Forest High School

5000 Se Maricamp Rd, Ocala FL, 34480 | Marion County School District | 352-671-4700
  • grades 9-12
  • students 2145
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 53% 3% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 74 in Ocala
  • Ranked #0 of 6433 in Florida
Proficiency Averages
45%Ocala
55%Florida

Forest High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Marion County School District" in Ocala, FL. There are a total of 2,145 students and 103 teachers at Forest High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 21 to 1.

Forest High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 53.0%, which is 3% lower than the Florida average.

Forest High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students2145
Teachers103
Student/Teacher ratio21:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment271
Taking some courses143
Taking some courses (not tests)20
Passing some courses73
Passing no courses62

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Forest High School, there are a total of 271 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 143 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All48%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School48%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All58%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School58%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Forest High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictFloridaNational
White 65.1% 53.4% 40.9% 51.1%
Black 14.9% 19.8% 22.7% 15.9%
Asian 1.5% 1.4% 2.6% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 12.7% 19.5% 30.0% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.8% 0.7% 0.4% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 4.8% 5.0% 3.2% 3.1%

Ocala demographics profile

StatisticOcalaFloridaNational
Population60,02121,477,737328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)1,27041091
Median age38.641.637.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)48%54%55%
Speak English84%72%79%
Speak Spanish12%21%13%

Education level achieved in Ocala

IndexOcalaFloridaNational
Completed 8th grade83.0%84.0%84.3%
Completed high school81.8%83.0%83.0%
Completed some college54.3%58.0%59.4%
Completed associate degree32.6%37.4%38.5%
Completed bachelors22.8%27.9%30.3%
Completed masters8.2%10.0%11.5%
Completed professional degree3.2%3.1%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.6%1.1%1.3%
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Source: The Forest High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.