📍 5555 Purdy Ln, West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, 33415
Forest Hill Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County. The school has 876 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Palm Beach school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 68.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. 50% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Forest Hill Elementary School enrolls 876 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 68.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% Hispanic or Latino, 17% Black or African American and 8.1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 608 | 69% |
| Black or African American | 145 | 17% |
| White | 71 | 8.1% |
| Asian | 30 | 3.4% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 1.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
631 of the school's 876 students (72%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 621 qualify for free lunch and 10 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Forest Hill Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 31, state house district 87.
Forest Hill Elementary 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 876 students, Forest Hill Elementary School is close to the district average of about 810 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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