East Forsyth High

Summary:

East Forsyth High is a public high school in Kernersville, North Carolina, serving 1,655 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools district, which is ranked 164 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

East Forsyth High has a relatively diverse student population, with 44.41% White, 23.14% African American, and 25.74% Hispanic students. However, the school's academic performance, as measured by end-of-course test scores, is generally lower than the district and state averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 44.3% in Biology, 54.1% in English II, 19.5% in Math I, and 57% in Math III, compared to the district averages of 50.6%, 54.2%, 22.3%, and 54.1%, respectively. The school's statewide ranking has also declined over the years, from 229 out of 476 North Carolina high schools in 2016-2017 to 412 out of 640 in 2023-2024, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

East Forsyth High's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the school's ranking for African American and Hispanic students much lower than for White and multi-racial students, indicating achievement gaps. The school's high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients (53.23% in 2022-2023) also suggests that a significant portion of the student population faces socioeconomic challenges, which can impact academic achievement. When compared to nearby schools, such as Robert B. Glenn High School and Walkertown High, East Forsyth High generally performs worse academically, with lower test scores and rankings.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 2500 W Mountain Street
       Kernersville, NC  27284-8099


(336) 703-6735

District: Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
412th of 640 North Carolina High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,955 Help


Feeder schools for East Forsyth High:

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

Student/teacher ratio:  15.8 Help
Number of students:  1,655

Racial breakdown:

White:
44.4%
Hispanic:
25.7%
African American:
23.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  53.2% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details East Forsyth High ranks worse than 64.4% of high schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 5th among 14 ranked high schools in the Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 33.75. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at East Forsyth High is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (44.4%), Hispanic (25.7%), African American (23.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 53.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at East Forsyth High is 15.8, which is the 8th best among 14 high schools in the Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at East Forsyth High is $8,955. 10 high schools in the Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

East Forsyth High:

SchoolDigger ranks East Forsyth High 412th of 640 North Carolina public high schools. (See East Forsyth High in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools 164th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for East Forsyth High

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Rank History for all students at East Forsyth High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 62.46 138th 431 68.0%
2007 51.04 220th 453 51.4%
2008 49.63 251st 477 47.4%
2009 56.38 201st 490 59.0%
2010 52.67 261st 499 47.7%
2011 46.52 314th 506 37.9%
2012 41.06 305th 502 39.2%
2013 30.96 306th 505 39.4%
2014 40.93 210th 451 53.4%
2015 39.61 267th 531 49.7%
2016 34.50 279th 507 45.0%
2017 42.94 229th 476 51.9%
2018 43.71 249th 469 46.9%
2019 42.65 267th 514 48.1%
2021 27.12 423rd 594 28.8%
2022 27.90 448th 621 27.9%
2023 32.06 417th 626 33.4%
2024 33.75 412th 640 35.6%
See the entire list of North Carolina High School Rankings!

Rank History for Multi-racial students at East Forsyth High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.80 143rd 185 22.7%
2019 33.51 138th 195 29.2%
2021 32.86 135th 199 32.2%
2022 23.10 195th 226 13.7%
2023 22.33 206th 249 17.3%
2024 38.19 168th 261 35.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at East Forsyth High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.50 100th 147 32.0%
2019 42.84 85th 173 50.9%
2021 33.48 83rd 124 33.1%
2023 29.17 164th 226 27.4%
2024 39.42 138th 262 47.3%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at East Forsyth High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 36.73 202nd 349 42.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at East Forsyth High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.14 318th 424 25.0%
2019 29.23 299th 446 33.0%
2021 23.40 334th 432 22.7%
2022 26.53 412th 544 24.3%
2023 29.05 424th 597 29.0%
2024 33.64 401st 613 34.6%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at East Forsyth High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.58 234th 449 47.9%
2019 43.52 242nd 475 49.1%
2021 26.97 318th 475 33.1%
2022 29.19 427th 594 28.1%
2023 31.12 408th 588 30.6%
2024 34.85 395th 602 34.4%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Disabled students at East Forsyth High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.72 292nd 349 16.3%
2019 39.19 217th 364 40.4%
2021 31.13 228th 334 31.7%
2022 18.90 308th 330 6.7%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for Disabled Students!

Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at East Forsyth High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.22 9th 100 91.0%
2019 52.11 177th 325 45.5%
2021 42.94 232nd 337 31.2%
2022 51.11 244th 398 38.7%
2023 37.35 320th 403 20.6%
2024 33.01 337th 403 16.4%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for Gifted and Talented Students!

Rank History for Male students at East Forsyth High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.31 297th 463 35.9%
2019 37.50 281st 488 42.4%
2021 24.77 337th 481 29.9%
2022 25.35 445th 585 23.9%
2023 30.94 412th 602 31.6%
2024 30.56 423rd 607 30.3%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for African American students at East Forsyth High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.90 219th 359 39.0%
2019 32.53 238th 369 35.5%
2021 35.77 190th 364 47.8%
2022 26.72 328th 430 23.7%
2023 33.92 270th 434 37.8%
2024 35.15 273rd 437 37.5%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at East Forsyth High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.80 285th 340 16.2%
2019 32.52 233rd 354 34.2%
2021 24.17 294th 370 20.5%
2022 23.90 352nd 436 19.3%
2023 26.05 350th 449 22.0%
2024 23.65 367th 454 19.2%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at East Forsyth High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.98 178th 427 58.3%
2019 48.95 197th 444 55.6%
2021 24.48 326th 439 25.7%
2022 32.64 374th 534 30.0%
2023 36.63 356th 537 33.7%
2024 41.74 331st 553 40.1%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for East Forsyth High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1211 509 2 1 2 n/a n/a 9 1734
1989 1116 516 3 6 1 n/a n/a 0 1642
1990 1112 466 4 5 4 n/a n/a -1 1590
1991 1040 454 7 5 5 n/a n/a 0 1511
1992 1029 422 14 8 3 n/a n/a 0 1476
1993 1045 381 12 10 3 n/a n/a 0 1451
1994 1014 405 10 12 3 n/a n/a 0 1444
1995 1101 358 7 17 1 n/a n/a 0 1484
1996 1101 358 7 17 1 n/a n/a 0 1484
1997 1087 330 10 19 3 n/a n/a 0 1449
1998 1159 342 12 15 2 n/a n/a 0 1530
1999 1174 325 17 12 3 n/a n/a 0 1531
2000 1161 324 23 43 3 n/a n/a 0 1554
2001 1191 364 22 49 5 n/a n/a 0 1631
2002 1212 411 24 103 7 n/a n/a 0 1757
2003 1212 411 24 103 7 n/a n/a 0 1757
2004 1225 399 29 148 7 n/a n/a 0 1808
2005 1237 442 23 151 7 n/a n/a 0 1860
2006 1277 335 24 132 6 n/a n/a 0 1774
2007 1247 294 24 161 10 n/a n/a 35 1771
2008 1224 295 24 164 5 n/a n/a 43 1755
2009 1262 396 23 195 4 n/a n/a 0 1880
2010 1254 418 29 204 7 n/a n/a 0 1912
2011 1255 386 25 234 7 1 60 0 1968
2012 1245 374 25 217 7 1 59 0 1928
2013 1196 370 28 215 6 1 49 0 1865
2014 1139 380 21 232 6 2 63 0 1843
2015 1144 379 18 279 7 4 68 0 1899
2016 1074 387 18 293 5 4 65 0 1846
2017 1025 374 16 306 3 2 60 0 1786
2018 991 371 16 343 2 0 62 0 1785
2019 948 374 13 357 0 0 70 0 1762
2020 876 379 19 369 2 0 74 0 1719
2021 796 377 17 392 1 0 86 0 1669
2022 784 364 18 415 1 0 84 0 1666
2023 735 383 18 426 2 0 91 0 1655

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at East Forsyth High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1734 88.0 19.7 6.2
1989 1642 88.0 18.6 6.2
1990 1590 88.0 18.0 5.2
1991 1511 88.0 17.1 5.5
1992 1476 90.0 16.4 3
1993 1451 80.0 18.1 4.8
1994 1444 81.0 17.8 5.9
1995 1484 92.0 16.1 8.6
1996 1484 92.0 16.1 8.6
1997 1449 89.0 16.3 19.3
1998 1530 103.0 14.9 17.3
1999 1531 103.0 14.9 10.8
2000 1554 103.0 15.1 9.8
2001 1631 103.0 15.8 11.6
2002 1757 103.0 17.1 16.3
2003 1757 103.0 17.1 16.3
2004 1808 103.0 17.6 23.6
2005 1860 103.0 18.1 24
2006 1774 103.0 17.2 22.8
2007 1771 107.2 16.5 23.2
2008 1755 112.6 15.6 24
2009 1880 114.2 16.5 26.3
2010 1912 109.2 17.5 30.3
2011 1968 109.9 17.9 32
2012 1928 107.8 17.8 32.8
2013 1865 103.6 18.0 33.7
2014 1843 98.9 18.6 35.2
2015 1899 105.0 18.0 35.5
2016 1846 106.0 17.4 35.4
2017 1786 105.4 16.9 35.2
2018 1785 106.6 16.7 33.9
2019 1762 110.4 15.9 35.2
2020 1719 107.4 15.9 35.1
2021 1669 103.0 16.1 31.3
2022 1666 104.5 15.9 37.9
2023 1655 104.6 15.8 53.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio East Forsyth High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1734 88.0 19.7 6.2
1989 1642 88.0 18.6 6.2
1990 1590 88.0 18.0 5.2
1991 1511 88.0 17.1 5.5
1992 1476 90.0 16.4 3
1993 1451 80.0 18.1 4.8
1994 1444 81.0 17.8 5.9
1995 1484 92.0 16.1 8.6
1996 1484 92.0 16.1 8.6
1997 1449 89.0 16.3 19.3
1998 1530 103.0 14.9 17.3
1999 1531 103.0 14.9 10.8
2000 1554 103.0 15.1 9.8
2001 1631 103.0 15.8 11.6
2002 1757 103.0 17.1 16.3
2003 1757 103.0 17.1 16.3
2004 1808 103.0 17.6 23.6
2005 1860 103.0 18.1 24
2006 1774 103.0 17.2 22.8
2007 1771 107.2 16.5 23.2
2008 1755 112.6 15.6 24
2009 1880 114.2 16.5 26.3
2010 1912 109.2 17.5 30.3
2011 1968 109.9 17.9 32
2012 1928 107.8 17.8 32.8
2013 1865 103.6 18.0 33.7
2014 1843 98.9 18.6 35.2
2015 1899 105.0 18.0 35.5
2016 1846 106.0 17.4 35.4
2017 1786 105.4 16.9 35.2
2018 1785 106.6 16.7 33.9
2019 1762 110.4 15.9 35.2
2020 1719 107.4 15.9 35.1
2021 1669 103.0 16.1 31.3
2022 1666 104.5 15.9 37.9
2023 1655 104.6 15.8 53.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for East Forsyth High

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $537 (6.0%) $8,418 (94.0%) $8,955

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on East Forsyth High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 267th of 514 High schoolsRanks 417th of 626 High schools
 14.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Biology (East Forsyth High)56.647.2
 9.4%
   End of Course Biology (Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools)57.450.7
 6.7%
   End of Course Biology (North Carolina)59.654.1
 5.5%
End of Course English II (East Forsyth High)55.151
 4.1%
   End of Course English II (Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools)5654.4
 1.6%
   End of Course English II (North Carolina)59.758.5
 1.2%
End of Course Math I (East Forsyth High)29.921.6
 8.3%
   End of Course Math I (Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools)36.123.3
 12.8%
   End of Course Math I (North Carolina)41.235.9
 5.3%
End of Course Math III (East Forsyth High)50.248.1
 2.1%
   End of Course Math III (Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools)45.552.1
 6.6%
   End of Course Math III (North Carolina)46.858.3
 11.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students17621655
 6.1%
African American374383
 2.4%
American Indian02
Asian1318
 38.5%
Hispanic357426
 19.3%
Pacific Islander00
White948735
 22.5%
Two or More Races7091
 30%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients35.2%53.2%
 18%


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Frequently Asked Questions about East Forsyth High

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,655 students attended East Forsyth High.

Students at East Forsyth High are 44% White, 26% Hispanic, 23% African American, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

East Forsyth High ranks 412th of 640 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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