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Forest Hills Middle

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Forest Hills Middle ranks 331 st of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

331^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 778 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 57% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Forest Hills Middle is a public middle school in Wilson, NC, serving 654 students in grades 6–8 as part of Wilson County Schools, a district that ranks in the 61st percentile statewide with a 3-star rating. The school itself holds a solid mid-tier position, ranking 331 out of 778 North Carolina middle schools — the 57th percentile with a 3-star rating — a meaningful achievement given that 99.54% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. In the landscape of nearby middle schools, Forest Hills outranks South Edgecombe Middle, West Edgecombe Middle, Rocky Mount Middle, and Charles H Darden Middle, though it trails Elm City Middle and Springfield Middle.

What truly sets Forest Hills apart is how well it serves student groups that typically face the biggest academic hurdles. The school ranks at the 76th percentile or higher for low-income, African American, and Hispanic students, and it is especially strong for English learners (82nd percentile) and special education students (84th percentile) — all significant improvements over the past two years. Grade-level test results tell a clear story: 6th-grade math is the school's weak spot at 47.1% proficiency, a full 12.1 points below the state. By 8th grade, however, math proficiency surges to 67.6%, well above the state's 53.0%, and science proficiency reaches 76.0% versus the state's 68.6%. Reading remains above state averages at every grade level.

The school's biggest challenge is attendance. Chronic absenteeism stands at 28.4%, higher than the district average of 22.1% and the state average of 24.2%, and dramatically higher than Springfield Middle's impressive 10.7%. The good news is that absenteeism has been declining steadily since peaking near 40% in 2021–2022. One additional area to watch is the school's gifted and talented program: its ranking fell from the 85th to the 47th percentile, suggesting the school should ensure its highest-performing students remain challenged. Overall, Forest Hills Middle is a school beating the demographic odds, with a clear upward trajectory and two obvious improvement targets: attendance and 6th-grade math.

654

Students ?

18.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1210 Forest Hills
Wilson, NC 27893-1549

(252) 399-7913

District: Wilson County Schools

Students who attend Forest Hills Middle usually attend:

High:	James Hunt High
	Wilson Early College Academy

Feeder schools for Forest Hills Middle:

Elementary:

Vinson-Bynum Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

61.2%

Hispanic:

17.3%

White:

12.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 20th percentile in 2016 → 57th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 37 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the North Carolina median (57th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school60%

District avg60%

North Carolina avg58%

331^st of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 43%▲ up 38 pts since 2016

From bottom 20% (2016) to top 43% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

97^th of 246Wilson 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	57.1	331 of 778	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.0	367 of 773	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.5	443 of 793	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.8	396 of 784	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.2	391 of 786	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.7	419 of 741	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.6	226 of 737	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.0	274 of 691	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	24.2	541 of 694	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.5	557 of 692	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	38.6	443 of 705	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	39.7	376 of 627	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.7	348 of 673	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	71.1	184 of 662	72.2%	★★★★☆
2011	69.3	205 of 648	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.2	288 of 640	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	54.3	350 of 630	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	44.8	384 of 620	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	54.7	317 of 606	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	54.5	311 of 598	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	69.2	133 of 553	75.9%	★★★★☆
2025	71.7	107 of 546	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	57.2	177 of 560	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.8	168 of 559	69.9%	★★★★☆
2022	58.2	171 of 550	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.7	116 of 533	78.2%	★★★★☆
2019	81.7	50 of 519	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	68.5	94 of 494	81.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	36.3	264 of 449	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.2	134 of 478	72.0%	★★★★☆
2019	77.5	50 of 504	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	82.5	28 of 475	94.1%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	66.4	66 of 363	81.8%	★★★★☆
2025	61.9	78 of 371	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	40.5	198 of 356	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	67.5	28 of 236	88.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	54.4	324 of 731	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.4	424 of 733	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.9	418 of 738	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.5	397 of 731	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.5	398 of 733	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.2	429 of 706	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.6	189 of 684	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	58.9	292 of 656	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	57.2	246 of 465	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	72.3	70 of 458	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	66.6	128 of 461	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	77.8	9 of 452	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	49.9	283 of 450	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	74.7	55 of 448	87.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	68.8	130 of 566	77.0%	★★★★☆
2025	61.3	171 of 562	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.0	168 of 564	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	76.6	77 of 553	86.1%	★★★★☆
2022	80.9	55 of 541	89.8%	★★★★★
2021	66.9	109 of 522	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	82.2	49 of 493	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	85.6	29 of 472	93.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	66.7	176 of 725	75.7%	★★★★☆
2025	66.6	174 of 729	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	54.0	308 of 743	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.6	226 of 735	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.9	190 of 689	72.4%	★★★★☆
2021	39.1	377 of 633	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	79.1	74 of 639	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	71.8	117 of 604	80.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	57.0	312 of 736	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.0	282 of 733	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.6	443 of 751	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.2	370 of 747	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.9	365 of 748	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.7	382 of 711	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.0	254 of 697	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.7	257 of 665	61.4%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	59.1	121 of 333	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.8	201 of 328	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	82.2	42 of 302	86.1%	★★★★☆
2021	28.0	198 of 248	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	66.1	78 of 500	84.4%	★★★★☆
2025	60.8	99 of 478	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	34.6	291 of 473	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	71.5	165 of 644	74.4%	★★★★☆
2025	59.9	243 of 649	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.1	262 of 652	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.0	250 of 656	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.3	210 of 658	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.9	320 of 632	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	74.1	142 of 624	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	79.9	92 of 596	84.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2026)84th percentile+27 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)82nd percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2026)77th percentile+20 vs school

African American (2026)76th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)76th percentile+18 vs school

White (2026)74th percentile+17 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)64th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)58th percentile~ school

Female (2026)56th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)47th percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2022)41st percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science76%+7 vs state

Reading58%~ state avg

Mathematics56%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)			EOG Reading (2026)			EOG Science (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	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Forest Hills Middle	Public	6-8	1210 Forest Hills	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 399-7913	654	36	18.2	99.5%	79 (12.1%)	400 (61.2%)	113 (17.3%)	23 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.0%)	57.1	331^st of 778 public middle schools	57.5%		52	367^th of 773 public middle schools	52.5%	36	47.1	53.3	67.6	57.2	58.3	57.5	76.0	$8,665	$708	$7,958
Charles H Darden Middle	Public	6-8	1665 Lipscomb Road	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 206-4973	378	28	13.6	99.2%	10 (2.6%)	242 (64.0%)	116 (30.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	18.3	665^th of 778 public middle schools	14.5%		18	660^th of 773 public middle schools	14.6%	5	40.8	30.7	18.9	34.2	50.9	44.5	46.4	$12,284	$3,499	$8,785
Springfield Middle	Public	6-8	5551 Wiggins Mill Rd	Lucama	27851	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 239-1347	448	25	17.9	99.3%	208 (46.4%)	75 (16.7%)	138 (30.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.8%)	89.7	54^th of 778 public middle schools	93.1%		81.5	125^th of 773 public middle schools	83.8%	71	83.6	81.9	76.7	74.7	74.0	72.6	91.1	$8,059	$596	$7,463
Elm City Middle	Public	6-8	215 E Church St	Elm City	27822	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 236-4148	399	26	15.5	99.2%	197 (49.4%)	115 (28.8%)	56 (14.0%)	7 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	20 (5.0%)	73.8	184^th of 778 public middle schools	76.3%		77.1	157^th of 773 public middle schools	79.7%	27	77.4	71.3	55.8	69.2	67.4	58.0	76.8	$7,994	$522	$7,472
Speight Middle	Public	6-8	5514 Old Stantonsburg Road	Stantonsburg	27883	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 238-3983	281	17	16.5	98.9%	76 (27.0%)	75 (26.7%)	113 (40.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.0%)	53	372^nd of 778 public middle schools	52.2%		54.9	327^th of 773 public middle schools	57.7%	45	41.9	74.0	39.6	50.5	63.5	54.2	76.0	$9,297	$641	$8,656
Southern Nash Middle	Public	6-8	5301 South NC Highway 581	Spring Hope	27882	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 937-9020	795	40	20.1	98.2%	280 (35.2%)	166 (20.9%)	308 (38.7%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.5%)	56	339^th of 778 public middle schools	56.4%		45.4	429^th of 773 public middle schools	44.5%	90	63.4	52.7	46.4	62.9	52.9	56.0	77.2	$7,877	$815	$7,062
Nash Central Middle	Public	6-8	1638 South First Street	Nashville	27856	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 937-9065	531	29	18.1	99.2%	167 (31.5%)	278 (52.4%)	56 (10.5%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.5%)	59	315^th of 778 public middle schools	59.5%		46.7	420^th of 773 public middle schools	45.7%	105	65.0	53.2	49.7	62.8	60.8	57.7	70.3	$8,981	$1,407	$7,574
Norwayne Middle	Public	6-8	1394 Norwayne School Road	Fremont	27830	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 242-3414	848	43	19.5	99.6%	386 (45.5%)	218 (25.7%)	164 (19.3%)	19 (2.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (6.8%)	49.7	400^th of 778 public middle schools	48.6%		54.8	330^th of 773 public middle schools	57.3%	70	61.7	42.0	64.8	45.0	48.8	58.9	71.8	$8,110	$796	$7,314
Rocky Mount Middle	Public	6-8	841 Nash Street	Rocky Mount	27804	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 462-2010	692	35	20.0	99.3%	59 (8.5%)	501 (72.4%)	82 (11.8%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.6%)	16	676^th of 778 public middle schools	13.1%		12.1	706^th of 773 public middle schools	8.7%	30	32.7	25.7	34.7	37.6	36.2	35.0	58.2	$10,165	$1,474	$8,691
West Edgecombe Middle	Public	6-8	6301 Nobles Mill Pond Road	Rocky Mount	27801	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 446-2030	249	16	15.4	96.8%	61 (24.5%)	153 (61.4%)	12 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.2%)	22.5	630^th of 778 public middle schools	19.0%		14.8	689^th of 773 public middle schools	10.9%	59	36.0	44.0	32.9	33.7	34.1	45.2	67.1	$10,069	$1,755	$8,314

Frequently Asked Questions about Forest Hills Middle

What district is Forest Hills Middle in?

Wilson County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Forest Hills Middle?

Students at Forest Hills Middle are 61% African American, 17% Hispanic, 12% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Forest Hills Middle attend?

Students who attend Forest Hills Middle usually go on to attend James Hunt High

Is Forest Hills Middle a good school?

Forest Hills Middle ranks 331^st of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Forest Hills Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 654 students attended Forest Hills Middle.

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