People repeating the ninth grade attended the main campus of North Forest High School.

[6] Jennifer Radcliffe of the Houston Chronicle wrote in 2014 that "The way students and administrators tell it, the campus had spiraled out of control during North Forest ISD's decline.

After Pamela "Pam" Farinas took over the position of the school principal in 2013, officials from a university outside of Texas told her that it did not recruit students from North Forest High.

[11] North Forest High School consists of the main campus on Mesa Dr. that serves students grades 9-12.

[12] The Jones Cowart Stadium is located directly behind the main campus and is operated by the Houston ISD Athletic Department.

[13] After the July 1, 2013 closure of NFISD, on the North Forest High School main campus, Houston Independent School District officials found a room with a cabinet with Lenox china, a grandfather clock, furnishings, a green carpet, and flowered wallpaper.

[16] With funds from a 2012 Bond, the Houston Independent School District built a brand new, $59.5 million campus that features flexible learning areas, a modern dining commons, and career training spaces, as well as large windows that provide ample natural lighting and open views to the prairie in front of the building and the forest in back.

The new North Forest also features a gymnasium, auditorium, dance studio, theater room, and a unique indoor running track – a first of its kind in HISD.

[20] Plez Atkins served as the coach of the NFHS American football team prior to the HISD takeover in 2013.

Jennifer Radcliffe of the Houston Chronicle wrote that the loss of the coaches caused a decline in the American football team.

[21][22] In 2013, after the HISD takeover, the administration started the support groups for anger management, substance abuse, and defiance.