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Forest Park Elementary

Summary:

Forest Park Elementary is a public elementary school in Kenosha, Wisconsin, serving 342 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Kenosha School District, which is ranked 352 out of 428 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Forest Park Elementary faces significant academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom half of Wisconsin elementary schools over the past several years. The school's performance on the state's standardized assessment is significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, only 29.55% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics, compared to the district averages of 46.28% and 46.30%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as White students, English Language Learners, and students with low socioeconomic status, who rank in the bottom 25-30% of Wisconsin elementary schools. However, the school's Hispanic student population performs relatively better, ranking in the top 25% of Wisconsin elementary schools for this subgroup.

Despite having a relatively high per-student spending of $14,495 in the 2020-2021 school year and a low student-teacher ratio, Forest Park Elementary's academic performance remains low, suggesting that factors beyond just funding and class size may be contributing to the challenges faced by the school. The school's high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 7.5% in 2018-2019 to 17.6% in 2022-2023, and its high concentration of students from low-income families, with 50.78% to 57.19% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, may be contributing factors to the low academic achievement. Compared to nearby schools, such as Whittier Elementary, Roosevelt Elementary, and Stocker Elementary, Forest Park Elementary's performance is generally lower, suggesting the need for a comprehensive review of the school's instructional practices, support systems, and strategies to address the unique needs of its student population.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 6810 45th Ave
       Kenosha, WI  53142-3873

(262) 359-6319

District: Kenosha School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
840th of 1,061 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $14,495 Help


Students who attend Forest Park Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Lance Middle
High:    Indian Trail High School and Academy

Student/teacher ratio:  16.2 Help
Number of students:  342

Racial breakdown:

White:
54.4%
Hispanic:
28.4%
Two or more races:
12.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  51.5% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Forest Park Elementary ranks worse than 79.2% of elementary schools in Wisconsin. It also ranks 15th among 25 ranked elementary schools in the Kenosha School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 26.36. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Forest Park Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (54.4%), Hispanic (28.4%), two or more races (12%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 51.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Forest Park Elementary is 16.2. 21 elementary schools in the Kenosha School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Forest Park Elementary is $14,495, which is the 6th highest among 25 elementary schools in the Kenosha School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Forest Park Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Forest Park Elementary 840th of 1061 Wisconsin public elementary schools. (See Forest Park Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Kenosha School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Kenosha School District 352nd of 428 Wisconsin school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Forest Park Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Forest Park Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 71.58 195th 632 69.1%
2006 70.17 229th 712 67.8%
2007 74.17 162nd 689 76.5%
2008 67.86 323rd 1021 68.4%
2009 54.54 566th 1030 45.0%
2010 65.73 373rd 1045 64.3%
2011 69.45 278th 1046 73.4%
2012 60.73 471st 1045 54.9%
2013 39.18 767th 1053 27.2%
2014 26.94 887th 1061 16.4%
2015 38.64 789th 1076 26.7%
2016 42.82 693rd 1075 35.5%
2017 53.47 535th 1071 50.0%
2018 27.60 822nd 1025 19.8%
2019 24.03 845th 1037 18.5%
2021 39.13 712th 1050 32.2%
2022 44.01 674th 1067 36.8%
2023 34.07 779th 1067 27.0%
2024 26.36 840th 1061 20.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Forest Park Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.47 197th 287 31.4%
2019 59.62 79th 275 71.3%
2021 44.65 97th 222 56.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Forest Park Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 55.17 273rd 746 63.4%
2023 43.37 420th 770 45.5%
2024 37.72 494th 790 37.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Forest Park Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.10 774th 854 9.4%
2019 27.61 711th 874 18.6%
2021 40.50 543rd 847 35.9%
2022 47.30 472nd 859 45.1%
2023 26.79 713th 871 18.1%
2024 16.06 788th 866 9.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Forest Park Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.73 825th 997 17.3%
2019 20.81 847th 1002 15.5%
2021 43.77 620th 1004 38.2%
2022 39.34 688th 1017 32.4%
2023 31.69 762nd 1010 24.6%
2024 26.55 807th 1011 20.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Forest Park Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.79 729th 997 26.9%
2019 32.12 763rd 1002 23.9%
2021 37.05 699th 1003 30.3%
2022 49.41 568th 1017 44.1%
2023 38.95 678th 1011 32.9%
2024 28.62 790th 1012 21.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Forest Park Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 28.80 205th 266 22.9%
2022 57.26 105th 296 64.5%
2023 39.27 169th 290 41.7%
2024 29.50 238th 331 28.1%
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Rank History for White students at Forest Park Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.85 581st 686 15.3%
2019 23.45 610th 718 15.0%
2021 45.39 399th 699 42.9%
2022 35.28 497th 704 29.4%
2023 26.61 577th 715 19.3%
2024 23.92 603rd 727 17.1%
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Data source: test scores: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

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by a parent
Sunday, April 29, 2012

Open Quote This school was once considered one of the best. Families bought homes just for this school. However, within the last year or so the school has taken a nose dive. Students are not getting the education they use to. The school got rid of the Intervention program. Now your child can come home week after week with D's and F's. Special education is more of a cheerleading program. The focus is having the kids accept a child who cannot read instead of helping a child who can't read. Sadly the new princple is mean and nonapproachable to both kids and parents. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Forest Park Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 565 7 4 14 n/a n/a n/a 0 590
1990 558 12 6 13 2 n/a n/a 0 591
1991 600 10 4 12 2 n/a n/a 0 628
1992 628 12 4 18 5 n/a n/a 0 667
1993 646 13 2 16 4 n/a n/a 0 681
1994 487 12 1 11 4 n/a n/a 0 515
1995 555 9 0 7 1 n/a n/a 0 572
1996 555 9 0 7 1 n/a n/a 0 572
1997 539 12 0 12 2 n/a n/a 0 565
1998 523 15 1 9 3 n/a n/a 0 551
1999 470 17 0 15 2 n/a n/a 0 504
2000 437 11 1 17 5 n/a n/a 0 471
2001 434 11 2 22 4 n/a n/a 0 473
2002 391 19 4 36 3 n/a n/a 0 453
2003 391 19 4 36 3 n/a n/a 0 453
2004 388 25 4 35 4 n/a n/a 0 456
2005 386 20 4 42 5 n/a n/a 0 457
2006 398 22 6 48 4 n/a n/a 0 478
2007 410 27 7 60 2 n/a n/a 0 506
2008 370 24 7 70 1 n/a n/a 0 472
2009 353 22 4 76 2 n/a n/a 0 457
2010 339 29 3 87 2 n/a n/a 0 460
2011 332 31 3 101 2 0 7 0 476
2012 322 32 0 99 1 0 13 0 467
2013 309 29 3 106 1 0 24 0 472
2014 298 25 2 110 1 0 30 0 466
2015 274 24 2 116 1 0 18 0 435
2016 251 21 1 116 0 0 23 0 412
2017 252 24 0 119 0 0 15 0 410
2018 251 24 1 115 0 0 18 0 409
2019 242 21 2 108 1 0 27 0 401
2020 222 16 3 105 1 0 30 0 377
2021 167 14 1 89 0 0 28 0 299
2022 187 12 4 86 0 0 32 0 321
2023 186 13 5 97 0 0 41 0 342

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Forest Park Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 590 30.0 19.6 5.6
1990 591 23.0 25.6 23.7
1991 628 26.5 23.6 19.3
1992 667 28.2 23.6 18.1
1993 681 29.6 23.0 21
1994 515 25.3 20.4 21.2
1995 572 25.8 22.2 24
1996 572 25.8 22.2 24
1997 565 28.2 20.0 20.7
1998 551 26.7 20.6 21.8
1999 504 25.2 20.0 26.8
2000 471 26.3 17.9 28
2001 473 27.2 17.4 26.8
2002 453 27.2 16.7 20.5
2003 453 27.2 16.7 20.5
2004 456 30.4 15.0 23.5
2005 457 30.4 15.0 n/a
2006 478 29.9 16.0 n/a
2007 506 30.9 16.4 30.8
2008 472 29.6 15.9 32.4
2009 457 30.0 15.2 34.6
2010 460 26.3 17.4 40.4
2011 476 28.1 16.9 44.5
2012 467 26.5 17.6 46.5
2013 472 26.0 18.1 53.2
2014 466 28.5 16.3 53.6
2015 435 n/a n/a 50.3
2016 412 28.0 14.7 46.1
2017 410 26.0 15.7 46.3
2018 409 26.0 15.7 46.9
2019 401 25.0 16.0 50.9
2020 377 26.5 14.2 57.3
2021 299 23.5 12.7 57.2
2022 321 22.5 14.2 50.8
2023 342 21.0 16.2 51.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Forest Park Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 590 30.0 19.6 5.6
1990 591 23.0 25.6 23.7
1991 628 26.5 23.6 19.3
1992 667 28.2 23.6 18.1
1993 681 29.6 23.0 21
1994 515 25.3 20.4 21.2
1995 572 25.8 22.2 24
1996 572 25.8 22.2 24
1997 565 28.2 20.0 20.7
1998 551 26.7 20.6 21.8
1999 504 25.2 20.0 26.8
2000 471 26.3 17.9 28
2001 473 27.2 17.4 26.8
2002 453 27.2 16.7 20.5
2003 453 27.2 16.7 20.5
2004 456 30.4 15.0 23.5
2005 457 30.4 15.0 n/a
2006 478 29.9 16.0 n/a
2007 506 30.9 16.4 30.8
2008 472 29.6 15.9 32.4
2009 457 30.0 15.2 34.6
2010 460 26.3 17.4 40.4
2011 476 28.1 16.9 44.5
2012 467 26.5 17.6 46.5
2013 472 26.0 18.1 53.2
2014 466 28.5 16.3 53.6
2015 435 n/a n/a 50.3
2016 412 28.0 14.7 46.1
2017 410 26.0 15.7 46.3
2018 409 26.0 15.7 46.9
2019 401 25.0 16.0 50.9
2020 377 26.5 14.2 57.3
2021 299 23.5 12.7 57.2
2022 321 22.5 14.2 50.8
2023 342 21.0 16.2 51.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Forest Park Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $631 (5.5%) $10,790 (94.5%) $11,421
2020 $622 (5.4%) $10,834 (94.6%) $11,457
2021 $1,072 (7.4%) $13,423 (92.6%) $14,495

Data source: Wisconsin Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Forest Park Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 845th of 1037 Elementary schoolsRanks 779th of 1067 Elementary schools
 8.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Forest Park Elementary)30.832.7
 1.9%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Kenosha School District)35.133.7
 1.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)39.537.9
 1.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Forest Park Elementary)28.248.1
 19.9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Kenosha School District)42.842.6
 0.2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)50.548.8
 1.7%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Forest Park Elementary)31.929.6
 2.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Kenosha School District)40.539.3
 1.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)43.945.8
 1.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Forest Park Elementary)33.331.8
 1.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Kenosha School District)38.540.4
 1.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)46.246.5
 0.2%
4th Grade Social Studies (Forest Park Elementary)50.750
 0.7%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Kenosha School District)50.751.6
 1%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Wisconsin)53.459.7
 6.4%
4th Grade Science (Forest Park Elementary)40.643.2
 2.6%
   4th Grade Science (Kenosha School District)48.143.3
 4.8%
   4th Grade Science (Wisconsin)53.952.1
 1.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Forest Park Elementary)17.727.5
 9.8%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Kenosha School District)38.134.2
 3.8%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)40.939.2
 1.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Forest Park Elementary)17.728
 10.4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Kenosha School District)38.942.3
 3.4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)47.848.4
 0.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students401342
 14.7%
African American2113
 38.1%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian25
 150%
Hispanic10897
 10.2%
Pacific Islander00
White242186
 23.1%
Two or More Races2741
 51.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients50.9%51.5%
 0.6%

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Frequently Asked Questions about Forest Park Elementary

Students at Forest Park Elementary are 54% White, 28% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 4% African American, 1% Asian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 342 students attended Forest Park Elementary.

Forest Park Elementary ranks in the bottom 20.8% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

Students who attend Forest Park Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lance Middle
High : Indian Trail High School and Academy


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