Enrollment
200
Elementary
DISTRICT 344 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DANVILLE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510111000388
Forest Hills Elementary
155 Mountain View Ave, Danville, VA 24541 · (434) 799-6430 · Danville city
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL200 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
180 students
DISTRICT 94% · STATE 66%
Community
0
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 | 30 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 27 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 35 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 29 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (29).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 71% · 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
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
78.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +1.0pp since 2022
Math
76.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 2 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.0% | 76.0% |
| 2023-24 | 76.0% | 72.0% |
| 2022-23 | 77.0% | 74.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. 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
73.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.6%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% typical for Virginia 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 Virginia'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 Elementary
Forest Hills Elementary's state test result (73.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Hills Elementary this school | 200 | 90.0% | 73.0% |
| William M. Bass Elementary Lynchburg | 188 | 94.7% | 65.1% |
| T.C. Miller Elementary School for Innovation Lynchburg | 168 | 98.2% | 54.0% |
| Willoughby Early Childhood Center Norfolk | 181 | 98.3% | N/A |
| Moton Early Childhood Center Hampton | 226 | 98.7% | N/A |
| Meherrin Elementary Newsoms | 218 | 89.0% | 63.3% |
Matched among Virginia 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 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Danville city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #496 of 1,101 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #504 of 1,111 ▲ 54 | #1 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #382 of 1,111 ▲ 36 | #1 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 200 | #1,106 of 1,176 | #6 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #147 of 1,105 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.6% | #380 of 1,106 | #1 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.0% | #329 of 1,157 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.6% | #279 of 759 | N/A |
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
200
-31 (-13%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 288
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 200 | 17 | 11.8:1 | 90% (180) |
| 2023-24 | 205 | 16.6 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 209 | 18 | 11.6:1 | 99% (206) |
| 2020-21 | 231 | 16 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 237 | 16 | 14.8:1 | 99% (234) |
| 2015-16 | 283 | 16 | 17.7:1 | 93% (262) |
| 2010-11 | 239 | 14 | 17.1:1 | 42% (101) |
| 2000-01 | 240 | 18 | 13.3:1 | 51% (123) |
| 1990-91 | 288 | 16 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Forest Hills Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (237 to 200); teachers up 6% (16 to 17).
About Forest Hills Elementary
Forest Hills Elementary is a small elementary school for students in Danville, Virginia. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 5, with 200 students on the rolls. On average, elementary schools in Virginia enroll around 499, and this school is 60% below that mark.
Danville City Public Schools, which runs Forest Hills Elementary, has 13 schools and 5,564 students.
At Forest Hills Elementary, Black students make up the biggest share, 48%. Other groups include 30% White, 16% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Danville city residents are about 51% Black, a similar share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 66, compared with 70 nationally.
On staff are 17 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 11.8:1. Elementary schools in Virginia have an average ratio of 13.8:1. About 90% of students at Forest Hills Elementary are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
After adjusting for student poverty, Forest Hills Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of Virginia schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 73.0%; the prediction is 63.6%.
In the surrounding county, Danville city, the median household earns about $44,423 a year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Forest Hills Elementary, Danville city has 20 public schools.
George Washington High, about 0.6 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Forest Hills Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Forest Hills Elementary ranks 2nd of 8 on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Town: Distant, means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
In 2020-21, Forest Hills Elementary enrolled 231 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 200. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (11.8:1) than in 2020-21 (14.4:1).
This page collects posts and questions about Forest Hills Elementary, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Danville city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,214
Census ACS
Median income
$44,423
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
5,564 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Danville City Public Schools
- George Washington HighHigh · 1,248 students
- Westwood MiddleMiddle · 642 students
- G.L.H. Johnson ElementaryElementary · 571 students
- Schoolfield ElementaryElementary · 516 students
- O. Trent Bonner MiddleMiddle · 501 students
- Edwin A. Gibson ElementaryElementary · 466 students
Other schools in Danville
- George Washington HighHigh · 1,248 students
- Westwood MiddleMiddle · 642 students
- Twin Springs ElementaryElementary · 618 students
- G.L.H. Johnson ElementaryElementary · 571 students
- Schoolfield ElementaryElementary · 516 students
- O. Trent Bonner MiddleMiddle · 501 students
Other Forest Hills Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 7 states are named Forest Hills Elementary. Forest Hills Elementary is the 8th largest of the 8.
- Forest Hills Elementary SchoolSidman, PA · 994 students
- 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
Nearby schools
- George Washington High0.6 mi · 1,248
- Edwin A. Gibson Elementary0.9 mi · 466
- Grove Park Preschool1.1 mi · 122
- Galileo Magnet High1.3 mi · 260
- Schoolfield Elementary1.3 mi · 516
- Park Avenue Elementary1.4 mi · 361
Frequently asked questions
About Forest Hills ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Forest Hills Elementary?
Forest Hills Elementary enrolls approximately 200 students in grades KG-05.
Is Forest Hills Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Forest Hills Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Forest Hills Elementary have?
Forest Hills Elementary employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Forest Hills Elementary?
Student demographics at Forest Hills Elementary are roughly 30% White, 16% Hispanic, 48% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Forest Hills Elementary in?
Forest Hills Elementary is part of Danville City Public Schools.
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