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East Forsyth High

Q: Is East Forsyth High a good school?

East Forsyth High ranks in the bottom 23.1% of North Carolina high schools.

Q: How many students attend East Forsyth High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,647 students attended East Forsyth High.

Q: What is the racial makeup of East Forsyth High?

Students at East Forsyth High are 43% White, 28% Hispanic, 22% African American, 5% Two or more races.

Q: What schools feed into East Forsyth High?

East Forsyth High is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Cash Elementary Elementary : Kernersville Elementary Elementary : Piney Grove Elementary Middle : East Forsyth Middle School Middle : Kernersville Middle

Public Grades 9-12

509^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 662 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 23% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

East Forsyth High is a large, traditional public high school in Kernersville, NC, serving 1,647 students in grades 9–12 as part of the Winston-Salem / Forsyth County Schools district. While the school’s overall state ranking has slipped to the lower quarter of North Carolina high schools in recent years, that single metric doesn’t capture the full picture of what this school offers its community.

The most encouraging news for parents is that East Forsyth graduates its students at a rate of 91%, which beats both the district (86.3%) and state (88.8%) averages and is the highest among nearby comprehensive high schools. The school has also made dramatic progress in getting kids to show up: chronic absenteeism has fallen from a troubling 60% two years ago to 29.2%, which is better than the district average and far better than many peers. When compared with Robert B Glenn High School, its sister school just four miles away, East Forsyth clearly comes out on top with significantly higher test scores, a much higher graduation rate, and half the chronic absenteeism rate.

However, academic proficiency remains a vulnerability. East Forsyth trails both district and state averages in all core End-of-Course subjects, with Math I being a particular concern—only about 1 in 5 students scored proficient, a gap of more than 20 points behind the state. While the school’s graduation and attendance improvements show a school moving in the right direction, test scores haven’t yet caught up, and subgroup outcomes for Hispanic, English learner, and low-income students have declined sharply over the past two years. Compared to Atkins Academic & Technical High, a magnet school nearby with much higher test scores, East Forsyth serves a very different, much higher-need population. For families zoned for East Forsyth, the bottom line is this: the school is a strong choice within its immediate area, with real strengths in keeping students on track to graduate, but it faces significant work in raising core academic performance, especially in math.

1,647

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,955

Per pupil spending ?

99.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2500 W Mountain Street
Kernersville, NC 27284-8099

(336) 703-6735

District: Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

Feeder schools for East Forsyth High:

Elementary:	Cash Elementary
	Kernersville Elementary
	Piney Grove Elementary
Middle:	East Forsyth Middle School
	Kernersville Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.9%

Hispanic:

28.4%

African American:

22.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 45th percentile in 2016 → 23rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (45% vs 60% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg50%

North Carolina avg60%

509^th of 662

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 22 pts since 2016

From bottom 45% (2016) to bottom 23% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 12High Schools in the Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

159^th of 246Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools among North Carolina 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	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	26.1	509 of 662	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.0	439 of 641	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.7	412 of 640	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.1	417 of 626	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.9	448 of 621	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.1	423 of 594	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.6	267 of 514	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.7	249 of 469	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.9	229 of 476	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	34.5	279 of 507	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.6	267 of 531	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	40.9	210 of 451	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	31.0	306 of 505	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.1	305 of 502	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.5	314 of 506	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	52.7	261 of 499	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.4	201 of 490	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	49.6	251 of 477	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	51.0	220 of 453	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	62.5	138 of 431	68.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	23.5	367 of 450	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.4	354 of 440	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.2	273 of 437	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.9	270 of 434	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.7	328 of 430	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.8	190 of 364	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.5	238 of 369	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	219 of 359	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	18.9	308 of 330	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	31.1	228 of 334	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.2	217 of 364	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.7	292 of 349	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	14.2	279 of 289	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	27.3	218 of 273	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.4	138 of 262	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.2	164 of 226	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.5	83 of 124	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.8	85 of 173	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.5	100 of 147	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	23.5	508 of 629	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.3	432 of 610	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.8	395 of 602	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.1	408 of 588	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.2	427 of 594	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.0	318 of 475	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.5	242 of 475	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.6	234 of 449	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	50.1	274 of 407	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	60.0	203 of 412	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.0	337 of 403	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.4	320 of 403	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	51.1	244 of 398	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.9	232 of 337	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.1	177 of 325	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	78.2	9 of 100	91.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	16.7	426 of 474	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.5	370 of 462	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	367 of 454	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	350 of 449	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	352 of 436	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	294 of 370	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.5	233 of 354	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.8	285 of 340	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	21.6	527 of 620	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.0	452 of 606	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.6	401 of 613	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.1	424 of 597	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	412 of 544	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.4	334 of 432	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	299 of 446	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.1	318 of 424	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	24.8	491 of 624	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.5	453 of 601	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.6	423 of 607	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.9	412 of 602	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.3	445 of 585	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	337 of 481	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.5	281 of 488	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.3	297 of 463	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	38.0	172 of 265	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.5	114 of 253	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.2	168 of 261	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.3	206 of 249	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	195 of 226	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.9	135 of 199	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.5	138 of 195	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.8	143 of 185	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	39.5	212 of 372	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.1	215 of 352	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	202 of 349	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	33.0	397 of 551	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.4	352 of 542	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.7	331 of 553	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.6	356 of 537	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.6	374 of 534	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.5	326 of 439	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.9	197 of 444	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.0	178 of 427	58.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)43rd percentile+20 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)35th percentile+12 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)33rd percentile+10 vs school

White (2026)28th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)21st percentile~ school

Female (2026)19th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2026)18th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)15th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)10th percentile-13 vs school

Disabled (2022)7th percentile-21 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)3rd percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Math III56%-13 vs state

English II56%-9 vs state

Biology45%-13 vs state

Math I19%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOC Biology (2026)	EOC English II (2026)	EOC Math I (2026)	EOC Math III (2026)	EOG Mathematics (2026)			EOG Reading (2026)			EOG Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
East Forsyth High	Public	9-12	2500 W Mountain Street	Kernersville	27284	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 703-6735	1,647	100	16.5	99.8%	707 (42.9%)	369 (22.4%)	468 (28.4%)	11 (0.7%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (5.5%)	26.1	509^th of 662 public high schools	23.1%		31	439^th of 641 public high schools	31.5%	70	45.3	55.7	18.9	56.4								$8,955	$537	$8,418
Atkins Academic & Technical High	Public, Magnet	9-12	3605 Old Greensboro Road	Winston Salem	27101	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(336) 703-6754	1,187	68	17.4	36.1%	525 (44.2%)	284 (23.9%)	244 (20.6%)	80 (6.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (4.3%)	74.8	162^nd of 662 public high schools	75.5%		85.6	105^th of 641 public high schools	83.6%	57	73.4	87.5	41.1	88.5								$9,035	$597	$8,438
Carver High	Public	9-12	3545 Carver School Road	Winston Salem	27105	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 727-2987	728	49	14.8	99.6%	23 (3.2%)	402 (55.2%)	280 (38.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.7%)	2.8	643^rd of 662 public high schools	2.9%		9	603^rd of 641 public high schools	5.9%	40	11.2	16.2	5.2	29.7								$15,235	$2,941	$12,294
Robert B Glenn High School	Public	9-12	1600 Union Cross Road	Kernersville	27284	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 771-4500	1,396	85	16.3	99.8%	236 (16.9%)	383 (27.4%)	704 (50.4%)	9 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (4.5%)	9.8	601^st of 662 public high schools	9.2%		10.4	598^th of 641 public high schools	6.7%	3	25.9	35.7	16.2	42.9								$8,839	$553	$8,286
Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy	Public, Magnet	6-12	1215 North Cameron Avenue	Winston Salem	27101	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 703-6732	369	35	10.6	99.2%	5 (1.4%)	185 (50.1%)	168 (45.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.7%)	5.7	625^th of 662 public high schools	5.6%		14.3	568^th of 641 public high schools	11.4%	57	16.2	38.2	538.2	21.9	18.2	11.0	15.5	21.8	33.3	26.3	25.5	$14,063	$2,100	$11,962
Walkertown High	Public	9-12	5240 Sullivantown Road	Walkertown	27051	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 703-4151	662	47	13.9	99.5%	281 (42.4%)	173 (26.1%)	169 (25.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.7%)	27.4	498^th of 662 public high schools	24.8%		17	548^th of 641 public high schools	14.5%	50	39.4	45.2	42.5	57.6								$10,875	$1,189	$9,686
Career Center	Public	9-12	910 Highland Court	Winston Salem	27101	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 727-8181	0	49	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
J F Kennedy High	Public, Virtual, Magnet	9-12	890 E 11th Street	Winston Salem	27101	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	(336) 703-4143	332	24	14.1	99.1%	50 (15.1%)	95 (28.6%)	167 (50.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.4%)	29.7	481^st of 662 public high schools	27.3%		26.5	482^nd of 641 public high schools	24.8%	1	40.3	40.0	43.1	66.0								$14,798	$1,646	$13,152
Carter High School	Public	11-12	851 Highland Court	Winston Salem	27101	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 703-4119	123	15	8.1	97.6%	44 (35.8%)	44 (35.8%)	28 (22.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.9%)								(n/a)												$31,027	$5,025	$26,002
Main Street Academy	Public	6-12	2700 S. Main Street	Winston Salem	27127	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4185	63	17	3.6	95.2%	3 (4.8%)	41 (65.1%)	13 (20.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (9.5%)								(n/a)		6.7	537.2			534.5	< 5%		543.2	543.7	335.2	$36,283	$2,804	$33,478

Frequently Asked Questions about East Forsyth High

How many students attend East Forsyth High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,647 students attended East Forsyth High.

What is the racial makeup of East Forsyth High?

Students at East Forsyth High are 43% White, 28% Hispanic, 22% African American, 5% Two or more races.

Is East Forsyth High a good school?

East Forsyth High ranks in the bottom 23.1% of North Carolina high schools.

What district is East Forsyth High in?

Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

What schools feed into East Forsyth High?

East Forsyth High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cash Elementary
Elementary : Kernersville Elementary
Elementary : Piney Grove Elementary
Middle : East Forsyth Middle School
Middle : Kernersville Middle

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