Forest Heights Elementary School

Columbia, SC 29203

Phone: (803) 691-3780
Fax: (803) 691-3782
District: Richland 01 School District

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GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades PK-5 • 507 students

Forest Heights Elementary School, located in Columbia, South Carolina, serves grades PK-5 in the Richland 01 School District. Based on its state test results, it has received a GreatSchools Rating of 2 out of 10.

Forest Heights Elementary School is a public school in the Richland 01 School District located in Columbia, SC. As of 2012, the students are 89.5% Black, non-Hispanic; 5.1% Hispanic; 2.8% White, non-Hispanic; 2.4% Multiracial; and 0.2% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander. 91.7% of students are participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program.

Student Ethnicities

Ethnicity School District State
Black, non-Hispanic 89.5% 74% 36%
Hispanic 5.1% 4% 7%
White, non-Hispanic 2.8% 18% 53%
Multiracial 2.4% 3% 3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.2%
Asian/Pacific Islander 1% 1%
Native American or Native Alaskan

Student Subgroups

Subgroup School District State
Students participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program 91.7% 68% 57%
English learners 3% 5%
# Name Type City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Spring Valley Neighborhood/Subdivision Columbia SC 7.4 mi
2 Longcreek Plantation Area of Town Blythewood SC 9.7 mi
3 Reflections Neighborhood/Subdivision Columbia SC 12.1 mi
4 Linwood plantation Neighborhood/Subdivision Dalzell SC 33.7 mi
# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
Base Distance
Fort Jackson 8.1 mi.
McEntire Joint National Guard Base 18.4 mi.
Shaw AFB 33.9 mi.
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