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Nathan B. Forrest High School
5530 Firestone Rd
Jacksonville FL, 32244, Duval County
Phone: 904-573-1170
Ranking: 
(441 out of 502, bottom 12%)*
(441 out of 502, bottom 12%)*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
| 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 87 | 85 | 92 | |||
| Total Students: | 1,684 | 1,593 | 1,870 | |||
| Grade 9: | 495 | 29.4% | 471 | 29.6% | 614 | 32.8% |
| Grade 10: | 489 | 29.0% | 429 | 26.9% | 451 | 24.1% |
| Grade 11: | 388 | 23.0% | 372 | 23.4% | 485 | 25.9% |
| Grade 12: | 312 | 18.5% | 321 | 20.2% | 320 | 17.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||
| Male: | 872 | 51.8% | 798 | 50.1% | 933 | 49.9% |
| Female: | 756 | 44.9% | 730 | 45.8% | 868 | 46.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.3% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander: | 65 | 3.9% | 74 | 4.6% | 77 | 4.1% |
| Hispanic: | 161 | 9.6% | 134 | 8.4% | 146 | 7.8% |
| Black | 940 | 55.8% | 866 | 54.4% | 1,005 | 53.7% |
| White: | 465 | 27.6% | 458 | 28.8% | 571 | 30.5% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 713 | 42.3% | 610 | 38.3% | 516 | 27.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 120 | 7.1% | 126 | 7.9% | 138 | 7.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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.