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Nathan B. Forrest High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

5530 Firestone Rd

Jacksonville FL, 32244, Duval County

Phone: 904-573-1170

Ranking:

(438 out of 492, bottom 11%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: Duval County 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:	69		70		65		87		87		85		92
Total Students:	1,329		1,301		1,227		1,381		1,684		1,593		1,870
Grade 9:	384	28.9%	425	32.7%	318	25.9%	347	25.1%	495	29.4%	471	29.6%	614	32.8%
Grade 10:	377	28.4%	320	24.6%	348	28.4%	388	28.1%	489	29.0%	429	26.9%	451	24.1%
Grade 11:	287	21.6%	299	23.0%	275	22.4%	309	22.4%	388	23.0%	372	23.4%	485	25.9%
Grade 12:	281	21.1%	257	19.8%	286	23.3%	337	24.4%	312	18.5%	321	20.2%	320	17.1%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	702	52.8%	701	53.9%	642	52.3%	735	53.2%	872	51.8%	798	50.1%	933	49.9%
Female:	627	47.2%	600	46.1%	585	47.7%	646	46.8%	756	44.9%	730	45.8%	868	46.4%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	3	0.2%	3	0.2%	5	0.4%	3	0.2%	5	0.3%	4	0.3%	6	0.3%
Asian:	33	2.5%	34	2.6%	31	2.5%	39	2.8%	65	3.9%	74	4.6%	77	4.1%
Hispanic:	119	9.0%	134	10.3%	110	9.0%	137	9.9%	161	9.6%	134	8.4%	146	7.8%
Black:	821	61.8%	757	58.2%	695	56.6%	802	58.1%	940	55.8%	866	54.4%	1,005	53.7%
White:	303	22.8%	343	26.4%	354	28.9%	366	26.5%	465	27.6%	458	28.8%	571	30.5%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	49	3.7%	29	2.2%	32	2.6%	34	2.5%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	641	48.2%	668	51.3%	665	54.2%	726	52.6%	713	42.3%	610	38.3%	516	27.6%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	25	1.9%	58	4.5%	77	6.3%	74	5.4%	120	7.1%	126	7.9%	138	7.4%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	19.26		18.59		18.88		15.87		19.36		19.40		20.40

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
EOC
2012	Algebra 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	389	395	402
2013	Algebra 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	385	402	406
2013	Biology 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	392	404	404
2013	Geometry	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	394	398	403
FCAT
2004	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	319	323
2005	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	323	322
2006	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318	327	324
2007	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	322	323
2008	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	322	327
2009	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	325	327
2010	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307	324	331
2011	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	324	329
2004	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	284	299	300
2005	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	291	299	296
2006	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	290	299	298
2007	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	278	298	300
2008	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	279	299	306
2009	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	281	301	305
2010	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	268	299	310
2011	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	270	302	309
2012	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	234	242	244
2013	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	234	244	246
2006	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	281	298	298
2007	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	273	301	302
2008	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	293	307	304
2009	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	296	310	303
2010	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	294	315	306
2011	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	312	307
2007	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	280	297	302
2008	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	280	301	309
2009	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	286	306	313
2010	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	286	306	311
2007	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	289	304	308
2008	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	291	308	313
2009	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	287	307	316
2010	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	292	310	317
2011	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	290	312	317
2012	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	228	238	240
2013	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	230	238	240

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	68.3%	74.1%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	30.5%	24.7%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	15.0 years	15.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	29.7%	28.8%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	70.3%	71.2%

Mean Base Salary:	$46,926.0	$44,516.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$39,039.0	$34,783.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$51,872.0	$49,507.0

* Nathan B. Forrest High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.