This school has top SAT and ACT scores as well as good teachers. There are a number of students not motivated to become anything nor any life goals and cause trouble for the 90% that do and take up a lot of admin time to deal with. Athletes at ALL schools placed on a pedistal so this complaint is universal.
... Read more Considering all the problems this state has funding the needs for buildings, materials and teachers this school has done so much with so little, I have a daughter that has her name on the walls of the shcool now for 1320 SAT score she took in 10th grade. Biggest problem the motiovated students deal with are the violent drug dealing unmotivated kids that cause so much trouble. Read less
Posted by a parent on 01/27/09
We have had terrible experiences with this school. The teachers seem to care, although they lack the authority to control their classes. My daughter an A student in honors classes was discouraged from attending after she was ill and missed 6 weeks. On a regular basis I picked up and returned her work,
... Read more yet the counselour spoke with me, and said if she is not going to take school seriously she should just drop out. A friend while receiving his Masters in Education interned here. Basically, he was not allowed to teach and had to spoon feed the answers to the kids. Discouraged, he doesn't teach. Athletes not scholars are recognized and encouraged. Unless your child is a star athlete don't send them here. Read less
Posted by a parent on 11/07/08
This school is amazing! The people who think is horrible don't have a clue what they are talking about! The outdoor campus is beautiful, the teachers are amazing and guidance is always looking out for students best interest! I would highly recommend attending this school, because the students and the
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Posted by a student on 09/29/08
I went to Carolina Forest for two years and the school is awesome. There are some really wonderful teachers who genuinely care about their student's success. The only thing that bothered me was guidance's attitude towards college. They almost discouraged students from applying to reach or dream schools
... Read more instead of trying to pump them up. It's obviously not a preparatory school, but the facilities and faculty are still great. Highly recommended! Take Ginger Jacobs for any science possible! Read less
Posted by a student on 09/17/08
The athletes do get away with a lot. I went to school there and they would change my classes around to work with my football and wrestling. The administration staff is horrible. They just want to look good for the school board. But the teachers are great!
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Posted by a student on 01/06/08
We had a horrible experience at this school. The adminstration was not accountable, numerous attempts to work with the school failed, no return calls or emails. Only time we had any response was when we involved the school board. Commerical for school vouchers.
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Posted by a parent on 11/09/07
The administration in this school only seems to care about how they look and not the best interest of the students. We had several problems with this school while our children attended here. We made numerous attempts to help our child succeed in his education but the principal and administration were
... Read more not willing to help with solutions. They denied any suggestions we had. If your child is involved in sports this school is great as those students get special privileges and are not made accountable for their actions while children who are not involved in sports are harassed for not being involved and every little thing they do is documented. I highly suggest to parents to find other school to send their children. Read less
Posted by a teacher on 11/08/07
CFHS has approx 1850 students for 2007-08-- It also had the highest SAT scores in Horry County-
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Posted by a parent on 09/12/07
I love this school, and so does my child. The teachers are very well educated and it really shows. There was some over crowding last year but it will be better this year due to the other school built during the summer. This will be our second year here and we are so excited to start another wonderful
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Posted by a parent on 08/29/07
1. Most importantly, there are some great teachers there. Others should not be there. 2. Significant discipline issues in/out of classroom. Appears administration won't or can't gain control of problem. My child, an average student, suffered in this chaotic environment. Worked with administration over
... Read more long period hoping for resolution. After months withdrew my child 3. Overcrowding significant. 4. School looks good on the surface, administration knows all the right things to say. My opinion based on my child's experience. Research for yourself,talk to other parents before moving into this school zone. Read less
* In 2007-2008 South Carolina used the High School Assessment Program (HSAP) to test grade 10 students in English/language arts and math. The HSAP is a high school graduation requirement. The HSAP is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of South Carolina. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.
Student enrollment:
1,731
Students per teacher:
Full-time teachers:
8
Number of classrooms:
124
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Myrtle Beach schools — Carolina Forest High School is located at 700 Gardner Lacy Rd, Myrtle Beach SC 29579. 700 Gardner Lacy Rd is in the 29579 ZIP code in Myrtle Beach, SC The school district for Carolina Forest High School is the Horry County School District. Carolina Forest High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 9 - 12.
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