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How has Lakeside Middle School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
1,513
Middle
DISTRICT 1,220 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORSYTH COUNTY·NCES 130222003858
Lakeside Middle School
2565 Echols Rd, Cumming, GA 30041 · (678) 455-7311 · Forsyth County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,513 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
90 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
222 students
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 74%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 489 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 499 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 525 | 35% |
Student demographics
63%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
Lakeside Middle School→South Forsyth High School
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
67.2%
GA avg 40.1% . +2.3pp since 2021
Math
80.3%
GA avg 44.6% . +4.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.2% | 80.3% |
| 2023-24 | 72.4% | 81.8% |
| 2022-23 | 66.1% | 76.2% |
| 2021-22 | 64.9% | 76.0% |
% 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
69.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.8%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% 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 Lakeside Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Forsyth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.3% | #35 of 470 | #5 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.3% | #19 of 474 | #4 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.2% | #33 of 474 | #5 of 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.3pp | #278 of 465 | #6 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,513 | #20 of 487 | #1 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #428 of 471 | #4 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.8% | #136 of 471 | #5 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.6% | #40 of 144 | #2 of 8 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
1,513
+237 (+19%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 18.0:1
% White
38%
was 67%
% Hispanic
9%
was 8%
% Black
3%
was 3%
% Asian
47%
was 20%
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 | 1,513 | 90.3 | 16.8:1 | 15% (222) |
| 2023-24 | 1,526 | 88.1 | 17.3:1 | 14% (211) |
| 2022-23 | 1,477 | 81.2 | 18.2:1 | 8% (116) |
| 2017-18 | 1,276 | 71 | 18.0:1 | 8% (105) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lakeside Middle School.
About Lakeside Middle School
In Cumming, Georgia, Lakeside Middle School is a large middle school. School enrollment was 1,513 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 8. For comparison, middle schools in Georgia average about 763 students.
Lakeside Middle School falls under Forsyth County, which has 42 schools enrolling 54,864 students.
Federal enrollment data show Asian students as the largest group at Lakeside Middle School, at 47%. Beyond that, enrollment is 38% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 3% Black. The Asian share of the county population is lower, at 20%. Lakeside Middle School's diversity index is 63%, against a US figure of 70%.
The count of teachers at Lakeside Middle School is 90.3 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 16.8:1. That is 2.7 students per teacher above the 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia. Around 15% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals.
A school with Lakeside Middle School's lunch-eligibility share in Georgia is predicted to score 69.8%. Lakeside Middle School scores 69.3%, within a point of that line.
County data help place the school in context: in Forsyth County, the median household income is $143,784, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. Forsyth County is home to 42 public schools and about 54,864 public school students.
Haw Creek Elementary is the public school closest to Lakeside Middle School, about 0.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 77.0%; Lakeside Middle School's is 69.3%, ranking 7th of 9.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Over 7 years, Lakeside Middle School's enrollment grew 19%, to 1,513. White students went from 67% of enrollment in 2017-18 to 38% in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.0:1 in 2017-18 to 16.8:1 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Lakeside Middle School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Poole's Mill ElementaryElementary · 1,384 students
Nearby schools
- Haw Creek Elementary0.1 mi · 926
- Mashburn Elementary School0.5 mi · 976
- Lanier Middle School2.2 mi · 1,369
- White Oak Elementary School2.2 mi · 722
- Riverwatch Middle School2.9 mi · 1,455
- Settles Bridge Elementary School2.9 mi · 741
Frequently asked questions
About Lakeside Middle SchoolHow many students attend Lakeside Middle School?
Lakeside Middle School enrolls approximately 1,513 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Lakeside Middle School serve?
Lakeside Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lakeside Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lakeside Middle School is approximately 16.8:1 (90 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lakeside Middle School?
At Lakeside Middle School, the student body is approximately 38% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Black, 47% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Lakeside Middle School public or private?
Lakeside Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Forsyth County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.