Forest Hill Junior High School

15 Hwy 497 Forest Hill
Forest Hill, LA 71430

480 Students

Elementary School Pre-K - 8th

School Overview

Forest Hill Junior High School is a public school located in the small, rural community of Forest Hill, Louisiana. Serving as part of the Rapides Parish School District, the school typically provides education for students in the middle-school grade levels, focusing on the transitional academic period between elementary and high school. The school is situated along Highway 497, serving as a central educational hub for the local area and maintaining close ties to the surrounding Forest Hill community.

As a junior high institution, the school is dedicated to fostering both academic development and personal growth during the formative middle-school years. It emphasizes core curriculum standards while providing students with opportunities to engage in extracurricular activities and social development. By operating within the Rapides Parish system, Forest Hill Junior High works to prepare its students for the rigorous academic expectations they will encounter upon advancing to high school, ensuring they have the foundational skills necessary for future success.

480

Total Students

31.4

Full-Time Teachers

15.3

Student/Teacher Ratio

89.8%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Forest Hill Junior High School
Demographic	Student Count
White	203
Hispanic	250
Black	8
Asian	2
Two or More	17

Hispanic
250 (52.1 %)
White
203 (42.3 %)
Two or More
17 (3.5 %)
Black
8 (1.7 %)
Asian
2 (0.4 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	N/A
District:	Rapides Parish
Phone:	(318)748-6844
Grade Range:	Pre-K - 8th
Total Students:	480
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	31.4
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	15.3
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	390
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	41

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Pre-Kindergarten 32

Kindergarten 45

Grade 1 52

Grade 2 50

Grade 3 47

Grade 4 54

Grade 5 51

Grade 6 55

Grade 7 45

Grade 8 49