicester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 892-7030	394	31	12.7	36.6%	263 (66.8%)	27 (6.9%)	72 (18.3%)	16 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.6%)	33.9	296^th of 478 public middle schools	38.1%		38	282^nd of 484 public middle schools	41.7%	14	15.8	21.4	28.2	31.5	24.5	13.8	24.4	23.8	29.6	23.1	27.7	28.3	28.0	43.4	$18,580
Auburn Middle	Public	6-8	9 West Street	Auburn	01501	Worcester County	Auburn	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 832-7722	628	46	13.5	23.1%	478 (76.1%)	28 (4.5%)	75 (11.9%)	29 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.7%)	56.6	182^nd of 478 public middle schools	61.9%		60	177^th of 484 public middle schools	63.4%	5		32.7	40.5	45.8	39.5		36.4	40.9	48.1	41.6		45.2	45.2	46.3	$17,481
Grafton Middle	Public	7-8	22 Providence Road	Grafton	01519	Worcester County	Grafton	No	No	No	No	(508) 839-5420	478	38	12.6	14.1%	335 (70.1%)	8 (1.7%)	38 (7.9%)	75 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.6%)	81.9	81^st of 478 public middle schools	83.1%		81.7	84^th of 484 public middle schools	82.6%	3			50.5	61.0	56.1			50.5	61.8	56.6		61.0	61.0	55.4	$15,961

Frequently Asked Questions about Forest Grove Middle

What is the racial makeup of Forest Grove Middle?

Students at Forest Grove Middle are 42% Hispanic, 31% White, 15% African American, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Forest Grove Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 839 students attended Forest Grove Middle.

What district is Forest Grove Middle in?

Worcester

What high school do graduates of Forest Grove Middle attend?

Students who attend Forest Grove Middle usually go on to attend Doherty Memorial High

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Forest Grove Middle ranks in the bottom 23.8% of Massachusetts middle schools.

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