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South Forsyth High School

Public Grades 9-12

11^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 455 Georgia High Schools

Better than 98% of Georgia high schools

Summary

South Forsyth High School in Cumming, GA, is a large, top-performing public high school serving 2,634 students in grades 9-12 as part of the highly rated Forsyth County School District. The school has ranked in the top 3% of Georgia high schools for a decade, currently sitting at 11th in the state, and holds a perfect 5-star rating.

What truly sets South Forsyth apart is its combination of elite academics and remarkable student engagement. The graduation rate is an exceptional 98.7%—more than 11 points above the state average—and has stayed above 98% for five straight years. In Biology, 87% of students are proficient, outpacing the state by nearly 40 points and beating nearby Lambert High School (85.5%). The school also excels in U.S. History (64.8% proficient vs. 38.5% statewide) and serves all students well, ranking in the 92nd percentile or higher for Asian, Hispanic, and special education students. Perhaps most impressive is the dramatic turnaround in attendance: chronic absenteeism has plummeted from 21.9% in 2021-2022 to just 4.9% today—about a quarter of the state rate and among the lowest in the area. The one inconsistency is Algebra I, where proficiency has swung between 46% and 74% in recent years, though the latest 73.8% is well above the state's 48.1%.

Compared to peers, South Forsyth delivers outstanding results at a moderate cost of $11,367 per student—far less than Northview High School ($15,167) or Cambridge High School ($15,530)—while outperforming most of them. It edges out West Forsyth High School and Forsyth Central High School in nearly every metric, though Alliance Academy for Innovation posts slightly higher scores with a smaller, more selective enrollment. For families seeking a large school with proven, consistent excellence, strong STEM programs, and a culture of attendance and achievement, South Forsyth is a standout choice.

2,634

Students ?

18.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,367

Per pupil spending ?

8.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

585 Peachtree Pkwy
Cumming, GA 30041

(770) 781-2264

District: Forsyth County

Feeder schools for South Forsyth High School:

Elementary:	Daves Creek Elementary School
	Haw Creek Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

49.0%

White:

36.7%

Hispanic:

7.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2016 → 98th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Georgia average (79% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Georgia high schools

✓99% graduate in 4 years — above the Georgia average (87%)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school79%

District avg69%

Georgia avg45%

11^th of 455

Georgia public high schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	90.0	11 of 455	97.6%	★★★★★
2025	92.9	12 of 451	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	88.4	23 of 454	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	92.0	15 of 448	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	91.1	13 of 431	97.0%	★★★★★
2021	86.6	18 of 410	95.6%	★★★★★
2019	92.3	9 of 438	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	89.8	16 of 428	96.3%	★★★★★
2017	90.3	9 of 420	97.9%	★★★★★
2016	88.7	13 of 426	96.9%	★★★★★
2015	89.7	11 of 435	97.5%	★★★★★
2014	85.6	15 of 425	96.5%	★★★★★
2013	88.0	14 of 425	96.7%	★★★★★
2012	89.9	12 of 396	97.0%	★★★★★
2011	84.8	29 of 402	92.8%	★★★★★
2010	85.8	27 of 384	93.0%	★★★★★
2009	82.6	35 of 372	90.6%	★★★★★
2008	87.9	16 of 370	95.7%	★★★★★
2007	87.8	12 of 358	96.6%	★★★★★
2006	87.3	12 of 335	96.4%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	98.3	7 of 391	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	94.5	9 of 384	97.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	80.3	5 of 65	92.3%	★★★★★
2025	84.1	7 of 83	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	79.1	15 of 84	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	82.9	8 of 83	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	80.4	8 of 82	90.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	91.5	10 of 431	97.7%	★★★★★
2025	93.3	14 of 438	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	88.9	25 of 435	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	92.1	15 of 433	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	92.2	13 of 430	97.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	81.3	25 of 298	91.6%	★★★★★
2025	84.8	28 of 312	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	62.9	77 of 315	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	74.1	49 of 308	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	84.6	30 of 295	89.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	89.9	13 of 436	97.0%	★★★★★
2025	93.1	10 of 442	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	88.1	26 of 436	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	92.6	16 of 436	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	91.6	19 of 427	95.6%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	78.1	33 of 149	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	76.8	31 of 158	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	89.4	7 of 141	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	92.6	5 of 126	96.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	94.9	12 of 338	96.4%	★★★★★
2025	98.3	5 of 347	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	91.3	15 of 344	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	96.5	8 of 343	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	97.7	8 of 331	97.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	75.8	48 of 334	85.6%	★★★★☆
2025	81.3	41 of 341	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	75.0	68 of 346	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	81.2	39 of 343	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	82.1	34 of 339	90.0%	★★★★★

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)

African American (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2026)98th percentile~ school

Male (2026)97th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)96th percentile~ school

Asian (2026)92nd percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)92nd percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)86th percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)78th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Biology87%+40 vs state

Algebra I74%+26 vs state

United States History65%+26 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Sunday, April 19, 2020

Hi all
My son's a freshman at South Forsyth High. I feel South's curriculum has everything required for a student's all round development.
#southstrong Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, June 1, 2018

Great school in all aspects Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, October 27, 2017

Very strong academics and extracurricular programs. Parent & community support is a key component of the school's success. Overall, the students are great kids with ambitious goals it's a positive environment on a daily basis. Teachers & coaches are very dedicated to developing college ready students. Our kids are thriving...we are extremely satisfied. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, August 10, 2017

I agree with the previous parent's review and have had the same poor experiences. The school now has over 3,400 students with a freshman class of 998. I have dealt with errors being made on schedules with little to no help in correcting and schedules being moved and changed five days into classes even though the student was happy with his original schedule. Administration states there is nothing that can be done because the school is so crowded. The administration has definitely made the students and the parents feel as they are a number and not individuals. The school is trying to play catch up when they could have been more prepared. It is not the great school it used to be. We will be leaving this district when we can. Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, November 15, 2015

Parents need to be aware that the school is extremely over crowded and that the administration will shuffle your child where ever they can fit them regardless of what is good for the student. The counselors are useless. They will not work with you at all to solve any types of scheduling issues. Even though they admitted mistakenly placing our son in the wrong level of math class, they will not move him. They suggested we spend $50 an hour for a tutor. Which it turns out is hard to find since so many kids at the school need one. The new administration is apparently not as good as the last that left for a new school. Close Quote

by a citizen
Thursday, July 30, 2015

Only school in the Forsyth public school systems to offer the prestigious International Baccalaureate program, which employs a few unique advantages on the higher level high school education while mandating a more comprehensive weighted class curriculum on students.

The school also has been a forerunner in offering STEM classes geared towards some of the more in-demand career paths students will expand upon in college; many of them for college credit.

The dip in teachers can be attributed to the opening of nearby West and Lambert schools, although South Forsyth retained an enormous amount of teaching talent. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Moved from out of state with two children needing a great high school. I think we have found it in South Forsyth. 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 (2025)	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
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	Fulton 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	Gwinnett 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
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
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
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
Alpharetta High School	Public	9-12	3595 Webb Bridge Rd	Alpharetta	30005	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	No	(470) 254-7640	2,024	116	17.4	15.1%	643 (31.8%)	339 (16.7%)	302 (14.9%)	643 (31.8%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	93 (4.6%)	79	42^nd of 455 public high schools	90.8%		85.9	29^th of 451 public high schools	93.6%	13	54.5	76.9	67.5	$14,762	$470	$14,292
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
Chattahoochee High School	Public	9-12	5230 Taylor Rd	Johns Creek	30022	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	No	(470) 254-7600	1,730	105	16.5	16.3%	639 (36.9%)	223 (12.9%)	232 (13.4%)	551 (31.8%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (4.8%)	84.2	27^th of 455 public high schools	94.1%		91.9	17^th of 451 public high schools	96.2%	10	64.0	79.6	66.5	$15,135	$484	$14,651

Frequently Asked Questions about South Forsyth High School

How many students attend South Forsyth High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,634 students attended South Forsyth High School.

What schools feed into South Forsyth High School?

South Forsyth High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Daves Creek Elementary School
Elementary : Haw Creek Elementary

What district is South Forsyth High School in?

Forsyth County

Is South Forsyth High School a good school?

Yes! South Forsyth High School is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 11^th of 455 Georgia high schools.

What is the racial makeup of South Forsyth High School?

Students at South Forsyth High School are 49% Asian, 37% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American.

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