Forest Park High School | |
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Address | |
15721 Forest Park Drive Woodbridge, Virginia 22193 |
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Information | |
Type | Public |
Motto |
Non scholae, sed vitae discimus (We do not learn for the school, but for life) |
Founded | 2000 |
School district | Prince William County Public Schools |
School number | (703) 583-3200 |
NCES School ID | 510313002542 |
Principal | Richard Martinez |
Faculty | 125.88 (on FTE basis) |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 2,285 (2014–15) |
Student to teacher ratio | 18.15 |
Color(s) |
Royal blue Kelly green |
Mascot | Bruin |
Website | forestparkhs |
Coordinates: 38°36′45.13″N 77°22′4.91″W / 38.6125361°N 77.3680306°W
Forest Park Senior High School is a public high school in Montclair, Virginia, unincorporated Prince William County, Virginia, United States. It is part of Prince William County Public Schools and is located on 15721 Forest Park Drive (formerly Spriggs Road; the name changed during 2005-2006 construction on Spriggs Road). The school's name references adjacent Prince William Forest Park, one of the largest national parks in the Washington metropolitan area.
Forest Park is the home of the first information technology (iT) specialty program in Prince William County.
In 2008 Newsweek magazine ranked Forest Park on its annual list of "America's Top Public High Schools"
Forest Park Senior High School is a center for the iT (Information Technology) program. All interested students must apply for the program, bringing in many students around Prince William County. There are three fields that students can enter: Computer Graphics, Networking, Programming. Each year, iT students are required to take an iT core class. Students can receive a special iT Diploma if they complete six iT courses (four core), or five iT courses and an AP class.