Enrollment
264
Elementary
DISTRICT 331 · STATE 332
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH KINGSTOWN·NCES 440075000166
Forest Park El. School
50 Woodlawn Drive, North Kingstown, RI 02852 · (401) 541-6380 · Washington County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL264 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 87% of Rhode Island public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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 Rhode Island public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
65 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 54%
Community
0
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 | 35 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (41).
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 64% · 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
Test scores
RICAS + NGSA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
58.3%
RI avg 34.2%
Math
55.9%
RI avg 32.8%
What this means: On the RICAS + NGSA, Rhode Island's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Rhode Island schools, those numbers are about 34 and 33.
Source: RICAS + NGSA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Forest Park El. School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Park El. School this school | 264 | 24.6% | N/A |
| Matunuck School Wakefield | 246 | 24.8% | N/A |
| West Kingston School West Kingston | 313 | 21.4% | N/A |
| Capt. Isaac Paine El. School Foster | 241 | 25.3% | N/A |
| Narragansett Elementary Narragansett | 331 | 26.6% | N/A |
| Wawaloam School Exeter | 215 | 19.5% | N/A |
Matched among Rhode Island 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 El. School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Rhode Island | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #31 of 166 | #9 of 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #18 of 166 | #6 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 264 | #119 of 179 | #9 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #51 of 168 | #10 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.9% | #134 of 159 | #11 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.6% | #143 of 176 | #13 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.3% | #17 of 47 | N/A |
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
264
+27 (+11%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 262
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 9.5:1
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 | 264 | 21 | 12.6:1 | 25% (65) |
| 2023-24 | 282 | 20 | 14.1:1 | 14% (40) |
| 2022-23 | 260 | 20.3 | 12.8:1 | 16% (42) |
| 2020-21 | 237 | 25 | 9.5:1 | 13% (31) |
| 2017-18 | 233 | 19.5 | 11.9:1 | 22% (51) |
| 2015-16 | 256 | 18 | 14.2:1 | 19% (48) |
| 2010-11 | 263 | 23 | 11.4:1 | 21% (54) |
| 2000-01 | 228 | 15 | 15.2:1 | 15% (34) |
| 1990-91 | 262 | 22 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Forest Park El. School.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (233 to 264); teachers up 8% (19.5 to 21).
About Forest Park El. School
Forest Park El. School is a small elementary school that serves part of North Kingstown, Rhode Island. In all, 264 students attend the school in kindergarten through 5. The school is 20% below the average for elementary schools in Rhode Island.
North Kingstown has 3,748 students spread across 8 schools.
Roughly 84% of students at Forest Park El. School are White. The remaining students are 6% multiracial and 5% Hispanic. The diversity index for Forest Park El. School is 28%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its staff includes 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 12.6 students per teacher. The gap from the 13.6:1 average for elementary schools in Rhode Island is 1.0 students per teacher. Roughly 25% of students at Forest Park El. School can receive free or reduced-price lunch.
Forest Park El. School earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 87% of Rhode Island public elementary schools.
For Washington County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $106,638, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 52%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. The county has 38 public schools and about 13,313 students.
About 0.6 miles separate Forest Park El. School from the closest public school, Davisville Middle School. The five-mile area around Forest Park El. School holds at least 8 other public schools.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 27 students, from 237 to 264. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 9.5:1 to 12.6:1.
This page is set up for the Forest Park El. School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
130,344
Census ACS
Median income
$106,638
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
13,313 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in North Kingstown
- North Kingstown Sr. HighHigh · 1,278 students
- Davisville Middle SchoolMiddle · 477 students
- Hamilton SchoolElementary · 447 students
- Stony Lane El. SchoolElementary · 385 students
- Fishing Cove El. SchoolElementary · 346 students
- Wickford Middle SchoolMiddle · 339 students
Other schools in North Kingstown
- North Kingstown Sr. HighHigh · 1,278 students
- Davisville Middle SchoolMiddle · 477 students
- Hamilton SchoolElementary · 447 students
- Stony Lane El. SchoolElementary · 385 students
- Fishing Cove El. SchoolElementary · 346 students
- Wickford Middle SchoolMiddle · 339 students
Nearby schools
- Davisville Middle School0.6 mi · 477
- Suzanne M. Henseler Quidnesset0.8 mi · 212
- Meadowbrook Farms School1.8 mi · 281
- East Greenwich High2.0 mi · 742
- Archie R. Cole MS2.1 mi · 597
- George Hanaford School2.2 mi · 276
Frequently asked questions
About Forest Park El. SchoolHow large is Forest Park El. School?
Forest Park El. School enrolls approximately 264 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Forest Park El. School serve?
Forest Park El. School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Forest Park El. School?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at Forest Park El. School.
What is the student diversity at Forest Park El. School?
Student demographics at Forest Park El. School are roughly 84% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Forest Park El. School public or private?
Forest Park El. School is a public K-12 school, overseen by North Kingstown.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.