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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Forest Hills El Sch administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
994
Elementary
DISTRICT 896 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FOREST HILLS SD·NCES 420994006899
Forest Hills Elementary School
547 Locust Street, Sidman, PA 15955 · (814) 487-7613 · Cambria County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL994 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
70 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
966 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 75%
Community
1
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 | 55 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 160 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 130 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 135 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 145 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 123 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 119 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 127 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (160) is 26% larger than its 6th grade class (127).
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 59% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Forest Hills Elementary School→Forest Hills JSHS
Based on grade levels within Forest Hills SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
52.4%
PA avg 51.1% . -4.8pp since 2023
Math
56.6%
PA avg 43.0% . -3.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.4% | 56.6% |
| 2023-24 | 57.2% | 59.8% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
59.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+23.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 36% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 24 points, placing it in Pennsylvania's top 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 Hills Elementary School
Forest Hills Elementary School's state test result (59.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Hills Elementary School this school | 994 | 97.2% | 59.8% |
| Clearfield Area Elementary School Clearfield | 1,067 | 95.6% | 42.2% |
| Warrior Run Elementary School Turbotville | 750 | 99.6% | 62.9% |
| Wyalusing Valley Elementary School Wyalusing | 633 | 99.5% | 50.9% |
| Tunkhannock Area Intermediate Center Tunkhannock | 614 | 98.7% | 48.4% |
| Windber Elementary School Windber | 617 | 99.5% | 58.0% |
Matched among Pennsylvania 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 Hills Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Cambria County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.8% | #598 of 1,396 | #6 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #633 of 1,511 ▼ 136 | #7 of 14 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.4% | #662 of 1,511 ▲ 49 | #6 of 14 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 994 | #28 of 1,638 | #2 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #1,090 of 1,528 | #9 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.2% | #1,462 of 1,531 | #11 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.2% | #494 of 1,600 | #6 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.7% | #941 of 1,045 | #10 of 11 |
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
994
+32 (+3%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 1,282
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 994 | 70.5 | 14.1:1 | 97% (966) |
| 2023-24 | 965 | 70.5 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 957 | 66 | 14.5:1 | 43% (409) |
| 2020-21 | 962 | 64 | 15.0:1 | 46% (440) |
| 2017-18 | 1,022 | 65.1 | 15.7:1 | 46% (472) |
| 2015-16 | 1,019 | 65 | 15.7:1 | 48% (494) |
| 2010-11 | 998 | 69 | 14.5:1 | 41% (408) |
| 2000-01 | 1,129 | 66 | 17.1:1 | 44% (494) |
| 1990-91 | 1,282 | 62 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Forest Hills Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (1,022 to 994); teachers up 8% (65.1 to 70.5).
About Forest Hills Elementary School
Forest Hills Elementary School is a large elementary school in Sidman, Pennsylvania, administered by Forest Hills SD. Students in pre-K through 6 attend the school, which enrolls 994 students. The average among elementary schools in Pennsylvania is roughly 443 students; this school is 124% above that.
Forest Hills Elementary School is a school in Forest Hills SD. The district has 2 schools and 1,792 students.
Most students at Forest Hills Elementary School are White: 96% of enrollment. The chance that two students picked at random at Forest Hills Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 8%.
Teachers at Forest Hills Elementary School total 70.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.1:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average 13.1:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 97%. Among public schools in Cambria County, the average eligibility rate is 73%.
allk12 grades Forest Hills Elementary School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Forest Hills Elementary School would score about 35.9%. It scores 59.8%, a top-10% result among Pennsylvania schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Cambria County (population about 131,538), median household income is about $58,418, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 37 public schools operate in Cambria County, serving about 15,789 students.
Nearest public school: Forest Hills JSHS, about 0.1 miles away. Other public schools within ten miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 63.1%; Forest Hills Elementary School's is 59.8%, ranking 4th of 5.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The student count in 2024-25 was 994, 3% above the 962 of 2020-21.
Discussions about Forest Hills Elementary School may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Cambria County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
131,538
Census ACS
Median income
$58,418
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
15,789 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Forest Hills Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 7 states are named Forest Hills Elementary. Forest Hills Elementary School is the largest of the 8.
- FOREST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTAMPA, FL · 731 students
- FOREST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCORAL SPRINGS, FL · 624 students
- FOREST HILLS ELEMENTARYEDEN PRAIRIE, MN · 603 students
- Forest Hills ElementaryWalterboro, SC · 472 students
- Forest Hills Elementary SchoolLake Oswego, OR · 389 students
Nearby schools
- Forest Hills JSHS0.1 mi · 798
- Greater Johnstown Career and Technology Center5.7 mi · 14
- Portage Area JSHS5.9 mi · 339
- Portage Area Elementary School6.1 mi · 401
- Richland Elementary School6.2 mi · 831
- Richland High School6.3 mi · 693
Frequently asked questions
About Forest Hills Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Forest Hills Elementary School?
Forest Hills Elementary School enrolls approximately 994 students in grades PK-06.
Is Forest Hills Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Forest Hills Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Forest Hills Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Forest Hills Elementary School is approximately 14.1:1 (70 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Forest Hills Elementary School?
At Forest Hills Elementary School, the student body is approximately 96% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Forest Hills Elementary School in?
Forest Hills Elementary School is part of Forest Hills SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.