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Forest Hills High School

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Forest Hills High School ranks 697 th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

697^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 44% of New York high schools

Summary

Forest Hills High School is a public high school in Forest Hills, New York, serving 3,425 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #28, which is ranked 373 out of 874 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Forest Hills High School has maintained relatively consistent performance over the years, with its graduation rate ranging from 84.3% to 86.3%, slightly above the district average. The school's dropout rate is also lower than the district average, ranging from 0.7% to 4.9%. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate, between 20.4% and 34.3%, is higher than the district and state averages, which is a concern. Academically, the school generally performs better than the district and state on Regents exams, particularly in subjects like Common Core English Language Arts, Global History and Geography, and U.S. History and Government, but lags behind in some subjects like Geometry and Earth Science.

When compared to nearby schools, Townsend Harris High School consistently ranks among the best in the state, while Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School, Queens Metropolitan High School, and other local schools generally perform at a similar level to Forest Hills High School. The school's spending per student has increased significantly, from $11,668 in 2020-2021 to $24,404 in 2023-2024, which is higher than the district and state averages.

3,394

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,795

Per pupil spending ?

72.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

67-01 110th St
Forest Hills, NY 11375

(718) 268-3137

District: New York City Geographic District #28

Feeder schools for Forest Hills High School:

Elementary:	Ps 139 Rego Park
	Ps 175 Lynn Gross Discovery School (The)
	Ps 206 Horace Harding School (The)
	Ps 220 Edward Mandel
Middle:	Junior High School 157 Stephen A Halsey

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

40.9%

Asian:

25.0%

White:

23.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 52nd percentile in 2014 → 44th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2014

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

!Earth Science scores 48 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg61%

New York avg66%

697^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 14High Schools in the New York City Geographic District #28

373^rd of 874New York City Geographic District #28 among New York 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	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.1	697 of 1234	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.5	711 of 1242	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.5	680 of 1228	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.7	630 of 1190	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.5	648 of 1207	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.9	614 of 1210	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	53.6	586 of 1221	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	51.1	628 of 1255	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	57.4	525 of 1255	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	54.4	592 of 1237	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.4	549 of 1217	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	49.9	681 of 1198	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	56.4	579 of 1165	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.1	520 of 1117	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	53.4	583 of 1086	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	49.9	628 of 1027	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	51.6	593 of 1002	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	53.7	557 of 986	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	50.6	586 of 935	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	246 of 713	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.8	246 of 690	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.4	191 of 671	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	64.2	172 of 593	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	64.9	198 of 686	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	62.8	207 of 679	69.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	226 of 413	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.0	267 of 426	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.9	264 of 424	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.0	226 of 386	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.1	259 of 447	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.5	228 of 426	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	57.8	229 of 669	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.6	254 of 637	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.5	203 of 583	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.5	87 of 481	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	64.7	134 of 565	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	68.3	118 of 546	78.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	681 of 1206	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.3	635 of 1219	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.4	667 of 1197	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.8	627 of 1155	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.4	613 of 1193	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.2	602 of 1176	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	468 of 885	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.3	471 of 865	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.2	452 of 851	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.9	365 of 760	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.4	356 of 815	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.0	325 of 791	58.9%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	60.6	157 of 607	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	57.6	167 of 564	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	59.9	127 of 531	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	74.1	42 of 389	89.2%	★★★★☆
2019	71.4	85 of 493	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	67.9	102 of 498	79.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	589 of 1179	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.5	634 of 1170	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.1	571 of 1155	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.7	491 of 1101	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.2	500 of 1179	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.7	472 of 1154	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	666 of 1201	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.5	696 of 1211	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.8	669 of 1191	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.3	608 of 1154	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.8	658 of 1190	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.1	607 of 1176	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	23 of 27	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	55.5	154 of 328	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.7	89 of 306	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	67.6	78 of 272	71.3%	★★★★☆
2022	57.5	93 of 212	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.6	102 of 165	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.3	77 of 157	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	64.1	9 of 41	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	28.2	35 of 41	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.8	15 of 28	46.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.9	22 of 46	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.5	10 of 43	76.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	533 of 1149	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.8	533 of 1144	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.0	486 of 1130	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.1	425 of 1038	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.9	489 of 1132	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.4	401 of 1095	63.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	622 of 788	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	597 of 781	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	616 of 776	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.6	551 of 738	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.2	569 of 793	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.2	538 of 765	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Native American (2024)78th percentile+35 vs school

Homeless (2025)74th percentile+31 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)66th percentile+22 vs school

African American (2025)65th percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2025)54th percentile+10 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)53rd percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile+4 vs school

Asian (2025)45th percentile~ school

Male (2025)45th percentile~ school

Female (2025)44th percentile~ school

White (2025)21st percentile-22 vs school

Military Connected (2025)15th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core English Language Arts78%~ state avg

Global History and Geography77%~ state avg

Common Core Algebra II74%~ state avg

U.S. History and Government70%-5 vs state

Life Science Biology64%+6 vs state

Chemistry64%~ state avg

Physics53%-15 vs state

Geometry51%-9 vs state

Algebra I45%-11 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences41%-15 vs state

Living Environment40%-17 vs state

Common Core Geometry23%~ state avg

Earth Science17%-48 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Chemistry (2025)	Regents Common Core Algebra II (2025)	Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Common Core Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Global History and Geography (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Physics (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)			NY State Assessments Math (2025)		NY State Assessments Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	Regents Chemistry End of Course	Regents Common Core Algebra II End of Course	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Common Core Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Physics End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Forest Hills High School	Public	9-12	67-01 110th St	Forest Hills	11375	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 268-3137	3,394	221	15.3	72.6%	802 (23.6%)	242 (7.1%)	1,387 (40.9%)	847 (25.0%)	25 (0.7%)	13 (0.4%)	76 (2.2%)	46.1	697^th of 1234 public high schools	43.5%		44.5	711^th of 1242 public high schools	42.8%	14	64.4	74.0	77.6	23.5	16.7	76.7	39.9	53.2	70.1	44.6	64.5	50.9	41.1							$24,795	$1,985	$22,810
High School For Arts And Business	Public	9-12	105-25 Horace Harding Expw	Corona	11368	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 271-8383	721	52	13.9	87.4%	37 (5.1%)	36 (5.0%)	568 (78.8%)	68 (9.4%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	54.5	590^th of 1234 public high schools	52.2%		45.1	706^th of 1242 public high schools	43.2%	116	22.4	93.9	75.2	50.8	15.4	97.7	51.4	3.6	98.7	81.6	43.7	58.9	50.3							$28,504	$2,290	$26,215
John Bowne High School	Public	9-12	63-25 Main St	Flushing	11367	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 263-1919	2,778	206	13.5	78.8%	117 (4.2%)	369 (13.3%)	1,432 (51.5%)	681 (24.5%)	35 (1.3%)	11 (0.4%)	133 (4.8%)	30.8	850^th of 1234 public high schools	31.1%		31.8	837^th of 1242 public high schools	32.6%	13	54.8	39.6	62.3	26.5	15.7	66.7	47.6	85.2	71.1	34.7	63.2	36.0	43.4							$27,815	$2,158	$25,657
John F Kennedy Junior School	Public	10-12	57-12 94th St	Elmhurst	11373	Queens County	Nyc Special Schools - District 75	No	No	No	No	(718) 760-1083	514	92	5.6	93.2%	77 (15.0%)	74 (14.4%)	251 (48.8%)	94 (18.3%)	12 (2.3%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)								(n/a)																				$107,254	$1,392	$105,862
Townsend Harris High School	Public	9-12	149-11 Melbourne Ave	Flushing	11367	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	No	(718) 575-5580	1,342	90	14.8	59.8%	208 (15.5%)	74 (5.5%)	215 (16.0%)	761 (56.7%)	16 (1.2%)	11 (0.8%)	55 (4.1%)	81.6	121^st of 1234 public high schools	90.2%		79.1	145^th of 1242 public high schools	88.3%	24	77.5	93.0	98.0	53.5	0.0	98.0	72.7	75.5	90.1	70.2	87.0	86.2	65.0							$26,442	$1,424	$25,018
North Queens Community High School	Public	9-12	141-25 77th Rd	Flushing	11367	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 380-1650	117	13	8.6	87.2%	6 (5.1%)	22 (18.8%)	67 (57.3%)	20 (17.1%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.3	1055^th of 1234 public high schools	14.5%		16.3	1037^th of 1242 public high schools	16.5%	18			45.5			61.3	18.2		54.2	15.9	71.4									$32,061	$2,073	$29,988
Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School	Public	6-12	91-30 Metropolitan Ave	Forest Hills	11375	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 286-3500	837	68	12.3	68.9%	88 (10.5%)	68 (8.1%)	420 (50.2%)	173 (20.7%)	49 (5.9%)	6 (0.7%)	33 (3.9%)	31.6	839^th of 1234 public high schools	32.0%		38.8	763^rd of 1242 public high schools	38.6%	76	22.3	53.4	81.1	6.7		70.4	29.6		67.6	39.7	64.4	15.8	26.0	57.3	53.3	53.5	54.5	34.0	49.5	$28,007	$2,015	$25,992
Queens Metropolitan High School	Public	9-12	91-30 Metropolitan Ave	Forest Hills	11375	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	No	(718) 286-3600	1,068	72	14.8	66.9%	371 (34.7%)	38 (3.6%)	523 (49.0%)	109 (10.2%)	7 (0.7%)	5 (0.5%)	15 (1.4%)	50.1	640^th of 1234 public high schools	48.1%		55.5	583^rd of 1242 public high schools	53.1%	57	45.6	70.5	85.6	35.1	18.0	78.3	42.9	100.0	84.9	53.4	70.0	22.1	62.9							$24,729	$1,558	$23,172
Civic Leadership Academy	Public	9-12	45-10 94th St	Elmhurst	11373	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 271-1487	580	46	12.5	86.6%	13 (2.2%)	10 (1.7%)	500 (86.2%)	48 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.0%)	31.3	844^th of 1234 public high schools	31.6%		30.4	850^th of 1242 public high schools	31.6%	6	22.2	46.6	74.9	0.0	0.0	68.2	35.9		58.3	56.1	45.2	31.4	26.1							$27,950	$2,197	$25,753
Voyages Preparatory	Public	9-12	45-10 94th St	Elmhurst	11373	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 271-7851	155	16	9.6	87.7%	3 (1.9%)	15 (9.7%)	124 (80.0%)	11 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	11.1	1124^th of 1234 public high schools	8.9%		20.6	974^th of 1242 public high schools	21.6%	150			45.2			61.2	19.4		42.6	23.4	54.6	0.0								$42,194	$2,310	$39,884

Frequently Asked Questions about Forest Hills High School

How many students attend Forest Hills High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 3,394 students attended Forest Hills High School.

What is the racial makeup of Forest Hills High School?

Students at Forest Hills High School are 41% Hispanic, 25% Asian, 24% White, 7% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Forest Hills High School in?

New York City Geographic District #28

What schools feed into Forest Hills High School?

Forest Hills High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Ps 139 Rego Park
Elementary : Ps 175 Lynn Gross Discovery School (The)
Elementary : Ps 206 Horace Harding School (The)
Elementary : Ps 220 Edward Mandel
Middle : Junior High School 157 Stephen A Halsey

Is Forest Hills High School a good school?

Forest Hills High School ranks 697^th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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