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Which teacher or staff member at Forestview High deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
1,133
High
DISTRICT 754 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GASTON COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370162002384
Forestview High
5545 Union Road, Gastonia, NC 28056 · (704) 861-2625 · Gaston County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,133 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of North Carolina 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.
- BBeats 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
18.2:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
1,130 students
DISTRICT 88% · 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 | 314 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 292 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 281 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 246 | 22% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
56.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
36.8%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina 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 North Carolina'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 Forestview High
Forestview High's state test result (45.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forestview High this school | 1,133 | 99.7% | 45.8% |
| North Gaston High Dallas | 1,061 | 99.7% | 32.3% |
| West Rowan High Mount Ulla | 988 | 99.7% | 23.8% |
| John M Morehead High Eden | 771 | 99.6% | 32.8% |
| Charles B Aycock High Pikeville | 1,138 | 98.7% | 52.4% |
| Franklinton High Franklinton | 1,127 | 99.4% | 48.4% |
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 Forestview High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Gaston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #248 of 468 | #4 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #221 of 464 | #4 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #224 of 448 | #3 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,133 | #155 of 598 | #3 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #218 of 473 | #7 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.1% | #105 of 474 | #3 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.7% | #50 of 527 | #3 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.7% | #226 of 277 | #6 of 9 |
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
1,133
+70 (+7%) vs 2020
-5% since 2000-01, when it was 1,195
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 18.0:1
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 | 1,133 | 62.2 | 18.2:1 | 100% (1,130) |
| 2023-24 | 1,116 | 52.5 | 21.3:1 | 49% (549) |
| 2022-23 | 1,081 | 54 | 20.0:1 | 47% (506) |
| 2020-21 | 1,063 | 59 | 18.0:1 | 28% (295) |
| 2017-18 | 1,177 | 68 | 17.3:1 | 33% (392) |
| 2015-16 | 1,190 | 66 | 18.0:1 | 38% (449) |
| 2010-11 | 1,293 | 66 | 19.6:1 | 36% (468) |
| 2000-01 | 1,195 | 52 | 23.0:1 | 9% (104) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Forestview High.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (1,177 to 1,133); teachers down 9% (68 to 62.2).
About Forestview High
Forestview High is a medium-sized high school in Gastonia, North Carolina, one of the schools in Gaston County Schools. Enrollment is 1,133 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 9 through 12. Against the 761-student average for high schools in North Carolina, enrollment here is 49% higher.
Gaston County Schools runs 56 schools with a combined 30,995 students. Forestview High is one of them.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Forestview High is White (45%). Other groups include 25% Black, 22% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The county population is about 68% White. Forestview High has a diversity index of 68%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its teaching staff equals 62.2 full-time positions, a ratio of 18.2:1. That ratio is under the 19.6:1 average for high schools in North Carolina. Around 100% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That is 15 points above the 85% average for public schools in Gaston County.
allk12 grades Forestview High a B-. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
In North Carolina, Forestview High is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 45.8% actual against a predicted 48.4%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Gaston County show that median household income is about $67,478, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 27%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Forestview High is one of 61 public schools in Gaston County, which together enroll about 35,898 students.
The school nearest to Forestview High is W A Bess Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.3 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Forestview High is 6th among 7 schools close by.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
Forestview High saw enrollment rise 7% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Gaston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
234,881
Census ACS
Median income
$67,478
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
61
35,898 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Gaston County Schools
- Ashbrook HighHigh · 1,386 students
- Hunter Huss HighHigh · 1,165 students
- North Gaston HighHigh · 1,061 students
- South Point HighHigh · 989 students
- Cramerton MiddleMiddle · 959 students
- Stuart W Cramer HighHigh · 953 students
Other schools in Gastonia
- Piedmont Community Charter SchoolCombined · 1,963 students
- Ashbrook HighHigh · 1,386 students
- Hunter Huss HighHigh · 1,165 students
- Pleasant Ridge ElementaryElementary · 887 students
- Southwest MiddleMiddle · 832 students
- W A Bess Elementary SchoolElementary · 674 students
Nearby schools
- W A Bess Elementary School0.3 mi · 674
- Robinson Elementary2.6 mi · 420
- Hawks Nest STEAM Academy2.6 mi · 356
- Piedmont Community Charter School3.3 mi · 1,963
- New Hope Elementary3.5 mi · 571
- Cramerton Middle3.9 mi · 959
Frequently asked questions
About Forestview HighHow large is Forestview High?
Forestview High enrolls approximately 1,133 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Forestview High serve?
Forestview High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Forestview High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Forestview High is approximately 18.2:1 (62 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Forestview High?
Forestview High reports a student body of 45% White, 22% Hispanic, 25% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Forestview High?
Forestview High is overseen by Gaston County Schools in Gaston County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.