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Enrollment
624
Elementary
DISTRICT 576 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROWARD·NCES 120018000281
FOREST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
3100 NW 85TH AVE, CORAL SPRINGS, FL 33065 · (754) 322-6400 · Broward County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL624 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% of Florida public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
257 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 50%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 24 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 89 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 87 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 113 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 100 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 105 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 106 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (106).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 70% · 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
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
64.1%
FL avg 56.7% . +0.6pp since 2023
Math
70.7%
FL avg 58.9% . +4.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.1% | 70.7% |
| 2023-24 | 63.5% | 66.4% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
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
63.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.5%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 →
Schools most like FOREST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FOREST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (63.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOREST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 624 | 41.2% | 63.6% |
| SANDPIPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SUNRISE | 574 | 42.2% | 60.2% |
| WELLEBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SUNRISE | 589 | 38.9% | 62.3% |
| METROWEST ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 549 | 40.4% | 38.8% |
| PARKSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CORAL SPRINGS | 713 | 41.5% | 60.3% |
| NOB HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SUNRISE | 510 | 43.7% | 62.3% |
Matched among Florida 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 HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Broward County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.6% | #706 of 2,136 | #66 of 189 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.7% | #616 of 2,149 ▲ 66 | #65 of 191 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.1% | #656 of 2,149 ▼ 67 | #73 of 191 ▼ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 624 | #946 of 2,267 | #72 of 199 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #1,517 of 2,077 | #82 of 166 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.5% | #524 of 2,108 | #32 of 181 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.2% | #1,547 of 2,188 | #113 of 190 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.4% | #724 of 1,374 | #103 of 157 |
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
624
-90 (-13%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 965
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 17.0:1
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 | 624 | 36 | 17.3:1 | 41% (257) |
| 2023-24 | 688 | 40 | 17.2:1 | 52% (355) |
| 2022-23 | 693 | 40 | 17.3:1 | 74% (514) |
| 2020-21 | 714 | 42 | 17.0:1 | 70% (503) |
| 2017-18 | 729 | 51 | 14.3:1 | 85% (618) |
| 2015-16 | 644 | 40 | 16.1:1 | 79% (508) |
| 2010-11 | 599 | 38 | 15.8:1 | 72% (434) |
| 2000-01 | 804 | 37 | 21.7:1 | 37% (297) |
| 1990-91 | 965 | 46 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FOREST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About FOREST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FOREST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school found in CORAL SPRINGS, Florida. Enrollment is 624 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5.
FOREST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits within BROWARD, which has 325 schools and 243,591 students.
Hispanic students are the largest group at FOREST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, with 41% of enrollment. Other reported shares: 40% Black, 13% White, 4% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Broward County's residents are about 33% Hispanic, 8 points below the school's share. FOREST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a diversity index of 66%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at FOREST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL total 36 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 17.3:1. Across elementary schools in Florida, the average ratio is about 17.5:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 41%. Across public schools in Broward County, the average is about the same, 38%.
Measured against Florida public elementary schools, FOREST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Schools in Florida with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 60.5%. FOREST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 63.6%.
Broward County census figures show that median household income is about $77,633, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. FOREST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among the 338 public schools in Broward County.
CORAL SPRINGS CHARTER SCHOOL is the public school closest to FOREST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.5 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, FOREST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 2nd of 7 nearby schools with test data.
For locale, NCES codes FOREST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL as Suburb: Large.
Federal counts put enrollment at 714 in 2020-21 and 624 in 2024-25, a 13% decrease.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at FOREST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Broward County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,977,129
Census ACS
Median income
$77,633
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
338
244,502 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BROWARD
- CYPRESS BAY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 4,579 students
- WESTERN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,510 students
- MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,089 students
- CORAL GLADES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,843 students
- WEST BROWARD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,492 students
- J. P. TARAVELLA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,436 students
Other schools in CORAL SPRINGS
- CORAL GLADES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,843 students
- J. P. TARAVELLA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,436 students
- CORAL SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,177 students
- CORAL SPRINGS CHARTER SCHOOLHigh · 1,756 students
- WESTGLADES MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,646 students
- RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT CORAL SPRINGSElementary · 1,515 students
Other Forest Hills Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 7 states are named Forest Hills Elementary. FOREST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 3rd largest of the 8.
- FOREST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTAMPA, FL · 731 students
- Forest Hills Elementary SchoolSidman, PA · 994 students
- FOREST HILLS ELEMENTARYEDEN PRAIRIE, MN · 603 students
- Forest Hills ElementaryWalterboro, SC · 472 students
- Forest Hills Elementary SchoolLake Oswego, OR · 389 students
Nearby schools
- CORAL SPRINGS CHARTER SCHOOL0.5 mi · 1,756
- JAMES S. HUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 482
- SOMERSET ACADEMY RIVERSIDE0.8 mi · 426
- SOMERSET ACADEMY RIVERSIDE CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL0.8 mi · 306
- ACADEMIC SOLUTIONS ACADEMY A1.2 mi · 204
- ACADEMIC SOLUTIONS HIGH SCHOOL1.2 mi · 224
Frequently asked questions
About FOREST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is FOREST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
FOREST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 624 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does FOREST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
FOREST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at FOREST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at FOREST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 17.3:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at FOREST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At FOREST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 13% White, 41% Hispanic, 40% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees FOREST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
FOREST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by BROWARD in Broward County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.