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What's one thing Chattahoochee Elementary School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
810
Elementary
DISTRICT 1,008 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORSYTH COUNTY·NCES 130222000268
Chattahoochee Elementary School
2800 Holtzclaw Rd, Cumming, GA 30041 · (770) 781-2240 · Forsyth County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL810 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
438 students
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 74%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 25 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 122 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 114 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 144 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 124 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 144 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 137 | 17% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Chattahoochee Elementary School→Little Mill Middle School
Based on published attendance-zone data from Forsyth County. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
41.1%
GA avg 40.1% . -5.1pp since 2021
Math
54.7%
GA avg 44.6% . -1.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.1% | 54.7% |
| 2023-24 | 49.4% | 51.1% |
| 2022-23 | 42.7% | 57.1% |
| 2021-22 | 46.2% | 56.6% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.4%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Georgia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Chattahoochee Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Forsyth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #388 of 1,208 | #21 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.7% | #324 of 1,215 | #21 of 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #439 of 1,215 | #21 of 23 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.5pp | #198 of 1,183 | #5 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 810 | #217 of 1,324 | #19 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #338 of 1,301 | #2 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.1% | #653 of 1,301 | #19 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.1% | #1,004 of 1,312 | #2 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.6% | #171 of 386 | #5 of 7 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
810
+14 (+2%) vs 2020
+10% since 2000-01, when it was 738
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 13.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 810 | 66 | 12.3:1 | 54% (438) |
| 2023-24 | 800 | 67 | 11.9:1 | 53% (425) |
| 2022-23 | 793 | 55.8 | 14.2:1 | 39% (310) |
| 2020-21 | 796 | 60 | 13.3:1 | 38% (304) |
| 2017-18 | 726 | 50.8 | 14.3:1 | 30% (220) |
| 2015-16 | 755 | 52 | 14.5:1 | 34% (258) |
| 2010-11 | 945 | 55 | 17.2:1 | 31% (291) |
| 2000-01 | 738 | 46 | 16.0:1 | 13% (96) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chattahoochee Elementary School.
About Chattahoochee Elementary School
A mid-sized elementary school in Cumming, Georgia, Chattahoochee Elementary School is part of Forsyth County. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 810 students. That puts enrollment 34% above the 605-student average for elementary schools in Georgia.
Chattahoochee Elementary School is part of Forsyth County, where 42 schools serve 54,864 students.
More than half of enrollment at Chattahoochee Elementary School is White: 59%. The next largest groups are 32% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 55%.
Classroom staffing at Chattahoochee Elementary School totals 66 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.3:1. The average for elementary schools in Georgia, 13.3:1, is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Chattahoochee Elementary School is about 54%. It compares with 21% for public schools in Forsyth County.
Chattahoochee Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (47.6%) and its predicted rate (49.4%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Georgia schools.
In Forsyth County, the median household earns about $143,784 a year, about 57% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 3%. Across Forsyth County, 42 public schools serve about 54,864 students.
Alliance Academy for Innovation, about 2.1 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Chattahoochee Elementary School is 4th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Chattahoochee Elementary School enrolled 796; in 2024-25, 810. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 12.3:1, from 13.3:1.
This page is set up for the Chattahoochee Elementary School community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Forsyth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
267,287
Census ACS
Median income
$143,784
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
54,864 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Forsyth County
- Lambert High SchoolHigh · 3,249 students
- South Forsyth High SchoolHigh · 2,634 students
- Denmark High SchoolHigh · 2,527 students
- West Forsyth High SchoolHigh · 2,503 students
- Forsyth Central High SchoolHigh · 2,457 students
- North Forsyth High SchoolHigh · 2,151 students
Other schools in Cumming
- South Forsyth High SchoolHigh · 2,634 students
- West Forsyth High SchoolHigh · 2,503 students
- Forsyth Central High SchoolHigh · 2,457 students
- North Forsyth High SchoolHigh · 2,151 students
- Sawnee Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,591 students
- Lakeside Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,513 students
Nearby schools
- Alliance Academy for Innovation2.1 mi · 1,145
- Coal Mountain Elementary School2.7 mi · 747
- North Forsyth Middle School2.9 mi · 1,164
- North Forsyth High School3.0 mi · 2,151
- Cumming Elementary School3.0 mi · 900
- Otwell Middle School3.2 mi · 1,062
Frequently asked questions
About Chattahoochee Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Chattahoochee Elementary School?
Chattahoochee Elementary School enrolls approximately 810 students in grades PK-05.
Is Chattahoochee Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Chattahoochee Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Chattahoochee Elementary School have?
Chattahoochee Elementary School employs 66 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Chattahoochee Elementary School?
At Chattahoochee Elementary School, the student body is approximately 59% White, 32% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Chattahoochee Elementary School public or private?
Chattahoochee Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Forsyth County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.