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Enrollment
798
High
DISTRICT 896 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FOREST HILLS SD·NCES 420994007586
Forest Hills JSHS
535 Locust Street, Sidman, PA 15955 · (814) 487-7613 · Cambria County
GRADES 07–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL798 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
792 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 129 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 135 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 132 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 123 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 128 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 151 | 19% |
Student demographics
9%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
Feeds from
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
53.2%
PA avg 51.1% . -3.3pp since 2023
Math
40.1%
PA avg 43.0% . +3.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.2% | 40.1% |
| 2023-24 | 56.5% | 36.2% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
48.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% typical for Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania'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 Hills JSHS
Forest Hills JSHS's state test result (48.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Hills JSHS this school | 798 | 99.2% | 48.9% |
| Warren Area High School Warren | 704 | 98.4% | 54.5% |
| Towanda Area JSHS Towanda | 709 | 98.4% | 45.1% |
| James Buchanan High School Mercersburg | 721 | 97.9% | 47.3% |
| Derry Area SHS Derry | 598 | 98.3% | 47.1% |
| Oil City SHS Oil City | 611 | 100.0% | 46.0% |
Matched among Pennsylvania high 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 JSHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Cambria County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #320 of 576 | #6 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #297 of 626 ▲ 34 | #6 of 13 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.2% | #382 of 626 ▼ 8 | #6 of 13 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 798 | #234 of 713 | #2 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #337 of 601 | #10 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.0% | #533 of 604 | #7 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #135 of 619 | #4 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.7% | #306 of 373 | #11 of 13 |
Ranked against other public high 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
798
-29 (-4%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 798 | 56.1 | 14.2:1 | 99% (792) |
| 2023-24 | 789 | 56.2 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 775 | 52.6 | 14.7:1 | 30% (235) |
| 2020-21 | 827 | 54 | 15.3:1 | 40% (328) |
| 2017-18 | 829 | 59.3 | 14.0:1 | 33% (271) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Forest Hills JSHS.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (829 to 798); teachers down 5% (59.3 to 56.1).
About Forest Hills JSHS
Students in Sidman, Pennsylvania, attend Forest Hills JSHS, a mid-sized high school. The school serves grades 7 through 12. Enrollment is 798 students.
Forest Hills JSHS is a school in Forest Hills SD. The district has 2 schools and 1,792 students.
White students are 95% of those enrolled at Forest Hills JSHS. The remaining shares are 3% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 9, compared with 70 nationally.
Forest Hills JSHS reports a ratio of 14.2 students per teacher, from 56.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 14.2:1 compares with an average of 12.8:1 for high schools in Pennsylvania. Lunch program data show 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is 26 points above the 73% average for public schools in Cambria County.
Among Pennsylvania public high schools, Forest Hills JSHS outscored 66%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
Forest Hills JSHS is 13.9 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (48.9% versus 35.0%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Pennsylvania.
The school's county is Cambria County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $58,418 a year, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Cambria County number 37, with about 15,789 students.
Forest Hills Elementary School sits about 0.1 miles from Forest Hills JSHS. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. By average proficiency, Forest Hills JSHS is 5th among 5 schools close by.
Locale data from NCES put Forest Hills JSHS in rural territory close to an urban area (Rural: Fringe).
Enrollment decreased 4% over 4 years, reaching 798 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 15.3:1 to 14.2:1.
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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 schools in Forest Hills SD
- Forest Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 994 students
Nearby schools
- Forest Hills Elementary School0.1 mi · 994
- Greater Johnstown Career and Technology Center5.8 mi · 14
- Portage Area JSHS5.9 mi · 339
- Portage Area Elementary School6.0 mi · 401
- Richland Elementary School6.2 mi · 831
- Richland High School6.4 mi · 693
Frequently asked questions
About Forest Hills JSHSHow large is Forest Hills JSHS?
Forest Hills JSHS enrolls approximately 798 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Forest Hills JSHS serve?
Forest Hills JSHS serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Forest Hills JSHS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Forest Hills JSHS is approximately 14.2:1 (56 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Forest Hills JSHS?
Student demographics at Forest Hills JSHS are roughly 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Forest Hills JSHS in?
Forest Hills JSHS is part of Forest Hills SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.