Forest Park High School is a public high school in Montclair, unincorporated Prince William County, Virginia, United States, with a Woodbridge postal address. It is part of Prince William County Public Schools, and is located on 15721 Forest Park Drive. The school's name references adjacent Prince William Forest Park, one of the largest natural parks in the Washington metropolitan area.
Forest Park, which was opened in 2000, 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"
As of 2025, there are 2,308 students attending Forest Park High School.
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Academics
iT program
Forest Park High School is a center for the iT (Information Technology) program. All interested students must apply for the program, bringing in many students from 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.
Demographics
In the 2017-2018 school year, Forest Park's student body was:
36.1% White
27.0% Black/African American
20.8% Hispanic
8.2% Asian
7.6% Two or More Races
.2% American Indian/Alaskan
.1% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Test scores
Forest Park High School is an accredited high school based on its performance on the Virginia Standards of Learning tests.
Athletics
The Forest Park High School mascot and athletic emblem is the Bruin with Royal blue and Kelly green serving as its school colors. The school is a member of the AAA Cardinal District of the AAA Northwest Region of the Virginia High School League (VHSL).
Athletic and activities championships
2003 Girls Volleyball
2004, 2006 Girls Basketball
2013 Boys Indoor Track
2013 Boys Outdoor Track
2014 Boys Indoor Track
2020 CyberPatriot Virginia All Service Division
2021 CyberPatriot Virginia All Service Division
2021 CyberPatriot All Service Division National Finalists
Notable athletic alumni
Ali Krieger, soccer player
Thyrick Pitts, football player
C. J. Sapong, soccer player
Monica Wright, basketball player
Chandler Zavala, football player
Extracurricular activities
Forest Park students have the opportunity to participate in a wide variety of special interest clubs that offer activities, events and competitions, including:
Band
The Forest Park band program, a fourteen-time Virginia honor band, offers a wide variety of performing groups, both curricular and extracurricular, including:
Concert Band
Symphonic Band
Wind Ensemble
Marching Band (Forest Park High School Marching Bruin Band)
Pep Band
Jazz Band
Indoor Ensembles
Chamber Ensembles
Marching Band
Forest Park Combined
In the 2023-24 school year, Forest Park High School took over the combined indoor drumline program previously run by Woodbridge Senior High School.
Chorus
Forest Park's choir program has received regional, state, and national recognition. In 2005, the Concert Choir was awarded Overall Grand Champion at a national music festival in Orlando. In 2006 and 2008, the Concert Choir was awarded Overall Choral Champion at an international festival in New York City. In 2009, Forest Park Choirs won the Sweepstakes Award at Heritage Festivals in Atlanta. In December 2009, the choir was featured at Epcot Center at the Christmas Candlelight Processional with celebrity Narrator Whoopi Goldberg. In 2011, the Bel Canto Women’s Choir was awarded the Adjudicator’s Award at a national choral festival in New York City, while the Concert Choir and Platinum Jazz won 1st place in their categories. In 2015, Forest Park's Concert Choir returned to the Epcot Center at the Christmas Candlelight Processional with celebrity Narrator Chandra Wilson.
Ensembles in the vocal music program include:
Platinum Vocal Jazz Ensemble
Concert Choir
VoiceMale
Bel Canto
Men's Chorus
Varsity Women's Choir
Orchestra
Intermediate orchestra
Advanced orchestra
Consort orchestra
Drama
Forest Park High School also hosts a drama club. Sponsoring three shows a year (a musical, mainstage play, and a one-act play. Forest Park has performed popular shows in the past such as Beauty and the Beast, Sweet Charity, The Wizard of Oz, Oklahoma!, Shrek The Musical, and Young Frankenstein.