Forest Park High School
About This School
Preschool | Grades 9-12 | Prince William County Public Schools
Forest Park High School is located in Woodbridge, VA and is one of 10 high schools in Prince William County Public Schools School District. It is a magnet school that serves 2365 students in grades 9-12.
Magnet schools are public schools that offer a specialized curriculum or educational philosophy, often with a specific focus or theme. Magnet schools promote student diversity because they are open to students outside the normal school district boundaries and often attract high caliber students through competitive programs.
Forest Park High School made AYP in 2011. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of Virginia in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See Forest Park High School's test results to learn more about school performance.
In 2011, Forest Park High School had 22 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Virginia average is 18 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Forest Park High School's students and teachers. more
Magnet schools are public schools that offer a specialized curriculum or educational philosophy, often with a specific focus or theme. Magnet schools promote student diversity because they are open to students outside the normal school district boundaries and often attract high caliber students through competitive programs.
Forest Park High School made AYP in 2011. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of Virginia in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See Forest Park High School's test results to learn more about school performance.
In 2011, Forest Park High School had 22 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Virginia average is 18 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Forest Park High School's students and teachers. more
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This school has a IT program that allows students to learn programming as well as graphic arts.
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Forest Park is a good school. You dont actually realize all the opportunites you have while being there but once it is over and you have looked back you will see that you have been given a good thing. Most students take High School for granted but you really shouldnt you need those years even if you dont think you do high school years determine the rest of your life and going to Forest Park gives you an even better opportunity and it puts you a step forward in life.
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Students
Enrollment (2011)
Total: 2365
47%
53%
Student Economic Level (2011)
In 2011, Forest Park High School had 20% of students eligible for free or reduced price lunch programs. Virginia had 37% of eligible students for free or reduced price lunch programs. Eligibility for the National School Lunch Program is based on family income levels.Student Ethnicity (2011)
White
43%
Black
25%
Hispanic
15%
Two or More Races
11%
Asian/Pacific Islander
6%
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Prince William County Public Schools District Spending
$10,059Per Pupil
The Prince William County Public Schools spends $10,059 per pupil in current expenditures. The district spends 58% on instruction, 39% on support services, 4% on other elementary and secondary expenditures. More about Prince William County Public Schools District
22:1STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO
In 2011, Forest Park High School had 22 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Virginia average is 18 students per full-time equivalent teacher.
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About the SOL
What is it?
The Standards of Learning (SOL) Assessments are annual tests used to measure a student's mastery of the state's grade-level academic standards.
Which Grades and Subjects?
At the end of each course, high school students are assessed in reading, writing, math, science and history/social science subjects .
How is it Scored?
Students score at one of three levels: fail/basic, pass/proficient and pass/advanced. The goal is for all students to score at or above the pass/proficient level.
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The Education.com TestRating is a number (1-10) calculated by Education.com that provides an overview of a school’s test performance for a given year, by comparing the school’s state standardized test results to those of other schools in the same state. For Virginia, the TestRating is calculated using a school's 2011 Standards of Learning (SOL) Assessment Results and Standards of Learning (SOL) End of Course (EOC) Test Results for all subjects tested.
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