📍 1625 Wildwood Avenue, Camden, Camden County, 08103
Forest Hill School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Camden, Camden County. The school has 365 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Camden City School District school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.9:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Forest Hill School enrolls 365 students across grades K–5. The student body is 60% male and 40% female. A teaching staff of 37 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% Black or African American, 34% Hispanic or Latino and 1.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 232 | 64% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 124 | 34% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.1% |
| White | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
273 of the school's 365 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 273 qualify for free lunch and 0 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 School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 NJ-10, state senate district 5, state house district 5.
Forest Hill School is one of 16 schools in Camden City School District, based in Camden, New Jersey. The district serves 7,074 students district-wide and employs 681 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 365 students, Forest Hill School is smaller than the district average of about 442 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small