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Enrollment
1,104
Elementary
DISTRICT 1,008 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORSYTH COUNTY·NCES 130222004084
Kelly Mill Elementary
1180 Chamblee Gap Rd, Cumming, GA 30040 · (678) 965-4953 · Forsyth County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,104 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
69 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
165 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 | 14 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 170 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 155 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 182 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 200 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 196 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 187 | 17% |
Student demographics
66%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
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
59.4%
GA avg 40.1% . -0.3pp since 2021
Math
73.3%
GA avg 44.6% . +6.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.4% | 73.3% |
| 2023-24 | 61.5% | 71.1% |
| 2022-23 | 64.1% | 73.5% |
| 2021-22 | 59.7% | 66.7% |
% 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
64.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.6%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% 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 Kelly Mill Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Forsyth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.6% | #147 of 1,208 | #14 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.3% | #97 of 1,215 | #12 of 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.4% | #147 of 1,215 | #13 of 23 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.2pp | #511 of 1,183 | #6 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,104 | #47 of 1,324 | #8 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #1,228 of 1,301 | #22 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.1% | #256 of 1,301 | #6 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.5% | #556 of 854 | #11 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
1,104
-116 (-10%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 17.3:1
% White
45%
was 76%
% Hispanic
11%
was 8%
% Black
4%
was 3%
% Asian
35%
was 9%
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 | 1,104 | 69 | 16.0:1 | 15% (165) |
| 2023-24 | 1,052 | 66.1 | 15.9:1 | 16% (164) |
| 2022-23 | 1,057 | 65 | 16.3:1 | 8% (80) |
| 2017-18 | 1,220 | 70.5 | 17.3:1 | 7% (85) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kelly Mill Elementary.
About Kelly Mill Elementary
In Cumming, Georgia, Kelly Mill Elementary is a high-enrollment elementary school. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 1,104 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Georgia enroll about 605 students on average.
District-wide, Forsyth County has 42 schools and 54,864 students.
The largest group at Kelly Mill Elementary is White students, at 45%. After that, the student body is 35% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 4% Black. Census figures show Forsyth County is about 64% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Kelly Mill Elementary scores 66%.
Kelly Mill Elementary lists 69 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 16.0 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in Georgia, the average ratio is 13.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 15% of the student body.
Kelly Mill Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of Georgia schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 64.6% and a predicted 69.6%.
Forsyth County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $143,784 a year, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. Kelly Mill Elementary shares Forsyth County with 41 other public schools.
The closest school to Kelly Mill Elementary is George W. Whitlow Elementary, located about 1.5 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Kelly Mill Elementary. Its average proficiency rate of 64.6% is above the 58.2% average for nearby schools.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 7 years from 2017-18 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 10%. White enrollment as a share of the school fell from 76% to 45%. The ratio was 17.3:1 in 2017-18 and 16.0:1 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Kelly Mill Elementary. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- George W. Whitlow Elementary1.5 mi · 1,247
- Forsyth Central High School1.6 mi · 2,457
- Otwell Middle School1.8 mi · 1,062
- New Hope Elementary School1.8 mi · 1,175
- Cumming Elementary School2.0 mi · 900
- Sawnee Elementary School2.4 mi · 1,591
Frequently asked questions
About Kelly Mill ElementaryHow large is Kelly Mill Elementary?
Kelly Mill Elementary enrolls approximately 1,104 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Kelly Mill Elementary serve?
Kelly Mill Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Kelly Mill Elementary?
Approximately 16.0:1 students per teacher at Kelly Mill Elementary.
How diverse is Kelly Mill Elementary?
Kelly Mill Elementary reports a student body of 45% White, 11% Hispanic, 4% Black, 35% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Kelly Mill Elementary in?
Kelly Mill Elementary is part of Forsyth County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.