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Forest Hills Elementary

๐Ÿ“ 155 Mountain View Ave, Danville, Danville city, 24541

209
Pupils
11.6
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Forest Hills Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Danville, Danville city. The school has 209 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Danville City Public Schools school district. It serves grades Kโ€“5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Danville City Public Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Forest Hills Elementary enrolls 209 students across grades Kโ€“5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 18 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.

Male students
107 (51%)
Female students
102 (49%)
Teachers (FTE)
18
Student-teacher ratio
11.6:1
Grade span
Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% Black or African American, 35% White and 10% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American9545%
White7435%
Hispanic or Latino2110%
Two or more races115.3%
Asian83.8%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

206 of the school's 209 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 206 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.

School setting & status

Town, DistantGrades Kโ€“5Supplemental VirtualTitle I

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 VA-50, state senate district 20, state house district 14.

School district: Danville City Public Schools

Forest Hills Elementary is one of 14 schools in Danville City Public Schools, based in Danville, Virginia. The district serves 5,564 students district-wide and employs 431 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 209 students, Forest Hills Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 397 students per school.

5,564
District students
14
Schools
431
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

62%
Reading proficient
47%
Math proficient
18%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Town - Distant

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