On March 8, 2016 CEO Dr. Kevin Maxwell sent a letter to parents that Forestville would be closed after the end of the 2015–2016 school year, despite protests against closing the school. PG County officials stated that the continued operations of the school could interfere with funding of nearby Suitland High School. At the time Forestville had fewer than 800 students. According to Maxwell, the primary rationale for closure was the decrease in the school's number of students. Students in the attendance zone of neighboring Suitland High were reassigned there for the 2016–2017 school year while others were reassigned to their neighborhood schools.