Forest Hills Middle

Forest Hills Middle is a middle school of average-sized scale in Wilson, North Carolina, run under Wilson County Schools, hosting 654 students in grades 6 through 8.

Wilson County Schools comprises 25 schools with combined enrollment of 10,451 students; Forest Hills Middle is among them.

On the student-mix side, Forest Hills Middle lists that Black students make up the majority at 61%. The remainder breaks down as 17% Hispanic, 12% White, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian. By comparison, Wilson County as a whole is about 39% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Forest Hills Middle reports 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.9:1 average. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Forest Hills Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.4%, the actual is 52.2%, a residual of +3.7 points.

In the area at large, census data for Wilson County shows median household earnings sit near $56,423, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. In all, Wilson County runs 29 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,482 students), of which Forest Hills Middle is one.

The closest other public school is Vinson-Bynum Elementary, roughly 1.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Forest Hills Middle ranks 5th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 52.0%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Forest Hills Middle's enrollment has climbed 36% since 2018, when it stood at 481 (now 654). White enrollment moved from 20% to 12% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 18.3:1 today.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.