Forest Park Elementary School

Located at 2004 Alabama Ave, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Forest Park Elementary School is a mid-sized primary school that teaches 558 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by Fort Wayne Community Schools. That puts it 28% larger than the typical public school in Indiana, which averages around 436 students.

Fort Wayne Community Schools comprises 50 schools with combined enrollment of 28,561 students; Forest Park Elementary School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Forest Park Elementary School shows that 37% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder comes out to 24% Hispanic, 23% Black, 13% multiracial, 2% Asian. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 71%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Forest Park Elementary School has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.9:1. The state averages about 15.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 66% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Allen County (around 50%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Forest Park Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 28.6%; this one delivers 26.7%.

In the broader community, Allen County reports that median household income runs about $70,737, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Allen County's 92 public schools (combined enrollment of about 55,262 students), Forest Park Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Lakeside Middle School, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Forest Park Elementary School at 4th of 6; the average score across the group is 28.8%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 6%: 591 students in 2018 compared to 558 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment decreased from 16% to 2% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.8:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 today.

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