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If you had an hour of school board time for Matt Elementary School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
1,171
Elementary
DISTRICT 1,008 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORSYTH COUNTY·NCES 130222002487
Matt Elementary School
7455 Wallace Tatum Rd, Cumming, GA 30028 · (678) 455-4500 · Forsyth County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,171 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
81 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
224 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 24 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 174 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 158 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 193 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 200 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 219 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 203 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (174) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (203).
Student demographics
61%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
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
55.6%
GA avg 40.1% . +3.8pp since 2021
Math
67.2%
GA avg 44.6% . +3.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.6% | 67.2% |
| 2023-24 | 59.6% | 66.4% |
| 2022-23 | 52.9% | 67.0% |
| 2021-22 | 51.8% | 63.4% |
% 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
63.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.5%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Matt Elementary School
Matt Elementary School's state test result (63.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Elementary School this school | 1,171 | 19.1% | 63.0% |
| Sope Creek Elementary School Marietta | 1,104 | 9.1% | 78.4% |
| East Side Elementary School Marietta | 1,072 | 8.7% | 77.4% |
| Vickery Creek Elementary School Cumming | 982 | 6.9% | 67.8% |
| Poole's Mill Elementary Cumming | 1,384 | 22.0% | 52.9% |
| Kelly Mill Elementary Cumming | 1,104 | 14.9% | 64.6% |
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 Matt Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Forsyth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #169 of 1,208 | #15 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.2% | #161 of 1,215 ▲ 5 | #16 of 23 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.6% | #191 of 1,215 ▼ 15 | #15 of 23 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.8pp | #475 of 1,183 | #5 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,171 | #29 of 1,324 | #5 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #990 of 1,301 | #10 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.6% | #455 of 1,301 | #14 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.1% | #1,231 of 1,312 | #11 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.6% | #839 of 854 | #14 of 14 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
1,171
+209 (+22%) vs 2020
+12% since 2010-11, when it was 1,046
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 14.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,171 | 80.5 | 14.6:1 | 19% (224) |
| 2023-24 | 1,130 | 79.5 | 14.2:1 | 21% (238) |
| 2022-23 | 1,116 | 72.5 | 15.4:1 | 15% (165) |
| 2020-21 | 962 | 68 | 14.2:1 | 16% (154) |
| 2017-18 | 1,178 | 74.2 | 15.9:1 | 22% (262) |
| 2015-16 | 1,037 | 65 | 15.9:1 | 23% (236) |
| 2010-11 | 1,046 | 66 | 15.8:1 | 24% (256) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Matt Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (1,178 to 1,171); teachers up 8% (74.2 to 80.5).
About Matt Elementary School
Matt Elementary School is a public elementary school in Cumming, Georgia. Enrolled students number 1,171 students, in pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 94% higher than the average for elementary schools in Georgia, which is about 605.
Matt Elementary School is in Forsyth County, a district with 54,864 students across 42 schools.
By race and ethnicity, Matt Elementary School is 56% White. The school is also 27% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. By the diversity index, Matt Elementary School comes in at 61%.
Matt Elementary School operates with 80.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 14.6:1. That ratio is over the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. Matt Elementary School reports 19% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is close to the 21% average for public schools in Forsyth County.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 67.5% at Matt Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 63.0%.
In Forsyth County (population about 267,287), median household income is about $143,784, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 42 public schools operate in Forsyth County, serving about 54,864 students.
The closest public school to Matt Elementary School is Liberty Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of Matt Elementary School, there are 3 other public schools. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Matt Elementary School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Matt Elementary School is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count grew from 962 to 1,171.
The Matt Elementary School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- Lakeside Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,513 students
Nearby schools
- Liberty Middle School0.2 mi · 1,256
- Poole's Mill Elementary1.9 mi · 1,384
- Sawnee Elementary School3.8 mi · 1,591
- Hendricks Middle School5.3 mi · 1,376
- West Forsyth High School5.6 mi · 2,503
- North Forsyth High School5.6 mi · 2,151
Frequently asked questions
About Matt Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Matt Elementary School?
Matt Elementary School enrolls approximately 1,171 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Matt Elementary School serve?
Matt Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Matt Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Matt Elementary School is approximately 14.6:1 (81 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Matt Elementary School?
Matt Elementary School reports a student body of 56% White, 10% Hispanic, 3% Black, 27% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Matt Elementary School in?
Matt Elementary School is part of Forsyth County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.