📍 100 Forest Dr, Albany, Albany County, 12205
Forest Park Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Albany, Albany County. The school has 304 pupils enrolled. It is part of the South Colonie Central School District school district. It serves grades K–4 in a suburban setting. The school employs 24.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Forest Park Elementary School enrolls 304 students across grades K–4. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 24.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% White, 18% Asian and 9.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 163 | 54% |
| Asian | 54 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 9.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 29 | 9.5% |
| Black or African American | 28 | 9.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
138 of the school's 304 students (45%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 116 qualify for free lunch and 22 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 a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, 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 NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 44, state house district 110.
Forest Park Elementary School is one of 8 schools in SOUTH COLONIE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in ALBANY, New York. The district serves 5,066 students district-wide and employs 353 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 304 students, Forest Park Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 633 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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