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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
2
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,024
+401 (+64%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 17.3:1
% White
1%
was 2%
% Hispanic
19%
was 12%
% Black
78%
was 85%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Forest Park High
Forest Park High is a mid-sized 9-12 campus in Baltimore, Maryland, overseen by Baltimore City Public Schools. The school enrolls 1,024 students in grades 9 through 12.
Forest Park High is one of 152 schools operated by Baltimore City Public Schools, a district that caters to 76,946 students overall.
Demographically, Forest Park High logs that 78% of the student body identifies as Black. Beyond that, the school logs 19% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 59% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 63 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.3:1, putting Forest Park High higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 75% of students at Forest Park High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Forest Park High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 29.8%, the actual is 21.4%, a residual of -8.4 points.
In the area at large, ACS estimates for Baltimore city put median household income runs about $62,177, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. Forest Park High is one of 156 public schools in Baltimore city (combined enrollment of about 77,341 students).
The closest other public school is Calvin M. Rodwell Elementary/Middle, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Forest Park High comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 25.3%.
Geographically, the school is in an urban area.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 64%: 623 students in 2018 compared to 1,024 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 12% to 19% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 16.3:1 in 2025.
On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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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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.