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Forest Hills Elementary

Public Grades 1-5

516^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Forest Hills Elementary is a public elementary school in Walterboro, South Carolina, serving 463 students in grades 1-5. The school is part of the Colleton 01 school district, which is ranked 72 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Forest Hills Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of South Carolina elementary schools, with proficiency rates on state assessments that are significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics were 40-57.5% and 22.3-37.7%, respectively, compared to the state averages of 61.8-63.5% and 48.1-56.3%. Compared to nearby schools in the same district, such as William Memorial Elementary and Fennell Elementary, Forest Hills Elementary generally performs worse on state assessments.

The school's high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, may be a contributing factor to its low academic performance. Additionally, Forest Hills Elementary has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 22.5% to 37.9% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages. Despite the school's increased per-student spending over the years, from $10,661 in 2020-2021 to $17,079 in 2023-2024, the academic performance of Forest Hills Elementary has not shown significant improvement, raising questions about the effective allocation and utilization of resources to support student learning.

472

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,533

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

633 Hiers Corner Road
Walterboro, SC 29488

(843) 782-4512

District: Colleton 01

Students who attend Forest Hills Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Colleton County Middle
High:	Colleton County High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

48.9%

White:

35.4%

Hispanic:

9.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 11th percentile in 2023 → 19th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 19th (2025) from a 11th-percentile low (2023)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Colleton 01

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (38% vs 56% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 22% South Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg36%

South Carolina avg56%

516^th of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5Elementary Schools in the Colleton 01

72^nd of 75Colleton 01 among South 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	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	516 of 640	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	537 of 638	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	576 of 644	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	540 of 625	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	509 of 622	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	575 of 643	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	533 of 624	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	35.3	421 of 639	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.6	402 of 619	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.5	403 of 638	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	32.0	469 of 630	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	38.0	403 of 599	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.4	338 of 594	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.4	295 of 597	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	36.0	423 of 589	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	37.7	402 of 580	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	27.5	474 of 577	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.3	453 of 566	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	33.7	417 of 559	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	31.4	425 of 557	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	29.3	430 of 550	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	23.2	456 of 542	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	309 of 381	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	297 of 369	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	360 of 394	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	365 of 393	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	312 of 350	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	402 of 421	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	383 of 412	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	18.7	148 of 161	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	515 of 581	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	512 of 565	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	510 of 580	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	457 of 573	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	462 of 554	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	542 of 588	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	510 of 570	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	470 of 613	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	498 of 599	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	556 of 608	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	552 of 600	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	497 of 580	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	546 of 600	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	531 of 588	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	434 of 586	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	443 of 568	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	543 of 582	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	538 of 579	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	486 of 561	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	533 of 590	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	488 of 571	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	371 of 460	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	372 of 441	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	440 of 463	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	412 of 455	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	367 of 439	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	444 of 472	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	400 of 457	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)26th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile~ school

African American (2025)19th percentile~ school

Female (2025)11th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2018)8th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts49%-14 vs state

Science39%-10 vs state

Mathematics27%-25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SC READY English Language Arts (2025)			SC READY Mathematics (2025)			SC READY 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	SC READY English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 4th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Forest Hills Elementary	Public	1-5	633 Hiers Corner Road	Walterboro	29488	Colleton County	Colleton 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 782-4512	472	38	12.4		167 (35.4%)	231 (48.9%)	44 (9.3%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.3%)	21.6	516^th of 640 public elementary schools	19.4%		18.5	537^th of 638 public elementary schools	15.8%	21	40.0	48.9	57.5	22.3	37.7	22.3	38.7	$16,533	$2,580	$2,027	$4,608	$9,513	$2,412	$11,925
Black Street Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	256 Smith Street	Walterboro	29488	Colleton County	Colleton 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 782-4516	358	25	14.3		114 (31.8%)	171 (47.8%)	35 (9.8%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.9%)								(n/a)								$26,046	$3,652	$2,022	$5,674	$17,414	$2,957	$20,371
Northside Elementary	Public	1-5	1929 Industrial Road	Walterboro	29488	Colleton County	Colleton 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 782-0015	428	29	14.7		164 (38.3%)	217 (50.7%)	26 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.2%)	19.3	534^th of 640 public elementary schools	16.6%		14.7	559^th of 638 public elementary schools	12.4%	25	41.7	44.5	50.0	37.3	29.7	39.8	25.3	$15,966	$2,650	$1,839	$4,489	$8,872	$2,605	$11,477
Hendersonville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6089 Hendersonville Highway	Walterboro	29488	Colleton County	Colleton 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 782-0027	324	24	13.5		74 (22.8%)	216 (66.7%)	20 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	10.4	598^th of 640 public elementary schools	6.6%		7.8	618^th of 638 public elementary schools	3.1%	20	48.0	36.9	41.5	28.0	21.7	22.0	17.4	$17,828	$3,129	$2,061	$5,189	$9,824	$2,815	$12,639
Bells Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12088 Bells Highway	Ruffin	29475	Colleton County	Colleton 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 782-0012	249	21	11.8		112 (45.0%)	103 (41.4%)	24 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	20.8	525^th of 640 public elementary schools	18.0%		12	578^th of 638 public elementary schools	9.4%	53	61.9	35.5	60.4	28.5	26.7	20.9	22.2	$18,199	$2,635	$2,047	$4,682	$11,181	$2,337	$13,518
Cottageville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	648 Peirce Road	Cottageville	29435	Colleton County	Colleton 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 782-4528	425	34	12.5		200 (47.1%)	133 (31.3%)	37 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (11.8%)	10	601^st of 640 public elementary schools	6.1%		9.9	603^rd of 638 public elementary schools	5.5%	2	39.3	40.9	42.6	27.9	27.3	21.3	19.7	$15,630	$2,365	$1,935	$4,300	$8,716	$2,614	$11,330
Fennell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	131 Yemassee Highway	Yemassee	29945	Hampton County	Hampton	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 398-5591	140	11	12.5		19 (13.6%)	98 (70.0%)	13 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.1%)								(n/a)								$20,064	$1,615	$1,324	$2,938	$13,856	$3,269	$17,125
Williams Memorial Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	290 South Metts Street	Saint George	29477	Dorchester County	Dorchester 04	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 563-3231	553	42	13.1		224 (40.5%)	244 (44.1%)	29 (5.2%)	8 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	43 (7.8%)	40.5	374^th of 640 public elementary schools	41.6%		50.3	313^th of 638 public elementary schools	50.9%	61	52.1	51.7	58.3	53.1	57.5	27.1	47.1	$16,841	$1,811	$1,030	$2,841	$11,832	$2,168	$14,000

Frequently Asked Questions about Forest Hills Elementary

What schools do graduates of Forest Hills Elementary attend?

Students who attend Forest Hills Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Colleton County Middle
High : Colleton County High

How many students attend Forest Hills Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 472 students attended Forest Hills Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Forest Hills Elementary?

Students at Forest Hills Elementary are 49% African American, 35% White, 9% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

Is Forest Hills Elementary a good school?

Forest Hills Elementary ranks in the bottom 19.4% of South Carolina elementary schools.

What district is Forest Hills Elementary in?

Colleton 01

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