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Forest Park Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
1333 Forest Park Drive
Kannapolis, NC 28083
Phone
(704) 932-8121
District
KANNAPOLIS CITY SCHOOLS
County
CABARRUS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
454
Classroom Teachers
38

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to North Carolina

3

(10 is best)

Better than 24.7% of all NC schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Forest Park Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
29%
52%
27%
47%
31%
57%
29%
52%
27%
47%
31%
57%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
30%
51%
34%
51%
25%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
42%
49%
41%
46%
43%
51%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
14
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 0 0.0%
Kindergarten 72 15.9%
Grade 1 78 17.2%
Grade 2 88 19.4%
Grade 3 61 13.4%
Grade 4 67 14.8%
Grade 5 88 19.4%
Total 454 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 26.9% 30.3% 47.4%
Black 42.7% 29.1% 26.3%
Hispanic 27.8% 39.2% 20.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.6% 1.1% 4.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.3% 1.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 99.3% 99.4% 48.0%
Free lunch eligible 99.3% 99.4% 46.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 1.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 33,082 10,698,973
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,771.0 217
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.8% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.4% 19.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 31.3% 32.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.9% 25.9%
65 OR OLDER 14.6% 16.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 11,853 4,105,232
Single Parent Households With Children 13.5% 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 85.8% 89.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 16.6% 33.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 7.0% 15.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 9.9% 15.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.8% 12.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 20.4% 17.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 20.4% 16.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 17.9% 12.3%
$15,000 or less 12.6% 9.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,231 $34,015,029 56.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $380 $2,074,420 3.4%
Staff $364 $1,987,076 3.3%
General Administration $152 $829,768 1.4%
School Administration $681 $3,717,579 6.2%
Operation $1,746 $9,531,414 15.8%
Transportation $250 $1,364,750 2.3%
Other $412 $2,249,108 3.7%
Total Support $3,985 $21,754,115 36.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $821 $4,481,839 7.4%
Total Expenditures $11,036 $60,245,524 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,324 $9,654,142,443 55.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $575 $877,144,823 5.0%
Staff $341 $521,212,282 3.0%
General Administration $170 $259,230,834 1.5%
School Administration $637 $973,125,983 5.6%
Operation $798 $1,218,189,435 7.0%
Transportation $402 $613,466,359 3.5%
Other $331 $505,953,708 2.9%
Total Support $3,255 $4,968,588,990 28.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,818 $2,774,971,990 16.0%
Total Expenditures $11,397 $17,397,660,278 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%