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Forest Hills is not a city but a school district near Grand Rapids. The students come from

the suburbs of Ada, Cascade, Grand Rapids Township, parts of Kentwood, Lowell, and

Caledonia.      


The following facts are taken from the Forest Hills Public Schools website:

Forest Hills Public Schools are one of the best in the state and ranked Number One by

Grand Rapids Magazine for the Grand Rapids Area. The District was started in 1956

when 13 local one room schools consolidated to form Forest Hills Schools. Forest Hills

Schools now have over 10,000 students enrolled and gain 200-300 students each year.

  • Teacher/student ratio is 24/1 overall

  • Grade school configurations: five K-4 elementary schools, two K-6 elementary schools, one K-7 Spanish immersion school, two 5-6 schools, one 5-6 environmental school, three 7-8 schools, three 9-12 schools, and one alternative 9-12 school

  • Gifted and Talented consultants, counselors, social workers, psychologists, speech pathologists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, resource room teachers, special education teachers, math support, reading specialists

  • Cutting edge technology integrated across the curriculum

  • Comprehensive media centers, K-12

  • English as a Second Language program

  • Alternative education for high school students

  • Traditional and Spanish Immersion preschools (fee based)

  • Ada Vista Elementary Spanish Immersion School option (preschool through seventh grade)

  • Team teaching in grades 5-8

  • Wide range of exploratory classes and electives in choir, band, orchestra, drama, foreign languages, science, math, technology, art, life skills, and communications for grades 5-12

  • Magnet environmental education program for fifth and sixth grades

  • Approximately 174 high school courses in 12 departments, including 19 AP courses

  • 95% of our graduates pursue post-secondary education

                          Forest Hills Central High School
                                       Forest Hills Central High School

                    
                                             Forest Hills Fine Arts Center


                     
                             
 Forest Hills Aquatic Center & Senior Center

 

 

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