Otwell Middle School

Located at 605 Tribble Gap Rd, in Cumming, Georgia, Otwell Middle School is a medium-sized junior high that teaches 1,062 students (grades 6 through 8), overseen by Forsyth County. That puts it 39% larger than the typical public school in Georgia, which averages around 763 students.

Forsyth County comprises 42 schools with combined enrollment of 54,864 students; Otwell Middle School is among them.

Demographically, Otwell Middle School lists that the largest single group is White at 38%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 36% Hispanic, 19% Asian, 5% Black, 2% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 64%.

On the income-and-resources front, Otwell Middle School logs 75 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 46% of students at Otwell Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Forsyth County's rate of about 21%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Otwell Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 53.5%; this one delivers 43.2%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Forsyth County put median household income runs about $143,784, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Forsyth County runs 42 public schools (combined enrollment of about 54,864 students), of which Otwell Middle School is one.

Cumming Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Otwell Middle School comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 60.7%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Five-year trend. Otwell Middle School's enrollment has contracted 19% since 2018, when it stood at 1,309 (now 1,062). Over the same period, the White share declined from 57% to 38%.

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