George W. Whitlow Elementary

George W. Whitlow Elementary is a well-populated elementary-level community in Cumming, Georgia, operated by Forsyth County. The school hosts 1,247 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 605 students per school, that is 106% bigger than typical.

Within Forsyth County, which oversees 42 schools and 54,864 students, George W. Whitlow Elementary is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, George W. Whitlow Elementary lists that the most-represented group is Asian (40%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder looks like 29% White, 21% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 20% Asian, putting the school's mix considerably more Asian than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, George W. Whitlow Elementary has 95 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.1:1. The state averages about 13.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 33% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Forsyth County's rate of about 21%.

With demographic context factored in, George W. Whitlow Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 60.5%, the actual is 66.3%, a residual of +5.8 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Forsyth County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $143,784 per year, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. Across Forsyth County's 42 public schools (combined enrollment of about 54,864 students), George W. Whitlow Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is New Hope Elementary School, roughly 1.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, George W. Whitlow Elementary comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 61.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Looking at the recent track record. George W. Whitlow Elementary's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 1,233 (now 1,247). Asian enrollment moved from 17% to 40% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 today.

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