Forest View Elementary

Forest View Elementary, a mid-tier elementary campus in Durham, North Carolina, run under Durham Public Schools, educates 662 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 42% above the typical public school in North Carolina, which averages around 467 students.

Across the 55 schools in Durham Public Schools (31,797 students total), Forest View Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Forest View Elementary shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 34%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest looks like 31% White, 23% Black, 6% Asian, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 16% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Forest View Elementary has 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.0:1. The state averages around 14.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Forest View Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.4%, the actual is 49.4%, a residual of +0.9 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Durham County put median household income runs about $82,316, 55% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Forest View Elementary is one of 74 public schools in Durham County (combined enrollment of about 46,109 students).

Nearest neighbor: Community School of Digital & Visual Art, around 2.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Forest View Elementary. On composite proficiency, Forest View Elementary comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 60.7%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Five-year trend. Forest View Elementary's enrollment has declined 13% since 2018, when it stood at 762 (now 662).

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.