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Forest Hill Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

33^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Forest Hill Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Germantown, Tennessee, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 689 students. The school is part of the highly-ranked Germantown District, which is rated 5 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Forest Hill Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Tennessee, with proficiency rates in Mathematics, English Language Arts, and Science that significantly exceed state and district averages, often reaching 70-80% proficiency. The school's performance is particularly strong in Mathematics, with proficiency rates consistently above 80% in recent years. Forest Hill Elementary also stands out for its low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 6.8% to 20.2%, which are lower than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 13.8 to 15.2 in recent years.

Nearby Farmington Elementary School and Dogwood Elementary School, both within the Germantown District, also demonstrate exceptional academic performance, ranking among the top elementary schools in Tennessee. In contrast, schools within the Memphis-Shelby County School District, such as Germanshire Elementary and Germantown Elementary, have significantly lower academic performance compared to Forest Hill Elementary and the other Germantown schools.

698

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,723

Per pupil spending ?

6.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3368 S. Forest Hill Irene RD
Germantown, TN 38138

(901) 730-8520

District: Germantown

Students who attend Forest Hill Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Houston Middle School
High:	Houston High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.2%

African American:

8.5%

Hispanic:

5.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2021 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (79% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of Tennessee elementary schools

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Germantown's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school79%

District avg74%

Tennessee avg42%

33^rd of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 1 pts since 2021

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Germantown

3^rd of 139Germantown among Tennessee 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	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	96.9	33 of 1009	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	39 of 1018	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	97.7	26 of 1020	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	95.8	45 of 1000	95.5%	★★★★★
2021	96.0	42 of 983	95.7%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	98.0	9 of 498	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	82.0	61 of 498	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	89.2	35 of 500	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	89.3	36 of 483	92.5%	★★★★★
2021	91.1	15 of 411	96.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	60.6	25 of 55	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.3	43 of 55	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	53.7	39 of 57	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.7	27 of 55	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	94.7	39 of 986	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	94.4	42 of 990	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	96.9	25 of 989	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	94.7	45 of 975	95.4%	★★★★★
2021	90.0	75 of 945	92.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	97.2	23 of 984	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	96.8	27 of 991	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	96.8	30 of 987	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	94.6	45 of 980	95.4%	★★★★★
2021	97.0	27 of 941	97.1%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	98.8	9 of 618	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	72.6	90 of 582	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	62.0	114 of 528	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	35.3	278 of 447	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	76.0	54 of 369	85.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	95.1	35 of 840	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	95.8	27 of 847	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	96.7	21 of 852	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	93.9	46 of 844	94.5%	★★★★★
2021	94.4	47 of 844	94.4%	★★★★★

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 (2025)99th percentile~ school

African American (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)96th percentile~ school

White (2025)96th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)55th percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics80%+38 vs state

Science79%+33 vs state

English Language Arts76%+37 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)							TNReady English Language Arts (2025)							TNReady Science (2025)							TNReady Social Studies (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	TNReady Mathematics 3rd Grade	TNReady Mathematics 4th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 5th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 3rd Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 4th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 5th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 6th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 7th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 8th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science 6th Grade	TNReady Science 7th Grade	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 6th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 7th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 8th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Forest Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3368 S. Forest Hill Irene RD	Germantown	38138	Shelby County	Germantown	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 730-8520	689	50	13.8		525 (76.2%)	51 (7.4%)	41 (6.0%)	33 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	37 (5.4%)	96.9	33^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	96.7%		96.5	39^th of 1018 public elementary schools	96.2%	6	81.4	73.1	85.7				80.3	75.0	78.7	73.9				75.8	77.0	82.4	79.0				79.4					$14,723	$1,194	$13,053
Dogwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8945 Dogwood RD	Germantown	38139	Shelby County	Germantown	No	No	No	No	(901) 756-2310	647	45	14.3		545 (84.2%)	9 (1.4%)	28 (4.3%)	38 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.0%)	99	3^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	99.7%		99.2	5^th of 1018 public elementary schools	99.5%	2	95.0	87.1	88.4				90.1	85.1	94.1	76.8				85.0	93.1	92.1	83.0				89.2					$14,332	$471	$13,355
Bailey Station Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3435 Bailey Station RD	Collierville	38017	Shelby County	Collierville	No	No	No	No	(901) 853-6380	842	60	14.0		498 (59.1%)	38 (4.5%)	50 (5.9%)	186 (22.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (8.1%)	97	32^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	96.8%		97.3	28^th of 1018 public elementary schools	97.2%	4	80.1	72.9	89.9				80.3	74.0	77.1	82.2				77.6	78.1	81.3	85.3				81.4					$13,451	$438	$12,654
Farmington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2085 Cordes RD	Germantown	38138	Shelby County	Germantown	No	No	No	No	(901) 756-2320	645	48	13.4		458 (71.0%)	32 (5.0%)	37 (5.7%)	74 (11.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (6.4%)	97.6	22^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	97.8%		98.4	11^th of 1018 public elementary schools	98.9%	11	90.5	91.8	90.8				91.0	77.1	85.9	63.3				75.0	81.0	89.4	74.5				81.3					$15,535	$1,011	$14,161
Germantown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2730 Cross Country Dr	Germantown	38138	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-0945	558	40	13.9		32 (5.7%)	417 (74.7%)	45 (8.1%)	15 (2.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.4%)	45	540^th of 1009 public elementary schools	46.5%		42.6	579^th of 1018 public elementary schools	43.1%	39	46.2	34.4	33.8				38.4	39.8	46.2	44.2				43.3	41.9	39.8	36.4				39.5					$15,460	$1,547	$13,122
Southwind Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8155 Meadow Vale Dr	Memphis	38125	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-2805	661	42	15.9		24 (3.6%)	517 (78.2%)	85 (12.9%)	19 (2.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.0%)	59.5	358^th of 1009 public elementary schools	64.5%		58.7	366^th of 1018 public elementary schools	64.0%	8	71.8	54.1	33.7				53.4	68.2	60.0	27.7				52.2	52.9	45.9	27.7				42.3					$14,230	$1,511	$11,814
Lowrance Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	7740 Lowrance RD	Memphis	38125	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-2330	914	52	17.5		9 (1.0%)	739 (80.9%)	135 (14.8%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.0%)	12.6	913^th of 1009 public elementary schools	9.5%		11.4	936^th of 1018 public elementary schools	8.1%	23	26.0	11.3	28.6	7.0	17.6	16.0	17.1	28.4	13.9	24.3	6.0	29.7	21.0	20.1	30.8	18.1	25.7	13.1	36.3	28.0	25.3	18.2	18.7	41.4	26.3	$14,708	$1,677	$12,158
Power Center Academy Elementary - Southeast	Public, Charter	K-5	8146 E Shelby DR	Memphis	38125	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 602-5530	433	18	24.0		7 (1.6%)	367 (84.8%)	57 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	53.2	446^th of 1009 public elementary schools	55.8%		32.6	707^th of 1018 public elementary schools	30.6%	261	37.9	48.5	36.8				41.1	46.6	51.5	29.4				42.2	48.3	62.1	41.2				50.5					$15,266	$1,404	$13,496
Oak Forest Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	7440 Nonconnah View Cv	Memphis	38119	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-2257	418	28	14.9		11 (2.6%)	337 (80.6%)	48 (11.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	51.4	470^th of 1009 public elementary schools	53.4%		66.5	267^th of 1018 public elementary schools	73.8%	203	17.9	62.5	48.0				40.0	19.4	65.3	52.0				42.8	29.9	70.8	48.0				47.3					$15,283	$1,702	$12,526
Schilling Farms Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	935 S. Colbert ST	Collierville	38017	Shelby County	Collierville	No	No	No	No	(901) 853-3330	595	52	11.4		99 (16.6%)	99 (16.6%)	42 (7.1%)	299 (50.3%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (8.6%)	94.6	50^th of 1009 public elementary schools	95.0%		96.5	40^th of 1018 public elementary schools	96.1%	10	75.7	76.8	66.3				72.8	68.9	77.9	72.1				72.8	70.9	80.0	78.8				76.5					$14,199	$739	$13,119

Frequently Asked Questions about Forest Hill Elementary School

What district is Forest Hill Elementary School in?

Germantown

What schools do graduates of Forest Hill Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Houston Middle School
High : Houston High School

Is Forest Hill Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Forest Hill Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 33^rd of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools.

How many students attend Forest Hill Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 698 students attended Forest Hill Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Forest Hill Elementary School?

Students at Forest Hill Elementary School are 75% White, 8% African American, 6% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

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