Elementary · Alabama

Forest Hills School

Free meals for all

Forest Hills School, a public elementary school in Florence, Alabama: grades k–5, 906 students, 14.4 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Florence City.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students
906
Teachers (FTE)
63.0
Students per teacher
14.4
Grades
K–5
Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 90% of elementary schools in Alabama

Median 16.9 · 697 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 51% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 96% of elementary schools in Alabama

Median 468 · 702 schools compared

Larger than 97% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Alabama's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Alabama: 60%

78%proficient

+7.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 80% of elementary schools in Alabama

Median 63% · 598 elementary schools compared

434 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · ACAP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Alabama: 35%

60%proficient

+9.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 83% of elementary schools in Alabama

Median 42% · 604 elementary schools compared

433 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · ACAP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades
Elementary · Grades K–5
Type
District school · Regular
Instruction
In person
Meals
Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area
Small city

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Florence City.

Location

Address
101 Stovall Dr, Florence, AL 35633
Phone
(256)768-2500
City or town
Florence

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Harlan Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–542611.859%35%
Underwood Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–634315.871%58%
Hibbett Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–648913.352%41%
Weeden Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–547715.160%46%
Pre-K–6187—93%61%
3–625314.544%27%

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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