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Forest Hill School
1625 Wildwood Ave
Camden NJ, 08103, Camden County
Phone: 856-966-8930
Ranking: 
(1,806 out of 1,847, bottom 2%)*
(1,806 out of 1,847, bottom 2%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 7
School District: Camden City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 34 | 36 | 33 | 26 | 28 | 40 | 27 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 321 | 325 | 300 | 289 | 300 | 377 | 350 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 30 | 9.3% | 19 | 5.8% | 23 | 7.7% | NA | NA | 19 | 6.3% | 67 | 17.8% | 63 | 18.0% |
| Grade 1: | 34 | 10.6% | 51 | 15.7% | 56 | 18.7% | 57 | 19.7% | 55 | 18.3% | 53 | 14.1% | 45 | 12.9% |
| Grade 2: | 43 | 13.4% | 38 | 11.7% | 47 | 15.7% | 51 | 17.6% | 45 | 15.0% | 57 | 15.1% | 57 | 16.3% |
| Grade 3: | 35 | 10.9% | 32 | 9.8% | 45 | 15.0% | 45 | 15.6% | 50 | 16.7% | 53 | 14.1% | 41 | 11.7% |
| Grade 4: | 34 | 10.6% | 42 | 12.9% | 43 | 14.3% | 52 | 18.0% | 60 | 20.0% | 40 | 10.6% | 47 | 13.4% |
| Grade 5: | 28 | 8.7% | 30 | 9.2% | 41 | 13.7% | 44 | 15.2% | 40 | 13.3% | 49 | 13.0% | 30 | 8.6% |
| Grade 6: | 23 | 7.2% | 24 | 7.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 7: | 10 | 3.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | 84 | 26.2% | 89 | 27.4% | 45 | 15.0% | 40 | 13.8% | 31 | 10.3% | 29 | 7.7% | 40 | 11.4% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 168 | 52.3% | 185 | 56.9% | 161 | 53.7% | 155 | 53.6% | 159 | 53.0% | 186 | 49.3% | 163 | 46.6% |
| Female: | 153 | 47.7% | 140 | 43.1% | 139 | 46.3% | 134 | 46.4% | 141 | 47.0% | 191 | 50.7% | 183 | 52.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 1.1% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.6% |
| Hispanic: | 86 | 26.8% | 84 | 25.8% | 70 | 23.3% | 56 | 19.4% | 54 | 18.0% | 50 | 13.3% | 64 | 18.3% |
| Black: | 235 | 73.2% | 241 | 74.2% | 228 | 76.0% | 230 | 79.6% | 244 | 81.3% | 324 | 85.9% | 279 | 79.7% |
| White: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 288 | 89.7% | 295 | 90.8% | 251 | 83.7% | 219 | 75.8% | 240 | 80.0% | 273 | 72.4% | 261 | 74.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 17 | 5.3% | 8 | 2.5% | 11 | 3.7% | 13 | 4.5% | 22 | 7.3% | 25 | 6.6% | 35 | 10.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 9.44 | 9.03 | 9.01 | 11.12 | 10.71 | 9.70 | 13.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ASK | ||||||
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 43.8% | 52.4% | 79.4% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 74.1% | 57.6% | 83.2% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 67.3% | 51.2% | 82.4% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 65.4% | 48.7% | 83.4% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75% | 51.6% | 86.1% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 39.1% | 20.0% | 62.9% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 21.7% | 17.1% | 59.8% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 12% | 20.1% | 63.0% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 28.8% | 24.8% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 25.0% | 27.4% | 66.4% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 42.2% | 50.4% | 76.6% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86.2% | 64.3% | 82.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75.9% | 60.5% | 86.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 70.4% | 54.2% | 87.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81.9% | 56.3% | 86.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 51.6% | 32.0% | 75.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 41.6% | 36.9% | 78.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 46% | 33.6% | 78.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 43.4% | 39.5% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 35.5% | 40.2% | 77.7% |
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 57.1% | 44.9% | 77.6% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 57.5% | 55.8% | 82.2% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 46.8% | 63.8% | 81.6% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 47.1% | 46.3% | 80.0% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 28.9% | 44.4% | 80.6% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 45.5% | 47.4% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 24.4% | 19.4% | 63.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 22.7% | 18.7% | 59.7% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 17.2% | 17.8% | 62.7% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 13.3% | 18.6% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 41.9% | 41.9% | 68.0% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 49.3% | 51.9% | 72.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 37.1% | 65.2% | 80.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 57.7% | 51.5% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 42.2% | 48.0% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 53.6% | 50.0% | 84.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 28.6% | 73.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 33.3% | 31.7% | 77.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 44.6% | 37.3% | 79.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 26.4% | 33.2% | 77.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 26.1% | 40.8% | 78.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 61.5% | 81.1% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 48.1% | 48.6% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 20.0% | 40.8% | 83.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 32.2% | 47.3% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78.6% | 61.0% | 91.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66.7% | 70.5% | 93.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50.8% | 58.6% | 90.0% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 45.3% | 63.6% | 91.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 39.1% | 57.9% | 89.5% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 60.9% | 53.3% | 88.8% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 16.1% | 14.5% | 60.9% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 11.7% | 14.7% | 62.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 40.8% | 45.9% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 22.5% | 31.4% | 76.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 21.3% | 25.5% | 77.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 17.3% | 30.7% | 79.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 38.6% | 30.1% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 42.8% | 83.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 20.9% | 33.6% | 79.9% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 18.2% | 17.2% | 66.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 40.9% | 35.2% | 78.9% |
| GEPA | ||||||
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 27.7% | 73.8% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 86.4% | 13.9% | 56.7% |
| 2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 90.9% | 27.9% | 72.9% |
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* Forest Hill School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.