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Mashburn Elementary School

3777 Samples Rd, Cumming, GA 30041 · (770) 889-1630 · Forsyth County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL976 STUDENTS
Enrollment
976
Elementary
DISTRICT 1,008 · STATE 605
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
226 students
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 74%
Community
6
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K202%
Kindergarten13514%
Grade 115416%
Grade 216217%
Grade 318819%
Grade 414515%
Grade 517218%

This year's kindergarten class (135) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (172).

Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
32633%
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 34% · US 43%
Hispanic
15616%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 19% · US 30%
Black
313%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 36% · US 15%
Asian
42343%
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 5% · US 6%
Two+
354%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
40%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
49050%
Female
48650%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Mashburn Elementary School→Lakeside Middle School→South Forsyth High School
Based on published attendance-zone data from Forsyth County. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or Distinguished
English Language Arts
59.9%
GA avg 40.1% . +5.9pp since 2021
Math
72.6%
GA avg 44.6% . +5.5pp since 2021

What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 60 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 are up about 6 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 5 points.

Georgia Milestones results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2559.9%72.6%
2023-2458.9%70.5%
2022-2356.8%71.3%
2021-2254.0%67.1%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
65.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.4%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.1pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 →

Schools most like Mashburn Elementary School

Mashburn Elementary School's state test result (65.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Mashburn Elementary School this school97623.2%65.4%
Riverside Elementary School
Suwanee
91922.6%82.3%
Midway Elementary School
Alpharetta
1,02215.8%71.5%
Roberts Elementary School
Suwanee
94627.1%79.8%
Brookwood Elementary
Cumming
81013.8%75.7%
Ocee Elementary School
Alpharetta
69417.4%72.4%
Matched among Georgia elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Mashburn Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn GeorgiaIn Forsyth County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
65.4%#138 of 1,208#13 of 23
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
72.6%#100 of 1,215
▲ 28
#13 of 23
▲ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
59.9%#140 of 1,215
▲ 47
#12 of 23
▲ 3
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+5.7pp#337 of 1,183#3 of 22
Enrollment
ranked largest first
976#96 of 1,324#11 of 23
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.7:1#1,201 of 1,301#18 of 23
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
67.3%#208 of 1,301#3 of 23
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
23.2%#1,208 of 1,312#8 of 23
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+43.1%#23 of 386#2 of 7
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
976
+243 (+33%) vs 2020
+105% since 1990-91, when it was 476
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 15.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2597662.115.7:123% (226)
2023-241,09667.116.3:128% (308)
2022-2392256.216.4:117% (160)
2020-217334915.0:120% (149)
2017-1868246.514.7:122% (152)
2015-165994015.0:123% (136)
2010-116154015.4:124% (148)
2000-016984117.0:15% (32)
1990-914763214.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mashburn Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students up 43% (682 to 976); teachers up 34% (46.5 to 62.1).

About Mashburn Elementary School

Mashburn Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Cumming, Georgia. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 976 students. Across elementary schools in Georgia, the average enrollment is about 605.

Mashburn Elementary School is one school in a 42-school district, Forsyth County, which enrolls 54,864 students.

The largest racial or ethnic group at Mashburn Elementary School is Asian, with 43% of students. Next come 33% White, 16% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. The county population is about 20% Asian. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Mashburn Elementary School scores 67%.

Classroom staffing at Mashburn Elementary School totals 62.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.7:1. The average for elementary schools in Georgia, 13.3:1, is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Mashburn Elementary School is about 23%. Public schools in Forsyth County average a similar 21%.

Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 65.4% for Mashburn Elementary School. The school posts 65.4%, within a point of the prediction.

In the wider Forsyth County area, median household income comes to about $143,784, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Forsyth County counts 42 public schools with about 54,864 students.

Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Haw Creek Elementary, is about 0.5 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Mashburn Elementary School ranks 9th in a group of 9 nearby schools.

Mashburn Elementary School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Enrollment was 976 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 733.

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Forsyth County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
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

School name
Mashburn Elementary School
District
Forsyth County
Address
3777 Samples Rd, Cumming, GA 30041
Phone
(770) 889-1630
County
Forsyth County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
976
Teachers (FTE)
62
Student–teacher ratio
15.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
226 (23%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
130222000955
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Mashburn Elementary School
How large is Mashburn Elementary School?
Mashburn Elementary School enrolls approximately 976 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Mashburn Elementary School serve?
Mashburn Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Mashburn Elementary School?
Approximately 15.7:1 students per teacher at Mashburn Elementary School.
How diverse is Mashburn Elementary School?
Mashburn Elementary School reports a student body of 33% White, 16% Hispanic, 3% Black, 43% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Mashburn Elementary School in?
Mashburn Elementary School is part of Forsyth County.
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