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Forest Hills High

Public Grades 9-12

500^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 662 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 24% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Forest Hills High in Marshville, NC, is a comprehensive public high school serving 973 students in grades 9–12 as part of Union County Public Schools. The school stands in stark contrast to its district: while the district ranks in the top 20% of North Carolina's 246 school districts, Forest Hills ranks 500th out of 662 high schools statewide—the bottom quarter with a 1-star rating.

Nearly all Forest Hills students (about 99%) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, making it one of the most economically disadvantaged schools in the region. Test scores reflect real challenges. Proficiency in Biology (41%), Math I (39%), and Math III (50%) trails the state average by roughly 17–19 points and the Union County district average by more than 30 points in some subjects. Chronic absenteeism affects 26.3% of students—about double the district rate of 14.6%. The one bright spot is graduation: 87.6% of students graduate, near the state average of 88.8% and well above Monroe High's 78.1%.

Among nearby comprehensive high schools, only Monroe High ranks lower. Forest Hills actually outperforms Monroe and Anson High School—which serve similarly high-poverty populations—on graduation, attendance, and most test scores. English Learner students are a notable strength, ranking above the state median for that subgroup. The school also spends more per student ($11,781) and has smaller class sizes (15.1 students per teacher) than higher-performing neighbors like Piedmont High and Porter Ridge High School, suggesting the biggest opportunity for improvement lies in reducing chronic absenteeism and strengthening classroom instruction rather than adding resources.

973

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,781

Per pupil spending ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

701 Old Hwy 74
Marshville, NC 28103-0648

(704) 296-3025

District: Union County Public Schools

Feeder schools for Forest Hills High:

Elementary:	Marshville Elementary
	Rock Rest Elementary
	Union Elementary
	Wingate Elementary
Middle:	East Union Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

44.3%

African American:

26.5%

White:

22.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2016 → 24th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (46% vs 60% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg74%

North Carolina avg60%

500^th of 662

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 35% (2016) to bottom 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5High Schools in the Union County Public Schools

43^rd of 246Union County Public 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	27.1	500 of 662	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.4	491 of 641	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	497 of 640	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	433 of 626	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.1	475 of 621	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	483 of 594	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.0	319 of 514	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.9	383 of 469	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.2	367 of 476	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.2	328 of 507	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.6	341 of 531	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	23.6	322 of 451	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.5	398 of 505	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.4	424 of 502	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.5	398 of 506	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.1	422 of 499	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	46.3	287 of 490	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	54.6	211 of 477	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	41.4	294 of 453	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	53.1	210 of 431	51.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	24.3	363 of 450	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.3	287 of 440	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.6	282 of 437	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.1	278 of 434	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.8	356 of 430	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.0	271 of 364	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.8	161 of 369	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	26.2	282 of 359	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	25.5	255 of 330	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	53.7	104 of 334	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.6	204 of 364	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.9	326 of 349	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	45.5	137 of 289	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.7	119 of 273	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.6	113 of 262	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.0	75 of 226	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.8	102 of 156	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.1	118 of 173	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.2	116 of 147	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	29.9	463 of 629	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.0	474 of 610	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	471 of 602	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	410 of 588	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.6	434 of 594	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.5	340 of 475	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.5	292 of 475	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.2	364 of 449	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	43.5	304 of 407	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.9	320 of 412	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	356 of 403	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.5	332 of 403	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.3	315 of 398	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	3.5	326 of 337	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.8	257 of 325	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	56.2	45 of 100	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	38.8	290 of 474	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.5	330 of 462	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	348 of 454	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.3	283 of 449	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.8	319 of 436	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.4	262 of 370	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	252 of 354	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	325 of 340	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	29.8	453 of 620	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.9	431 of 606	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.3	421 of 613	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.6	331 of 597	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.0	396 of 544	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	319 of 432	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.0	209 of 446	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	22.4	350 of 424	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	23.4	500 of 624	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.2	477 of 601	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	482 of 607	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	431 of 602	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	478 of 585	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	405 of 481	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	341 of 488	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	13.5	407 of 463	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	15.5	245 of 265	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.2	247 of 253	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	225 of 261	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.5	162 of 249	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	36.4	233 of 372	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.2	158 of 352	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.7	186 of 349	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	27.7	427 of 551	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.5	427 of 542	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.0	394 of 553	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.3	368 of 537	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.6	394 of 534	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	376 of 439	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.9	262 of 444	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.7	351 of 427	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)53rd percentile+28 vs school

Hispanic (2026)39th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2026)37th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)27th percentile~ school

Female (2026)26th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)25th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)23rd percentile~ school

White (2026)23rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)20th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2026)19th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)8th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English II54%-10 vs state

Math III50%-19 vs state

Biology41%-17 vs state

Math I39%-3 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)	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Forest Hills High	Public	9-12	701 Old Hwy 74	Marshville	28103	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-3025	973	64	15.1	—	223 (22.9%)	258 (26.5%)	431 (44.3%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (5.4%)	27.1	500^th of 662 public high schools	24.5%		25.4	491^st of 641 public high schools	23.4%	9	41.2	54.2	38.9	50.2	$11,781	$1,553	$10,228
Monroe High	Public	9-12	1501 East Sunset Drive	Monroe	28112	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-3130	1,215	71	17.1	—	65 (5.3%)	318 (26.2%)	792 (65.2%)	10 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (2.3%)	15.8	579^th of 662 public high schools	12.5%		14.6	566^th of 641 public high schools	11.7%	13	29.2	38.7	39.0	38.0	$12,060	$1,381	$10,678
Wolfe School	Public	6-12	722 Brewer Drive	Monroe	28112	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 290-1568	109	15	7.1	97.2%	49 (45.0%)	24 (22.0%)	23 (21.1%)	7 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.5%)								(n/a)					$27,287	$2,600	$24,687
Central Academy of Technology and Arts	Public	9-12	600 Brewer Dr	Monroe	28112	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-3088	875	55	15.8	13.8%	500 (57.1%)	74 (8.5%)	117 (13.4%)	137 (15.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (5.1%)	92.5	43^rd of 662 public high schools	93.5%		92.8	54^th of 641 public high schools	91.6%	11	96.4	97.4	82.8	97.7	$9,519	$417	$9,102
Piedmont High	Public	9-12	3006 Sikes Mill Road	Monroe	28110	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-3170	1,270	67	18.8	38.3%	822 (64.7%)	102 (8.0%)	291 (22.9%)	27 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (2.1%)	67.8	203^rd of 662 public high schools	69.3%		62.6	215^th of 641 public high schools	66.5%	12	68.5	72.7	55.8	86.0	$8,326	$606	$7,720
Anson County Early College High	Public	9-12	177 Ledbetter Street	Polkton	28135	Anson County	Anson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 272-5396	210	10	21.4	—	89 (42.4%)	78 (37.1%)	19 (9.0%)	14 (6.7%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	60.2	253^rd of 662 public high schools	61.8%		76.4	150^th of 641 public high schools	76.6%	103	66.7	74.5	59.0	66.0	$8,091	$205	$7,886
Porter Ridge High School	Public	9-12	2839 Ridge Road	Indian Trail	28079	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 292-7662	1,809	93	19.4	39.4%	869 (48.0%)	280 (15.5%)	492 (27.2%)	64 (3.5%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	101 (5.6%)	71.8	177^th of 662 public high schools	73.3%		67	189^th of 641 public high schools	70.5%	12	68.2	78.8	60.5	86.8	$7,458	$458	$7,000
Union County Early College	Public	9-12	4209A Old Charlotte Hwy	Monroe	28110	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 290-1565	340	15	23.4	35.0%	162 (47.6%)	25 (7.4%)	125 (36.8%)	21 (6.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	93.4	24^th of 662 public high schools	96.4%		95.6	12^th of 641 public high schools	98.1%	12	97.5	97.1	89.5	100.0	$7,707	$125	$7,583
Parkwood High	Public	9-12	3220 Parkwood School Rd	Monroe	28112	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-0154	1,082	64	16.8	43.7%	714 (66.0%)	116 (10.7%)	184 (17.0%)	5 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (5.5%)	57.2	271^st of 662 public high schools	59.1%		66	197^th of 641 public high schools	69.3%	74	60.8	73.3	39.7	79.0	$8,904	$574	$8,330
Sun Valley High	Public	9-12	5211 Old Charlotte Hwy	Monroe	28110	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-3020	1,272	79	16.1	46.1%	589 (46.3%)	300 (23.6%)	289 (22.7%)	24 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (5.3%)	52.4	314^th of 662 public high schools	52.6%		45.1	339^th of 641 public high schools	47.1%	25	49.3	64.9	51.5	80.5	$8,375	$469	$7,906

Frequently Asked Questions about Forest Hills High

What district is Forest Hills High in?

Union County Public Schools

Is Forest Hills High a good school?

Forest Hills High ranks in the bottom 24.5% of North Carolina high schools.

What schools feed into Forest Hills High?

Forest Hills High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Marshville Elementary
Elementary : Rock Rest Elementary
Elementary : Union Elementary
Elementary : Wingate Elementary
Middle : East Union Middle

How many students attend Forest Hills High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 973 students attended Forest Hills High.

What is the racial makeup of Forest Hills High?

Students at Forest Hills High are 44% Hispanic, 27% African American, 23% White, 5% Two or more races.

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