Daves Creek Elementary School

Daves Creek Elementary School is one of the medium-sized primary schools in Cumming, Georgia, overseen by Forsyth County, with 881 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 605 students per school, that is 46% larger than typical.

Across the 42 schools in Forsyth County (54,864 students total), Daves Creek Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Daves Creek Elementary School reports that nearly all students (81%) are Asian. Other groups include 10% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 20% Asian, putting the school's mix considerably more Asian than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Daves Creek Elementary School has 67 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 8% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Forsyth County's rate of about 21%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Daves Creek Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 73.3%; this one delivers 87.5%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Forsyth County) shows that median household earnings sit near $143,784, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. In all, Forsyth County runs 42 public schools (combined enrollment of about 54,864 students), of which Daves Creek Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: South Forsyth Middle School, around 1.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Daves Creek Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 79.3%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 26%: 1,184 students in 2018 compared to 881 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share expanded from 70% to 81%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 today.

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