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If you had an hour of school board time for Forest Hill Elementary School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
478
Elementary
DISTRICT 483 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOBILE COUNTY·NCES 010237000922
Forest Hill Elementary School
4501 Moffett Rd, Mobile, AL 36618 · (251) 221-1270 · Mobile County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL478 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
421 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 86 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 5% smaller than its 5th grade class (91).
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
53.6%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
21.5%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
36.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.0%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Forest Hill Elementary School
Forest Hill Elementary School's state test result (36.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Hill Elementary School this school | 478 | 88.1% | 36.0% |
| Maryvale Elementary School Mobile | 475 | 89.3% | 25.5% |
| Leinkauf Elementary School Mobile | 542 | 87.3% | 43.8% |
| Morningside Elementary School Mobile | 480 | 90.8% | 30.4% |
| SpencerWestlawn Elementary School Mobile | 428 | 90.2% | 36.3% |
| CollinsRhodes Elementary School Eight Mile | 537 | 85.8% | 20.6% |
Matched among Alabama elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Forest Hill Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Mobile County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #454 of 626 | #34 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.5% | #496 of 626 | #38 of 52 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.6% | #435 of 626 | #31 of 52 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 478 | #329 of 709 | #32 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #392 of 655 | #15 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.6% | #567 of 658 | #46 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.1% | #21 of 696 | #9 of 56 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.7% | #239 of 364 | #24 of 34 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
478
-31 (-6%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 505
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 20.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 478 | 27.4 | 17.4:1 | 88% (421) |
| 2023-24 | 485 | 29.4 | 16.5:1 | 93% (453) |
| 2022-23 | 549 | 27.4 | 20.0:1 | 93% (510) |
| 2020-21 | 509 | 25 | 20.4:1 | 93% (474) |
| 2017-18 | 518 | 27.4 | 18.9:1 | 93% (483) |
| 2015-16 | 523 | 28 | 18.7:1 | 72% (378) |
| 2010-11 | 487 | 32 | 15.2:1 | 94% (458) |
| 2000-01 | 386 | 27 | 14.3:1 | 85% (327) |
| 1990-91 | 505 | 27 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Forest Hill Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (518 to 478); teachers unchanged (27.4 to 27.4).
About Forest Hill Elementary School
Forest Hill Elementary School sits in Mobile, Alabama, and is classified as an elementary school. The school enrolls 478 students in kindergarten through 5.
The district, Mobile County, operates 85 schools serving 49,946 students.
Of every 100 students at Forest Hill Elementary School, about 89 are Black. The remaining students are 4% White, 4% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. Census figures show Mobile County is about 36% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 21, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 17.4:1. The school has 27.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama. In all, 88% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The 67% average for public schools in Mobile County is 21 points lower.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Forest Hill Elementary School would be expected to post about 20.0%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 36.0%.
In the surrounding county, Mobile County, median household income comes to about $58,880, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. The county's public schools total 107, with about 59,070 students.
CL Scarborough Model Middle School is about 0.5 miles from Forest Hill Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Forest Hill Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 36.0% average proficiency ranks 4th among 8 nearby schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Mid-size.
From 509 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 478 by 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 20.4:1 to 17.4:1.
People who know Forest Hill Elementary School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Mobile County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
412,590
Census ACS
Median income
$58,880
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
107
59,070 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mobile County
- Baker High SchoolHigh · 2,271 students
- Mary G Montgomery High SchoolHigh · 1,888 students
- Alma Bryant High SchoolHigh · 1,624 students
- WP Davidson High SchoolHigh · 1,470 students
- Bernice J Causey Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,339 students
- Theodore High SchoolHigh · 1,218 students
Other schools in Mobile
- Baker High SchoolHigh · 2,271 students
- WP Davidson High SchoolHigh · 1,470 students
- Bernice J Causey Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,339 students
- Murphy High SchoolHigh · 1,212 students
- ER Dickson Elementary SchoolElementary · 967 students
- Lillie B Williamson High SchoolHigh · 889 students
Other Forest Hill Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 8 states are named Forest Hill Elementary. Forest Hill Elementary School is the 6th largest of the 8.
- FOREST HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWEST PALM BEACH, FL · 953 students
- Forest Hill Elementary SchoolGermantown, TN · 698 students
- Forest Hill ElementarySan Jose, CA · 506 students
- Forest Hill Elementary SchoolAMARILLO, TX · 484 students
- Forest Hill Elementary SchoolShreveport, LA · 479 students
Nearby schools
- CL Scarborough Model Middle School0.5 mi · 641
- Mary B Austin Elementary School1.4 mi · 506
- John Will Elementary School1.8 mi · 549
- The Pathway1.9 mi · 396
- Just 4 Development Laboratory1.9 mi · 185
- ChastangFournier Middle School2.1 mi · 503
Frequently asked questions
About Forest Hill Elementary SchoolHow large is Forest Hill Elementary School?
Forest Hill Elementary School enrolls approximately 478 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Forest Hill Elementary School serve?
Forest Hill Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Forest Hill Elementary School have?
Forest Hill Elementary School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Forest Hill Elementary School?
At Forest Hill Elementary School, the student body is approximately 4% White, 4% Hispanic, 89% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is Forest Hill Elementary School public or private?
Forest Hill Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mobile County.
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