Forest Grove Middle

Forest Grove Middle is one of the large intermediate schools in Worcester, Massachusetts, operated by Worcester, with 839 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 8. By comparison, Massachusetts's public schools average about 547 students each, so Forest Grove Middle sits 53% larger than that benchmark.

Forest Grove Middle is one of 47 schools operated by Worcester, a district that enrolls 24,778 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Forest Grove Middle records that 42% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest consists of 31% White, 15% Black, 6% Asian, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 14% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 73 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.4:1. The state averages about 11.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Worcester County put median household income runs about $95,939, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Worcester County's 257 public schools (combined enrollment of about 121,490 students), Forest Grove Middle is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Francis J McGrath Elementary, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Forest Grove Middle.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. Forest Grove Middle's enrollment has decreased 14% since 2018, when it stood at 978 (now 839). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 42% to 31%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 today.

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