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Forest Hills Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

155 Mountain View Ave, Danville, VA 24541 · (434) 799-6430 · Part of Danville City Public Schools

Danville’s School Grade D− better than 0% of Virginia school districts

Directions
Students
200
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
90%
Setting
Town
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Forest Hills Elementary

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 34% of Virginia’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 8 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 13.4% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Danville kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

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

K–5Forest Hills ElementaryYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency47%
State average 54.4%
Reading / language arts62%
State average 69.5%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Virginia’s 1,758 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

155 Mountain View Ave, Danville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten30
Grade 140
Grade 227
Grade 339
Grade 435
Grade 529
Enrollment over time
231’20
225’21
209’22
205’23
200’24

Down 13.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 48%White 30%Hispanic 16%Two or more races 5%Asian 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Forest Hills Elementary from Danville families.

Other schools in Danville City Public Schools

The district →
The Northside Preschool
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Danville
137 students12:1
Grove Park Preschool
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Danville
122 students12:1
G.L.H. Johnson Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Danville
D
571 students15:1
Schoolfield Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Danville
D
516 students13:1
Edwin A. Gibson Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Danville
D−
466 students14:1
Woodberry Hills Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Danville
D−
377 students12:1

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 Virginia’s other public schools; Danville’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.