Forest Hill High School

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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) [1]
Color(s) Red, White & Blue
Mascot Patriot
Website [2]

Forest Hill High School is located in Jackson, Mississippi. It serves students from grades 9-12, and is part of the Jackson Public School District. The current interim principal is Mr. Tommy Nalls. Forest Hill High School

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.[3]

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.[4]

References

  1. ↑
  2. ↑ Forest Hill High School
  3. ↑ "Mississippi Assessment and Accountability Reporting System". Office of Research and Statistics, Mississippi Department of Education.
  4. ↑ Feeder Patterns – Jackson Public Schools.

External links

Coordinates: 32°15′40″N 90°16′51″W / 32.26111°N 90.28083°W / 32.26111; -90.28083


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