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Forest Park Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

1333 Forest Park Drive, Kannapolis, NC 28083 · (704) 932-8121 · Part of Kannapolis City Schools

Kannapolis’ School Grade B+ better than 65% of North Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
472
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Forest Park Elementary

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 32% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 11 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Kannapolis kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

Where Kannapolis kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Forest Park ElementaryYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts36%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, C, places these results among North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1333 Forest Park Drive, Kannapolis

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten80
Grade 184
Grade 271
Grade 377
Grade 479
Grade 581
Enrollment over time
488’20
454’21
444’22
476’23
472’24

Down 3.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 35%Hispanic 31%White 20%Two or more races 11%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Forest Park Elementary from Kannapolis families.

Other schools in Kannapolis City Schools

The district →
North Kannapolis Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kannapolis
C
296 students11:1
GW Carver Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Kannapolis
D
503 students14:1
Jackson Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Kannapolis
B−
476 students14:1
Fred L Wilson Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Kannapolis
C
415 students14:1
Shady Brook Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Kannapolis
C−
322 students14:1
Kannapolis Middle School 6
Middle · Grades 6 · Kannapolis
358 students20:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against North Carolina’s other public schools; Kannapolis’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.