Forest Grove Middle

Forest Grove Middle is a middle-grades school in Worcester, Massachusetts, and it is part of Worcester. The school offers grades 7 through 8 and enrolls 839 students. That puts enrollment 53% bigger than the 547-student average for middle schools in Massachusetts.

Forest Grove Middle is part of Worcester, where 47 schools serve 24,778 students.

No group is above 50% at Forest Grove Middle; the largest is Hispanic, at 42%. The school is also 31% White, 15% Black, 6% Asian, and 4% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 14%. The diversity index for Forest Grove Middle is 69%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

Based on 73.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, Forest Grove Middle has a ratio of 11.4:1. The average for middle schools in Massachusetts is about 11.5:1.

The school's county is Worcester County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $95,939 a year, roughly 40% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Worcester County number 257, with about 121,490 students.

Francis J McGrath Elementary is about 0.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.

In the federal locale system, Forest Grove Middle is coded City: Mid-size, for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 839, from 905 in 2020-21.

Anyone can start a thread about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Forest Grove Middle. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.