📍 67-01 110th St, Forest Hills, Queens County, 11375
Forest Hills High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Forest Hills, Queens County. The school has 3,429 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #28 school district. It serves grades 5–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 224.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. 90% of students are proficient in reading. 88% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 25 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Forest Hills High School enrolls 3,429 students across grades 5–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 224.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 38% Hispanic or Latino, 24% White and 24% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,311 | 38% |
| White | 825 | 24% |
| Asian | 823 | 24% |
| Two or more races | 221 | 6.4% |
| Black or African American | 201 | 5.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 27 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 21 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
2,480 of the school's 3,429 students (72%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 2,314 qualify for free lunch and 166 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 Hills High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, 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 NY-60, state senate district 15, state house district 27.
Forest Hills High School is one of 50 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28, based in JAMAICA, New York. The district serves 38,133 students district-wide and employs 2,618 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 3,429 students, Forest Hills High School is larger than the district average of about 763 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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