FOREST HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

FOREST HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a primary school of roomy scale in WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, operated by PALM BEACH, instructing 953 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 58% larger than the state mean of about 604.

PALM BEACH comprises 233 schools with combined enrollment of 191,505 students; FOREST HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

In terms of who attends, FOREST HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 74% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 14% Black, 8% White, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 24% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, FOREST HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records 68 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Around 65% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Palm Beach County's rate of about 45%.

After controlling for student poverty, FOREST HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.8%; this one delivers 54.9%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Palm Beach County put median household earnings sit near $83,581, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Palm Beach County runs 245 public schools (combined enrollment of about 192,831 students), of which FOREST HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: JOHN I. LEONARD HIGH SCHOOL, around 1.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, FOREST HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 46.9%.

FOREST HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a commuter-belt location.

Trend over the last 7 years. FOREST HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked up 16% since 2018, when it stood at 825 (now 953). Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 66% to 74%. Class-load math has loosened: from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the FOREST HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.