The top reported proficiency rate is 80% in Math. The lowest is 76% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Forest Hill Elementary School
Forest Hill Elementary School serves students in prekindergarten through fifth grade in Germantown, Tennessee, and is part of the Germantown Municipal School District. The school sits in an affluent, residential suburb of Memphis, a city with a historic downtown core and a network of parks and greenways. It is a car-dependent environment where single-family homes dominate and the cost of living is high. The city’s population has stabilized after decades of growth, and its leadership has historically managed development through design and planning commissions.
The school is large for an elementary building. Its student body is predominantly white, with smaller shares of Asian, Black, Hispanic, and multiracial students. Information on the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, as well as the share of students with Individualized Education Programs or who are English learners, was not available in the data provided. A parent who wants to know the full picture of the school’s economic and academic diversity would need to ask the school directly for those figures.
Academically, Forest Hill Elementary posts strong results on the state’s TNReady assessments, placing its overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades in the top quartile relative to other school districts in Shelby County. That is a notable achievement, particularly given the size of the county and the range of districts within it. In the most recent testing year, a very large majority of students met the state’s proficiency bar in math, and similarly strong shares did so in English language arts and in science. The school also reported full participation in testing, which suggests that nearly every enrolled student in the tested grades took the assessments.
Because the school serves only through fifth grade, there is no graduation rate to report. Similarly, state testing data is not available for prekindergarten and kindergarten, which is normal for those grade levels. The data on chronic absenteeism, discipline, and staffing was also missing, so a reader cannot evaluate those aspects of the school environment from this record.
The data did not include information on specific programs, such as gifted and talented offerings, special education supports, or enrichment activities like music or art. Given the school’s strong academic performance and its location in an affluent suburb with high property values and a well-educated population, families often expect a robust set of offerings. A parent considering this school may want to ask about the availability of advanced academic pathways, the structure of support for students who need extra help, and the nature of the school’s arts and extracurricular programming.
The district itself reported no major recent changes of lasting impact that surfaced in the search, so the picture is one of stability. That may appeal to families who want a consistent, predictable environment for their children’s early education. The school’s strong academic reputation within the county is its main selling point.
In sum, Forest Hill Elementary is a high-performing elementary school in an affluent, car-dependent suburb. Its academic results place it among the top in Shelby County, and its student body is largely white with some racial diversity. The missing data on economic diversity and special populations is a gap a prospective parent would want to fill before making a decision. For a family seeking a strong academic start in a stable, well-resourced community, this school fits that profile. For a family whose child has specific learning needs or who wants a more economically diverse peer environment, the missing data would be worth investigating further.
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