Forbush High

Forbush High

Public Middle, High School | Grade 8-12
1525 Falcon Rd,  East Bend, NC
Yadkin County Schools
3.4
2.0
811 Students
B
Niche Grade

School Details

Head of School
Mr. Robert Kennedy
Student Teacher Ratio
16:1
Average SAT Score
1170
Average ACT Score
24
Math Proficiency
77%
Reading Proficiency
50%
Average GPA
3.6
Graduation Rate
92%

Niche Grade

B-
Academics
B+
Teachers
B-
College Prep
B+
Administration
C+
Resources/Facilities
C+
Clubs and Activities
C
Food
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.6
Reading Proficiency
50%
Math Proficiency
77%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
16:1
Teachers
49
Full Time Teachers
49
Teachers in First or Second Year
0%
College Prep
Average SAT
1170
Math
580
Verbal
590
Average ACT
24
Math
23
English
23
Reading
25
Science
24
Number of AP Courses
6
AP Pass Rate
59.3%
AP Math Enrollment
Low
AP Science Enrollment
Very Low
Other AP Enrollment
Low
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Average
Boys Athletic Participation
Low

GreatSchools Rating

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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
402:1

Student Diversity

Male
55.4%
Female
44.6%
White
67.1%
Hispanic
27.6%
Two or more races
2.9%
Black
1.9%
Native American
<1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
<1%
Asian or Pacific Islander
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

AP Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
Appalachian State University 99 Students
University of North Carolina at Charlotte 98 Students
North Carolina State University 84 Students
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 75 Students
East Carolina University 64 Students
Surry Community College 56 Students
Western Carolina University 53 Students
University of North Carolina - Greensboro 51 Students
University of North Carolina - Wilmington 44 Students
High Point University 44 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Biology 29 Students
Nursing 27 Students
Business 23 Students
Psychology 23 Students
Kinesiology and Exercise Science 16 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies 14 Students
Elementary Education 12 Students
Computer Science 11 Students
Engineering 9 Students
Music Teacher Education 9 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.4 72 Reviews
4.0 Senior
1/22/2021
Forbush High School is a great school surrounded by rural towns. The community at Forbush is very positive and the students are very hardworking and determined.
4.0 Senior
11/11/2018
I would say that over all forbush is a great school. Most of the teachers are understanding and fun but yet strict enough to keep the class in order so you can learn the material. There are many classes you can take and they offer many AP class and will even set you up with Surry community college to take college classes at Surry or online through Surry. The one draw back I would give to forbush is the guidance department is very unorganized and even made many students miss application deadlines and scholarship dead lines.
5.0 Parent
9/17/2018
I graduated from Forbush and now my son is getting ready to graduate. The staff truly cares about the safety and well being of the students. There are so many electives to choose from too!!
GreatSchools Reviews
2.0 4 Reviews
2.0 parent
12/17/2018
Its terrible thing when the only solution they can come up with for kids smoking and talking about sex is suspend them leaving the parent with no way to help there kid
1.0 other
9/26/2013
I know teenagers that come from this school. They are not well educated. I sometimes wonder what their parents would say if they heard what they talk about. I know a specific student that goes there and she have told me that most of the students only talk about drugs and sex. I have also heard that...
2.0 student
3/14/2013
This school has very many ups and downs. This school for me has been great academically, and I have made excellent grades. But I accomplished my good grades mostly by challenging myself, and studying hard. The teachers at this school need some more training on how to deal with a more diverse audienc...
3.0 parent
6/13/2011
My son is in the 8th grade this year. Some of the teachers are nice, education is adequate, and the school is safe. However, I find it pathetic that the school does not have a graduation ceremony for the 8th graders of 2011. This is am milestone and to only have an awards ceremony is ludicrous! My s...

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