📍 633 Hiers Corner Road, Walterboro, Colleton County, 29488
Forest Hills Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Walterboro, Colleton County. The school has 469 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Colleton 01 school district. It serves grades 1–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. 24% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Forest Hills Elementary enrolls 469 students across grades 1–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 33 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% Black or African American, 35% White and 6% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 241 | 51% |
| White | 165 | 35% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 28 | 6% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 6% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
469 of the school's 469 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 469 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 Hills Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 SC-60, state senate district 40, state house district 121.
Forest Hills Elementary is one of 9 schools in Colleton 01, based in Walterboro, South Carolina. The district serves 4,539 students district-wide and employs 289 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 469 students, Forest Hills Elementary is close to the district average of about 504 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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