Lakeside Middle School

Lakeside Middle School is one of the high-enrollment 6-8 campuss in Cumming, Georgia, run under Forsyth County, with 1,513 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Georgia's public schools average about 763 students each, so Lakeside Middle School sits 98% larger than that benchmark.

Lakeside Middle School is one of 42 schools operated by Forsyth County, a district that caters to 54,864 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Lakeside Middle School logs that the most-represented group is Asian (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 38% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 20% Asian, putting the school's mix considerably more Asian than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school lists 90 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.1:1, putting Lakeside Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 15% of students at Lakeside Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Lakeside Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 69.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 69.3%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Forsyth County) logs that median household earnings sit near $143,784, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. Lakeside Middle School is one of 42 public schools in Forsyth County (combined enrollment of about 54,864 students).

Nearest neighbor: Haw Creek Elementary, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lakeside Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lakeside Middle School at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 77.0%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Five-year trend. Lakeside Middle School's enrollment has climbed 19% since 2018, when it stood at 1,276 (now 1,513). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 67% to 38%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 18.0:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.