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Forest Hill Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

561^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Forest Hill Elementary School in Mobile, AL, is a K-5 school serving 478 students within the Mobile County school district, where a very high percentage of students (88-93%) qualify for free or reduced lunch.

The most encouraging news for parents is the school's dramatic turnaround in attendance. In 2022-2023, chronic absenteeism was a staggering 41.9%—far above district and state averages. By 2024-2025, that rate had plummeted to 10.3%, which is actually better than both the district (12.8%) and state (12.0%) averages. This remarkable improvement suggests that school leadership has implemented effective strategies to get kids in the classroom, which is often a leading indicator for future academic gains. Another bright spot is 5th-grade English Language Arts. For three consecutive years, proficiency has held steady in the 42-59% range, with 57.35% of 5th graders proficient in 2025-2026. This is competitive with nearby schools like Orchard Elementary School (50.55%) and Holloway Elementary (51.9%), and it surpasses ChastangFournier Middle School (31.25%).

However, math remains a critical area of concern, with proficiency rates in 3rd and 4th grade hovering around 16-18%—roughly half the district average. The school also spends more per student ($10,117) than nearby schools like ER Dickson Elementary School ($8,690) and Mary B Austin Elementary School ($8,511), and it maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 17.4. While the gap with high-performing magnet schools like Old Shell Road Magnet School is vast, Forest Hill's recent trajectory—particularly in attendance and upper-grade literacy—provides a foundation for cautious optimism.

478

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,117

Per pupil spending ?

88.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4501 Moffett Rd
Mobile, AL 36618

(251) 221-1270

District: Mobile County

Students who attend Forest Hill Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	CL Scarborough Model Middle School
High:	Mattie T Blount High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

88.9%

White:

3.8%

Hispanic:

3.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 25th percentile in 2016 → 18th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (32% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg46%

Alabama avg53%

561^st of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 25% (2016) to bottom 18% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

38^th of 50Elementary Schools in the Mobile County

95^th of 140Mobile County among Alabama districts

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

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	19.2	561 of 686	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.2	504 of 680	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	560 of 684	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	574 of 680	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	579 of 687	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	590 of 692	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	598 of 681	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	579 of 680	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	43.3	413 of 688	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	27.0	521 of 691	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.2	563 of 691	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	21.4	576 of 695	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	47.6	465 of 696	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.9	518 of 696	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.4	613 of 709	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.3	555 of 704	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	49.7	397 of 696	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	30.8	563 of 698	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	35.8	520 of 698	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	31.5	547 of 689	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	33.3	525 of 688	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	16.3	568 of 623	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	34.7	278 of 428	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.9	195 of 427	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.8	265 of 420	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.9	304 of 427	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.0	298 of 426	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.5	300 of 426	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.8	325 of 426	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.8	278 of 423	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	17.2	545 of 651	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.0	455 of 649	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.5	542 of 650	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	529 of 645	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	549 of 656	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	579 of 656	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	552 of 646	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	553 of 640	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	42.6	388 of 639	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	13 of 19	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.9	13 of 18	27.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.0	24 of 39	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	24.7	524 of 667	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.7	450 of 660	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.8	537 of 670	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	521 of 623	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	547 of 651	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	536 of 653	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	588 of 649	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	581 of 651	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	55.0	254 of 567	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	22.5	522 of 659	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.6	514 of 651	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	536 of 655	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	579 of 649	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	569 of 669	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	543 of 669	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	582 of 650	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	558 of 650	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	42.5	389 of 639	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	285 of 403	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	343 of 395	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	336 of 373	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	344 of 345	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	368 of 398	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	333 of 392	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.8	221 of 344	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.3	202 of 280	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)35th percentile+17 vs school

Homeless (2025)32nd percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)29th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)21st percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)21st percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)16th percentile~ school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English43%-22 vs state

Science29%-21 vs state

Mathematics22%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2026)						Summative Assessment Science (2026)		Summative Assessment English (2026)						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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Forest Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	4501 Moffett Rd	Mobile	36618	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1270	478	27	17.4	88.1%	18 (3.8%)	425 (88.9%)	17 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.6%)	19.2	561^st of 686 public elementary schools	18.2%		26.2	504^th of 680 public elementary schools	25.9%	57	16.2	18.5	32.4				29.2		37.8	33.9	57.4				$10,117	$1,913	$8,193
Mary B Austin Elementary School	Public	K-5	150 Provident Ln	Mobile	36608	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	No	(251) 221-1015	506	24	21.0	57.3%	191 (37.7%)	224 (44.3%)	39 (7.7%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (8.7%)	52.1	340^th of 686 public elementary schools	50.4%		57.7	297^th of 680 public elementary schools	56.3%	43	33.8	50.6	35.1				55.4		56.0	66.3	65.8				$8,511	$670	$7,832
John Will Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5750 Summit Ave	Mobile	36608	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1750	549	25	21.6	88.7%	12 (2.2%)	482 (87.8%)	33 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.0%)	18.3	569^th of 686 public elementary schools	17.1%		9.7	642^nd of 680 public elementary schools	5.6%	73	22.7	18.9	16.9				24.3		40.9	40.5	60.2				$9,543	$1,957	$7,575
ChastangFournier Middle School	Public	K-8	2800 Berkley Avenue	Mobile	36617	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-2081	503	26	19.3	91.3%	10 (2.0%)	454 (90.3%)	22 (4.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.8%)	13.2	612^th of 686 public elementary schools	10.8%		12.3	618^th of 680 public elementary schools	9.1%	6	33.3	14.3	6.3	4.5	1.6	5.5	23.8	38.0	50.0	38.1	31.3	25.9	28.0	36.5	$9,626	$1,864	$7,752
Old Shell Road Magnet School	Public, Magnet	K-5	3160 Heather St	Mobile	36607	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	Yes	No	No	(251) 221-1557	369	25	14.8	52.6%	100 (27.1%)	224 (60.7%)	10 (2.7%)	5 (1.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.3%)	97.3	6^th of 686 public elementary schools	99.1%		94.6	17^th of 680 public elementary schools	97.5%	11	94.8	79.3	70.0				91.4		98.3	94.8	100.0				$9,458	$1,220	$8,229
UCP Of Mobile Inc	Public	PK-K	3058 Dauphin Square Connector	Mobile	36607	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	No	(251) 479-4900																			(n/a)
Orchard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6400 Howells Ferry Rd	Mobile	36618	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1571	622	28	21.9	82.5%	31 (5.0%)	513 (82.5%)	46 (7.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	26 (4.2%)	20.2	555^th of 686 public elementary schools	19.1%		19.2	548^th of 680 public elementary schools	19.4%	7	16.8	23.2	22.0				30.5		35.6	52.6	50.6				$9,435	$1,456	$7,969
ER Dickson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4645 Bit And Spur Rd	Mobile	36608	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1180	967	48	20.1	74.6%	140 (14.5%)	630 (65.1%)	89 (9.2%)	28 (2.9%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (7.9%)	14.7	593^rd of 686 public elementary schools	13.6%		15.4	585^th of 680 public elementary schools	14.0%	8	14.5	9.1	14.3				37.9		42.1	37.4	47.7				$8,690	$1,447	$7,233
Holloway Elementary	Public	K-5	625 Stanton Rd	Mobile	36617	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1391	483	29	16.4	92.8%	1 (0.2%)	460 (95.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.5%)	11.4	629^th of 686 public elementary schools	8.3%		15.6	582^nd of 680 public elementary schools	14.4%	47	17.7	14.1	11.4				19.2		29.1	37.2	51.9				$8,889	$1,789	$7,091
Indian Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4550 Highpoint Blvd	Eight Mile	36613	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1436	305	17	17.6	78.0%	81 (26.6%)	165 (54.1%)	31 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.5%)	22.3	538^th of 686 public elementary schools	21.6%		25.6	509^th of 680 public elementary schools	25.1%	29	28.6	18.0	27.3				26.3		46.5	38.5	60.0				$8,708	$1,430	$7,269

Frequently Asked Questions about Forest Hill Elementary School

What district is Forest Hill Elementary School in?

Mobile County

Is Forest Hill Elementary School a good school?

Forest Hill Elementary School ranks in the bottom 18.2% of Alabama elementary schools.

How many students attend Forest Hill Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 478 students attended Forest Hill Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Forest Hill Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : CL Scarborough Model Middle School
High : Mattie T Blount High School

What is the racial makeup of Forest Hill Elementary School?

Students at Forest Hill Elementary School are 89% African American, 4% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

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