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Enrollment
1,164
Middle
DISTRICT 1,220 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORSYTH COUNTY·NCES 130222002178
North Forsyth Middle School
3645 Coal Mountain Dr, Cumming, GA 30028 · (770) 889-0743 · Forsyth County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,164 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% of Georgia public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
72 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
340 students
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 74%
Community
6
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 | 406 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 345 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 413 | 35% |
Student demographics
59%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
North Forsyth Middle School→North Forsyth High School
Feeds from
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
44.1%
GA avg 40.1% . +4.2pp since 2021
Math
61.0%
GA avg 44.6% . +2.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 3 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.1% | 61.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% | 57.7% |
| 2022-23 | 43.2% | 55.9% |
| 2021-22 | 40.0% | 58.1% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
46.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.2%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 62% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 North Forsyth Middle School
North Forsyth Middle School's state test result (46.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Forsyth Middle School this school | 1,164 | 29.2% | 46.8% |
| McClure Middle School Kennesaw | 1,030 | 30.7% | 65.5% |
| Mill Creek Middle School Woodstock | 1,476 | 31.5% | 57.0% |
| J.C. Booth Middle School Peachtree City | 1,115 | 24.5% | 69.1% |
| West Jackson Middle School Jefferson | 951 | 34.1% | 53.6% |
| Simpson Middle School Marietta | 884 | 19.7% | 69.5% |
Matched among Georgia middle 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 North Forsyth Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Forsyth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #142 of 470 | #9 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #82 of 474 no change | #8 of 11 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #144 of 474 ▲ 18 | #9 of 11 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.5pp | #271 of 465 | #5 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,164 | #60 of 487 | #7 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #405 of 471 | #3 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.7% | #204 of 471 | #8 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.2% | #438 of 479 | #3 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.5% | #121 of 144 | #5 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. 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
1,164
-79 (-6%) vs 2020
+2% since 2000-01, when it was 1,139
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 1,164 | 71.6 | 16.3:1 | 29% (340) |
| 2023-24 | 1,170 | 74.2 | 15.8:1 | 32% (380) |
| 2022-23 | 1,191 | 72.4 | 16.4:1 | 20% (237) |
| 2020-21 | 1,243 | 77 | 16.1:1 | 18% (218) |
| 2017-18 | 1,125 | 62.2 | 18.1:1 | 19% (211) |
| 2015-16 | 1,031 | 62 | 16.6:1 | 19% (194) |
| 2010-11 | 896 | 49 | 18.3:1 | 23% (210) |
| 2000-01 | 1,139 | 68 | 16.8:1 | 16% (177) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Forsyth Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (1,125 to 1,164); teachers up 15% (62.2 to 71.6).
About North Forsyth Middle School
North Forsyth Middle School is a high-enrollment middle-grades school that serves part of Cumming, Georgia. It covers grades 6 through 8, with a total enrollment of 1,164 students. Statewide, middle schools in Georgia average about 763 students each.
North Forsyth Middle School is one school in Forsyth County, a system of 42 schools with 54,864 students.
A majority of students at North Forsyth Middle School, 61%, are White. The next largest groups are 17% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 7% Black, and 4% multiracial. County-wide, about 64% of residents are White. North Forsyth Middle School has a diversity index of 59%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school has about 16.3 students per teacher and 71.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among middle schools in Georgia is 14.1:1, lower than at this school. About 29% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch.
Measured against Georgia public middle schools, North Forsyth Middle School receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, North Forsyth Middle School is among the bottom 10% of schools in Georgia. Predicted: 62.2%. Actual: 46.8%.
Federal survey data for Forsyth County show that 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. North Forsyth Middle School is among the 42 public schools in Forsyth County.
Nearby, North Forsyth High School is about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, North Forsyth Middle School ranks 6th of 9 on average proficiency.
North Forsyth Middle 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.
The number of students dropped from 1,243 to 1,164 over 4 years.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at North Forsyth Middle School. 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
- North Forsyth High School0.2 mi · 2,151
- Coal Mountain Elementary School0.3 mi · 747
- Chattahoochee Elementary School2.9 mi · 810
- Silver City Elementary School3.5 mi · 1,142
- Alliance Academy for Innovation4.1 mi · 1,145
- Cumming Elementary School4.3 mi · 900
Frequently asked questions
About North Forsyth Middle SchoolHow large is North Forsyth Middle School?
North Forsyth Middle School enrolls approximately 1,164 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does North Forsyth Middle School serve?
North Forsyth Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does North Forsyth Middle School have?
North Forsyth Middle School employs 72 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
What is the student diversity at North Forsyth Middle School?
Student demographics at North Forsyth Middle School are roughly 61% White, 17% Hispanic, 7% Black, 10% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is North Forsyth Middle School public or private?
North Forsyth 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.