📍 1333 Forest Park Drive, Kannapolis, Cabarrus County, 28083
Forest Park Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Kannapolis, Cabarrus County. The school has 444 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Kannapolis City Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 34.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. 36% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Forest Park Elementary enrolls 444 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 34.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 37% Black or African American, 26% Hispanic or Latino and 24% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 165 | 37% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 117 | 26% |
| White | 106 | 24% |
| Two or more races | 47 | 11% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
441 of the school's 444 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 441 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Forest Park Elementary 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 NC-60, state senate district 36, state house district 83.
Forest Park Elementary is one of 8 schools in Kannapolis City Schools, based in Kannapolis, North Carolina. The district serves 5,377 students district-wide and employs 367 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 444 students, Forest Park Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 672 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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