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What's the one class at Forest Hill Elementary School every student should take?
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Enrollment
479
Elementary
DISTRICT 483 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CADDO PARISH·NCES 220030000162
Forest Hill Elementary School
2005 Francais Drive, Shreveport, LA 71118 · (318) 686-1783 · Caddo Parish
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL479 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Louisiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
375 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 70%
Community
5
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 | 37 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (85).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 65% · 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
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
28.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +0.0pp since 2022
Math
23.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +3.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2022, while math scores are up about 3 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 28.0% | 23.0% |
| 2024-25 | 32.0% | 23.0% |
| 2023-24 | 30.0% | 19.0% |
| 2022-23 | 28.0% | 20.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. 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
21.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.9%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% typical for Louisiana 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 Louisiana'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 Hill Elementary School
Forest Hill Elementary School's state test result (21.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Hill Elementary School this school | 479 | 78.3% | 21.7% |
| Summerfield Elementary School Shreveport | 428 | 74.5% | 13.5% |
| Edward Hynes Charter School - Parkview New Orleans | 490 | 74.3% | N/A |
| Vacherie Elementary School Vacherie | 364 | 79.7% | 26.5% |
| J. A. Phillips Elementary School Minden | 429 | 82.1% | N/A |
| The Dufrocq School Baton Rouge | 431 | 73.3% | 22.2% |
Matched among Louisiana 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 Hill Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Caddo Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.7% | #427 of 583 | #13 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #403 of 582 ▼ 13 | #13 of 35 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #437 of 587 ▼ 48 | #15 of 35 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.5pp | #230 of 540 | #11 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 479 | #291 of 714 | #16 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #359 of 655 | #21 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.5% | #489 of 655 | #18 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.3% | #306 of 705 | #19 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.8% | #209 of 436 | #16 of 25 |
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
479
-21 (-4%) vs 2020
-50% since 1990-91, when it was 958
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 23.8:1
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 | 479 | 35.1 | 13.6:1 | 78% (375) |
| 2023-24 | 470 | 32 | 14.7:1 | 76% (355) |
| 2022-23 | 499 | 24.9 | 20.0:1 | 75% (373) |
| 2020-21 | 500 | 21 | 23.8:1 | 65% (324) |
| 2017-18 | 576 | 27.2 | 21.2:1 | 55% (316) |
| 2015-16 | 559 | 43 | 13.0:1 | 82% (458) |
| 2010-11 | 764 | 45 | 17.0:1 | 57% (437) |
| 2000-01 | 693 | 41 | 16.9:1 | 34% (239) |
| 1990-91 | 958 | 52 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Forest Hill Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (576 to 479); teachers up 29% (27.2 to 35.1).
About Forest Hill Elementary School
Forest Hill Elementary School serves students in Shreveport, Louisiana, as a mid-sized elementary school. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 479 students.
Besides Forest Hill Elementary School, Caddo Parish runs 56 other schools. The district enrolls 32,649 students.
Black students account for 81% of the school's enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 8% White, 6% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 49%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 33, compared with 70 nationally.
On staff are 35.1 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.6:1. The ratio is within a point of the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana. About 78% of students at Forest Hill Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Caddo Parish average 68%.
Forest Hill Elementary School holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 21% of Louisiana public elementary schools.
Forest Hill Elementary School is 6.3 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (21.7% versus 27.9%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Louisiana.
Looking at the county, Caddo Parish, the median household earns about $50,705 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and roughly 18% of residents are in poverty. Caddo Parish has 61 public schools with about 33,851 students, including Forest Hill Elementary School.
Forest Hill Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Ridgewood Middle School, about 0.4 miles away. The five-mile area around Forest Hill Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Forest Hill Elementary School ranks 1st of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 21.7% against a local average of 12.6%.
The federal government classifies Forest Hill Elementary School's location as City: Mid-size.
The school shrank from 500 students in 2020-21 to 479 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 23.8:1 to 13.6:1.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Forest Hill Elementary School. You can also rate the school on this page.
Caddo Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
230,004
Census ACS
Median income
$50,705
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
61
33,851 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Caddo Parish
- Captain Shreve High SchoolHigh · 1,658 students
- C.E. Byrd High SchoolHigh · 1,517 students
- Walnut Hill Elementary/Middle SchoolElementary · 1,480 students
- Turner Elementary Middle SchoolElementary · 1,437 students
- Magnolia School of ExcellenceCombined · 1,430 students
- Huntington High SchoolHigh · 1,345 students
Other schools in Shreveport
- Captain Shreve High SchoolHigh · 1,658 students
- C.E. Byrd High SchoolHigh · 1,517 students
- Walnut Hill Elementary/Middle SchoolElementary · 1,480 students
- Turner Elementary Middle SchoolElementary · 1,437 students
- Magnolia School of ExcellenceCombined · 1,430 students
- Huntington High SchoolHigh · 1,345 students
Other Forest Hill Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 8 states are named Forest Hill Elementary. Forest Hill Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 8.
- FOREST HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWEST PALM BEACH, FL · 953 students
- Forest Hill Elementary SchoolGermantown, TN · 698 students
- Forest Hill ElementarySan Jose, CA · 506 students
- Forest Hill Elementary SchoolAMARILLO, TX · 484 students
- Forest Hill Elementary SchoolMobile, AL · 478 students
Nearby schools
- Ridgewood Middle School0.4 mi · 521
- Southern Hills Elementary School1.0 mi · 504
- Summer Grove Elementary School1.2 mi · 403
- Pathways in Education-Louisiana Inc.1.2 mi · 307
- Southwood High School1.8 mi · 971
- Summerfield Elementary School1.9 mi · 428
Frequently asked questions
About Forest Hill Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Forest Hill Elementary School?
Forest Hill Elementary School enrolls approximately 479 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.
How many students per teacher at Forest Hill Elementary School?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at Forest Hill Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Forest Hill Elementary School?
Student demographics at Forest Hill Elementary School are roughly 8% White, 6% Hispanic, 81% Black, 5% Two or more.
Is Forest Hill Elementary School public or private?
Forest Hill Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Caddo Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.