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Forest Hill Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Camden, New Jersey that is part of Camden City School District.
It serves 274 students
in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
Its teachers have had 296 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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95%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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Forest Hill Elementary School
$139,374
raised using DonorsChoose
296
projects
funded
52
teachers
funded
558
donors
41
projects
for
basic supplies
37
projects for
technology
35
projects for
books
13
projects
for
art supplies
Forest Hill Elementary School has received support from
293 individuals from New Jersey and
265 individuals out-of-state.