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Enrollment
2,503
High
DISTRICT 2,282 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORSYTH COUNTY·NCES 130222003354
West Forsyth High School
4155 Drew Rd, Cumming, GA 30040 · (770) 888-3470 · Forsyth County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,503 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% of Georgia public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
18.0:1
139 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
348 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 | 681 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 657 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 585 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 580 | 23% |
Student demographics
55%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
Feeds from
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
47.1%
GA avg 44.6% . +2.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 47 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 | 47.1% |
| 2023-24 | 21.7% |
| 2022-23 | 28.6% |
| 2021-22 | 44.7% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
49.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.2%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 70% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 West Forsyth High School
West Forsyth High School's state test result (49.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Forsyth High School this school | 2,503 | 13.9% | 49.6% |
| Cambridge High School Milton | 1,602 | 10.7% | 60.3% |
| McIntosh High School Peachtree City | 1,762 | 19.0% | 79.6% |
| Lassiter High School Marietta | 2,005 | 13.6% | 79.7% |
| Milton High School Alpharetta | 1,999 | 17.2% | 67.1% |
| Pope High School Marietta | 1,793 | 10.1% | 78.3% |
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 West Forsyth High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Forsyth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.6% | #123 of 411 | #6 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.1% | #144 of 417 ▲ 166 | #6 of 8 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,503 | #27 of 480 | #4 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #344 of 413 | #5 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.0% | #209 of 413 | #5 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.9% | #414 of 425 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.1% | #104 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
2,503
-80 (-3%) vs 2020
+27% since 2010-11, when it was 1,971
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 2,503 | 138.8 | 18.0:1 | 14% (348) |
| 2023-24 | 2,464 | 130.2 | 18.9:1 | 16% (395) |
| 2022-23 | 2,405 | 123.2 | 19.5:1 | 9% (221) |
| 2020-21 | 2,583 | 141 | 18.3:1 | 8% (209) |
| 2017-18 | 2,695 | 145.7 | 18.5:1 | 11% (306) |
| 2015-16 | 2,422 | 132 | 18.4:1 | 12% (284) |
| 2010-11 | 1,971 | 115 | 17.1:1 | 12% (241) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Forsyth High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (2,695 to 2,503); teachers down 5% (145.7 to 138.8).
About West Forsyth High School
West Forsyth High School is a high-enrollment high school in Cumming, Georgia, one of the schools in Forsyth County. Students in grades 9 through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 2,503 students. High schools in Georgia have about 1,120 students on average; enrollment here is 123% higher.
Forsyth County runs 42 schools with a combined 54,864 students. West Forsyth High School is one of them.
The student body at West Forsyth High School is 64% White. Other reported shares: 15% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 4% multiracial. Among Forsyth County residents, the White share is about 64%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 55, compared with 70 nationally.
Its staff includes 138.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 18.0 students per teacher. The average for high schools in Georgia, 15.2:1, is lower. A total of 348 students, or 14%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Georgia public high schools, West Forsyth High School outscored 45%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
West Forsyth High School is a bottom-10% school in Georgia on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 49.6% against a predicted 70.2%.
In the wider Forsyth County area, median household income comes to about $143,784, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Forsyth County counts 42 public schools with about 54,864 students.
Measured in a straight line, Hendricks Middle School is about 1.8 miles from West Forsyth High School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, West Forsyth High School is 9th of 9 on proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, West Forsyth High School had a net loss of 80 students, or 3%.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- Forsyth Central High SchoolHigh · 2,457 students
- North Forsyth High SchoolHigh · 2,151 students
- Sawnee Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,591 students
Other schools in Cumming
- South Forsyth High SchoolHigh · 2,634 students
- Forsyth Central High SchoolHigh · 2,457 students
- North Forsyth High SchoolHigh · 2,151 students
- Sawnee Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,591 students
- Lakeside Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,513 students
- Poole's Mill ElementaryElementary · 1,384 students
Other West Forsyth High schools
One other US public school is named West Forsyth High. West Forsyth High School is the largest of the 2.
- West Forsyth HighClemmons, NC · 2,145 students
Nearby schools
- Hendricks Middle School1.8 mi · 1,376
- Vickery Creek Middle School2.2 mi · 1,058
- Vickery Creek Elementary School2.4 mi · 982
- New Hope Elementary School2.5 mi · 1,175
- Kelly Mill Elementary2.7 mi · 1,104
- Sawnee Elementary School3.0 mi · 1,591
Frequently asked questions
About West Forsyth High SchoolHow many students attend West Forsyth High School?
West Forsyth High School enrolls approximately 2,503 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does West Forsyth High School serve?
West Forsyth High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at West Forsyth High School?
Approximately 18.0:1 students per teacher at West Forsyth High School.
What is the student diversity at West Forsyth High School?
Student demographics at West Forsyth High School are roughly 64% White, 12% Hispanic, 5% Black, 15% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is West Forsyth High School public or private?
West Forsyth High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Forsyth County.
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