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Schools in Forest Hill

Forest Hill’s public schools

Rapides Parish School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Forest Hill. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?8/12schools above Louisiana’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% of students in Louisiana’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.7K
▼ 6% vs LA $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.6
LA 13.6
Schools in town
1
9,028 students on the public path
In brief

Forest Hill’s schools, in brief

School by school

8 of Forest Hill’s 12 district schools with test results score above the middle of Louisiana’s 1,186 public schools. Alexandria Senior High School places highest (better than 80%); Peabody Magnet High School lowest (33%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Forest Hill, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Forest Hill Junior High SchoolRapides Parish School DistrictA−
9–1211 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to A−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Rapides Parish School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Rapides Parish School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 43 schools · 21,340 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 13.6 per teacher (LA 13.6)
$14,716LA $15,623 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading45%
State average 42.4% · 10622 students tested
Math32%
State average 31.8% · 10728 students tested

Forest Hill vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Louisiana towns that share Forest Hill’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Forest Hill—Rapides Parish

Every school in Forest Hill

12 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Louisiana’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Forest Hillby address
Forest Hill Junior High School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
A−
496 students12:1Rate it →
Also serving Forest Hillin other towns
Oak Hill High School
Grades PK–12 · Elmer
B−
715 students13:1Rate it →
Glenmora High School
Grades PK–12 · Glenmora
B−
673 students13:1Rate it →
Northwood High School
Grades PK–12 · Lena
B−
598 students12:1Rate it →
Plainview High School
Grades PK–12 · Glenmora
B
313 students11:1Rate it →
Buckeye High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Deville
B+
915 students13:1Rate it →
Bolton Academy
High · Grades 6–12 · Alexandria
C+
372 students10:1Rate it →
Alexandria Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Alexandria
A−
1,475 students18:1Rate it →
Pineville High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Pineville
B+
1,271 students16:1Rate it →
Peabody Magnet High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Alexandria
C
1,071 students15:1Rate it →
Tioga High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Ball
B
881 students14:1Rate it →
Rapides High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lecompte
B+
248 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Forest Hill’s schools

Are Forest Hill’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Forest Hill. Rapides Parish School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Forest Hill. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 8 of its 12 district schools with test results score above the middle of Louisiana’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Forest Hill in?

Rapides Parish School District.

Where do Forest Hill kids go to high school?

One of 11 high schools, depending on your address: Alexandria Senior High School, Pineville High School, Peabody Magnet High School, Buckeye High School, Tioga High School, Oak Hill High School, Glenmora High School, Northwood High School, Bolton Academy, Plainview High School and Rapides High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.