West Forsyth High School

It is disappointing and frustrating that a community with so many resources cannot do better than West Forsyth High School. The condition of the grounds, for a nearly new school, is symbolic of the neglect there. As others have pointed out, the teachers are disaffected and are programmed to punch-the-clock, right on queue. The discipline is also contingent upon whether the student is among the crony families at the school. I feel terrible that I subjected my oldest to the cess pool that is the WFHS administration; I didn't repeat that mistake with the rest of my kids.

Honestly this is easily the worst school in the county and it just keeps getting worse. We had a good principal up until this year then he resigned , leaving a horrible administration even worse. The school looks and is run like a prison, a majority of the teachers can't teach to save their lives, and the school itself is not even maintained well. It opened 4 years ago and over half the water fountains dont even work already, just to give you a picture of how well they maintain it.
--Submitted by a student

This school is the worst school in the county. the teachers are pitiful and their teaching skills are below average standards. The administration and staff care nothing for the students and sometimes take part in bullying them as well. While this only applies to some teahers, the students who play sports are favored and can be given extra credit while other students cannot. I, being a student who plays sports has noticed this wildly throughout the school. I know for a fact that if i had children , I would never send them here unless the administration and most of the staff is totally different. i cannot wait to leave this prison.
--Submitted by a student

This school will either be the worst or best you've ever been too, sometimes at the same time. Some of the teachers are amazing and really take the time to teach the material in a manner the students understand but is also challenging and deep, especially in the AP program. On the other hand some teachers are either teaching subjects they are not suited for, have visibly given up on student or teaching, or do not try and teach but rather hand out information and opinions. Whether this school is good or not really comes down to the luck of the draw, in what teachers you have. The administration operates in much the same way, as do all the programs through out the school.
--Submitted by a student

I left West Forsyth this year because of the poor teaching quality. The teachers appear to really not have a clue on what they are teaching (with an exception of a few). The students don't get along very well with each other and for a school in a county as small as Forsyth, that's really strange. My brother moved from West his freshman year and transferred to North Forsyth because of the horrible administration and staff. Yes, the sports program is very good, but thats really all I can say good about West. I do not recommend going there.
--Submitted by a student

Good teachers -- arrogant leadership favoritism towards football players & wrestlers! nothing is organized or managed well. School is set up like a prison.
--Submitted by a parent

We are very pleased with this school. Our son is in honors/accelerated classses and appreciates all of his teachers. He spends a lot of time with homework. One thing that is noticeable is the attention paid to footballers compared to musicians/band, soccer and other sportsplayers. Little communication is given for these other endeavors which leave them a bit abandoned in terms of audience. Doesn't seem to be much parent involvement which at the highschool level isn't all bad. Overall we are very happy and feel very lucky to have such a great scool.
--Submitted by a parent

At this school the administration and punishment are not well revised. It is clearly unfair and being in an aflunint area, some of the relationships with the administrators and students do not add up. The teachers, most of them, don't know how to teach or what they teach. Although the sports programs are very good it does not out way the low academic program. I would not recommend this school to other students.
--Submitted by a student

West Forsyth has some great teachers. Too bad they have such horrible leadship. The principal cares nothing about these students.
--Submitted by a parent

Excellent High School!!! West Forsyth High School has surpassed our expectations through the schools leadership, teachers and academic programs. Parent communication is well organized and informative.
--Submitted by a parent