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Forest Park Elementary

Kannapolis City Schools · Cabarrus County

Address
1333 Forest Park Drive, Kannapolis, NC 28083
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Grades served
K-5
NCES school ID
370243001040
472
Students
37.0
Teachers (FTE)
12.8:1
Student–teacher ratio
D
Performance grade
53
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
23.1%
Chronically absent
67.9%
Economically disadvantaged

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Kannapolis City Schools's school calendar for the year — first and last days, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays, which apply to Forest Park Elementary — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.

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Location and nearby schools

10 nearest

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  1. Royal Oaks ElementaryElementary · Grades K-8 · Cabarrus County Schools1.1 mi
  2. GW Carver ElementaryElementary · Grades K-51.2 mi
  3. A L Brown HighHigh · Grades 9-121.4 mi
  4. Concord Lake STEAM AcademyElementary · Grades K-8 · Concord Lake STEAM Academy · Charter1.5 mi
  5. Jackson Park ElementaryElementary · Grades K-51.7 mi
  6. North Kannapolis ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-52.1 mi
  7. Shady Brook ElementaryElementary · Grades K-52.2 mi
  8. Kannapolis Middle School 7/8Middle · Grades 7-82.2 mi
  9. Kannapolis Middle School 6Middle · Grades 62.2 mi
  10. Winecoff ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Cabarrus County Schools2.4 mi

How Forest Park Elementary compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 53 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools25th percentile
Higher than 25% · rank 1,782 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools26th percentile
Higher than 26% · rank 997 of 1,419
Kannapolis City Schools38th percentile
Higher than 38% · rank 5 of 8

Chronic absence is lower here than at 47% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score down 7 points since 2014 (60 → 53). Met or exceeded expected growth in 10 of 10 years, exceeding it in 4. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202553DMet44.8
202452DExceeded42.7
202348DMet39.3
202247DMet39.2
201963CMet59.6
201860CMet57.4
201760CMet55
201664CExceeded57
201563CExceeded55
201460CExceeded53

Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Kannapolis City Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

Black 34.96%Hispanic 31.14%White 20.34%Two+ Races 10.81%Asian 2.54%Native Am. 0.21%
Black: 34.96% (165) Hispanic: 31.14% (147) White: 20.34% (96) Two+ Races: 10.81% (51) Asian: 2.54% (12) Native Am.: 0.21% (1)
Black34.96%
Hispanic31.14%
White20.34%
Two+ Races10.81%
Asian2.54%
Native Am.0.21%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 472
46.4%219 Female
53.6%253 Male

Student counts for Forest Park Elementary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 472 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 76.9%Chronically absent 23.1%
Regular attendance: 76.9% (414) Chronically absent: 23.1% (124)
Regular attendance76.9%
Chronically absent23.1%

Student Population

Students Counted: 538
67.9%Economically disadvantaged
9.96%47 English learners

Student indicators for Forest Park Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 538 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 62.95%Beginning 37.05%
Experienced: 62.95% (20) Beginning: 37.05% (12)
Experienced62.95%
Beginning37.05%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 32.4 FTE
89.5%Fully licensed
10.5%Emergency or provisional
0%0 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Forest Park Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 32.4 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)48.6%23%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)47.2%30.5%
Reading (grades 3–8)39.6%17%

Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Mathematics (grades 3–8)52.8%16.7%24.5%6%
Reading (grades 3–8)60.4%22.6%10.6%6.4%
Science (grades 5 & 8)51.4%25.7%18.9%--

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth1.8684.6

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers32.39
Experienced teachers20.39 (63%)
Beginning teachers12 (37%)
Holding a standard license28.99 (90%)
Emergency or provisional licenses3.4 (10%)
National Board certified0

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (124 of 538)23.1%
Economically disadvantaged67.9%
English learners making progress (of 47)46.8%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.93
Library books per student19.22
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeNo
Wireless access points per classroom1.28

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolYes
Recurring low-performingYes
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskNo
TSI — consistently underperformingNo

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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First page of the Forest Park Elementary report card PDF

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Forest Park Elementary's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.