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Forsyth Central High School

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Forsyth Central High School ranks 169 th of 455 Georgia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

169^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 455 Georgia High Schools

Better than 63% of Georgia high schools

Summary

Forsyth Central High School is a large public high school in Cumming, GA, serving 2,457 students in grades 9-12 within the highly rated Forsyth County district. The school has seen its statewide ranking slip over the past decade, moving from a top-15% school to its current 63rd percentile, and it serves a notably more economically diverse student body than most of its neighbors—about 40% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, compared to under 15% at nearby Lambert High School and West Forsyth High School.

The most significant academic gap is in Algebra I, where only 29.4% of Forsyth Central students score proficient, versus a district average of 71.6%. This is a 42-point gap compared to top performers like Lambert (74.9%) and South Forsyth High School (73.8%). Even nearby Lanier High School in Gwinnett County, which serves a similar demographic profile, posts a higher Algebra I proficiency rate (45.8%). Biology is a relative bright spot, with 61.5% proficiency—well above the state average and showing steady improvement over two years. The school also maintains a strong 94.3% graduation rate, exceeding the state average, and has dramatically reduced chronic absenteeism from 27.9% to 11.4% over three years.

Forsyth Central spends more per student ($14,126) than higher-performing district peers like Lambert ($10,344) and South Forsyth ($11,367), and it maintains a lower student-teacher ratio (15.4:1) than most. However, subgroup data shows the school struggles most with its Hispanic and English Language Learner populations, which rank in the bottom quartile statewide. While the school invests in smaller classes and support services, the persistent achievement gap with its affluent neighbors suggests that addressing math proficiency and supporting specific student groups will be key priorities moving forward.

2,457

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,126

Per pupil spending ?

40%

Free/discounted lunch ?

131 Almon C. Hill Drive
Cumming, GA 30040

(770) 887-8151

District: Forsyth County

Feeder schools for Forsyth Central High School:

Elementary:	Cumming Elementary School
	George W. Whitlow Elementary
	Mashburn Elementary School
Middle:	Otwell Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.0%

Hispanic:

33.5%

Asian:

11.6%

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Test scores delayed: 2026 rankings for Georgia do not yet include English Language Arts scores, which will not be released by the Georgia Department of Education until winter 2026.

At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 85th percentile in 2016 → 63rd in 2026

Strengths

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the Georgia average (87%)

✓Above the Georgia median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Algebra I scores 19 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg69%

Georgia avg45%

169^th of 455

Georgia public high schools ?

Top 37%▼ down 22 pts since 2016

From top 15% (2016) to top 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 8High Schools in the Forsyth County

7^th of 201Forsyth County among Georgia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	49.2	169 of 455	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.0	105 of 451	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	58.9	139 of 454	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.1	108 of 448	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	58.1	123 of 431	71.5%	★★★★☆
2021	65.7	80 of 410	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	73.3	63 of 438	85.6%	★★★★☆
2018	72.1	63 of 428	85.3%	★★★★☆
2017	71.3	56 of 420	86.7%	★★★★☆
2016	69.2	65 of 426	84.7%	★★★★☆
2015	66.4	75 of 435	82.8%	★★★★☆
2014	70.0	77 of 425	81.9%	★★★★☆
2013	67.5	95 of 425	77.6%	★★★★☆
2012	74.7	70 of 396	82.3%	★★★★☆
2011	69.2	102 of 402	74.6%	★★★★☆
2010	77.9	62 of 384	83.9%	★★★★☆
2009	80.7	40 of 372	89.2%	★★★★☆
2008	76.2	59 of 370	84.1%	★★★★☆
2007	77.1	49 of 358	86.3%	★★★★☆
2006	75.0	53 of 335	84.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	50.3	140 of 376	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.6	80 of 391	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	54.1	129 of 382	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.5	105 of 384	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	50.1	141 of 372	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	57.9	26 of 65	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.4	32 of 83	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.5	43 of 84	48.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.7	30 of 83	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.7	32 of 82	61.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	28.0	134 of 173	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.4	151 of 180	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	122 of 159	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.6	96 of 141	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.8	68 of 102	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	51.4	149 of 431	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.2	122 of 438	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	56.9	138 of 435	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.5	106 of 433	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	59.1	130 of 430	69.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	22.4	245 of 298	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.3	188 of 312	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.1	224 of 315	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.8	197 of 308	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.5	226 of 295	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	47.5	180 of 436	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.7	95 of 442	78.5%	★★★★☆
2024	59.4	132 of 436	69.7%	★★★★☆
2023	61.5	114 of 436	73.9%	★★★★☆
2022	58.9	129 of 427	69.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	78.0	34 of 149	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	59.8	61 of 158	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.6	43 of 141	69.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	49.5	143 of 338	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.5	70 of 347	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	62.2	80 of 344	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	69.5	65 of 343	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	50.4	128 of 331	61.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	43.3	160 of 334	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.1	107 of 341	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.8	130 of 346	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.6	111 of 343	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.1	134 of 339	60.5%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Multi-racial (2025)77th percentile~ school

Female (2026)65th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2026)63rd percentile~ school

Asian (2026)60th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)59th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)58th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)52nd percentile-11 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)23rd percentile-40 vs school

Hispanic (2026)18th percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Biology62%+14 vs state

United States History39%~ state avg

Algebra I29%-19 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, December 10, 2018

My daughter loves it here. Grades are excellent. Never any issues besides someone stealing a coat once. Good mixture of all kinds of kids. Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, August 15, 2016

AAA

by a parent
Thursday, August 21, 2014

Very Very good school Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, August 22, 2013

FCHS is a wonderful school with many many positives. Like the other 4 high schools in the area there are issues, but no more than any of the others. I would not want my children to attend any other school! Close Quote

by a student
Thursday, November 29, 2012

When I went to this school is was the worst school i have ever been to. The students were mean and rude and there is a lot of illegal activities. On my first day on my ride home on the bus, I sat next to a student that was dipping tobacco. They were also selling cigarettes. I recommend you DO NOT GO TO THIS SCHOOL! Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, August 5, 2012

I'm giving this poor rating because Forsyth Central does a horrible job with special needs children. Poor is not what I would give the school overall. My friends and neighbors with regular ed kids are happy with the school. My rating would change if they would admit they are terrible with the special needs classification of child. This would give the special needs children the ability to go to the schools that do a good job with these children. Since I believe it is a fine school overall I wouldn't have commented but I believe parents who have a special needs child should be warned, STAY AWAY! They are so bad with these kids they forget who is the adult and who is the child. We finally moved to get away from them. He is thriving in his new school. His tutor even comment he can't believe how his knowledge has increased since the move, he is having a much easier time working with him. I don't believe the tutor should have to do the teaching. He should only help reinforce what the teachers should teach, nor can we afford to pay him to be the primary teacher. As a matter of fact when he was going to Central we would have spent less if we sent him to a private school. The only reason we didn't go the private school route is because we didn't know anyone going to these schools that could give us a recommendation. Being in the special needs community we got to know other special needs families that recommended another Forsyth county high school. Even though our child is special needs we are determined he will graduate with a regular ed diploma and not a special ed diploma. The teachers at the new school are helping him accomplish that goal. Again, we are thankful for the other Forsyth county high schools. I know we are a small segment of the population. If you have regular ed child please keep reading comments because I do believe Central will be fine for your child. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2026)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2026)	Milestones Assessment United States History (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment United States History End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Forsyth Central High School	Public	9-12	131 Almon C. Hill Drive	Cumming	30040	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(770) 887-8151	2,457	159	15.4	40.0%	1,130 (46.0%)	131 (5.3%)	822 (33.5%)	285 (11.6%)	14 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	73 (3.0%)	49.2	169^th of 455 public high schools	62.9%		64	105^th of 451 public high schools	76.7%	64	29.4	61.5	39.0	$14,126	$200	$13,926
Alliance Academy for Innovation	Public	9-12	1100 Lanier 400 Pkwy	Cumming	30040	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(470) 695-7823	1,145	60	19.2	9.0%	316 (27.6%)	18 (1.6%)	75 (6.6%)	706 (61.7%)	12 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (1.5%)	95.5	3^rd of 455 public high schools	99.3%		97.3	2^nd of 451 public high schools	99.6%	1	88.4	91.8	88.0	$11,145	$200	$10,945
West Forsyth High School	Public	9-12	4155 Drew Rd	Cumming	30040	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(770) 888-3470	2,503	139	18.0	13.9%	1,602 (64.0%)	122 (4.9%)	297 (11.9%)	372 (14.9%)	5 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	104 (4.2%)	65	89^th of 455 public high schools	80.4%		75.6	61^st of 451 public high schools	86.5%	28	40.9	69.3	46.3	$11,148	$226	$10,922
North Forsyth High School	Public	9-12	3635 Coal Mountain Dr	Cumming	30028	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(770) 781-6637	2,151	130	16.5	22.9%	1,455 (67.6%)	131 (6.1%)	326 (15.2%)	154 (7.2%)	6 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	78 (3.6%)	66.3	81^st of 455 public high schools	82.2%		75.1	63^rd of 451 public high schools	86.0%	18	40.9	65.9	53.1	$12,360	$376	$11,984
South Forsyth High School	Public	9-12	585 Peachtree Pkwy	Cumming	30041	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(770) 781-2264	2,634	139	18.9	8.8%	967 (36.7%)	69 (2.6%)	195 (7.4%)	1,290 (49.0%)	14 (0.5%)	1 (0.0%)	98 (3.7%)	90	11^th of 455 public high schools	97.6%		92.9	12^th of 451 public high schools	97.3%	1	73.8	87.0	64.8	$11,367	$200	$11,167
Denmark High School	Public	9-12	645 Mullinax Rd	Alpharetta	30004	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(470) 533-2521	2,527	146	17.2	20.5%	809 (32.0%)	208 (8.2%)	471 (18.6%)	957 (37.9%)	11 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (2.8%)	81.7	34^th of 455 public high schools	92.5%		87.3	27^th of 451 public high schools	94.0%	7	66.8	75.3	53.0	$11,368	$200	$11,168
Lambert High School	Public	9-12	805 Nichols Rd	Suwanee	30024	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(678) 965-5050	3,249	167	19.4	9.4%	1,076 (33.1%)	141 (4.3%)	197 (6.1%)	1,700 (52.3%)	13 (0.4%)	1 (0.0%)	121 (3.7%)	90.4	10^th of 455 public high schools	97.8%		94.7	7^th of 451 public high schools	98.4%	3	74.9	85.5	66.1	$10,344	$200	$10,144
East Forsyth High School	Public	9-12	8910 Jot Em Down Rd	Gainesville	30506	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(770) 888-1235	1,588	98	16.1	34.8%	1,099 (69.2%)	40 (2.5%)	370 (23.3%)	24 (1.5%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	50 (3.1%)	42.3	209^th of 455 public high schools	54.1%		59.8	120^th of 451 public high schools	73.4%	89	33.7	53.3	28.0	$12,762	$202	$12,560
North Gwinnett High School	Public	9-12	20 Level Creek Rd	Suwanee	30024	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(770) 945-9558	3,033	167	18.1	19.1%	1,128 (37.2%)	393 (13.0%)	291 (9.6%)	1,032 (34.0%)	1 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	187 (6.2%)	84.4	26^th of 455 public high schools	94.3%		89.8	22^nd of 451 public high schools	95.1%	4	63.2	77.4	58.6	$12,107	$355	$11,752
Cambridge High School	Public	9-12	2845 Bethany Bnd	Milton	30004	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	No	(470) 254-2883	1,602	99	16.1	10.7%	1,014 (63.3%)	153 (9.6%)	183 (11.4%)	181 (11.3%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	65 (4.1%)	83.3	31^st of 455 public high schools	93.2%		83	40^th of 451 public high schools	91.1%	9	70.1	75.8	57.7	$15,530	$495	$15,035

Frequently Asked Questions about Forsyth Central High School

What schools feed into Forsyth Central High School?

Forsyth Central High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cumming Elementary School
Elementary : George W. Whitlow Elementary
Elementary : Mashburn Elementary School
Middle : Otwell Middle School

What district is Forsyth Central High School in?

Forsyth County

Is Forsyth Central High School a good school?

Forsyth Central High School ranks 169^th of 455 Georgia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Forsyth Central High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,457 students attended Forsyth Central High School.

What is the racial makeup of Forsyth Central High School?

Students at Forsyth Central High School are 46% White, 33% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 5% African American, 3% Two or more races.

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