Is Forest Hills High School a good school?

Forest Hills High School ranks 711 th of 1242 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Forest Hills High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 3,425 students attended Forest Hills High School.

What is the racial makeup of Forest Hills High School?

Students at Forest Hills High School are 41% Hispanic, 25% Asian, 24% White, 7% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Forest Hills High School?

Forest Hills High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Ps 139 Rego Park Elementary : Ps 175 Lynn Gross Discovery School (The) Elementary : Ps 206 Horace Harding School (The) Elementary : Ps 220 Edward Mandel Middle : Junior High School 157 Stephen A Halsey

Forest Hills High School

Summary:

Forest Hills High School is a public high school located in Forest Hills, New York, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 3,429 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #28, which is ranked 429 out of 865 districts in New York and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Forest Hills High School has consistently ranked in the middle range of New York high schools, with mixed performance on Regents/Common Core exams. While the school excels in subjects like English Language Arts and Global History and Geography, it lags behind in Algebra I, Earth Science, and Living Environment. The school's four-year graduation rate has been slightly below the district and state averages, and its dropout rate has fluctuated, ranging from 0.9% to 10.0%. Additionally, Forest Hills High School has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, which may be a contributing factor to its academic challenges.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School, Queens Metropolitan High School, and Townsend Harris High School, Forest Hills High School has a similar academic performance and student demographics, with Townsend Harris High School standing out as a high-performing school. The high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds at Forest Hills High School may also contribute to the school's challenges in supporting student achievement and addressing barriers to learning.

Detail:

Public 9-12

67-01 110th St
Forest Hills, NY 11375

(718) 268-3137

District: New York City Geographic District #28

SchoolDigger Rank:
711^th of 1,242 New York High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,071

Feeder schools for Forest Hills High School:

Elementary:	Ps 139 Rego Park
	Ps 175 Lynn Gross Discovery School (The)
	Ps 206 Horace Harding School (The)
	Ps 220 Edward Mandel
Middle:	Junior High School 157 Stephen A Halsey

Student/teacher ratio: 15.0

Number of students: 3,425

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

40.9%

Asian:

24.8%

White:

24.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 73.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Forest Hills High School ranks worse than 57.2% of high schools in New York. It also ranks 8^th among 14 ranked high schools in the New York City Geographic District #28. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 44.49. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Forest Hills High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Forest Hills High School has the largest high school student body size in the New York City Geographic District #28. Student population at Forest Hills High School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (40.9%), Asian (24.8%), White (24.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 73.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Forest Hills High School is 15. 8 high schools in the New York City Geographic District #28 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Forest Hills High School employs 228 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Forest Hills High School is $14,071. 11 high schools in the New York City Geographic District #28 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Forest Hills High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Forest Hills High School 711^th of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Forest Hills High School in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District #28:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #28 429^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Forest Hills High School

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Rank History for all students at Forest Hills High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	50.62	586^th	935	37.3%
2006	53.74	557^th	986	43.5%
2007	51.56	593^rd	1002	40.8%
2008	49.93	628^th	1027	38.9%
2009	53.39	583^rd	1086	46.3%
2010	57.08	520^th	1117	53.4%
2011	56.39	579^th	1165	50.3%
2012	49.86	681^st	1198	43.2%
2013	60.40	549^th	1217	54.9%
2014	54.41	592^nd	1237	52.1%
2015	57.41	525^th	1255	58.2%
2016	51.11	628^th	1255	50.0%
2017	53.58	586^th	1221	52.0%
2018	53.86	614^th	1210	49.3%
2019	52.50	648^th	1207	46.3%
2022	49.68	630^th	1190	47.1%
2023	45.54	680^th	1228	44.6%
2024	44.49	711^th	1242	42.8%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Forest Hills High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	54.31	77^th	157	51.0%
2019	47.64	102^nd	165	38.2%
2022	57.51	93^rd	212	56.1%
2023	67.64	78^th	272	71.3%
2024	65.74	89^th	306	70.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Forest Hills High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	68.26	118^th	546	78.4%
2019	64.66	134^th	565	76.3%
2022	66.50	87^th	481	81.9%
2023	54.53	203^rd	583	65.2%
2024	51.56	254^th	637	60.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Forest Hills High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	56.40	401^st	1095	63.4%
2019	50.86	489^th	1132	56.8%
2022	51.07	425^th	1038	59.1%
2023	49.05	486^th	1130	57.0%
2024	45.78	533^rd	1144	53.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Forest Hills High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	56.65	472^nd	1154	59.1%
2019	56.19	500^th	1179	57.6%
2022	52.74	491^st	1101	55.4%
2023	48.13	571^st	1155	50.6%
2024	44.54	634^th	1170	45.8%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Forest Hills High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	67.91	102^nd	498	79.5%
2019	71.37	85^th	493	82.8%
2022	74.14	42^nd	389	89.2%
2023	59.92	127^th	531	76.1%
2024	57.58	167^th	564	70.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Forest Hills High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	54.24	602^nd	1176	48.8%
2019	54.40	613^th	1193	48.6%
2022	48.82	627^th	1155	45.7%
2023	46.41	667^th	1197	44.3%
2024	50.29	635^th	1219	47.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Forest Hills High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	52.08	607^th	1176	48.4%
2019	48.82	658^th	1190	44.7%
2022	49.28	608^th	1154	47.3%
2023	44.82	669^th	1191	43.8%
2024	43.54	696^th	1211	42.5%

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Rank History for Asian students at Forest Hills High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	53.50	228^th	426	46.5%
2019	51.13	259^th	447	42.1%
2022	48.97	226^th	386	41.5%
2023	43.93	264^th	424	37.7%
2024	42.98	267^th	426	37.3%

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Rank History for African American students at Forest Hills High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	62.78	207^th	679	69.5%
2019	64.94	198^th	686	71.1%
2022	64.19	172^nd	593	71.0%
2023	63.42	191^st	671	71.5%
2024	56.82	246^th	690	64.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Forest Hills High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	55.98	325^th	791	58.9%
2019	52.39	356^th	815	56.3%
2022	47.90	365^th	760	52.0%
2023	42.18	452^nd	851	46.9%
2024	41.28	471^st	865	45.5%

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Rank History for Native American students at Forest Hills High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	74.52	10^th	43	76.7%
2019	50.95	22^nd	46	52.2%
2022	50.75	15^th	28	46.4%
2023	28.24	35^th	41	14.6%
2024	64.08	9^th	41	78.0%

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Rank History for White students at Forest Hills High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	39.25	538^th	765	29.7%
2019	37.19	569^th	793	28.2%
2022	34.56	551^st	738	25.3%
2023	27.67	616^th	776	20.6%
2024	30.19	597^th	781	23.6%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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by a student
Thursday, January 23, 2020

This school has very poor teachers, only a select few that are actually doing their job properly. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Forest Hills High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	1194	423	499	324	4	n/a	n/a	0	2444
1990	1319	349	492	356	1	n/a	n/a	0	2517
1991	1335	308	545	474	0	n/a	n/a	0	2662
1992	1371	291	683	557	9	n/a	n/a	0	2911
1993	1485	274	738	648	6	n/a	n/a	0	3151
1994	1634	288	812	709	5	n/a	n/a	0	3448
1995	1641	317	781	700	6	n/a	n/a	0	3445
1996	1641	317	781	700	6	n/a	n/a	0	3445
1997	1698	295	847	717	11	n/a	n/a	0	3568
1998	1651	297	811	735	17	n/a	n/a	0	3511
1999	1594	304	806	763	9	n/a	n/a	0	3476
2000	1544	342	781	711	7	n/a	n/a	0	3385
2001	1479	378	755	709	4	n/a	n/a	0	3325
2002	1453	372	724	695	11	n/a	n/a	0	3255
2003	1453	372	724	695	11	n/a	n/a	0	3255
2004	1506	388	778	806	11	n/a	n/a	0	3489
2005	1525	373	837	928	11	n/a	n/a	0	3674
2006	1518	396	819	942	14	n/a	n/a	0	3689
2007	1477	401	851	1033	15	n/a	n/a	0	3777
2008	1364	369	823	1075	15	n/a	n/a	0	3646
2009	1313	352	875	1084	17	n/a	n/a	0	3641
2010	1399	361	937	1146	17	n/a	n/a	0	3860
2011	1369	346	1022	1146	19	0	0	0	3902
2012	1319	332	993	1159	19	14	0	0	3836
2013	1304	336	968	1181	17	23	3	0	3832
2014	1196	346	970	1222	21	0	38	0	3793
2015	1153	362	944	1292	25	0	53	0	3829
2016	1130	344	956	1296	30	0	85	0	3841
2017	1124	326	926	1351	36	27	105	0	3895
2018	1119	309	880	1313	32	23	108	0	3784
2019	1118	271	889	1351	32	16	115	0	3792
2020	1083	247	879	1379	35	19	109	0	3751
2021	1031	241	907	1434	32	19	102	0	3766
2022	929	225	919	1442	33	20	84	0	3652
2023	825	201	823	1311	27	21	221	0	3429
2024	834	232	849	1402	28	16	63	1	3425

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Forest Hills High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	2444	133.1	18.3	n/a
1990	2517	134.7	18.6	n/a
1991	2662	137.9	19.3	n/a
1992	2911	136.4	21.3	n/a
1993	3151	147.9	21.3	n/a
1994	3448	166.1	20.8	n/a
1995	3445	148.0	23.3	n/a
1996	3445	148.0	23.3	n/a
1997	3568	156.3	22.8	20
1998	3511	167.2	21.0	18.3
1999	3476	178.4	19.5	18.6
2000	3385	172.4	19.6	14.8
2001	3325	165.7	20.1	50.8
2002	3255	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	3255	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	3489	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	3674	n/a	n/a	0
2006	3689	184.0	20.0	26.5
2007	3777	176.5	21.4	26.8
2008	3646	181.4	20.1	27.2
2009	3641	176.8	20.6	40.2
2010	3860	172.1	22.4	n/a
2011	3902	176.9	22.0	50.6
2012	3836	180.9	21.2	56.2
2013	3832	186.3	20.5	6.4
2014	3793	188.0	20.1	63.5
2015	3829	185.0	20.6	63.8
2016	3841	184.0	20.8	61.7
2017	3895	190.5	20.4	66
2018	3784	200.0	18.9	73.4
2019	3792	204.0	18.5	78
2020	3751	216.7	17.3	75.1
2021	3766	218.1	17.2	72.4
2022	3652	229.0	15.9	73.5
2023	3429	223.9	15.3	72.3
2024	3425	228.0	15.0	73.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Forest Hills High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	2444	133.1	18.3	n/a
1990	2517	134.7	18.6	n/a
1991	2662	137.9	19.3	n/a
1992	2911	136.4	21.3	n/a
1993	3151	147.9	21.3	n/a
1994	3448	166.1	20.8	n/a
1995	3445	148.0	23.3	n/a
1996	3445	148.0	23.3	n/a
1997	3568	156.3	22.8	20
1998	3511	167.2	21.0	18.3
1999	3476	178.4	19.5	18.6
2000	3385	172.4	19.6	14.8
2001	3325	165.7	20.1	50.8
2002	3255	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	3255	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	3489	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	3674	n/a	n/a	0
2006	3689	184.0	20.0	26.5
2007	3777	176.5	21.4	26.8
2008	3646	181.4	20.1	27.2
2009	3641	176.8	20.6	40.2
2010	3860	172.1	22.4	n/a
2011	3902	176.9	22.0	50.6
2012	3836	180.9	21.2	56.2
2013	3832	186.3	20.5	6.4
2014	3793	188.0	20.1	63.5
2015	3829	185.0	20.6	63.8
2016	3841	184.0	20.8	61.7
2017	3895	190.5	20.4	66
2018	3784	200.0	18.9	73.4
2019	3792	204.0	18.5	78
2020	3751	216.7	17.3	75.1
2021	3766	218.1	17.2	72.4
2022	3652	229.0	15.9	73.5
2023	3429	223.9	15.3	72.3
2024	3425	228.0	15.0	73.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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