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Forest Hill Community High School

๐Ÿ“ 6901 Parker Ave, West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, 33405

2,407
Pupils
19.8
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Forest Hill Community High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County. The school has 2,407 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Palm Beach school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in an urban setting. The school employs 121.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.8:1. 41% of students are proficient in reading. 20% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 90%. The school offers 17 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Palm Beach
Gender
Coeducational

Enrollment & staffing

Forest Hill Community High School enrolls 2,407 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 121.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.8:1.

Male students
1,210 (50%)
Female students
1,197 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
121.5
Student-teacher ratio
19.8:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% Hispanic or Latino, 12% White and 11% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino1,79074%
White28412%
Black or African American26611%
Two or more races291.2%
Asian22<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native11<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander5<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

1,589 of the school's 2,407 students (66%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,562 qualify for free lunch and 27 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, MidsizeGrades 9โ€“12Title I

Forest Hill Community High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 30, state house district 87.

School district: PALM BEACH

Forest Hill Community High School is one of 234 schools in PALM BEACH, based in WEST PALM BEACH, Florida. The district serves 189,634 students district-wide and employs 11,177 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,407 students, Forest Hill Community High School is larger than the district average of about 810 students per school.

189,634
District students
234
Schools
11,177
Teachers (FTE)

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International affiliations

IB World School
IB MYP (Ages 11โ€“16) IB DP (Ages 16โ€“19) IB CP (Ages 16โ€“19)
IBO code
002293
IB since
08 April 2005
IB region
Americas
Country
United States

Academic Performance

41%
Reading proficient
20%
Math proficient
90%
Graduation rate
21%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐ŸŽ“ AP courses (17) ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: City - Midsize

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