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Forest Park Academy School

Serves grades N - N

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
2730 Melrose Avenue Nw
Roanoke, VA 24017
Phone
(540) 853-2923
District
Roanoke City Public Schools
County
ROANOKE CITY
Type of School
Other
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Classroom Teachers
14

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Virginia

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(10 is best)

Better than ×% of all VA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

No Data

(10 is best)

Forest Park Academy School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

80 60 40 20 0
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69%
No Data
73%
No Data
66%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
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13
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) Unreported 32.7% 48.2%
Black Unreported 43.0% 23.2%
Hispanic Unreported 20.3% 20.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander Unreported 3.6% 8.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska Unreported 0.4% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported 98.7% 54.2%
Free lunch eligible Unreported 98.7% 52.1%
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported 0.0% 2.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 99,213 8,683,619
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,333.3 217
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.4% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.7% 18.9%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.5% 33.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.8% 25.8%
65 OR OLDER 17.6% 16.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 42,806 3,289,776
Single Parent Households With Children 10.8% 7.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 89.1% 91.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 28.4% 41.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 9.2% 26.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 12.4% 18.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.2% 12.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.4% 15.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.5% 12.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 16.1% 9.0%
$15,000 or less 14.2% 7.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,239 $112,027,000 55.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $817 $11,112,000 5.5%
Staff $679 $9,234,000 4.6%
General Administration $385 $5,235,000 2.6%
School Administration $833 $11,321,000 5.6%
Operation $1,451 $19,729,000 9.7%
Transportation $789 $10,722,000 5.3%
Other $342 $4,649,000 2.3%
Total Support $5,295 $72,002,000 35.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,360 $18,495,000 9.1%
Total Expenditures $14,895 $202,524,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,373 $10,552,865,000 55.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $758 $955,427,000 5.0%
Staff $1,079 $1,360,547,000 7.1%
General Administration $220 $277,323,000 1.4%
School Administration $795 $1,002,496,000 5.2%
Operation $1,221 $1,539,444,000 8.0%
Transportation $601 $757,130,000 4.0%
Other $254 $320,067,000 1.7%
Total Support $4,929 $6,212,434,000 32.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,880 $2,369,342,000 12.4%
Total Expenditures $15,182 $19,134,641,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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