📍 200 Forest Glen Dr, Suffolk, Suffolk city, 23434
Forest Glen Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Suffolk, Suffolk city. The school has 426 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Suffolk City Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 39% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Forest Glen Middle enrolls 426 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 33 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% White, 41% Black or African American and 4.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 213 | 50% |
| Black or African American | 174 | 41% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 4.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 18 | 4.2% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
270 of the school's 426 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 270 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Forest Glen Middle is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district VA-20, state senate district 14, state house district 76.
Forest Glen Middle is one of 22 schools in Suffolk City Public Schools, based in Suffolk, Virginia. The district serves 14,565 students district-wide and employs 1,002 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 426 students, Forest Glen Middle is smaller than the district average of about 662 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe