Forest Hill High School

Forest Hill High School
Forest Hill High School
Address
	2607 Raymond Road; Jackson, Mississippi; USA
Information
Type	Public
Established	1800's
School district	Jackson Public School District
Grades	9th - 12th
Enrollment	1148 (2014-2015)
Color(s)	Red, White & Blue
Mascot	Patriot
Website

For the school in New York City, see Forest Hills High School.

Forest Hill High School is a public high school located in Jackson, Mississippi. It serves students from grades 9-12, and is part of the Jackson Public School District. The current principal is Victor Ellis.^[3]

Demographics

A total of 1,136 students were enrolled in Forest Hill High during the 2006-2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 51% female and 49% male. The racial makeup of the school was 96.39% African American, 2.90% White, 0.35% Hispanic, and 0.35% Asian.^[4]

Gifted Education/Open Doors

Gifted Education courses provide instruction in creativity, thinking skills, research, creative problem solving, communication, leadership, dynamic groups, and self-knowledge in order to increase students' skill and capacity for autonomous learning, metacognition, and self-understanding. High school students enrolled in the district's gifted education program, or Open Doors program, have met intellectually gifted criteria set by the state of Mississippi. Gifted courses in grades 9-12 are offered based upon funding and teacher units provided by the state. Currently, Forest Hill High School is the only high school in the Jackson Public School District to offer gifted courses in English/language arts.

Gifted, Accelerated English I

Gifted, Accelerated English II

Gifted, Accelerated English III

Gifted, Accelerated English IV

Feeder Pattern

The following schools feed into Forest Hill High School.^[5]

Middle Schools
- Siwell Middle School
- Cardozo Middle School
Elementary Schools
- Bates Elementary School
- Oak Forest Elementary School
- Timberlawn Elementary School
- Van Winkle Elementary School
- Woodville Heights Elementary School

References

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^ [2] Forest Hill High School
^ http://www.jackson.k12.ms.us/domain/550
^ "Mississippi Assessment and Accountability Reporting System". Office of Research and Statistics, Mississippi Department of Education. Archived from the original on 2007-03-23. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ Feeder Patterns – Jackson Public Schools.

External links

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[2] [2] Forest Hill High School

[3] ttp://www.jackson.k12.ms.us/domain/550

[4] "Mississippi Assessment and Accountability Reporting System". Office of Research and Statistics, Mississippi Department of Education. Archived from the original on 2007-03-23. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[5] Feeder Patterns – Jackson Public Schools.

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