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Forest Heights Elementary

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Public Grades
410
Students ?
18.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
97.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1 Learning Place
       Gastonia, NC  28052-4450

(704) 866-6079

District: Gaston County Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:
38.3%
Hispanic:
28.5%
White:
26.6%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 16th percentile in 2007 → 18th in 2016
Worth a look
!Test scores below the North Carolina average (45% vs 61% meeting standards)
!Reading scores 19 pts below the North Carolina average
Students meeting standards (2015-2016) ?
This school45%
District avg53%
North Carolina avg61%
Not ranked this year
Forest Heights Elementary did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.
149th of 242Gaston County Schools among North Carolina 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
201623.71166 of 142518.2%★☆☆☆☆
201517.51250 of 144013.2%★☆☆☆☆
20148.91308 of 13905.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201313.11288 of 14038.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201221.11207 of 138813.0%★☆☆☆☆
201126.11124 of 138118.6%★☆☆☆☆
201035.5992 of 136327.2%★☆☆☆☆
200915.71207 of 135410.9%★☆☆☆☆
200811.11231 of 13247.0%☆☆☆☆☆
200724.61091 of 129315.6%★☆☆☆☆
200633.4964 of 127624.5%★☆☆☆☆
By subject vs North Carolina (2015-2016) ?
Science71%~ state avg
Mathematics43%-18 vs state
Reading38%-19 vs state

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In the 2015-16 school year, 410 students attended Forest Heights Elementary.

Students at Forest Heights Elementary are 38% African American, 29% Hispanic, 27% White, 6% Two or more races.


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