Forest Hill Community High School in West Palm Beach FL

Performance Trends

Compare Details Forest Hill Community High School ranks worse than 64.2% of high schools in Florida. It also ranks 19^th among 36 ranked high schools in the Palm Beach School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2021 the calculated Average Standard Score was 29.46. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Forest Hill Community High School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (70%), White (13.8%), African American (12.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 82.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Forest Hill Community High School is 19.8. 34 high schools in the Palm Beach School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Forest Hill Community High School employs 128 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Forest Hill Community High School is $8,690. 35 high schools in the Palm Beach School District spend more per student.

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Forest Hill Community High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Forest Hill Community High School 479^th of 746 Florida public high schools. (See Forest Hill Community High School in the ranking list.)

Palm Beach:

SchoolDigger ranks Palm Beach 46^th of 68 Florida school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Forest Hill Community High School

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	FL State Percentile
2004	49.81	268^th	484	44.6%
2005	50.03	269^th	487	44.8%
2006	38.81	326^th	477	31.7%
2007	48.12	304^th	563	46.0%
2008	44.72	344^th	577	40.4%
2009	48.81	333^rd	587	43.3%
2010	54.96	310^th	620	50.0%
2011	44.83	383^rd	622	38.4%
2012	27.65	426^th	606	29.7%
2013	30.04	458^th	648	29.3%
2014	28.59	493^rd	687	28.2%
2016	23.79	506^th	693	27.0%
2017	22.23	520^th	714	27.2%
2018	23.65	520^th	716	27.4%
2019	31.01	475^th	734	35.3%
2021	29.46	479^th	746	35.8%

Data source: test scores: Florida Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: Florida Department of Education

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67%

33%

by a parent
Tuesday, September 11, 2018

Great school. Doing a lot with little funding. And the administration really care for the kids and help them pursue a quality education Close Quote

by a student
Sunday, December 30, 2012

The AP classes and IB program have great teachers- you will definitely be prepared for college :) Under our new principal, lunch is improving as well. Close Quote

by a student
Thursday, December 10, 2009

School is pretty crowded and principal doesn't care about the magnet program so it's not well funded. Kids skip class like its a regular thing and the honor program is a joke, lvl 2 and 3 fcat students are in it cus theres no lvl 4 or 5 (only a handful) Close Quote

Enrollment information for Forest Hill Community High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	1899	156	20	402	4	n/a	n/a	0	2481
1989	1155	248	16	379	1	n/a	n/a	0	1799
1990	804	220	19	341	2	n/a	n/a	0	1386
1991	683	272	20	428	2	n/a	n/a	0	1405
1992	680	349	27	514	1	n/a	n/a	0	1571
1993	618	404	29	470	0	n/a	n/a	0	1521
1994	541	363	18	460	4	n/a	n/a	0	1386
1995	549	421	12	554	3	n/a	n/a	0	1539
1996	549	421	12	554	3	n/a	n/a	0	1539
1997	608	413	17	586	3	n/a	n/a	0	1627
1998	662	376	18	580	3	n/a	n/a	0	1639
1999	649	390	24	569	5	n/a	n/a	0	1637
2000	601	406	19	656	4	n/a	n/a	0	1686
2001	500	362	23	692	4	n/a	n/a	0	1581
2002	417	281	20	731	3	n/a	n/a	0	1452
2003	417	281	20	731	3	n/a	n/a	0	1452
2004	434	321	31	748	4	n/a	n/a	0	1538
2005	462	405	28	820	3	n/a	n/a	0	1718
2006	450	417	36	900	4	n/a	n/a	0	1807
2007	431	378	37	947	5	n/a	n/a	47	1845
2008	420	390	40	1046	9	n/a	n/a	52	1957
2009	350	392	39	1016	6	n/a	n/a	59	1862
2010	352	394	49	1008	11	n/a	n/a	47	1861
2011	367	366	41	1026	7	5	41	0	1853
2012	360	342	36	1052	6	2	36	0	1834
2013	340	346	30	1135	5	1	31	0	1888
2014	307	338	21	1286	12	2	31	0	1997
2015	307	379	20	1419	14	2	32	0	2173
2016	287	401	20	1558	12	2	24	0	2304
2017	292	396	21	1694	16	3	40	0	2462
2018	299	344	24	1730	12	2	49	0	2460
2019	297	346	21	1718	21	3	51	0	2457
2020	346	315	23	1704	20	14	41	0	2463
2021	351	312	25	1775	22	12	40	0	2537

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Forest Hill Community High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	2481	132.0	18.7	6.4
1989	1799	118.0	15.2	9.9
1990	1386	91.0	15.2	15.9
1991	1405	91.0	15.4	24.6
1992	1571	87.0	18.0	n/a
1993	1521	76.0	20.0	26
1994	1386	85.0	16.3	35.9
1995	1539	88.0	17.5	30.9
1996	1539	88.0	17.5	30.9
1997	1627	88.0	18.5	25.3
1998	1639	92.0	17.8	24.4
1999	1637	93.0	17.6	9.1
2000	1686	92.0	18.3	38.6
2001	1581	82.0	19.3	36.7
2002	1452	98.0	14.8	40.6
2003	1452	98.0	14.8	40.6
2004	1538	100.0	15.4	47.3
2005	1718	105.0	16.4	36.8
2006	1807	120.0	15.1	45.3
2007	1845	114.0	16.2	48.3
2008	1957	126.0	15.5	49
2009	1862	142.0	15.3	50.6
2010	1861	120.0	15.5	55.6
2011	1853	109.5	16.9	62.8
2012	1834	111.0	16.5	65.3
2013	1888	114.0	16.5	69.7
2014	1997	122.0	16.3	77.7
2015	2173	128.0	16.9	78.9
2016	2304	134.0	17.1	82.6
2017	2462	139.0	17.7	80.3
2018	2460	141.0	17.4	78.4
2019	2457	133.0	18.4	75.4
2020	2463	127.5	19.3	72.6
2021	2537	128.0	19.8	82.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch

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Student/Teacher Ratio Forest Hill Community High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	2481	132.0	18.7	6.4
1989	1799	118.0	15.2	9.9
1990	1386	91.0	15.2	15.9
1991	1405	91.0	15.4	24.6
1992	1571	87.0	18.0	n/a
1993	1521	76.0	20.0	26
1994	1386	85.0	16.3	35.9
1995	1539	88.0	17.5	30.9
1996	1539	88.0	17.5	30.9
1997	1627	88.0	18.5	25.3
1998	1639	92.0	17.8	24.4
1999	1637	93.0	17.6	9.1
2000	1686	92.0	18.3	38.6
2001	1581	82.0	19.3	36.7
2002	1452	98.0	14.8	40.6
2003	1452	98.0	14.8	40.6
2004	1538	100.0	15.4	47.3
2005	1718	105.0	16.4	36.8
2006	1807	120.0	15.1	45.3
2007	1845	114.0	16.2	48.3
2008	1957	126.0	15.5	49
2009	1862	142.0	15.3	50.6
2010	1861	120.0	15.5	55.6
2011	1853	109.5	16.9	62.8
2012	1834	111.0	16.5	65.3
2013	1888	114.0	16.5	69.7
2014	1997	122.0	16.3	77.7
2015	2173	128.0	16.9	78.9
2016	2304	134.0	17.1	82.6
2017	2462	139.0	17.7	80.3
2018	2460	141.0	17.4	78.4
2019	2457	133.0	18.4	75.4
2020	2463	127.5	19.3	72.6
2021	2537	128.0	19.8	82.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Forest Hill Community High School

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2018	$670 (8.7%)	$7,013 (91.3%)	$7,683
2019	$682 (8.5%)	$7,369 (91.5%)	$8,051
2020	$451 (5.1%)	$8,335 (94.9%)	$8,786
2021	$779 (9.0%)	$7,912 (91.0%)	$8,690

Data source: Florida Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Forest Hill Community High School

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Ranks 475^th of 734 High schools	Ranks 479^th of 746 High schools	0.5%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
9th Grade English Language Arts (Forest Hill Community High School)	43	39	4%
9th Grade English Language Arts (Palm Beach)	56	51	5%
9th Grade English Language Arts (Florida)	55	50	5%
10th Grade English Language Arts (Forest Hill Community High School)	37	42	5%
10th Grade English Language Arts (Palm Beach)	54	52	2%
10th Grade English Language Arts (Florida)	53	51	2%
End of Course Biology 1 (Forest Hill Community High School)	51	74	23%
End of Course Biology 1 (Palm Beach)	69	63	6%
End of Course Biology 1 (Florida)	67	61	6%
End of Course US History (Forest Hill Community High School)	55	40	15%
End of Course US History (Palm Beach)	69	61	8%
End of Course US History (Florida)	70	63	7%
End of Course Algebra 1 (Forest Hill Community High School)	28	11	17%
End of Course Algebra 1 (Palm Beach)	65	50	15%
End of Course Algebra 1 (Florida)	62	49	13%
End of Course Geometry (Forest Hill Community High School)	57	26	31%
End of Course Geometry (Palm Beach)	61	45	16%
End of Course Geometry (Florida)	57	45	12%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	2457	2537	3.3%
African American	346	312	9.8%
American Indian	21	22	4.8%
Asian	21	25	19%
Hispanic	1718	1775	3.3%
Pacific Islander	3	12	300%
Two or More Races	51	40	21.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	75.4%	82.1%	6.7%

Elementary:	Berkshire Elementary School
	Meadow Park Elementary School
	Palm Beach Public School
	South Olive Elementary School
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	U. B. Kinsey/Palmview Elementary
Middle:	Conniston Middle School

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