West Forsyth High School
4155 Drew Road Cumming, GA 30040
(700) 888-3470 Fax (770) 888-3471
www.forsyth.k12.ga.us
CEEB Code: 110929
Counseling Staff:
Tracey Winkler Dept Chair (A – C & ESOL)
Jennifer Ciaccio (D – Hix)
Maureen Wareham (Hodge – Metzger)
Joanna Poynton (Michaels - Sci)
Allison Rinehart (Sco– Z)
2012 Seniors
Total # Seniors: 467
Post Secondary Plans:
Accepted to Post Secondary: 85%
4 Yr. College/University: 66%
2 Yr. College: 16%
Technical: 3%
Scholarship $ Awarded:
$ 4.6 Million (non HOPE awards)
AP Scholar Awards:
Total # of AP Students: 656
Average AP Score: 3.28
# AP Scholars: 207
Average AP Score for Scholars: 3.75
% Scoring 3,4,5: 75%
% Scoring 4,5: 47%
# AP International Diploma: 26
National Merit Scholarship:
Commended: 1
Faculty:
42 with Bachelor degree
72 with Masters degree
22 with Specialist degree
4 with Doctorate degree
School Profile 2012-2013
Average SAT Scores:
# of students tested: 370
Average Score: 1,567
Critical Reading : 524
Math: 532
Writing: 511
Average ACT Scores:
# of students tested: 325
Average Composite Score: 23.2
English: 23.0
Math: 22.8
Reading: 23.5
Science: 22.7
Highest Level Courses : (19 AP)
AP Literature/Composition
AP Biology
AP Physics B
AP Environmental Science
AP World History
AP Government
AP Microeconomics
AP Calculus AB/BC
AP Spanish Language
AP Studio Art
AP Language/Composition
AP Chemistry
AP Physics C
AP Human Geography
AP US History
AP Macroeconomics
AP Calculus AB
AP Statistics
AP Psychology
About WFHS
West Forsyth High School is one of five schools in
Forsyth County, located north of Atlanta, GA. It
is ranked #260 on Washington Post’s list of
“American’s Best Schools” and #10 in Georgia on
“America’s Best Schools” listing. West is
currently recognized as a Georgia Advanced
Placement Merit School; Georgia Advanced
Placement STEM Achievement School .
Grading Scale:
WFHS has a robust athletics program (with over
20 sports), extracurricular opportunities (over 50
clubs and organizations.
GPA is a weighted cumulative average. One quality
point is added to each Advanced Placement class.
A=90-100 B=80-89 C=70-79 F=0-69
West Forsyth High School is accredited by the
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.