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Alumni: what's one memory from North Forsyth High School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
2,151
High
DISTRICT 2,282 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORSYTH COUNTY·NCES 130222000893
North Forsyth High School
3635 Coal Mountain Dr, Cumming, GA 30028 · (770) 781-6637 · Forsyth County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,151 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of Georgia public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public high schools
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
130 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
492 students
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 591 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 508 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 538 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 514 | 24% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Based on published attendance-zone data from Forsyth County. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedMath
48.3%
GA avg 44.6% . +1.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Georgia average is about 45 of 100. Math scores are up about 2 points since 2021.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.3% |
| 2023-24 | 37.4% |
| 2022-23 | 44.5% |
| 2021-22 | 46.4% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
54.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.5%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Georgia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like North Forsyth High School
North Forsyth High School's state test result (54.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Forsyth High School this school | 2,151 | 22.9% | 54.3% |
| Milton High School Alpharetta | 1,999 | 17.2% | 67.1% |
| Sequoyah High School Canton | 2,021 | 26.3% | 56.5% |
| Richmond Hill High School Richmond Hill | 2,671 | 26.4% | 62.5% |
| Lassiter High School Marietta | 2,005 | 13.6% | 79.7% |
| Harrison High School Kennesaw | 2,224 | 16.0% | 72.4% |
Matched among Georgia high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where North Forsyth High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Forsyth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.3% | #93 of 411 | #5 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #134 of 417 ▲ 58 | #5 of 8 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,151 | #51 of 480 | #6 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #253 of 413 | #3 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.9% | #248 of 413 | #7 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.9% | #399 of 425 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.6% | #55 of 168 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,151
-521 (-19%) vs 2020
+67% since 2000-01, when it was 1,286
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 17.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,151 | 130.1 | 16.5:1 | 23% (492) |
| 2023-24 | 2,080 | 123.3 | 16.9:1 | 26% (537) |
| 2022-23 | 2,065 | 121.2 | 17.0:1 | 15% (300) |
| 2020-21 | 2,672 | 151 | 17.7:1 | 17% (462) |
| 2017-18 | 2,489 | 139.1 | 17.9:1 | 19% (484) |
| 2015-16 | 2,415 | 137 | 17.6:1 | 19% (470) |
| 2010-11 | 2,165 | 135 | 16.0:1 | 24% (522) |
| 2000-01 | 1,286 | 83 | 15.5:1 | 7% (90) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Forsyth High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (2,489 to 2,151); teachers down 6% (139.1 to 130.1).
About North Forsyth High School
North Forsyth High School is a large high school in Cumming, Georgia, one of the schools in Forsyth County. The school serves 2,151 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. For comparison, high schools in Georgia average about 1,120 students.
Forsyth County counts 54,864 students in its 42 schools, and North Forsyth High School is one of them.
Roughly 68% of students at North Forsyth High School are White. Other reported shares: 15% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 6% Black, and 4% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 51%, meaning two students picked at random have a 51% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school has about 16.5 students per teacher and 130.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 1.4 above the 15.2:1 average for high schools in Georgia. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 23%. For comparison, public schools in Forsyth County average 21%.
Measured against Georgia public high schools, North Forsyth High School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Compared with Georgia schools that have similar shares of low-income students, North Forsyth High School's results are 11.3 points below predicted: 54.3% against 65.5%.
In the county around the school, Forsyth County, the median household income is $143,784, about 57% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. Forsyth County is home to 42 public schools and about 54,864 public school students.
Of nearby public schools, North Forsyth Middle School is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of North Forsyth High School. On proficiency, North Forsyth High School is ahead of the 52.1% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 9.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment dropped 19% from its 2020-21 level of 2,672. Its ratio of students to teachers was 17.7:1 in 2020-21, and 16.5:1 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Forsyth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
267,287
Census ACS
Median income
$143,784
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
54,864 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Forsyth County
- Lambert High SchoolHigh · 3,249 students
- South Forsyth High SchoolHigh · 2,634 students
- Denmark High SchoolHigh · 2,527 students
- West Forsyth High SchoolHigh · 2,503 students
- Forsyth Central High SchoolHigh · 2,457 students
- Sawnee Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,591 students
Other schools in Cumming
- South Forsyth High SchoolHigh · 2,634 students
- West Forsyth High SchoolHigh · 2,503 students
- Forsyth Central High SchoolHigh · 2,457 students
- Sawnee Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,591 students
- Lakeside Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,513 students
- Poole's Mill ElementaryElementary · 1,384 students
Nearby schools
- North Forsyth Middle School0.2 mi · 1,164
- Coal Mountain Elementary School0.3 mi · 747
- Chattahoochee Elementary School3.0 mi · 810
- Silver City Elementary School3.5 mi · 1,142
- Alliance Academy for Innovation4.1 mi · 1,145
- Cumming Elementary School4.3 mi · 900
Frequently asked questions
About North Forsyth High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at North Forsyth High School?
North Forsyth High School enrolls approximately 2,151 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does North Forsyth High School serve?
North Forsyth High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does North Forsyth High School have?
North Forsyth High School employs 130 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
What is the student diversity at North Forsyth High School?
Student demographics at North Forsyth High School are roughly 68% White, 15% Hispanic, 6% Black, 7% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is North Forsyth High School in?
North Forsyth High School is part of Forsyth County.
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