Summary:
Forest Hill School is an elementary school located in Camden, New Jersey, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 365 students. It is part of the Camden City School District, which is ranked 608 out of 613 school districts in New Jersey and is rated 0 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.
Forest Hill School consistently ranks among the lowest-performing elementary schools in New Jersey, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics that are significantly lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, only 13.8% of 3rd graders, 12.2% of 4th graders, and 12.2% of 5th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state averages of 43.6%, 50.8%, and 52.3%, respectively. The school's performance in Science for 5th grade is also very low, with only 4.8% of students proficient or better, compared to the state average of 27.5%. Additionally, Forest Hill School has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 16.6% to 46.0% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages.
Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Camden City School District, such as Henry B. Wilson Family School, Dr. Henry H. Davis Elementary School, and Thomas H. Dudley Family School, also perform poorly on academic metrics and have high rates of chronic absenteeism, similar to Forest Hill School. However, some schools outside the Camden City School District, such as G.H. Carson Elementary School in Pennsauken and Woodlynne Boro Public School, perform significantly better on academic measures, suggesting that the challenges faced by Forest Hill School may be more systemic to the Camden City School District.
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Detail:
Public K-5
District:
Camden City School District
SchoolDigger Rank:
1285th of 1,338 New Jersey Elementary Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,601
Students who attend Forest Hill School usually attend:
Student/teacher ratio: 9.8
Number of students: 365
Racial breakdown:
African American:
63.6%
Hispanic:
34.0%
Two or more races:
1.1%
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White:
0.8%
Asian:
0.3%
American Indian:
0.3%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 74.8%
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