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Forest Hills Global Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Wilmington, New Hanover County. The school has 338 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New Hanover County Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 29.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1. 20% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet.
Forest Hills Global Elementary enrolls 338 students across grades K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 29.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% Black or African American, 23% Hispanic or Latino and 22% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 161 | 48% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 78 | 23% |
| White | 74 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 7.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
335 of the school's 338 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 331 qualify for free lunch and 4 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Forest Hills Global Elementary 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 NC-70, state senate district 9, state house district 18.
Forest Hills Global Elementary is one of 42 schools in New Hanover County Schools, based in Wilmington, North Carolina. The district serves 25,155 students district-wide and employs 1,734 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 338 students, Forest Hills Global Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 599 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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