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What's the biggest difference between Forest Park Elementary and what you expected?
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Enrollment
472
Elementary
DISTRICT 414 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KANNAPOLIS CITY SCHOOLS·NCES 370243001040
Forest Park Elementary
1333 Forest Park Drive, Kannapolis, NC 28083 · (704) 932-8121 · Cabarrus County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL472 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
469 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 80 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (81).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Kannapolis City Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
39.6%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
47.2%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
44.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Forest Park Elementary
Forest Park Elementary's state test result (44.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Park Elementary this school | 472 | 99.4% | 44.5% |
| College Park Elementary Wilmington | 470 | 99.4% | 35.7% |
| Ward Elementary Winston-Salem | 489 | 99.4% | 47.7% |
| Cooper Academy Clayton | 447 | 98.9% | 52.6% |
| North Rowan Elementary Spencer | 405 | 99.3% | 15.9% |
| Green Elementary Raleigh | 534 | 98.9% | 53.1% |
Matched among North Carolina elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Forest Park Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Cabarrus County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #968 of 1,297 | #19 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.2% | #978 of 1,296 | #20 of 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #957 of 1,300 | #19 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 472 | #690 of 1,485 | #23 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #185 of 1,377 | #2 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.7% | #67 of 1,379 | #4 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #319 of 1,414 | #8 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.7% | #649 of 937 | #8 of 12 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
472
-16 (-3%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 473
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 13.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 472 | 37 | 12.8:1 | 99% (469) |
| 2023-24 | 476 | 35.6 | 13.4:1 | 99% (473) |
| 2022-23 | 444 | 34.9 | 12.7:1 | 99% (441) |
| 2020-21 | 488 | 36 | 13.6:1 | 99% (485) |
| 2017-18 | 517 | 34 | 15.2:1 | 99% (514) |
| 2015-16 | 583 | 40 | 14.6:1 | 99% (580) |
| 2010-11 | 647 | 44 | 14.7:1 | 63% (409) |
| 2000-01 | 519 | 36 | 14.4:1 | 52% (268) |
| 1990-91 | 473 | 22 | 21.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Forest Park Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (517 to 472); teachers up 9% (34 to 37).
About Forest Park Elementary
Forest Park Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school with an address in Kannapolis, North Carolina. The school reports 472 students in kindergarten through 5.
Kannapolis City Schools runs Forest Park Elementary along with 8 other schools, enrolling 5,377 students in total.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Forest Park Elementary. The largest is Black students, at 35%. Other students are 31% Hispanic, 20% White, 11% multiracial, and 3% Asian. That is higher than the 19% Black share among all Cabarrus County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 73% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The count of teachers at Forest Park Elementary is 37 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 12.8:1. That is lower than the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. The school counts 469 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 99%. For comparison, public schools in Cabarrus County average 56%.
Measured against North Carolina public elementary schools, Forest Park Elementary receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
A school with Forest Park Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in North Carolina is predicted to score 48.5%. Forest Park Elementary scores 44.5%, 4.0 points below that line.
Census estimates describe Cabarrus County this way: the median household income is $89,005, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 38% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. In all, Cabarrus County has 56 public schools and roughly 43,278 students.
Royal Oaks Elementary is the closest public school, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Forest Park Elementary. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Forest Park Elementary is 4th on average proficiency.
Forest Park Elementary has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Forest Park Elementary's enrollment declined from 488 in 2020-21 to 472 in 2024-25.
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Cabarrus County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
236,133
Census ACS
Median income
$89,005
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
56
43,278 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kannapolis City Schools
- A L Brown HighHigh · 1,753 students
- Kannapolis Middle School 7/8Middle · 782 students
- GW Carver ElementaryElementary · 503 students
- Jackson Park ElementaryElementary · 476 students
- Fred L Wilson ElementaryElementary · 415 students
- Kannapolis Middle School 6Middle · 358 students
Other schools in Kannapolis
- A L Brown HighHigh · 1,753 students
- Charles E Boger ElementaryElementary · 895 students
- Concord Lake STEAM AcademyElementary · 856 students
- Kannapolis Middle School 7/8Middle · 782 students
- Royal Oaks ElementaryElementary · 661 students
- GW Carver ElementaryElementary · 503 students
Other Forest Park Elementary schools
12 other US public schools in 11 states are named Forest Park Elementary. Forest Park Elementary is the 5th largest of the 13.
- Forest Park ElementaryWinston Salem, NC · 522 students
- Forest Park ElementaryFremont, CA · 725 students
- FOREST PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBOYNTON BEACH, FL · 613 students
- Forest Park Elementary SchoolFort Wayne, IN · 558 students
- FOREST PARK ELEM.O'FALLON, MO · 436 students
Nearby schools
- Royal Oaks Elementary1.1 mi · 661
- GW Carver Elementary1.2 mi · 503
- A L Brown High1.4 mi · 1,753
- Concord Lake STEAM Academy1.5 mi · 856
- Jackson Park Elementary1.7 mi · 476
- North Kannapolis Elementary2.1 mi · 296
Frequently asked questions
About Forest Park ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Forest Park Elementary?
Forest Park Elementary enrolls approximately 472 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Forest Park Elementary serve?
Forest Park Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Forest Park Elementary have?
Forest Park Elementary employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Forest Park Elementary?
Student demographics at Forest Park Elementary are roughly 20% White, 31% Hispanic, 35% Black, 3% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Forest Park Elementary?
Forest Park Elementary is overseen by Kannapolis City Schools in Cabarrus County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.