Matt Elementary School

Matt Elementary School is one of the big elementary schools in Cumming, Georgia, run under Forsyth County, with 1,171 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Georgia's public schools average about 605 students each, so Matt Elementary School sits 94% bigger than that benchmark.

Within Forsyth County, which oversees 42 schools and 54,864 students, Matt Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Matt Elementary School logs that 56% of the student body identifies as White; the rest looks like 27% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Black.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Matt Elementary School has 81 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.3:1 average. An estimated 19% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Matt Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 67.5%; this one delivers 63.0%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Forsyth County) logs that median household income runs about $143,784, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. Across Forsyth County's 42 public schools (combined enrollment of about 54,864 students), Matt Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Liberty Middle School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Matt Elementary School at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 53.2%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 1,178 students in 2018 compared to 1,171 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 1% to 27% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 today.

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