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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Forest Hill Elementary this year?
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Enrollment
506
Elementary
DISTRICT 465 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAMPBELL UNION·NCES 060720000667
Forest Hill Elementary
4450 McCoy Ave., San Jose, CA 95130 · (408) 364-4279 · Santa Clara County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL506 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 93% of California public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
22.0:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
76 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 65%
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 | 94 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (94) is 6% larger than its 5th grade class (89).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 62% · 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
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
82.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +5.6pp since 2014
Math
79.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 58.5% | 24.1% | 11.5% | 5.9% |
| Math | 61.4% | 18.1% | 13.4% | 7.1% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.6% | 79.5% |
| 2023-24 | 82.8% | 80.2% |
| 2022-23 | 83.4% | 85.2% |
| 2021-22 | 81.5% | 77.2% |
| 2018-19 | 85.8% | 85.8% |
| 2017-18 | 90.1% | 85.1% |
| 2016-17 | 88.1% | 88.9% |
| 2015-16 | 81.0% | 82.0% |
| 2014-15 | 77.0% | 72.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. 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
81.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% typical for California 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 California'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
Forest Hill Elementary's state test result (81.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Hill Elementary this school | 506 | 15.0% | 81.3% |
| Phoebe Apperson Hearst Elementary Pleasanton | 467 | 16.3% | 69.3% |
| Country Club Elementary San Ramon | 500 | 14.8% | 67.8% |
| Noddin Elementary San Jose | 500 | 15.2% | 71.5% |
| Eastshore Elementary Irvine | 549 | 17.3% | 79.0% |
| Rocklin Academy Rocklin | 556 | 12.6% | N/A |
Matched among California 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 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.3% | #175 of 5,151 | #33 of 226 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.5% | #253 of 5,172 ▼ 38 | #44 of 226 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.6% | #174 of 5,172 ▼ 35 | #24 of 226 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.8pp | #2,705 of 5,116 | #66 of 225 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 506 | #2,351 of 5,915 | #70 of 255 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.0:1 | #2,181 of 5,352 | #131 of 247 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.1% | #997 of 5,354 | #68 of 247 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.0% | #5,311 of 5,625 | #199 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.7% | #1,228 of 3,837 | #93 of 189 |
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
506
-44 (-8%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 425
Student : Teacher
22.0:1
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 | 506 | 23 | 22.0:1 | 15% (76) |
| 2023-24 | 553 | 25 | 22.1:1 | 15% (81) |
| 2022-23 | 563 | 26 | 21.6:1 | 12% (65) |
| 2020-21 | 550 | 27 | 20.4:1 | 14% (77) |
| 2017-18 | 646 | 30 | 21.5:1 | 12% (76) |
| 2015-16 | 631 | 24 | 26.3:1 | 10% (61) |
| 2010-11 | 577 | N/A | N/A | 11% (64) |
| 2000-01 | 573 | 30 | 19.1:1 | 8% (48) |
| 1990-91 | 425 | 18 | 23.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Forest Hill Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (646 to 506); teachers down 23% (30 to 23).
About Forest Hill Elementary
Forest Hill Elementary is the name of a medium-sized elementary school in San Jose, California. The latest federal count shows 506 students in kindergarten through 5.
Campbell Union runs 12 schools with a combined 6,108 students. Forest Hill Elementary is one of them.
Asian students are the largest group at Forest Hill Elementary, with 49% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 25% White, 12% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 3% Black. Santa Clara County as a whole is about 41% Asian, so the school's share is higher. By the diversity index, Forest Hill Elementary comes in at 67%.
Teacher staffing is 23 full-time equivalents, or about 22.0 students per teacher. Elementary schools in California average about 22.3:1, a similar figure. About 15% of students, or 76, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 37% average for public schools in Santa Clara County, the school's rate is lower.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Forest Hill Elementary receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Forest Hill Elementary would be expected to post about 70.7%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 81.3%.
Census Bureau estimates for Santa Clara County show that median household income is about $164,281, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. A total of 412 public schools operate in Santa Clara County, serving about 230,059 students.
The shortest distance from Forest Hill Elementary to another public school is about 0.4 miles, to Westmont High. The five-mile area around Forest Hill Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Forest Hill Elementary ranks 2nd on proficiency.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. Forest Hill Elementary holds a charter, making it a public charter school.
Federal counts put enrollment at 550 in 2020-21 and 506 in 2024-25, an 8% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 20.4:1 to 22.0:1.
Discussion on this page can cover sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Santa Clara County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,902,047
Census ACS
Median income
$164,281
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
412
230,059 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Campbell Union
- Campbell School of InnovationElementary · 815 students
- Rolling Hills MiddleMiddle · 778 students
- Monroe MiddleMiddle · 677 students
- Sherman Oaks ElementaryElementary · 524 students
- Lynhaven ElementaryElementary · 463 students
- Capri ElementaryElementary · 457 students
Other schools in San Jose
- Evergreen Valley HighHigh · 2,703 students
- Independence HighHigh · 2,289 students
- Silver Creek HighHigh · 2,139 students
- Santa Teresa HighHigh · 2,134 students
- Piedmont Hills HighHigh · 1,918 students
- Leigh HighHigh · 1,884 students
Other Forest Hill Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 8 states are named Forest Hill Elementary. Forest Hill Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 8.
- FOREST HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWEST PALM BEACH, FL · 953 students
- Forest Hill Elementary SchoolGermantown, TN · 698 students
- Forest Hill Elementary SchoolAMARILLO, TX · 484 students
- Forest Hill Elementary SchoolShreveport, LA · 479 students
- Forest Hill Elementary SchoolMobile, AL · 478 students
Nearby schools
- Westmont High0.4 mi · 1,682
- Gussie M. Baker Elementary0.6 mi · 400
- Rolling Hills Middle0.8 mi · 778
- Moreland Middle0.9 mi · 707
- Latimer1.1 mi · 491
- Capri Elementary1.2 mi · 457
Frequently asked questions
About Forest Hill ElementaryHow many students attend Forest Hill Elementary?
Forest Hill Elementary enrolls approximately 506 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Forest Hill Elementary serve?
Forest Hill Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Forest Hill Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Forest Hill Elementary is approximately 22.0:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Forest Hill Elementary?
At Forest Hill Elementary, the student body is approximately 25% White, 12% Hispanic, 3% Black, 49% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Forest Hill Elementary?
Forest Hill Elementary is overseen by Campbell Union in Santa Clara County.
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