Forest Hills School

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Florence, Alabama

Forest Hills School in Florence, Alabama enrolled 906 students in 2024-25 with 63.0 full-time teachers, 14.4 students per teacher against the Alabama elementary-school median of 16.9. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 69% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 54% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Alabama: 47.3% and 29.9%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 16%

831 students in 2022-23, 827 students in 2023-24, 906 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 54.3 to 63.0.

Students enrolled at Forest Hills School by school year2022-23: 831, 2023-24: 827, 2024-25: 90602505007501k2022-238312023-248272024-25906
Students enrolled at Forest Hills School by school year2022-23: 831, 2023-24: 827, 2024-25: 90602505007501k2022-238312023-248272024-25906
Students enrolled at Forest Hills School by school year2022-23: 831, 2023-24: 827, 2024-25: 90602505007501k2022-238312023-248272024-25906
Students enrolled at Forest Hills School by school year2022-23: 831, 2023-24: 827, 2024-25: 90602505007501k2022-238312023-248272024-25906
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2383154.315.3
2023-2482755.015.0
2024-2590663.014.4

14.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 90 of every 100 Alabama elementary schools

Among the 691 Alabama elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Alabama elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 31.3; Forest Hills School 14.4; state median 16.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherForest Hills School 14.4state median 16.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alabama elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 31.3; Forest Hills School 14.4; state median 16.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherForest Hills School 14.4state median 16.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alabama elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 31.3; Forest Hills School 14.4; state median 16.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherForest Hills School 14.4state median 16.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alabama elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 31.3; Forest Hills School 14.4; state median 16.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherForest Hills School 14.4state median 16.9U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 426 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Forest Hills School enrolled 851 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 29 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 426 of the 851 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions29
  • Chronically absent18.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

65.8% of students were White, 16.7% Black, 10.9% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White65.8%
  2. Black16.7%
  3. Two or more races10.9%
  4. Hispanic6.2%
  5. Asian0.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Forest Hills School scored proficient or above: 69% in reading in 2021-22 and 54% in math in 2022-23, against 47.3% in reading in 2021-22 and 29.9% in math in 2022-23 across Alabama. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Alabama, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtAlabama
Reading and language arts, 2021-2269%48%47.3%
Math, 2022-2354%35% (2021-22)29.9%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Florence

8 public elementary schools in Florence report 2024-25 enrollment; Forest Hills School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Forest Hills School90614.446.6%
Rogers Elementary School59219.747.3%
Wilson Elementary School55218.049.8%
Hibbett School48913.370.8%
Weeden Elementary School47715.184.3%
Harlan Elementary School42611.884.7%
Underwood Elementary School34315.846.9%
Kilby Laboratory School187not reported10.2%

All public schools in Florence →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Forest Hills School

  1. Harlan Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.2 miles away: 426 students, 11.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
  2. Underwood Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.0 miles away: 343 students, 15.8 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
  3. Compare Forest Hills School with Harlan Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Florence City spends per student$14,378 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,378
  5. The largest public schools in AlabamaForest Hills School is the number 31 by size of 693 Alabama elementary schools open in 2024-25.#31 of 693
  6. Alabama schools by students per teacher14.4 students per teacher here against the Alabama median of 16.9 for elementary schools.14.4:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Forest Hills School

  1. How many students attend Forest Hills School?
    906 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 831 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Florence, AL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Forest Hills School?
    14.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Alabama median for elementary schools is 16.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Forest Hills School a Title I school?
    Forest Hills School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Forest Hills School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Forest Hills School scored proficient or above: 69% in reading in 2021-22 and 54% in math in 2022-23, against 47.3% in reading in 2021-22 and 29.9% in math in 2022-23 across Alabama. Alabama's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Forest Hills School in?
    Florence City, NCES district ID 0101530. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 010153000532 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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