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What's the most underrated thing about Forest Park Middle that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
1,056
Middle
DISTRICT 583 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRANKLIN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550483000521
Forest Park Middle
8225 W Forest Hill Ave, Franklin, WI 53132 · (414) 529-8250 · Milwaukee County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,056 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% of Wisconsin public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Wisconsin public middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
76 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
221 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 42%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 332 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 361 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 363 | 34% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 54% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Franklin Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
72.4%
WI avg 53.1% . +5.2pp since 2023
Math
69.0%
WI avg 54.8% . +0.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.4% | 69.0% |
| 2023-24 | 67.2% | 68.8% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. 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
67.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.8%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% typical for Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin'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 Middle
Forest Park Middle's state test result (67.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Park Middle this school | 1,056 | 20.9% | 67.0% |
| Kromrey Middle Middleton | 1,230 | 20.7% | 72.8% |
| Hamilton Middle Madison | 790 | 19.4% | 72.5% |
| Glacier Creek Middle Cross Plains | 924 | 14.3% | 75.5% |
| Templeton Middle Sussex | 766 | 13.4% | 79.5% |
| North Middle Menomonee Falls | 804 | 18.9% | 63.5% |
Matched among Wisconsin middle 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 Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Milwaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #79 of 323 | #5 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #90 of 327 ▼ 11 | #7 of 27 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.4% | #43 of 327 ▲ 15 | #6 of 27 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,056 | #6 of 389 | #1 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #188 of 265 | #14 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.6% | #80 of 265 | #18 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.9% | #260 of 323 | #22 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +46.3% | #7 of 79 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
1,056
-54 (-5%) vs 2020
+59% since 1990-91, when it was 664
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 1,056 | 75.7 | 13.9:1 | 21% (221) |
| 2023-24 | 1,074 | 74.3 | 14.4:1 | 20% (219) |
| 2022-23 | 1,084 | 71 | 15.3:1 | 19% (205) |
| 2020-21 | 1,110 | 73 | 15.2:1 | 19% (209) |
| 2017-18 | 722 | 41.4 | 17.4:1 | 10% (71) |
| 2015-16 | 687 | 40 | 17.2:1 | 11% (79) |
| 2010-11 | 679 | 44 | 15.4:1 | 14% (96) |
| 2000-01 | 609 | 42 | 14.5:1 | 10% (62) |
| 1990-91 | 664 | 49 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Forest Park Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 46% (722 to 1,056); teachers up 83% (41.4 to 75.7).
About Forest Park Middle
The public middle-grades school Forest Park Middle is located in Franklin, Wisconsin. The school serves 1,056 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. The average among middle schools in Wisconsin is roughly 381 students; this school is 177% larger than that.
Forest Park Middle falls under Franklin Public School District, which has 8 schools enrolling 4,666 students.
A majority of students at Forest Park Middle, 69%, are White. The next largest groups are 12% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 2% Black. The school's White share is 18 points above the 51% share among Milwaukee County residents. Forest Park Middle has a diversity index of 50%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at Forest Park Middle total 75.7 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.9:1. The 12.8:1 average for middle schools in Wisconsin is lower than this school's figure. The school counts 221 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 21%. The gap from the 64% average for public schools in Milwaukee County is 43 points.
Measured against Wisconsin public middle schools, Forest Park Middle receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 67.0%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 64.8%.
Census Bureau estimates for Milwaukee County show that median household income is about $64,435, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Forest Park Middle is one of 284 public schools in Milwaukee County, which together enroll about 122,496 students.
Of nearby public schools, Ben Franklin Elementary is the closest, at about 0.8 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Forest Park Middle is 5th of 8 on proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Federal counts put enrollment at 1,110 in 2020-21 and 1,056 in 2024-25, a 5% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.2:1 in 2020-21 to 13.9:1 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Forest Park Middle may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Milwaukee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
926,331
Census ACS
Median income
$64,435
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
284
122,496 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Franklin Public School District
- Franklin HighHigh · 1,605 students
- Country Dale ElementaryElementary · 437 students
- Robinwood ElementaryElementary · 437 students
- Pleasant View ElementaryElementary · 422 students
- Southwood Glen ElementaryElementary · 370 students
- Ben Franklin ElementaryElementary · 308 students
Other schools in Franklin
- Franklin HighHigh · 1,605 students
- Country Dale ElementaryElementary · 437 students
- Robinwood ElementaryElementary · 437 students
- Pleasant View ElementaryElementary · 422 students
- Southwood Glen ElementaryElementary · 370 students
- Ben Franklin ElementaryElementary · 308 students
Other Forest Park Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Forest Park Middle. Forest Park Middle is the largest of the 4.
- Forest Park Middle SchoolMarrow, GA · 593 students
- Forest Park MiddleSpringfield, MA · 282 students
- Forest Park Middle SchoolForest Park, IL · 186 students
Nearby schools
- Ben Franklin Elementary0.8 mi · 308
- Milwaukee County Community Reintegration Center1.2 mi · 31
- Robinwood Elementary1.7 mi · 437
- Franklin High2.0 mi · 1,605
- Pleasant View Elementary2.4 mi · 422
- Country Dale Elementary2.6 mi · 437
Frequently asked questions
About Forest Park MiddleHow many students attend Forest Park Middle?
Forest Park Middle enrolls approximately 1,056 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Forest Park Middle serve?
Forest Park Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Forest Park Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Forest Park Middle is approximately 13.9:1 (76 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Forest Park Middle?
At Forest Park Middle, the student body is approximately 69% White, 11% Hispanic, 2% Black, 12% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Forest Park Middle public or private?
Forest Park Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Franklin Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.