FOREST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

FOREST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a moderately sized elementary campus in TAMPA, Florida, run under HILLSBOROUGH. The school works with 731 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 21% bigger than typical.

Across the 300 schools in HILLSBOROUGH (221,318 students total), FOREST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, FOREST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that 61% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school shows 24% Black, 11% White, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 30% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, FOREST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting FOREST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 75% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Hillsborough County's rate of about 43%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), FOREST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.4%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Hillsborough County put the typical household earns roughly $79,540 per year, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Hillsborough County's 320 public schools (combined enrollment of about 223,193 students), FOREST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, FOREST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 40.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at FOREST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has fell 18%, going from 895 students in 2018 to 731 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 49% to 61% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 11.8:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 today.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.