Chattahoochee Elementary School

Chattahoochee Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary campus in Cumming, Georgia, operated by Forsyth County, educates 810 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 34% larger than the typical public school in Georgia, which averages around 605 students.

Forsyth County runs 42 schools in total, collectively educating 54,864 students. Chattahoochee Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Chattahoochee Elementary School lists that 59% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder consists of 32% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 2% Black.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 66 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.3:1. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 54% of students at Chattahoochee Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Forsyth County's rate of about 21%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Chattahoochee Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.4%, the actual is 47.6%, a residual of -1.8 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Forsyth County indicate median household income runs about $143,784, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Forsyth County's 42 public schools (combined enrollment of about 54,864 students), Chattahoochee Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Alliance Academy for Innovation, roughly 2.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Chattahoochee Elementary School at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 51.0%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Five-year trend. Chattahoochee Elementary School's enrollment has increased 12% since 2018, when it stood at 726 (now 810). White enrollment moved from 71% to 59% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Chattahoochee Elementary School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.