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What's one thing North Forsyth High gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
1,084
High
DISTRICT 1,002 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WINSTON SALEM / FORSYTH COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370150000624
North Forsyth Magnet High
5705 Shattalon Drive, Winston Salem, NC 27105 · (336) 661-4880 · Forsyth County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,084 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 4% of North Carolina public high schools
- DTest 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
15.9:1
68 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
1,081 students
DISTRICT 90% · 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 | 288 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 279 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 296 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 221 | 20% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
29.6%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
15.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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
23.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-25.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 48% 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 North Forsyth Magnet High
North Forsyth Magnet High's state test result (23.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Forsyth Magnet High this school | 1,084 | 99.7% | 23.1% |
| Southern School of Energy and Sustainabi Durham | 1,384 | 99.8% | 23.1% |
| Parkland High Winston Salem | 1,569 | 99.8% | 23.7% |
| Graham High Graham | 828 | 99.6% | 25.6% |
| Southern Wayne High Dudley | 1,007 | 97.9% | 34.8% |
| Northern High Durham | 1,281 | 99.8% | 30.3% |
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 North Forsyth Magnet High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Forsyth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.1% | #445 of 468 | #9 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.1% | #427 of 464 | #9 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #428 of 448 | #10 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,084 | #164 of 598 | #9 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #95 of 473 | #5 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.6% | #244 of 474 | #9 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.7% | #52 of 527 | #5 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.0% | #137 of 164 | #6 of 8 |
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
1,084
+140 (+15%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 1,491
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 1,084 | 68.3 | 15.9:1 | 100% (1,081) |
| 2023-24 | 1,111 | 73.3 | 15.2:1 | 99% (1,098) |
| 2022-23 | 1,062 | 61.5 | 17.3:1 | 100% (1,059) |
| 2020-21 | 944 | 60 | 15.7:1 | 100% (941) |
| 2017-18 | 1,052 | 68.2 | 15.4:1 | 98% (1,032) |
| 2015-16 | 1,212 | 87 | 13.9:1 | 68% (827) |
| 2010-11 | 1,241 | 83 | 14.9:1 | 61% (756) |
| 2000-01 | 1,442 | 95 | 15.2:1 | 8% (116) |
| 1990-91 | 1,491 | 90 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Forsyth Magnet High.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (1,052 to 1,084); teachers unchanged (68.2 to 68.3).
About North Forsyth Magnet High
A mid-sized high school in Winston Salem, North Carolina, North Forsyth Magnet High is part of Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools. Students in grades 9 through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 1,084 students. High schools in North Carolina average about 761 students, which makes this school 42% bigger than average.
North Forsyth Magnet High is part of Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools, where 79 schools serve 51,745 students.
No group is above 50% at North Forsyth Magnet High; the largest is Hispanic, at 48%. Other reported shares: 40% Black, 7% White, and 5% multiracial. Forsyth County's residents are about 15% Hispanic, 33 points below the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 61%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at North Forsyth Magnet High is 15.9:1, based on 68.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in North Carolina is 19.6:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. North Forsyth Magnet High counts 100% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Forsyth County, the average is 88%.
On the allk12 Grade, North Forsyth Magnet High lands at F, ahead of 4% of North Carolina public high schools.
Compared with North Carolina schools that have similar shares of low-income students, North Forsyth Magnet High scores 25.3 points lower than predicted. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 23.1%; the prediction is 48.4%.
In the wider Forsyth County area, the median household earns about $67,165 a year, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Across Forsyth County, 88 public schools serve about 55,902 students.
Kingswood School is the nearest public school to North Forsyth Magnet High, about 0.7 miles away. Within five miles of North Forsyth Magnet High, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 23.1% is below the 27.3% average for nearby schools.
NCES assigns North Forsyth Magnet High the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's enrollment rose 15% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
The discussion board for North Forsyth Magnet High is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Forsyth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
389,977
Census ACS
Median income
$67,165
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
88
55,902 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
- West Forsyth HighHigh · 2,145 students
- Ronald W Reagan High SchoolHigh · 2,122 students
- R J Reynolds HighHigh · 1,759 students
- East Forsyth HighHigh · 1,647 students
- Parkland HighHigh · 1,569 students
- Mount Tabor High SchoolHigh · 1,426 students
Other schools in Winston Salem
- R J Reynolds HighHigh · 1,759 students
- Parkland HighHigh · 1,569 students
- Mount Tabor High SchoolHigh · 1,426 students
- Hanes Magnet SchoolMiddle · 967 students
- Speas ElementaryElementary · 793 students
- Wiley Magnet MiddleMiddle · 754 students
Nearby schools
- Kingswood School0.7 mi · 9
- Forsyth Academy1.0 mi · 729
- Gibson Elementary1.8 mi · 589
- Northwest Middle1.9 mi · 702
- North Hills Elementary2.4 mi · 453
- Mineral Springs Elementary2.8 mi · 545
Frequently asked questions
About North Forsyth Magnet HighHow many students attend North Forsyth Magnet High?
North Forsyth Magnet High enrolls approximately 1,084 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does North Forsyth Magnet High serve?
North Forsyth Magnet High serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does North Forsyth Magnet High have?
North Forsyth Magnet High employs 68 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
What is the student diversity at North Forsyth Magnet High?
Student demographics at North Forsyth Magnet High are roughly 7% White, 48% Hispanic, 40% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is North Forsyth Magnet High public or private?
North Forsyth Magnet High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.