Forest Hill Community High, 6901 Parker Ave.: grades 9-12, 1,722 students on the district's Aug. 24 count and an A in Florida's 2026 grades.

Last checked Oct. 10, 2026. Sources: the school’s website, the School District of Palm Beach County’s Schools & Principals list, zone maps and feeder reports and start times, Palm Beach County’s address records, the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades file and the federal NCES school directory.

Forest Hill Community High is the School District of Palm Beach County’s high school for downtown and the south end of West Palm Beach, on Parker Avenue beside I-95 and inside West Palm Beach city limits, according to Palm Beach County’s municipal boundary map. The school’s website says it opened as Forest Hill High School in 1959 and that students call it “The Hill.” The teams are the Falcons.

Who to call
Address 6901 Parker Ave., West Palm Beach, FL 33405
Phone 561-540-2400
Grades 9 to 12
School day 8:35 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
City limits Inside West Palm Beach
District School District of Palm Beach County

Principal

Principal Michael Aronson, according to the district’s Schools & Principals list, which the school’s website links from its menu.

Enrollment and teachers

  • District count: 1,722 students on the 11th day of the 2026-27 school year (Aug. 24, 2026). The district rates the building for 1,871, so it is at 92% of capacity, according to its 11th Day Enrollment Report.
  • Federal count: 2,108 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 116 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That works out to about 18 students per teacher.

State report card

Florida grades every public school A to F, from the share of possible points it earns on state test results, learning gains and, for high schools, the graduation rate and college and career acceleration.

School year Grade
2025-26 A (66% of possible points)
2024-25 B
2023-24 B
2022-23 C (informational baseline)

From the state’s 2026 school grades file, the share of students scoring on grade level on the state tests in 2025-26:

  • English language arts: 57%
  • Math: 54%
  • Science: 78%
  • Social studies: 65%
  • Graduation rate (2024-25): 97%
  • College and career acceleration (2024-25): 70% of graduates

The full report card is on the state’s Florida school report cards site, an interactive dashboard; the figures above come from the downloadable file.

Attendance zone and feeder schools

Check any address with the district’s Find My School map or the Forest Hill zone map (PDF). Matching the district’s boundary map against Palm Beach County’s address records, about 32% of the homes inside West Palm Beach city limits, roughly 20,000, are zoned for Forest Hill. Our guides to downtown, Dreher Park, El Cid, Flamingo Park, Grandview Heights, Northwest and the South End list the zoned schools street by street.

Under the district’s 2026-27 feeder report, Forest Hill draws from these middle school zones:

The School Board’s only boundary change for 2026-27, Boundary Study RB-1, adopted March 11, 2026, redrew elementary zones in Riviera Beach, according to the district’s enrollment and boundaries page. It did not change Forest Hill’s zone.

Calendar and bell times

From the district’s 2026-27 key dates:

  • Monday, Oct. 12: no school for students; the second quarter starts Tuesday, Oct. 13
  • Tuesday, Nov. 3: no school for students
  • Wednesday, Nov. 11: fall holiday
  • Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving break
  • Dec. 21 to Jan. 1, 2027: winter break; Monday, Jan. 4, is also a day off for students

The school’s bell schedule runs an odd and even day block: the first bell rings at 8:30 a.m., periods start at 8:35 a.m., two lunch periods are assigned by building, and seventh period ends at 3:30 p.m.

Programs

The district’s 2026-27 Choice and In-House Programs guide (PDF) lists these at Forest Hill:

  • Army JROTC
  • Engineering and Technology
  • Environmental Science and Field Research
  • International Baccalaureate
  • Tourism, Hospitality and Resort Management
  • In-house programs, open only to students zoned for the school: Criminal Justice, Culinary Arts, Medical Sciences and Spanish Dual Language

The guide names Conniston Community Middle’s IB Middle Years Programme as the official pathway into Forest Hill’s IB program. Choice programs take applications through the district’s school choice office.

Sports and activities

Forest Hill plays football as an independent for 2026-27, outside the FHSAA’s district alignment, according to the FHSAA’s classifications.

The school’s coaching staff page lists boys and girls bowling, cross country, football, boys and girls golf, swimming, girls and boys volleyball, boys and girls basketball, wrestling, cheerleading, boys and girls soccer, boys and girls weightlifting, baseball, girls beach volleyball, girls flag football, softball, boys and girls tennis, and track and field. The athletic director is David Grad, 561-540-3023.

Follow the Falcons on our Friday night football page and the high school scoreboard.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Forest Hill Community High serve?

Grades 9 through 12. It is a School District of Palm Beach County high school at 6901 Parker Ave., inside West Palm Beach city limits.

What is Forest Hill High’s school grade?

Forest Hill Community High earned an A in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 66% of possible points, up from a B in 2025 and 2024. Its 2024-25 graduation rate was 97%.

Which middle school feeds Forest Hill High?

Conniston Community Middle, for 47 of its 50 planning areas under the district’s 2026-27 feeder report. The other three come through Lake Worth Community Middle.

What time does Forest Hill High start?

The district lists the school day as 8:35 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.