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Forest Park Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Fort Wayne, Allen County. The school has 601 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fort Wayne Community Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 21% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Forest Park Elementary School enrolls 601 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 37% White, 27% Black or African American and 16% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 225 | 37% |
| Black or African American | 164 | 27% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 97 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 82 | 14% |
| Asian | 32 | 5.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
451 of the school's 601 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 440 qualify for free lunch and 11 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Forest Park Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IN-30, state senate district 15, state house district 81.
Forest Park Elementary School is one of 50 schools in Fort Wayne Community Schools, based in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The district serves 28,549 students district-wide and employs 1,895 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 601 students, Forest Park Elementary School is close to the district average of about 571 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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