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Enrollment
787
High
DISTRICT 397 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YADKIN COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370504002018
Forbush High
1525 Falcon Road, East Bend, NC 27018 · (336) 551-1140 · Yadkin County
GRADES 08–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL787 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% of North Carolina public high schools
- CTest 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 North Carolina public high schools
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.3:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
431 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 82%
Community
1
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 | 192 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 208 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 198 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 189 | 24% |
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
45.7%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
38.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
39.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.1%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-22.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 62% typical for North Carolina 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 Forbush High
Forbush High's state test result (39.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forbush High this school | 787 | 54.8% | 39.7% |
| Southwestern Randolph High School Asheboro | 801 | 55.9% | 30.8% |
| Randleman High School Randleman | 870 | 59.5% | 34.0% |
| Franklin High Franklin | 996 | 46.3% | 46.0% |
| Starmount High Boonville | 556 | 62.9% | 34.2% |
| East Davidson High Thomasville | 709 | 57.7% | 40.7% |
Matched among North Carolina 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 Forbush High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #304 of 468 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #212 of 464 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #329 of 448 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 787 | #250 of 598 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.1:1 | #336 of 473 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.7% | #372 of 474 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.8% | #366 of 527 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.3% | #168 of 277 |
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
787
-22 (-3%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 775
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 787 | 37.4 | 21.1:1 | 55% (431) |
| 2023-24 | 813 | 44.2 | 18.4:1 | 50% (406) |
| 2022-23 | 794 | 49.1 | 16.2:1 | 46% (362) |
| 2020-21 | 809 | 51 | 15.9:1 | 33% (270) |
| 2017-18 | 849 | 55.3 | 15.3:1 | 42% (359) |
| 2015-16 | 923 | 59 | 15.6:1 | 37% (346) |
| 2010-11 | 951 | 61 | 15.6:1 | 34% (326) |
| 2000-01 | 986 | 60 | 16.4:1 | 11% (111) |
| 1990-91 | 775 | 60 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Forbush High.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (849 to 787); teachers down 33% (55.3 to 37.4).
About Forbush High
Federal records list Forbush High as a high school in East Bend, North Carolina. Enrolled students number 787 students, in grades 8 through 12.
Yadkin County Schools serves 5,174 students across 14 schools.
White students are the majority at Forbush High, with 67% of enrollment. Other groups include 27% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 83% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 48% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal data list 37.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at Forbush High in 2024-25, for a ratio of 21.1:1. That is higher than the 19.6:1 average for high schools in North Carolina. The lunch program counts 55% of students at Forbush High as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Yadkin County report 83%.
Measured against North Carolina public high schools, Forbush High receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
BeatsExpectations places Forbush High in the bottom 10% of North Carolina schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 22.4 points below it (39.7% actual, 62.1% predicted).
County data help place the school in context: in Yadkin County, the median household income is $62,932, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Yadkin County is home to 14 public schools and about 5,174 public school students.
Nearby, Forbush Middle is about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles of Forbush High, there are 3 other public schools. Forbush High is 8th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Locale data from NCES put Forbush High in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).
2024-25 enrollment was 787, a 3% decrease from 809 in 2020-21. The ratio was 15.9:1 in 2020-21 and 21.1:1 in 2024-25.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Yadkin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,574
Census ACS
Median income
$62,932
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
5,174 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Yadkin County Schools
- Forbush MiddleMiddle · 598 students
- Starmount HighHigh · 556 students
- Starmount MiddleMiddle · 502 students
- Yadkinville ElementaryElementary · 478 students
- West Yadkin ElementaryElementary · 422 students
- Boonville ElementaryCombined · 365 students
Other schools in East Bend
- Forbush MiddleMiddle · 598 students
- Fall Creek ElementaryElementary · 251 students
- East Bend ElementaryElementary · 246 students
- Forbush ElementaryElementary · 208 students
Nearby schools
- Forbush Middle0.1 mi · 598
- Forbush Elementary3.7 mi · 208
- Yadkin Success Academy4.8 mi · 43
- East Bend Elementary5.6 mi · 246
- Yadkinville Elementary5.8 mi · 478
- Courtney Elementary5.9 mi · 250
Frequently asked questions
About Forbush HighHow many students attend Forbush High?
Forbush High enrolls approximately 787 students in grades 08-12.
Is Forbush High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Forbush High is a high school covering grades 08-12.
How many teachers does Forbush High have?
Forbush High employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Forbush High?
At Forbush High, the student body is approximately 67% White, 27% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Forbush High?
Forbush High is overseen by Yadkin County Schools in Yadkin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.