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Forest Hill Elementary School

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Forest Hill Elementary School ranks 414 th of 666 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

414^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 666 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Forest Hill Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 470 students in grades PK-5 in Shreveport, Louisiana, which is part of the Caddo Parish school district. While the school provides education to a high-poverty student population, with 75.53% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, it consistently underperforms compared to both the district and state averages on standardized assessments.

Forest Hill Elementary's academic performance is a significant concern, with proficiency rates in Mathematics and English Language Arts falling well below state levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 54% in Math and 60% in ELA, compared to 60% and 70% statewide, respectively. The school also struggles to support certain student subgroups, with lower rankings for African American, Special Education, and Disabled students. Additionally, Forest Hill Elementary has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.7% to 28.2% over the past few years, which is well above the state average.

When compared to nearby schools, Forest Hill Elementary's performance is particularly concerning. For instance, Eden Gardens Fundamental Elementary, a magnet school just 3.78 miles away, consistently ranks among the top 5% of Louisiana elementary schools and has significantly higher proficiency rates in both Math and ELA. Furthermore, Forest Hill Elementary's statewide ranking has steadily declined from 523 out of 742 schools in 2015-2016 to 414 out of 666 schools in 2024-2025, indicating a concerning trend of worsening academic outcomes.

479

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,761

Per pupil spending ?

78.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2005 Francais Drive
Shreveport, LA 71118

(318) 686-1783

District: Caddo Parish

Students who attend Forest Hill Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Ridgewood Middle School
High:	Woodlawn High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

81.4%

White:

7.7%

Hispanic:

5.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 27th percentile in 2015 → 38th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (57% vs 65% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!English Language Arts scores 10 pts below the Louisiana average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg56%

Louisiana avg65%

414^th of 666

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 30Elementary Schools in the Caddo Parish

84^th of 118Caddo Parish among Louisiana 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	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	414 of 666	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.4	420 of 675	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.0	448 of 730	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.5	491 of 727	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.4	590 of 729	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	573 of 731	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	546 of 728	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.0	593 of 739	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	36.7	523 of 742	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.6	577 of 792	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	53.2	400 of 777	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	36.7	537 of 772	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.6	498 of 764	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.1	515 of 766	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.5	458 of 736	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	62.9	313 of 738	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	68.6	243 of 743	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	67.4	254 of 725	65.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	259 of 501	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.9	253 of 509	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.2	298 of 570	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.8	277 of 562	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.6	411 of 564	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	433 of 559	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.1	430 of 547	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	27.6	223 of 281	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	395 of 633	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.5	419 of 635	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.5	446 of 705	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.7	416 of 701	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.4	582 of 705	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	587 of 684	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	445 of 661	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.2	437 of 674	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.7	407 of 723	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.8	425 of 724	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.6	577 of 719	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	595 of 697	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.6	503 of 682	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	457 of 641	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.2	412 of 651	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.3	449 of 713	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.6	545 of 712	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	563 of 704	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	580 of 696	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	207 of 241	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.9	238 of 333	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2019	25.3	444 of 517	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.8	327 of 516	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)48th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)38th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)29th percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2018)21st percentile-4 vs school

White (2019)14th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts60%-10 vs state

Mathematics54%-6 vs state

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Sunday, October 3, 2010

Great community school, involved teachers and staff....Lacking in academic challenges for high-achieving, gifted students. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				LEAP Mathematics (2025)							LEAP English Language Arts (2025)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	LEAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	LEAP Mathematics 4th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 5th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 6th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 7th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 8th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	LEAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	Total
Forest Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2005 Francais Drive	Shreveport	71118	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 686-1783	479	35	13.6	78.3%	37 (7.7%)	390 (81.4%)	27 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.2%)	40.3	414^th of 666 public elementary schools	37.8%		41.4	420^th of 675 public elementary schools	37.8%	6	68.0	54.0	44.0				54.0	64.0	63.0	58.0				60.0	$16,761
Southern Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9075 Kingston Road	Shreveport	71118	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 686-1974	504	40	12.6	87.1%	10 (2.0%)	440 (87.3%)	43 (8.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	21.2	561^st of 666 public elementary schools	15.8%		20.2	563^rd of 675 public elementary schools	16.6%	2	39.0	46.0					39.0	38.0	57.0	65.0				53.0	$16,441
Summer Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2955 Bert Kouns Industrial Loo	Shreveport	71118	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 686-1754	403	31	12.9	86.8%	14 (3.5%)	362 (89.8%)	11 (2.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.5%)	17	591^st of 666 public elementary schools	11.3%		13.1	611^th of 675 public elementary schools	9.5%	20	34.0	36.0	41.0				36.0	39.0	34.0	69.0				49.0	$16,998
Summerfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3131 Ardis Taylor Drive	Shreveport	71118	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 686-1930	428	35	12.1	74.5%	48 (11.2%)	334 (78.0%)	27 (6.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.2%)	13.5	613^th of 666 public elementary schools	8.0%		10.8	626^th of 675 public elementary schools	7.3%	13	36.0	44.0					39.0	42.0	49.0	53.0				48.0	$17,323
Westwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7325 Jewella Avenue	Shreveport	71108	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 686-5489	419	35	12.0	88.5%	8 (1.9%)	384 (91.6%)	19 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	3.1	661^st of 666 public elementary schools	0.8%		7.1	649^th of 675 public elementary schools	3.9%	12	21.0	27.0					27.0	21.0	45.0	35.0				36.0	$19,948
Eighty-First Street ECE Center	Public	PK-K	8108 Fairfield Avenue	Shreveport	71106	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 865-3596	35	18	1.9	77.1%	2 (5.7%)	30 (85.7%)	2 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)								(n/a)															$32,982
Atkins Technology Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7611 St.Vincent Avenue	Shreveport	71106	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 868-2810	189	19	9.7	92.1%	2 (1.1%)	173 (91.5%)	10 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	22.1	552^nd of 666 public elementary schools	17.1%		8.4	641^st of 675 public elementary schools	5.0%	89	48.0	37.0	50.0				44.0	52.0		50.0				46.0	$21,379
Linwood Public Charter School	Public	PK, KG-8	401 West 70th Street	Shreveport	71106	Caddo Parish	Recovery School District-LDE	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 847-7634	1,092	72	15.1	93.9%	3 (0.3%)	1,029 (94.2%)	44 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.5%)	16.2	598^th of 666 public elementary schools	10.2%		15	599^th of 675 public elementary schools	11.3%	1	40.0	35.0	29.0		40.0	36.0	34.0	52.0	52.0	56.0	55.0	56.0	59.0	56.0	$15,334
Eden Gardens Fundamental Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	626 Eden Boulevard	Shreveport	71106	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	Yes	No	No	(318) 861-7654	495	32	15.4	17.2%	311 (62.8%)	115 (23.2%)	23 (4.6%)	31 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	97.8	4^th of 666 public elementary schools	99.4%					(n/a)	100.0	100.0	100.0				100.0			100.0					$14,874
Keithville Elementary/Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	12201 Mansfield Road	Keithville	71047	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 925-1005	818	67	12.2	75.4%	242 (29.6%)	483 (59.0%)	58 (7.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.9%)	24.1	535^th of 666 public elementary schools	19.7%		32.6	483^rd of 675 public elementary schools	28.4%	52	59.0	35.0	31.0	53.0	49.0	41.0	45.0	58.0	45.0	55.0	58.0	58.0	70.0	59.0	$17,704

Frequently Asked Questions about Forest Hill Elementary School

How many students attend Forest Hill Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 479 students attended Forest Hill Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Forest Hill Elementary School?

Students at Forest Hill Elementary School are 81% African American, 8% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

Is Forest Hill Elementary School a good school?

Forest Hill Elementary School ranks 414^th of 666 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Forest Hill Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Ridgewood Middle School
High : Woodlawn High School

What district is Forest Hill Elementary School in?

Caddo Parish

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