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What do you wish you knew before starting at Johns Creek Elementary?
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Enrollment
888
Elementary
DISTRICT 1,008 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORSYTH COUNTY·NCES 130222003685
Johns Creek Elementary
6205 Old Atlanta Rd, Suwanee, GA 30024 · (678) 965-5041 · Forsyth County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL888 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
125 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 | 4 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 99 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 134 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 147 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 156 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 167 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 181 | 20% |
Student demographics
44%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
77.6%
GA avg 40.1% . -3.6pp since 2021
Math
88.0%
GA avg 44.6% . +0.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 88 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 4 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.6% | 88.0% |
| 2023-24 | 76.7% | 87.7% |
| 2022-23 | 80.8% | 91.1% |
| 2021-22 | 81.2% | 87.9% |
% 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
79.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.1%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Johns Creek Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Forsyth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.5% | #27 of 1,208 | #2 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 88.0% | #8 of 1,215 | #2 of 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.6% | #24 of 1,215 | #2 of 23 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.7pp | #299 of 1,183 | #10 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 888 | #147 of 1,324 | #16 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #1,227 of 1,301 | #21 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.2% | #884 of 1,301 | #21 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.0% | #367 of 854 | #8 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
888
-157 (-15%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 16.6:1
% White
12%
was 20%
% Hispanic
6%
was 4%
% Black
5%
was 4%
% Asian
73%
was 66%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 888 | 55.5 | 16.0:1 | 14% (125) |
| 2023-24 | 958 | 57.2 | 16.8:1 | 16% (150) |
| 2022-23 | 968 | 53.6 | 18.1:1 | 6% (59) |
| 2017-18 | 1,045 | 63 | 16.6:1 | 3% (35) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Johns Creek Elementary.
About Johns Creek Elementary
Johns Creek Elementary is a public elementary school in Suwanee, Georgia. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 888 students in 2024-25. That puts enrollment 47% larger than the 605-student average for elementary schools in Georgia.
Forsyth County runs Johns Creek Elementary along with 41 other schools, enrolling 54,864 students in total.
Of every 100 students at Johns Creek Elementary, about 73 are Asian. After that, the student body is 12% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Forsyth County, the Asian share is about 20%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 44%.
For every teacher at Johns Creek Elementary, there are about 16.0 students; the school has 55.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Georgia average 13.3:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 14%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Johns Creek Elementary would score about 70.1%. It scores 79.5%, 9.5 points above that figure.
The school is in Forsyth County, where median household income comes to about $143,784, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. Forsyth County counts 42 public schools with about 54,864 students.
Johns Creek Elementary is about 1.3 miles from Shakerag Elementary School, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Johns Creek Elementary ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Johns Creek Elementary in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment decreased 15% over 7 years, reaching 888 in 2024-25. The student mix also changed: the White share fell from 20% to 12%.
The allk12 page for Johns Creek Elementary lets the school community talk about 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 Suwanee
- Lambert High SchoolHigh · 3,249 students
- Peachtree Ridge High SchoolHigh · 3,155 students
- North Gwinnett High SchoolHigh · 3,033 students
- Collins Hill High SchoolHigh · 2,485 students
- Riverwatch Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,455 students
- Level Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,051 students
Nearby schools
- Shakerag Elementary School1.3 mi · 590
- River Trail Middle School1.5 mi · 1,098
- Riverside Elementary School2.7 mi · 919
- Sharon Elementary School2.7 mi · 865
- Lambert High School2.9 mi · 3,249
- Level Creek Elementary School3.3 mi · 1,051
Frequently asked questions
About Johns Creek ElementaryHow large is Johns Creek Elementary?
Johns Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 888 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Johns Creek Elementary serve?
Johns Creek Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Johns Creek Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Johns Creek Elementary is approximately 16.0:1 (56 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Johns Creek Elementary?
At Johns Creek Elementary, the student body is approximately 12% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% Black, 73% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Johns Creek Elementary?
Johns Creek Elementary is overseen by Forsyth County in Forsyth County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.