Forest Heights Academy of Excellence

As a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Forest Heights Academy of Excellence enrolls 409 students from grades pre-K through 6, one of the schools within East Baton Rouge Parish.

Within East Baton Rouge Parish, which oversees 83 schools and 40,083 students, Forest Heights Academy of Excellence is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Forest Heights Academy of Excellence logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (98%). By comparison, East Baton Rouge Parish as a whole is about 44% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Forest Heights Academy of Excellence has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 71% of students at Forest Heights Academy of Excellence qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Forest Heights Academy of Excellence is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 33.4%; this one delivers 60.7%, a residual of +27.3 points.

In the broader community, census data for East Baton Rouge Parish shows median household income runs about $63,071, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. In all, East Baton Rouge Parish runs 132 public schools (combined enrollment of about 66,892 students), of which Forest Heights Academy of Excellence is one.

Nearest neighbor: Glen Oaks Senior High School, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Forest Heights Academy of Excellence ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 19.1%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Forest Heights Academy of Excellence has shrank 6%, going from 435 students in 2018 to 409 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Forest Heights Academy of Excellence typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.