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Enrollment
900
Elementary
DISTRICT 1,008 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORSYTH COUNTY·NCES 130222000957
Cumming Elementary School
540 Dahlonega St, Cumming, GA 30040 · (770) 887-7749 · Forsyth County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL900 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
78 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
538 students
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 74%
Community
6
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 | 31 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 139 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 139 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 136 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 150 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 147 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 158 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (139) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (158).
Student demographics
65%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
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
39.4%
GA avg 40.1% . +9.8pp since 2021
Math
47.5%
GA avg 44.6% . +6.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.4% | 47.5% |
| 2023-24 | 36.4% | 42.8% |
| 2022-23 | 34.9% | 42.4% |
| 2021-22 | 29.6% | 41.1% |
% 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
40.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.5%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 →
Schools most like Cumming Elementary School
Cumming Elementary School's state test result (40.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cumming Elementary School this school | 900 | 59.8% | 40.8% |
| Sycamore Elementary School Sugar Hill | 751 | 61.7% | 45.8% |
| Brookwood Elementary School Dalton | 688 | 56.3% | 49.0% |
| Berkeley Lake Elementary School Duluth | 838 | 54.7% | 46.7% |
| Enota Multiple Intelligences Academy Gainesville | 767 | 56.8% | 42.4% |
| Flowery Branch Elementary School Flowery Branch | 711 | 63.9% | 30.1% |
Matched among Georgia elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Cumming Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Forsyth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #533 of 1,208 | #23 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #458 of 1,215 ▲ 86 | #23 of 23 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.4% | #483 of 1,215 ▲ 125 | #23 of 23 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.2pp | #206 of 1,183 | #1 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 900 | #138 of 1,324 | #15 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #201 of 1,301 | #1 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.6% | #323 of 1,301 | #8 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.8% | #947 of 1,312 | #1 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.0% | #601 of 854 | #12 of 14 |
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
900
-24 (-3%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 811
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 900 | 77.6 | 11.6:1 | 60% (538) |
| 2023-24 | 948 | 80.7 | 11.8:1 | 62% (584) |
| 2022-23 | 922 | 78.4 | 11.8:1 | 55% (509) |
| 2020-21 | 924 | 76 | 12.2:1 | 59% (541) |
| 2017-18 | 978 | 76 | 12.9:1 | 63% (616) |
| 2015-16 | 971 | 79 | 12.3:1 | 66% (639) |
| 2010-11 | 1,164 | 82 | 14.2:1 | 42% (492) |
| 2000-01 | 716 | 54 | 13.3:1 | 32% (226) |
| 1990-91 | 811 | 48 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cumming Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (978 to 900); teachers up 2% (76 to 77.6).
About Cumming Elementary School
Cumming Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Cumming, Georgia. The school enrolls 900 students in pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Georgia average about 605 students, which makes this school 49% larger than average.
Cumming Elementary School is one of 42 schools in Forsyth County, which enrolls 54,864 students in total.
At Cumming Elementary School, Hispanic students make up the biggest share, 47%. Other groups include 35% White, 7% Black, 7% Asian, and 3% multiracial. By comparison, Forsyth County residents are about 10% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 65, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 11.6:1. The school has 77.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Georgia is 13.3:1. In all, 60% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 21% average for public schools in Forsyth County is 39 points.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Cumming Elementary School would score about 46.5%. It scores 40.8%, 5.6 points below that figure.
Census data for Forsyth County show median household income comes to about $143,784, about 57% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 3%. The county has 42 public schools and about 54,864 students.
Otwell Middle School, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Cumming Elementary School ranks 9th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Cumming Elementary School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
The school's enrollment fell 3% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
The Cumming Elementary School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
- Otwell Middle School0.2 mi · 1,062
- Forsyth Central High School0.4 mi · 2,457
- Alliance Academy for Innovation1.1 mi · 1,145
- Kelly Mill Elementary2.0 mi · 1,104
- Sawnee Elementary School2.7 mi · 1,591
- George W. Whitlow Elementary2.8 mi · 1,247
Frequently asked questions
About Cumming Elementary SchoolHow large is Cumming Elementary School?
Cumming Elementary School enrolls approximately 900 students in grades PK-05.
Is Cumming Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cumming Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Cumming Elementary School have?
Cumming Elementary School employs 78 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Cumming Elementary School?
Student demographics at Cumming Elementary School are roughly 35% White, 47% Hispanic, 7% Black, 7% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Cumming Elementary School?
Cumming Elementary School is overseen by Forsyth County in Forsyth County.
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