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What's the biggest difference between Forest Hill Elementary and what you expected?
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Enrollment
451
Elementary
DISTRICT 537 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240039002948
Forest Hill Elementary
2407 Rocks Rd, Forest Hill, MD 21050 · (410) 638-4166 · Harford County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL451 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
71 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 54%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (73).
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 73% · 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
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
67.4%
MD avg 50.6% . -10.4pp since 2023
Math
68.7%
MD avg 34.8% . -7.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.4% | 68.7% |
| 2023-24 | 77.8% | 76.5% |
% Proficient (Levels 3-4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAP. 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
72.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.9%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% typical for Maryland 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 Maryland'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
Forest Hill Elementary's state test result (72.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Hill Elementary this school | 451 | 15.7% | 72.6% |
| Eldersburg Elementary Sykesville | 470 | 16.2% | 70.9% |
| Jarrettsville Elementary Jarrettsville | 467 | 14.1% | 62.0% |
| Mount Airy Elementary Mount Airy | 462 | 19.7% | 63.9% |
| Kemptown Elementary Monrovia | 448 | 14.1% | 65.2% |
| Arnold Elementary Arnold | 454 | 13.0% | 69.2% |
Matched among Maryland 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 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Harford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.6% | #74 of 853 | #3 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.7% | #104 of 853 ▼ 61 | #6 of 32 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.4% | #176 of 853 ▼ 114 | #13 of 32 ▼ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 451 | #500 of 898 | #23 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #489 of 857 | #14 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.2% | #672 of 857 | #23 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.7% | #826 of 885 | #30 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.9% | #298 of 551 | #4 of 14 |
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
451
-21 (-4%) vs 2020
-26% since 2000-01, when it was 609
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 451 | 31.4 | 14.4:1 | 16% (71) |
| 2023-24 | 475 | 32.8 | 14.5:1 | 16% (74) |
| 2022-23 | 471 | 34 | 13.9:1 | 17% (81) |
| 2020-21 | 472 | 31 | 15.2:1 | 8% (39) |
| 2017-18 | 512 | 34.2 | 15.0:1 | 7% (38) |
| 2015-16 | 474 | 33 | 14.4:1 | 8% (38) |
| 2010-11 | 550 | 39 | 14.1:1 | 7% (40) |
| 2000-01 | 609 | 32 | 19.0:1 | 5% (33) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Forest Hill Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (512 to 451); teachers down 8% (34.2 to 31.4).
About Forest Hill Elementary
Forest Hill Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school for students in Forest Hill, Maryland. Enrollment stands at 451 students, covering kindergarten through 5.
Within Harford County Public Schools, Forest Hill Elementary is one of 55 schools. The district enrolls 37,771 students.
The share of White students at Forest Hill Elementary is 80%, a majority. After that, the student body is 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 3% Asian. A diversity index of 35% means there is a 35% chance two randomly chosen students at Forest Hill Elementary are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Forest Hill Elementary is 14.4:1, based on 31.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. Forest Hill Elementary counts 16% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Harford County is 39%.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 64.9% for Forest Hill Elementary. The school posts 72.6%, 7.7 points above the prediction.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Harford County show that the median household earns about $112,265 a year, about 40% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Across Harford County, 55 public schools serve about 37,771 students.
Forest Lakes Elementary, about 1.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 59.3%; Forest Hill Elementary's is 72.6%, ranking 2nd of 9.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Mid-size: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 21 students, from 472 to 451.
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Harford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
263,757
Census ACS
Median income
$112,265
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
55
37,771 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Harford County Public Schools
- Edgewood HighHigh · 1,440 students
- Aberdeen HighHigh · 1,396 students
- Bel Air HighHigh · 1,341 students
- C. Milton Wright HighHigh · 1,291 students
- North Harford HighHigh · 1,204 students
- Southampton MiddleMiddle · 1,192 students
Other Forest Hill Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 8 states are named Forest Hill Elementary. Forest Hill Elementary is the 7th 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 SchoolShreveport, LA · 479 students
Nearby schools
- Forest Lakes Elementary1.2 mi · 447
- Hickory Elementary2.0 mi · 635
- Red Pump Elementary School2.9 mi · 696
- C. Milton Wright High3.4 mi · 1,291
- Bel Air Elementary3.8 mi · 521
- Southampton Middle3.9 mi · 1,192
Frequently asked questions
About Forest Hill ElementaryHow large is Forest Hill Elementary?
Forest Hill Elementary enrolls approximately 451 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Forest Hill Elementary serve?
Forest Hill Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Forest Hill Elementary have?
Forest Hill Elementary employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
How diverse is Forest Hill Elementary?
Forest Hill Elementary reports a student body of 80% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Forest Hill Elementary public or private?
Forest Hill Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Harford County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.