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Enrollment
1,024
High
DISTRICT 692 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240009000203
Forest Park High
3701 Eldorado Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21207 · (410) 396-0753 · Baltimore city
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,024 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
769 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 54%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 328 | 32% |
| Grade 10 | 268 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 230 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 198 | 19% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 73% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
28.4%
MD avg 50.6% . +1.1pp since 2023
Math
13.8%
MD avg 34.8% . -2.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.4% | 13.8% |
| 2023-24 | 27.3% | 16.1% |
% Proficient (Levels 3-4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
21.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.8%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Maryland's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Forest Park High
Forest Park High's state test result (21.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Park High this school | 1,024 | 75.1% | 21.4% |
| Paul Laurence Dunbar High Baltimore | 1,087 | 77.7% | 34.6% |
| Academy for College and Career Exploration Baltimore | 967 | 79.1% | 16.4% |
| Western High Baltimore | 1,290 | 72.8% | 42.1% |
| Edmondson-Westside High Baltimore | 910 | 79.8% | 20.9% |
| Largo High Upper Marlboro | 1,159 | 64.4% | 28.8% |
Matched among Maryland high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Forest Park High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.4% | #179 of 203 | #10 of 28 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.8% | #75 of 206 ▼ 12 | #9 of 28 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.4% | #190 of 206 ▼ 5 | #15 of 28 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,024 | #144 of 234 | #9 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #101 of 210 | #20 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.0% | #163 of 211 | #9 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.1% | #36 of 212 | #22 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +64.4% | #4 of 131 | #2 of 18 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,024
+298 (+41%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 912
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 16.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,024 | 63 | 16.3:1 | 75% (769) |
| 2023-24 | 892 | 52 | 17.1:1 | 72% (642) |
| 2022-23 | 826 | 48 | 17.2:1 | 72% (593) |
| 2020-21 | 726 | 45 | 16.1:1 | 65% (474) |
| 2017-18 | 623 | 36 | 17.3:1 | 100% (623) |
| 2015-16 | 476 | 28 | 17.0:1 | 97% (461) |
| 2010-11 | 621 | 33 | 18.8:1 | 76% (473) |
| 2000-01 | 818 | 54 | 15.2:1 | 70% (570) |
| 1990-91 | 912 | 58 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Forest Park High.
Since 2017-18: students up 64% (623 to 1,024); teachers up 75% (36 to 63).
About Forest Park High
Forest Park High sits in Baltimore, Maryland, and is classified as a high school. The grade span is 9 through 12, and enrollment is 1,024 students.
Baltimore City Public Schools has 152 schools and 76,946 students, and Forest Park High is one of those schools.
Forest Park High is 78% Black by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 19% Hispanic. Census estimates put the Black share of Baltimore city's population at about 59%. Forest Park High's diversity index is 35%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school employs the equivalent of 63 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 16.3:1. That is higher than the 15.3:1 average for high schools in Maryland. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 75%. For comparison, public schools in Baltimore city average 74%.
Forest Park High posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 21.4%, compared with a predicted 29.8%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Maryland schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the county around the school, Baltimore city, the median household income is $62,177, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 156 public schools in Baltimore city, enrolling about 77,341 students in all.
Nearest public school: Calvin M. Rodwell Elementary/Middle, about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 25.3%; Forest Park High's is 21.4%, ranking 7th of 9.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal records list enrollment at Forest Park High as 726 in 2020-21 and 1,024 in 2024-25. A change that size can reflect a shift in the grades the school serves as well as a change in students.
Community posts for Forest Park High can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Baltimore city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
573,243
Census ACS
Median income
$62,177
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
156
77,341 students
Quick facts
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Other Forest Park High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Forest Park High. Forest Park High is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Forest Park HighWoodbridge, VA · 2,343 students
- Forest Park High SchoolForest Park, GA · 1,711 students
Nearby schools
- Calvin M. Rodwell Elementary/Middle0.3 mi · 799
- Liberty Elementary0.6 mi · 335
- Callaway Elementary0.6 mi · 231
- Dr. Nathan A. Pitts-Ashburton Elementary/Middle1.2 mi · 287
- Windsor Hills Elementary/Middle1.2 mi · 252
- Hilton Elementary1.2 mi · 258
Frequently asked questions
About Forest Park HighHow large is Forest Park High?
Forest Park High enrolls approximately 1,024 students in grades 09-12.
Is Forest Park High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Forest Park High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Forest Park High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Forest Park High is approximately 16.3:1 (63 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Forest Park High?
Forest Park High reports a student body of 1% White, 19% Hispanic, 78% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Forest Park High public or private?
Forest Park High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Baltimore City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.