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Forest Park Middle

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Forest Park Middle ranks 95 th of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

95^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 628 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 85% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Forest Park Middle is a public middle school located in Franklin, Wisconsin, serving 1,074 students in grades 6-8 as part of the Franklin Public School District, which is ranked 65 out of 426 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Forest Park Middle consistently performs well academically, with high proficiency rates on the Forward Exam that exceed state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 76.15% in 6th grade English Language Arts, 72.78% in 7th grade Mathematics, and 76.7% in 8th grade Social Studies. The school has maintained a strong ranking among Wisconsin middle schools, consistently placing in the top 20%, and has earned a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Forest Park Middle also excels in supporting the academic achievement of various student subgroups, including Asian, African American, and Multi-racial students, as well as English Language Learners and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

When compared to nearby middle schools like South Milwaukee Middle and Audubon Technology and Communication Middle, Forest Park Middle stands out as a high-performing institution with significantly higher academic proficiency rates and overall rankings. While the school has experienced some fluctuations in chronic absenteeism, its spending per student and low student-teacher ratio likely contribute to its ability to provide personalized attention and support to its students.

1,056

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,855

Per pupil spending ?

20.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8225 W Forest Hill Ave
Franklin, WI 53132-9706

(414) 529-8250

District: Franklin Public School District

Students who attend Forest Park Middle usually attend:

High:

Franklin High

Feeder schools for Forest Park Middle:

Elementary:	Ben Franklin Elementary
	Country Dale Elementary
	Pleasant View Elementary
	Robinwood Elementary
	More...
	Southwood Glen Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.8%

Asian:

11.7%

Hispanic:

11.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 87th percentile in 2015 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (70% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of Wisconsin middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg70%

Wisconsin avg54%

95^th of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 15%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

65^th of 426Franklin Public School District among Wisconsin 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	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	78.8	95 of 628	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	75.4	124 of 641	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	75.6	112 of 640	82.5%	★★★★☆
2022	73.4	120 of 617	80.6%	★★★★☆
2021	75.8	97 of 613	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	81.5	62 of 594	89.6%	★★★★☆
2018	80.8	66 of 579	88.6%	★★★★☆
2017	72.0	122 of 612	80.1%	★★★★☆
2016	82.6	58 of 609	90.5%	★★★★★
2015	77.8	82 of 612	86.6%	★★★★☆
2014	84.9	34 of 585	94.2%	★★★★★
2013	84.4	36 of 569	93.7%	★★★★★
2012	77.9	52 of 559	90.7%	★★★★★
2011	77.6	46 of 549	91.6%	★★★★★
2010	77.2	53 of 539	90.2%	★★★★★
2009	77.2	57 of 521	89.1%	★★★★☆
2008	72.4	104 of 519	80.0%	★★★★☆
2007	77.1	50 of 366	86.3%	★★★★☆
2006	76.4	55 of 382	85.6%	★★★★☆
2005	79.3	29 of 332	91.3%	★★★★★
2004	77.3	47 of 324	85.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	84.5	11 of 117	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	68.8	25 of 130	80.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	89.5	13 of 88	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	86.9	11 of 87	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	84.2	16 of 90	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	82.4	16 of 95	83.2%	★★★★☆
2021	84.6	16 of 90	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	88.2	9 of 91	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	81.6	15 of 90	83.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	59.6	47 of 178	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	49.1	67 of 173	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.7	80 of 170	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.0	16 of 158	89.9%	★★★★★
2021	74.3	8 of 138	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	53.2	49 of 153	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	78.0	97 of 573	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	76.9	108 of 580	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	76.2	96 of 579	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	72.3	117 of 576	79.7%	★★★★☆
2021	75.8	95 of 574	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	84.0	40 of 557	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	82.8	45 of 551	91.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	73.3	50 of 237	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	66.4	65 of 239	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	63.2	68 of 229	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	70.1	44 of 221	80.1%	★★★★☆
2021	73.7	24 of 225	89.3%	★★★★☆
2019	85.3	17 of 209	91.9%	★★★★★
2018	83.0	16 of 204	92.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	71.4	103 of 509	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	61.9	161 of 520	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.8	133 of 525	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	60.9	156 of 522	70.1%	★★★★☆
2021	65.6	111 of 499	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	63.1	125 of 487	74.3%	★★★★☆
2018	48.0	247 of 489	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	77.0	104 of 577	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	72.1	143 of 585	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	74.6	112 of 591	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	73.7	106 of 577	81.6%	★★★★☆
2021	75.7	91 of 572	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	76.8	88 of 557	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	76.9	81 of 551	85.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	74.9	24 of 126	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	64.4	38 of 131	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	80.0	17 of 132	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	67.6	26 of 126	79.4%	★★★★☆
2021	74.0	24 of 129	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	80.2	13 of 101	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	81.0	8 of 96	91.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	56.4	148 of 414	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.8	121 of 425	71.5%	★★★★☆
2023	56.6	137 of 439	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.6	183 of 421	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.5	125 of 437	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	78.0	34 of 414	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	62.2	97 of 417	76.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	68.3	103 of 399	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	62.8	134 of 407	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.5	114 of 412	72.3%	★★★★☆
2022	62.6	122 of 397	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.9	112 of 393	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	73.6	65 of 382	83.0%	★★★★☆
2018	73.6	64 of 375	82.9%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2025)91st percentile+6 vs school

Asian (2025)85th percentile~ school

Female (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)82nd percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)81st percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)79th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)74th percentile-11 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)74th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)64th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies77%+14 vs state

English Language Arts73%+19 vs state

Mathematics70%+16 vs state

Science54%+4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)				Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)				Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)	Forward Exam Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Forest Park Middle	Public	6-8	8225 W Forest Hill Ave	Franklin	53132	Milwaukee County	Franklin Public School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 529-8250	1,056	76	13.9	20.9%	726 (68.8%)	22 (2.1%)	121 (11.5%)	124 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (6.0%)	78.8	95^th of 628 public middle schools	84.9%		75.4	124^th of 641 public middle schools	80.7%	29		76.2	69.6	73.9		64.2	72.8	71.9	76.7	53.7	$11,855	$366	$11,489
Muskego Lakes Middle	Public	5-8	W124S8009 North Cape Rd	Muskego	53150	Waukesha County	Muskego-Norway School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 971-1860	676	49	13.7	9.6%	576 (85.2%)	4 (0.6%)	53 (7.8%)	8 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.9%)	87.7	38^th of 628 public middle schools	93.9%		88.7	33^rd of 641 public middle schools	94.9%	5	57.6	87.3	81.7	75.6	79.9	91.8	87.6	86.1	72.2	60.6	$12,015	$318	$11,697
Greendale Middle	Public	6-8	6800 Schoolway	Greendale	53129	Milwaukee County	Greendale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 423-2800	617	43	14.2	27.1%	407 (66.0%)	18 (2.9%)	120 (19.4%)	39 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.2%)	77.9	105^th of 628 public middle schools	83.3%		75.2	128^th of 641 public middle schools	80.0%	23		67.5	72.2	74.3		63.4	68.7	70.1	73.0	61.4	$12,474	$689	$11,785
Oak Creek West Middle	Public	6-8	8401 S 13th St	Oak Creek	53154	Milwaukee County	Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 768-6250	531	36	14.7	45.4%	272 (51.2%)	36 (6.8%)	128 (24.1%)	57 (10.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.8%)	69.8	182^nd of 628 public middle schools	71.0%		76.3	112^th of 641 public middle schools	82.5%	70		67.9	62.9	68.6		56.0	68.2	62.9	72.0	49.7	$12,630	$678	$11,952
Whitnall Middle	Public	6-8	5025 S 116th St	Greenfield	53228	Milwaukee County	Whitnall School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 525-8650	558	44	12.7	27.8%	370 (66.3%)	25 (4.5%)	108 (19.4%)	23 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.7%)	71.6	160^th of 628 public middle schools	74.5%		69.2	183^rd of 641 public middle schools	71.5%	23		63.5	76.1	55.6		61.2	83.2	69.5	66.3	51.3	$10,975	$429	$10,546
Greenfield Middle	Public	6-8	3200 W Barnard Ave	Greenfield	53221	Milwaukee County	Greenfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 282-4700	704	64	10.9	53.4%	332 (47.2%)	33 (4.7%)	232 (33.0%)	54 (7.7%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (6.7%)	36.6	446^th of 628 public middle schools	29.0%		38.6	438^th of 641 public middle schools	31.7%	8		50.7	47.3	50.7		32.7	43.7	41.3	51.1	37.7	$12,352	$1,022	$11,330
Oak Creek East Middle	Public	6-8	9330 S Shepard Ave	Oak Creek	53154	Milwaukee County	Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 768-6260	935	62	15.1	25.6%	617 (66.0%)	33 (3.5%)	177 (18.9%)	45 (4.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (6.6%)	69.9	181^st of 628 public middle schools	71.2%		73.2	151^st of 641 public middle schools	76.4%	30		60.7	59.0	63.3		66.4	62.8	71.9	69.6	55.6	$11,641	$678	$10,963
Wedgewood Park School	Public	6-8	6506 W Warnimont Ave	Milwaukee	53220	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 604-7800	541	37	14.5	77.6%	54 (10.0%)	172 (31.8%)	257 (47.5%)	29 (5.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.0%)	9.4	566^th of 628 public middle schools	9.9%		17.1	552^nd of 641 public middle schools	13.9%	14		23.2	27.8	28.0		18.3	24.2	12.6	33.5	20.5	$13,901	$2,320	$11,580
Audubon Technology and Communication Middle	Public	6-8	3300 S 39th St	Milwaukee	53215	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-7800	345	24	14.1	83.8%	19 (5.5%)	92 (26.7%)	199 (57.7%)	15 (4.3%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.6%)	2.5	607^th of 628 public middle schools	3.3%		3.7	601^st of 641 public middle schools	6.2%	6		8.1	16.8	14.0		2.5	2.9	3.0	20.8	9.0	$15,936	$2,563	$13,373
Frank Lloyd Wright Intermediate	Public	6-8	9501 W Cleveland Ave	West Allis	53227	Milwaukee County	West Allis-West Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 604-3410	902	70	12.8	61.9%	433 (48.0%)	92 (10.2%)	248 (27.5%)	29 (3.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	96 (10.6%)	35.8	452^nd of 628 public middle schools	28.0%		32.7	479^th of 641 public middle schools	25.3%	27		51.9	42.2	47.4		36.9	35.1	37.0	59.8	39.9	$11,871	$1,020	$10,850

Frequently Asked Questions about Forest Park Middle

How many students attend Forest Park Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,056 students attended Forest Park Middle.

What district is Forest Park Middle in?

Franklin Public School District

What is the racial makeup of Forest Park Middle?

Students at Forest Park Middle are 69% White, 12% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Is Forest Park Middle a good school?

Forest Park Middle ranks 95^th of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Forest Park Middle attend?

Students who attend Forest Park Middle usually go on to attend Franklin High

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