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Park Forest Middle School
2180 School Dr
State College PA, 16803, Centre County
Phone: 814-272-8217
Ranking: 
(213 out of 2,311, top 9%)*
(213 out of 2,311, top 9%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: State College Area School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 65 | 65 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 67 | 66 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 826 | 824 | 788 | 823 | 840 | 830 | 825 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 276 | 33.4% | 297 | 36.0% | 266 | 33.8% | 265 | 32.2% | 268 | 31.9% | 272 | 32.8% | 273 | 33.1% |
| Grade 7: | 296 | 35.8% | 262 | 31.8% | 260 | 33.0% | 265 | 32.2% | 285 | 33.9% | 271 | 32.7% | 276 | 33.5% |
| Grade 8: | 254 | 30.8% | 265 | 32.2% | 262 | 33.2% | 293 | 35.6% | 287 | 34.2% | 287 | 34.6% | 276 | 33.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 388 | 47.0% | 413 | 50.1% | 398 | 50.5% | 416 | 50.5% | 402 | 47.9% | 414 | 49.9% | 433 | 52.5% |
| Female: | 438 | 53.0% | 411 | 49.9% | 390 | 49.5% | 407 | 49.5% | 410 | 48.8% | 396 | 47.7% | 388 | 47.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 62 | 7.5% | 63 | 7.6% | 58 | 7.4% | 55 | 6.7% | 54 | 6.4% | 55 | 6.6% | 55 | 6.7% |
| Hispanic: | 18 | 2.2% | 16 | 1.9% | 18 | 2.3% | 23 | 2.8% | 23 | 2.7% | 25 | 3.0% | 23 | 2.8% |
| Black: | 21 | 2.5% | 23 | 2.8% | 17 | 2.2% | 26 | 3.2% | 32 | 3.8% | 25 | 3.0% | 24 | 2.9% |
| White: | 705 | 85.4% | 699 | 84.8% | 672 | 85.3% | 688 | 83.6% | 710 | 84.5% | 710 | 85.5% | 721 | 87.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.5% | 8 | 1.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 18 | 2.2% | 19 | 2.3% | 19 | 2.4% | 22 | 2.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 81 | 9.8% | 111 | 13.5% | 66 | 8.4% | 97 | 11.8% | 100 | 11.9% | 71 | 8.6% | 49 | 5.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 19 | 2.3% | 18 | 2.2% | 18 | 2.3% | 19 | 2.3% | 25 | 3.0% | 32 | 3.9% | 45 | 5.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.62 | 12.72 | 11.71 | 12.23 | 12.37 | 12.40 | 12.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 83.4% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 81.6% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 86% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 80% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 86.6% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 91.1% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 91.5% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 85.2% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 80.8% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 81.5% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 81.2% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 81.8% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 84.7% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 83.8% | 68.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 78% | 77.6% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 80.2% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 81.4% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 88.1% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88.4% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 92.2% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 96.3% | 94.8% | 80.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 84.3% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 88% | 86.6% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 87.2% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 90.5% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 90.1% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 92.5% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 93.3% | 76% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 71.3% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 79.5% | 57.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 80.6% | 62.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 77.1% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 83.1% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85% | 82.3% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 80.1% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 91.3% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91.7% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 92.2% | 76.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 82.5% | 63.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 86.9% | 68.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 79.5% | 64.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 85.8% | 70.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 88.6% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 91.3% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 93.1% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 93.4% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 93.9% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 95.4% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 76.8% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77.6% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 85% | 81.8% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 77.8% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 81.1% | 59.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 80.8% | 66.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 84.9% | 71.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 86.3% | 69.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 83.8% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 88.4% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 85.1% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 87% | 72.7% |
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* Park Forest Middle School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.