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Forest Hill School

Q: Is Forest Hill School a good school?

Forest Hill School ranks in the bottom 4.6% of New Jersey elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Forest Hill School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 339 students attended Forest Hill School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Forest Hill School?

Students at Forest Hill School are 64% African American, 33% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Forest Hill School attend?

Students who attend Forest Hill School usually go on to attend: High : Camden High School

Public Grades K-6

1285^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Forest Hill School is an elementary school located in Camden, New Jersey, serving grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 312 students. It is part of the Camden City School District, which is ranked 606 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Forest Hill School has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in the state, with a statewide rank between 1285-1355 out of around 1,350 schools over the past 10 years.

The school's academic performance is a significant concern, with only 18.9% of 3rd graders proficient or better in ELA in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to 44.9% statewide and 14.8% in the Camden City School District. The school's math proficiency rates are also very low, with 0% of 5th and 6th graders proficient or better in 2024-2025. Additionally, Forest Hill School has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 46.9% to 53.2% in recent years, far exceeding the district and state averages.

While Forest Hill School is one of the lowest-performing schools in the state, the other nearby schools in the Camden City School District are also struggling academically. For example, Henry B. Wilson Family School and Dr. Henry H. Davis Elementary School have similar low proficiency rates and rankings. The high rates of poverty, chronic absenteeism, and low academic achievement at Forest Hill School and other nearby schools in Camden suggest that these schools face significant challenges related to socioeconomic factors, resource constraints, and other systemic issues that may be impacting student learning and outcomes.

339

Students ?

9.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,601

Per pupil spending ?

63.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1625 Wildwood Avenue
Camden, NJ 08103

(856) 966-8930

District: Camden City School District

Students who attend Forest Hill School usually attend:

High:

Camden High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

64.3%

Hispanic:

32.7%

Two or more races:

1.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — <1st percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (14% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (53% vs 15% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg13%

New Jersey avg46%

1,285^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Camden City School District

606^th of 609Camden City School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	1285 of 1347	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.9	1285 of 1338	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.7	1336 of 1342	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.0	1342 of 1345	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.3	1301 of 1317	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.5	1334 of 1360	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.4	1290 of 1353	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.5	1305 of 1352	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.3	1343 of 1346	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.6	1355 of 1357	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	0.8	1354 of 1363	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	0.9	1357 of 1367	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.0	1350 of 1363	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.4	1343 of 1360	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.5	1336 of 1354	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	6.3	1267 of 1346	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	9.3	1231 of 1338	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.1	1291 of 1329	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	8.6	1200 of 1314	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	17.8	1136 of 1303	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	4.5	1227 of 1298	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	9.9	1059 of 1204	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	318 of 463	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.5	429 of 469	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	449 of 463	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	469 of 494	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	442 of 456	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	478 of 522	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	385 of 517	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	1232 of 1326	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	1247 of 1317	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.2	1287 of 1318	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.6	1297 of 1326	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	1236 of 1290	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.3	1258 of 1331	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.5	1239 of 1333	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	916 of 1032	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	4.9	931 of 982	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	890 of 953	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	861 of 896	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	639 of 870	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	971 of 1023	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	778 of 939	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.5	811 of 910	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	782 of 863	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	745 of 839	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	822 of 948	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	852 of 942	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	8.4	1236 of 1318	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	1214 of 1313	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	1270 of 1315	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	1269 of 1324	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.0	1272 of 1297	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.0	1309 of 1335	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.3	1253 of 1334	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	7.8	982 of 1007	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2016	2.5	713 of 713	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.2	703 of 713	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	0.8	708 of 717	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	87.6	27 of 574	95.3%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

African American (2025)31st percentile+27 vs school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Special Education (2019)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts21%-31 vs state

Mathematics11%-34 vs state

Science3%-27 vs state

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Schools Near Forest Hill School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						NJSLA Algebra I (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Forest Hill School	Public	K-6	1625 Wildwood Avenue	Camden	08103	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-8930	339	37	9.1	63.7%	3 (0.9%)	218 (64.3%)	111 (32.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	7.9	1285^th of 1347 public elementary schools	4.6%		6.9	1285^th of 1338 public elementary schools	4.0%		3.0		18.9	26.8	9.1	35.7			20.4	11.4	0.0	0.0					$19,601	$3,076	$16,525
Thomas H. Dudley Family School	Public	PK, KG-8	2250 Berwick Street	Camden	08105	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 365-0636	549	47	11.6	49.2%	10 (1.8%)	132 (24.0%)	393 (71.6%)	11 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5.6	1314^th of 1347 public elementary schools	2.4%		5.8	1304^th of 1338 public elementary schools	2.5%	10	3.1	0.0	10.6	15.2	9.6	14.7	16.1	17.6	21.4	6.8	3.1	11.8	20.5	0.0	12.5	12.5	$19,328	$3,830	$15,498
Veterans Memorial Family School	Public	PK, KG-8	800 N 26th Street	Camden	08105	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-5090	474	51	9.2	47.3%	6 (1.3%)	68 (14.3%)	394 (83.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	5.8	1311^th of 1347 public elementary schools	2.7%		4.5	1323^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	1.1%	12	5.9		20.0	14.8	17.6	2.8	1.7	0.0	22.7	0.0	14.7	1.2	1.5	0.0	6.3	6.3	$16,878	$3,409	$13,469
Riletta Twyne Cream Early Childhood Center	Public	PK, KG-3	1875 Mulford Street	Camden	08104	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-4760	349	34	10.4	73.6%	6 (1.7%)	233 (66.8%)	90 (25.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	16 (4.6%)	8.1	1282^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	4.8%					(n/a)			13.7						20.6								$18,623	$3,438	$15,185
Hope Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	836 S. 4th Street	Camden	08103	Camden County	Hope Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 379-3448	115	10	11.9	88.7%	0 (0.0%)	53 (46.1%)	60 (52.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	20.8	1084^th of 1347 public elementary schools	19.5%		8.3	1266^th of 1338 public elementary schools	5.4%	182	33.4		33.3	0.0	50.0	23.1	0.0		41.6	0.0	25.0	0.0	0.0				$9,684	$2,493	$7,191
Woodlynne Boro Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	131 Elm Avenue	Woodlynne	08107	Camden County	Woodlynne School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 962-8822	407	43	9.5	80.3%	15 (3.7%)	120 (29.5%)	245 (60.2%)	21 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	27.3	992^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	26.4%		28.9	956^th of 1338 public elementary schools	28.6%	36	26.5	8.6	35.5	42.5	28.6	44.5	40.5	41.2	31.1	32.5	28.5	21.0	16.7	0.0	33.3	33.3	$13,716	$1,631	$12,085
Octavius V. Catto Community Family School	Public	PK, KG-8	3100 Westfield Ave	Camden	08105	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-4097	593	57	10.4	56.5%	7 (1.2%)	128 (21.6%)	441 (74.4%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.0%)	17.7	1136^th of 1347 public elementary schools	15.7%		14.3	1157^th of 1338 public elementary schools	13.5%	21	14.0	1.5	18.3	54.9	29.9	7.7	12.8	14.1	28.2	25.5	24.6	7.8	8.5	0.0	22.3	22.3	$16,913	$3,301	$13,612
Mark Newbie Elementary School	Public	K-5	2 East Browning Rd	Collingswood	08108	Camden County	Collingswood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 962-5706	136	13	10.7	28.7%	84 (61.8%)	11 (8.1%)	27 (19.9%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (9.6%)	71.2	404^th of 1347 public elementary schools	70.0%		77.5	313^th of 1338 public elementary schools	76.6%	91	45.5		47.6	71.4	77.3				57.2	61.9	50.0						$11,326	$436	$10,890
Henry B. Wilson Family School	Public	K-8	2250 South 8th Street	Camden	08104	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-3691	377	42	9.0	66.8%	3 (0.8%)	246 (65.3%)	124 (32.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	4.9	1324^th of 1347 public elementary schools	1.7%		5.6	1308^th of 1338 public elementary schools	2.2%	16	2.0	0.0	1.8	27.1	4.1	16.3	3.2	22.2	1.8	18.8	0.0	0.0	6.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	$17,638	$3,947	$13,691
Dr. Henry H. Davis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3425 Cramer Street	Camden	08105	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-8920	515	51	10.0	44.5%	9 (1.7%)	93 (18.1%)	387 (75.1%)	20 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	8.8	1273^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	5.5%		7.1	1280^th of 1338 public elementary schools	4.3%	7	5.7	0.0	22.0	14.0	16.7	8.2	31.3	17.9	28.2	22.9	7.1	0.0	9.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	$20,427	$3,485	$16,942

Frequently Asked Questions about Forest Hill School

Is Forest Hill School a good school?

Forest Hill School ranks in the bottom 4.6% of New Jersey elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Forest Hill School?

Students at Forest Hill School are 64% African American, 33% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Forest Hill School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 339 students attended Forest Hill School.

What schools do graduates of Forest Hill School attend?

Students who attend Forest Hill School usually go on to attend:

High : Camden High School

What district is Forest Hill School in?

Camden City School District

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