Kelly Mill Elementary

Kelly Mill Elementary is a sprawling K-5 school in Cumming, Georgia, one of the schools within Forsyth County. The school educates 1,104 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 82% above the state mean of about 605.

Forsyth County runs 42 schools in total, collectively educating 54,864 students. Kelly Mill Elementary is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Kelly Mill Elementary reports that 45% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 35% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 4% Black. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 64%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 69 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 15% of students at Kelly Mill Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Kelly Mill Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 69.6%; this one delivers 64.6%.

Across the wider county, census data for Forsyth County shows median household income runs about $143,784, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Forsyth County runs 42 public schools (combined enrollment of about 54,864 students), of which Kelly Mill Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is George W. Whitlow Elementary, roughly 1.5 miles away. 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), Kelly Mill Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 58.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 10%: 1,220 students in 2018 compared to 1,104 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 76% to 45%. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.