Forest Park Elementary School in Winston Salem, North Carolina on DonorsChoose

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About this school

Forest Park Elementary School is an urban public school in Winston Salem, North Carolina that is part of Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools. It serves 491 students in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 11.2:1. Its teachers have had 173 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Equity Focus School

Support towards this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Public School

Title 1

Grades K - 5

491 Students

44 Teachers

2019 Milford St

Winston Salem, NC 27107 View local requests

http://www.wsfcs.k12.nc.us/domain/3854

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Ms. Vero, a DonorsChoose teacher for 9 years.

Kindergarten teacher at PS81 - Robert J. Christen School in Bronx, NY

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Forest Park Elementary School Demographics

95%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

91%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

Forest Park Elementary School Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Dec 10, 2025

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