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What's the biggest difference between FOREST HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL and what you expected?
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Enrollment
953
Elementary
DISTRICT 685 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PALM BEACH·NCES 120150001511
FOREST HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
5555 PURDY LN, WEST PALM BEACH, FL 33415 · (561) 432-2300 · Palm Beach County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL953 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
68 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
616 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
45.5%
FL avg 56.7% . -1.9pp since 2023
Math
56.6%
FL avg 58.9% . +4.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. 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
54.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for Florida 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 Florida'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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
953
+128 (+16%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 12.1:1
% White
8%
was 10%
% Hispanic
74%
was 66%
% Black
14%
was 19%
% Asian
3%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
Palm Beach County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,533,806
Census ACS
Median income
$83,581
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
245
192,831 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PALM BEACH
- JOHN I. LEONARD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,262 students
- JUPITER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,122 students
- PARK VISTA COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,881 students
- BOCA RATON COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,819 students
- PALM BEACH LAKES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,809 students
- PALM BEACH CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,760 students
Other schools in WEST PALM BEACH
- PALM BEACH LAKES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,809 students
- WILLIAM T. DWYER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,163 students
- FOREST HILL COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,923 students
- PALM SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,397 students
- ALEXANDER W DREYFOOS JUNIOR SCHOOL OF THE ARTSHigh · 1,352 students
- BAK MIDDLE SCHOOL OF THE ARTSMiddle · 1,246 students
Nearby schools
- JOHN I. LEONARD HIGH SCHOOL1.2 mi · 3,262
- GREENACRES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 773
- CLIFFORD O TAYLOR/KIRKLANE ELEMENTARY1.4 mi · 1,342
- PINE JOG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 817
- OKEEHEELEE MIDDLE SCHOOL1.6 mi · 1,401
- LIBERTY PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 914
Frequently asked questions
About FOREST HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend FOREST HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
FOREST HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 953 students in grades PK-05.
Is FOREST HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
FOREST HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at FOREST HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at FOREST HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 14.0:1 (68 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at FOREST HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at FOREST HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 8% White, 74% Hispanic, 14% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is FOREST HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
FOREST HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of PALM BEACH.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.