Forest Glen Middle

Forest Glen Middle operates as a cozy middle-grades school in Suffolk, Virginia, run under Suffolk City Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 433 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 750 students per school, that is 42% leaner than typical.

Suffolk City Public Schools runs 19 schools in total, collectively educating 14,565 students. Forest Glen Middle is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Forest Glen Middle lists that 48% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 41% Black, 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.4:1. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 67% of students at Forest Glen Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Forest Glen Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 69.8%, the actual is 69.4%, a residual of -0.4 points.

In the broader community, Suffolk city reports that median household income runs about $92,666, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Forest Glen Middle is one of 22 public schools in Suffolk city (combined enrollment of about 14,565 students).

Nearest neighbor: Lakeland High, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Forest Glen Middle comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 62.9%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Looking at the recent track record. Forest Glen Middle's enrollment has shrank 4% since 2018, when it stood at 449 (now 433). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.