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Forest Park School

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Forest Park School ranks 765 th of 1488 Michigan alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12

765^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Alternative Schools

Better than 49% of Michigan alternative schools

Summary

Forest Park School is an alternative public school in Crystal Falls, Michigan, serving 487 students in grades PK-12 as part of the Forest Park School District. The school has a mixed academic performance, with strengths in mathematics and some grade levels for English Language Arts, but struggles in other areas like science, social studies, and certain math and ELA grades.

Forest Park School has a relatively high 4-year graduation rate ranging from 81.7% to 96.6% in recent years, and a low dropout rate between 0% and 8.1%. However, the school faces challenges with chronic absenteeism, which has been between 13.6% and 30.8% in recent years. The school serves a high proportion of economically disadvantaged students, with 54-58% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Compared to the nearby North Dickinson School, Forest Park School appears to underperform on many academic metrics, including lower test scores and graduation rates. However, Forest Park School has seen an increase in per-student spending, from $11,256 in 2020-21 to $13,065 in 2023-24, suggesting the district is investing resources to address the school's needs and improve student outcomes.

481

Students ?

19.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,065

Per pupil spending ?

58.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

801 Forest Pkwy
Crystal Falls, MI 49920-1133

(906) 214-4695

District: Forest Park School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.9%

Two or more races:

5.2%

Hispanic:

1.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 39th percentile in 2022 → 57th in 2025

Strengths

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (83%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2022

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg39%

Michigan avg40%

Elementary school

765^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

428^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 48%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 35% (2015) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

320^th of 739

Michigan public high schools ?

Top 43%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to top 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	765 of 1488	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.6	700 of 1486	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.6	728 of 1470	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.3	790 of 1344	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.6	631 of 1153	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.2	906 of 1408	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.8	684 of 1448	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	39.3	881 of 1466	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	59.9	604 of 1548	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	54.5	727 of 1580	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	66.9	488 of 1533	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.5	696 of 1563	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	44.1	974 of 1566	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	63.9	655 of 1552	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.8	692 of 1552	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	53.1	969 of 1589	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.5	1060 of 1577	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	60.7	730 of 1565	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	67.7	505 of 1545	67.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	655 of 1338	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.2	723 of 1342	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.8	603 of 1321	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.0	586 of 1106	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.5	421 of 902	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.9	563 of 1171	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.3	493 of 1443	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	54.4	561 of 1346	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.0	384 of 1381	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	62.6	410 of 1350	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.3	534 of 1099	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.9	554 of 1134	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.9	372 of 1397	73.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	724 of 1366	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.4	642 of 1347	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.1	626 of 1334	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	20.2	931 of 1139	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.9	655 of 915	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	886 of 1196	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.6	763 of 1446	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	812 of 1206	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.7	756 of 1204	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.0	734 of 1198	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.9	792 of 1102	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.5	595 of 1005	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.1	948 of 1128	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.7	795 of 1253	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	428 of 890	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.3	425 of 897	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.0	522 of 883	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.9	492 of 776	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.2	421 of 675	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.9	426 of 792	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.1	388 of 838	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	43.3	429 of 821	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	58.9	340 of 894	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	62.1	318 of 919	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	71.9	218 of 921	76.3%	★★★★☆
2013	53.8	422 of 919	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	46.9	503 of 900	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	59.3	442 of 858	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	61.2	446 of 851	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	58.8	462 of 847	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	70.5	266 of 839	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.0	406 of 823	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.4	318 of 806	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	367 of 789	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.3	290 of 771	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.0	400 of 770	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.1	184 of 657	72.0%	★★★★☆
2021	56.7	170 of 521	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.3	537 of 794	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	250 of 832	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	52.1	339 of 836	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.3	408 of 825	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.1	395 of 691	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.6	254 of 523	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	86.8	34 of 672	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	66.5	226 of 815	72.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	386 of 798	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.7	475 of 786	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.9	547 of 776	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	545 of 658	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	461 of 540	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.3	197 of 639	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.6	247 of 797	69.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	431 of 696	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.3	437 of 701	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.6	510 of 688	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	541 of 638	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.4	462 of 577	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	450 of 624	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.7	406 of 678	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	55.4	320 of 739	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	18.5	611 of 743	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.0	332 of 735	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.9	325 of 531	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.0	327 of 561	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.1	269 of 666	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.3	213 of 824	74.2%	★★★★☆
2017	56.6	318 of 835	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	48.5	424 of 852	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	42.6	493 of 832	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	61.5	317 of 799	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	53.4	409 of 805	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	67.6	250 of 773	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	77.3	178 of 784	77.3%	★★★★☆
2010	80.3	129 of 765	83.1%	★★★★☆
2009	71.6	244 of 754	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	75.2	201 of 750	73.2%	★★★★☆
2007	76.5	163 of 767	78.7%	★★★★☆
2006	87.8	59 of 705	91.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	56.3	262 of 629	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.3	366 of 554	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	78.7	124 of 710	82.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	50.6	303 of 635	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.5	288 of 614	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.2	221 of 417	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.3	185 of 532	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.9	339 of 755	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	364 of 628	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.1	183 of 611	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	40.0	284 of 440	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.3	322 of 707	54.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	469 of 639	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	596 of 638	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	37.9	395 of 647	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.6	383 of 492	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.8	295 of 516	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.3	315 of 582	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.8	215 of 708	69.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)51st percentile~ school

Male (2025)47th percentile~ school

White (2025)33rd percentile-16 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile+18 vs school

Female (2025)53rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)52nd percentile~ school

White (2025)38th percentile-14 vs school

High school

Female (2025)58th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile-15 vs school

White (2025)27th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing57%~ state avg

Science41%~ state avg

Math39%+3 vs state

Social Studies35%-5 vs state

English Language Arts34%-6 vs state

Mathematics30%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)					M-Step Math (2025)					M-Step Science (2025)			M-Step Social Studies (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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Forest Park School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	801 Forest Pkwy	Crystal Falls	49920	Iron County	Forest Park School District	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 214-4695	481	24	19.7	58.8%	437 (90.9%)	6 (1.2%)	9 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.2%)								(n/a)	66.7	30.0	56.7		25.0	48.1	43.9	12.8	43.6	40.6	55.6	36.6	23.1	43.6	48.8	40.0	30.0	29.3	33.3	43.3	$13,065	$1,873	$11,192
North Dickinson School	Public, Magnet, Alternative	K-12	W6588 State Highway M69	Felch	49831	Dickinson County	North Dickinson County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(906) 542-9281	250	16	15.6	26.0%	233 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)								(n/a)	81.3	50.0	65.2	21.7	22.2	54.2	58.8	57.1	34.8	44.4	70.8	52.9	35.7	43.5	58.8	37.5	47.8	47.1	50.0	39.1	$12,840	$1,259	$11,582

Frequently Asked Questions about Forest Park School

Is Forest Park School a good school?

Forest Park School ranks 765^th of 1488 Michigan alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Forest Park School?

Students at Forest Park School are 91% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 1% African American.

What district is Forest Park School in?

Forest Park School District

How many students attend Forest Park School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 481 students attended Forest Park School.

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