Summary:
Forest Hill, Louisiana, is served by a single public school, Forest Hill Junior High School, which educates students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade and is part of the Rapides Parish school district.
Despite serving a student population where nearly 9 out of 10 students are economically disadvantaged, Forest Hill Junior High School achieves overall proficiency rates that match or exceed state averages in Math (63% vs. 62%) and English Language Arts (71% vs. 70%). The school particularly shines in upper grades, with 8th graders outperforming both district and state averages in Math (63% vs. 59% and 52%) and Social Studies (77% vs. 68% and 61%). It also boasts a very low student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1 and a chronic absenteeism rate of 11.7%, significantly lower than the district's 17.5% and the state's 22.5%. The school has a 0.0% dropout rate and holds a 4-star rating, ranking 28th out of 116 schools in Louisiana.
One notable pattern is a "middle school dip" in Math, where 4th-grade proficiency is exceptionally high at 86% but drops to 57% in 5th grade before recovering to 63% by 8th grade. While Social Studies scores are strong, the school's ELA proficiency consistently trails the district average across most grade levels, suggesting an opportunity to strengthen reading and writing skills. The school's state ranking has been volatile, moving from the 52nd to the 44th to the 51st percentile in recent years, but its core test scores have remained stable, indicating consistent performance in a shifting statewide landscape.
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