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Forestview High

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Forestview High ranks 369 th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

369^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 42% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Forestview High is a public high school located in Gastonia, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,116 students. It is part of the Gaston County Schools district, which is ranked 149 out of 242 school districts in North Carolina and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Forestview High has maintained a relatively stable 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 86.7% to 89.5% over the past few years, which is on par with the state average. However, the school's test scores are generally on par with or slightly below the Gaston County Schools and North Carolina state averages across various End-of-Course (EOC) exams. Forestview High's performance varies across different student subgroups, ranking highly (top 25%) for Multi-racial and Gifted and Talented students, but struggling with English Language Learners and Special Education students, ranking in the bottom 25% of North Carolina high schools for these groups. Additionally, Forestview High has seen a significant increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 26.33% in 2021-2022 to 49.19% in 2023-2024, indicating a growing population of economically disadvantaged students.

Compared to nearby schools, Forestview High's performance is generally on par with or slightly below the other high schools in the Gaston County Schools district, such as East Gaston High and Stuart W. Cramer High. However, it lags behind the exceptional performance of the Gaston Early College of Medical Sciences and Gaston Early College High School, which are both ranked in the top 5% of North Carolina high schools. Forestview High's spending per student ($8,409 in 2018-2019) is also lower than the state average and some of the nearby schools, and its student-teacher ratio has increased from 17.1 in 2021-2022 to 21.2 in 2023-2024, which is higher than the ratios of some nearby schools.

1,133

Students ?

18.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,409

Per pupil spending ?

99.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5545 Union Road
Gastonia, NC 28056

(704) 861-2625

District: Gaston County Schools

Feeder schools for Forestview High:

Elementary:	H H Beam Elementary
	Robinson Elementary
	W A Bess Elementary School
Middle:	Cramerton Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.5%

African American:

24.9%

Hispanic:

21.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 62nd percentile in 2015 → 42nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg48%

North Carolina avg53%

369^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From top 38% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 11High Schools in the Gaston County Schools

149^th of 242Gaston 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
2025	41.1	369 of 641	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.6	314 of 640	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.6	311 of 626	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.5	256 of 621	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.8	280 of 594	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.4	173 of 514	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.7	173 of 469	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.2	128 of 476	73.1%	★★★★☆
2016	50.4	160 of 507	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	47.0	200 of 531	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	43.4	200 of 451	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	43.4	201 of 505	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	46.5	263 of 502	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.7	241 of 506	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.3	190 of 499	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	59.2	179 of 490	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	55.8	199 of 477	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	51.6	214 of 453	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	56.7	173 of 431	59.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	270 of 440	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.9	149 of 437	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.4	219 of 434	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.8	144 of 430	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.9	125 of 364	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.9	97 of 369	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	44.5	162 of 359	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	45.2	139 of 330	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.3	236 of 334	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.5	127 of 364	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.7	49 of 349	86.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	141 of 273	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.7	213 of 262	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	198 of 226	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	61.3	30 of 156	80.8%	★★★★☆
2021	54.0	32 of 124	74.2%	★★★★☆
2019	55.3	44 of 173	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	78.7	19 of 147	87.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	406 of 610	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.3	314 of 602	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.8	312 of 588	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.0	252 of 594	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.3	208 of 475	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.1	186 of 475	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.4	216 of 449	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	79.4	58 of 412	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	68.5	126 of 403	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.3	114 of 403	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	78.1	53 of 398	86.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	272 of 462	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.3	301 of 454	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.4	288 of 449	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.3	223 of 436	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.5	144 of 370	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.8	108 of 354	69.5%	★★★★☆
2018	58.8	90 of 340	73.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	324 of 606	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.4	349 of 613	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.5	333 of 597	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.7	235 of 544	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.2	248 of 432	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.2	173 of 446	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.2	221 of 424	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	316 of 601	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.6	301 of 607	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.1	298 of 602	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.6	245 of 585	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.5	188 of 481	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.0	162 of 488	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.9	162 of 463	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	64.8	76 of 253	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	65.5	76 of 261	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	66.3	67 of 249	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	81.6	29 of 226	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	45.4	106 of 195	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	15.9	165 of 185	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	276 of 352	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	318 of 542	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.7	283 of 553	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.2	247 of 537	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.3	221 of 534	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.0	181 of 439	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.1	184 of 444	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.9	183 of 427	57.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2025)86th percentile+43 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)70th percentile+28 vs school

Disabled (2022)58th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)48th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)47th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)41st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)41st percentile~ school

African American (2025)39th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Math III58%-8 vs state

English II57%-3 vs state

Biology44%-5 vs state

Math I37%+3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (2025)	EOG Reading (2025)		EOG Science (2025)	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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Forestview High	Public	9-12	5545 Union Road	Gastonia	28056	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 861-2625	1,133	62	18.2	99.7%	515 (45.5%)	282 (24.9%)	247 (21.8%)	27 (2.4%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	57 (5.0%)	41.1	369^th of 641 public high schools	42.4%		47.6	314^th of 640 public high schools	50.9%	55	43.7	57.0	37.0	58.5				$8,409	$693	$7,716
Ashbrook High	Public	9-12	2222 S New Hope Road	Gastonia	28054	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 866-6600	1,386	77	17.9	99.8%	247 (17.8%)	625 (45.1%)	409 (29.5%)	25 (1.8%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	76 (5.5%)	18.1	537^th of 641 public high schools	16.2%		15.5	550^th of 640 public high schools	14.1%	13	26.3	39.3	25.8	39.6				$8,726	$738	$7,988
Hunter Huss High	Public	9-12	1518 Edgefield Avenue	Gastonia	28052	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 866-6610	1,165	62	18.9	99.7%	214 (18.4%)	488 (41.9%)	403 (34.6%)	3 (0.3%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (4.3%)	15.1	560^th of 641 public high schools	12.6%		17.8	532^nd of 640 public high schools	16.9%	28	19.6	23.6	30.4	40.9				$9,702	$791	$8,910
Stuart W Cramer High	Public	9-12	101 Lakewood Rd	Belmont	28012	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 866-5700	953	53	17.8	99.7%	522 (54.8%)	193 (20.3%)	150 (15.7%)	27 (2.8%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	57 (6.0%)	45.2	337^th of 641 public high schools	47.4%		47.7	313^th of 640 public high schools	51.1%	24	38.3	63.6	49.7	54.8				$8,748	$608	$8,139
South Point High	Public	9-12	906 South Point Road	Belmont	28012	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 836-9612	989	54	18.2	36.1%	666 (67.3%)	119 (12.0%)	128 (12.9%)	32 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (4.2%)	71.7	172^nd of 641 public high schools	73.2%		73.2	163^rd of 640 public high schools	74.5%	9	51.6	71.0	71.4	84.9				$8,784	$685	$8,099
Warlick Academy	Public	6-12	1316 Spencer Mountain Road	Gastonia	28054	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9608	175	16	10.9	98.3%	49 (28.0%)	95 (54.3%)	15 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (9.1%)								(n/a)		7.7			20.0	11.5	7.7	$18,894	$2,248	$16,646
Highland School of Technology	Public, Magnet	9-12	1600 N Morris Street	Gastonia	28052	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(704) 810-8816	538	39	13.8	34.0%	327 (60.8%)	81 (15.1%)	75 (13.9%)	31 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.3%)	96.9	3^rd of 641 public high schools	99.5%		96.6	6^th of 640 public high schools	99.1%	3		99.9	100.0					$10,033	$715	$9,318
Palisades High School	Public	9-12	15221 York Road	Charlotte	28278	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(980) 343-0878	2,332	109	21.3	53.3%	340 (14.6%)	1,065 (45.7%)	700 (30.0%)	129 (5.5%)	3 (0.1%)	10 (0.4%)	85 (3.6%)	39.8	379^th of 641 public high schools	40.9%		40.3	369^th of 640 public high schools	42.3%	10	44.0	60.8	30.8	55.6
Gaston Early College of Medical Sciences	Public	9-12	300 Rhodes Perimeter Drive	Dallas	28034	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 923-8480	174	8	21.8	54.6%	88 (50.6%)	33 (19.0%)	31 (17.8%)	10 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.9%)	96.4	5^th of 641 public high schools	99.2%		95.5	23^rd of 640 public high schools	96.4%	18	98.1	100.0	99.9	100.0
Gaston Early College High School	Public	9-12	201 Hwy 321 South	Dallas	28034	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 922-2405	235	11	21.8	42.6%	131 (55.7%)	32 (13.6%)	48 (20.4%)	7 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.2%)	95.4	19^th of 641 public high schools	97.0%					(n/a)		100.0	100.0	100.0				$7,351	$466	$6,886

Frequently Asked Questions about Forestview High

What district is Forestview High in?

Gaston County Schools

Is Forestview High a good school?

Forestview High ranks 369^th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Forestview High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,133 students attended Forestview High.

What schools feed into Forestview High?

Forestview High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : H H Beam Elementary
Elementary : Robinson Elementary
Elementary : W A Bess Elementary School
Middle : Cramerton Middle

What is the racial makeup of Forestview High?

Students at Forestview High are 45% White, 25% African American, 22% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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