Forest Hill’s public schools score below 89% of Texas districts on tests and graduation
On the state math tests, 24% of Forest Hill’s students scored proficient, below the Texas average (41%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Forest Hill, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Texas, not nationally.
From Texas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Forest Hill’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 727 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Forest Hill’s, its schools beat 4%, lower than their 11% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 36% of tested students were proficient in reading and 24% in math, against 51% and 41% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
82% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Fort Worth Independent spends $13,777 per student and Everman Independent $14,144, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
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.
What’s behind Forest Hill’s grade
D: better than 11% of Texas school districts, #619 of 642 Texas towns. Both inputs trail the Texas average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Forest Hill, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Forest Hill · depends on your address
David K Sellars El
Grades PK–5 · 436 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Fort Worth
Harlean Beal El
Grades PK–5 · 333 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Fort Worth
Kindergarten in Forest Hill · depends on your address
David K Sellars El
Grades PK–5 · 436 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Fort Worth
Harlean Beal El
Grades PK–5 · 333 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Fort Worth
1st grade in Forest Hill · depends on your address
David K Sellars El
Grades PK–5 · 436 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Fort Worth
Harlean Beal El
Grades PK–5 · 333 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Fort Worth
2nd grade in Forest Hill · depends on your address
David K Sellars El
Grades PK–5 · 436 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Fort Worth
Harlean Beal El
Grades PK–5 · 333 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Fort Worth
3rd grade in Forest Hill · depends on your address
David K Sellars El
Grades PK–5 · 436 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Fort Worth
Harlean Beal El
Grades PK–5 · 333 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Fort Worth
4th grade in Forest Hill · depends on your address
David K Sellars El
Grades PK–5 · 436 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Fort Worth
Harlean Beal El
Grades PK–5 · 333 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Fort Worth
5th grade in Forest Hill · depends on your address
David K Sellars El
Grades PK–5 · 436 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Fort Worth
Harlean Beal El
Grades PK–5 · 333 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Fort Worth
Forest Hill runs its own schools through grade 12 (Fort Worth Independent School District). From grade PK, students attend the Everman Independent School District, shared with Everman. Its middle school is in Fort Worth. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Forest Hill
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Forest Hill vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Forest Hill’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Forest Hill | D | Fort Worth Independent PK–12 · Everman Independent PK–12 |
| Fort Worth | D | Fort Worth Independent |
| Kennedale | C+ | Kennedale Independent |
Every school in Forest Hill
44 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Forest Hill’s schools
Are Forest Hill’s schools good?
On Texas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Forest Hill children attend score below 89% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade, #619 of 642 Texas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 4%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Forest Hill in?
Two districts: Fort Worth Independent School District runs grades PK–12, and Everman Independent School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Everman.
Where do Forest Hill kids go to high school?
One of 22 high schools, depending on your address: Paschal H S, Trimble Technical H S, Arlington Heights H S, South Hills H S, North Side H S, Everman H S, O D Wyatt H S, Benbrook Middle/High School, Polytechnic H S, Eastern Hills H S, Southwest H S, Carter-Riverside H S, Diamond Hill-Jarvis H S, Western Hills H S, Dunbar H S, World Languages Institute, Im Terrell Academy for STEM and Vpa, Young Men's Leadership Academy, Young Women's Leadership Academy, Texas Academy of Biomedical, Marine Creek Collegiate H S and Tarrant Co College South/Fort Worth Collegiate H S.
What is Forest Hill’s graduation rate?
82% of the class of 2023 in Fort Worth Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.
How much does Forest Hill spend per student?
$13,777 in Fort Worth Independent School District and $14,144 in Everman Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Forest Hill families are saying about 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Texas. Stars are from neighbors.