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Forest Hill Junior High School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

15 Hwy 497 Forest Hill, Forest Hill, LA 71430 · (318) 748-6844 · Part of Rapides Parish School District

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Directions
Students
496
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
87%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Forest Hill Junior High School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Louisiana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Forest Hill kids: 11 high schools

On the path

Where Forest Hill kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–8Forest Hill Junior High SchoolYou are here
9–1211 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency43%
State average 28.7%
Reading / language arts50%
State average 40.2%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among Louisiana’s 1,186 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

15 Hwy 497 Forest Hill, Forest Hill

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K39
Kindergarten51
Grade 149
Grade 258
Grade 355
Grade 447
Grade 552
Grade 651
Grade 747
Grade 847
Enrollment over time
481’20
476’21
480’22
515’23
496’24

Up 3.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 59%White 36%Two or more races 3%Black 1%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Forest Hill Junior High School from Forest Hill families.

Other schools in Rapides Parish School District

The district →
J.I. Barron Sr. Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Pineville
A−
924 students15:1
Oak Hill High School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Elmer
B−
715 students13:1
Glenmora High School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Glenmora
B−
673 students13:1
Northwood High School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Lena
B−
598 students12:1
Cherokee Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Alexandria
B+
576 students14:1
J.B. Nachman Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Alexandria
A−
546 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Louisiana’s other public schools; Forest Hill’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.