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Alumni: what's one memory from Poole's Mill Elementary that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
1,384
Elementary
DISTRICT 1,008 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORSYTH COUNTY·NCES 130222004400
Poole's Mill Elementary
7110 Heardsville Rd, Cumming, GA 30028 · (770) 888-1285 · Forsyth County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,384 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
90 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
304 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 | 33 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 215 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 212 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 210 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 257 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 239 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 218 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (215) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (218).
Student demographics
65%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
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
50.6%
GA avg 40.1% . +4.2pp since 2021
Math
63.8%
GA avg 44.6% . +11.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 12 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.6% | 63.8% |
| 2023-24 | 47.2% | 54.7% |
| 2022-23 | 43.5% | 49.0% |
| 2021-22 | 46.3% | 52.2% |
% 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
52.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.0%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Poole's Mill Elementary
Poole's Mill Elementary's state test result (52.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poole's Mill Elementary this school | 1,384 | 22.0% | 52.9% |
| Kelly Mill Elementary Cumming | 1,104 | 14.9% | 64.6% |
| Sawnee Elementary School Cumming | 1,591 | 21.5% | 59.2% |
| Level Creek Elementary School Suwanee | 1,051 | 15.1% | 85.5% |
| Matt Elementary School Cumming | 1,171 | 19.1% | 63.0% |
| George W. Whitlow Elementary Cumming | 1,247 | 32.6% | 66.3% |
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 Poole's Mill Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Forsyth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.9% | #294 of 1,208 | #19 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.8% | #203 of 1,215 ▲ 139 | #18 of 23 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.6% | #266 of 1,215 ▲ 100 | #18 of 23 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.9pp | #219 of 1,183 | #2 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,384 | #14 of 1,324 | #2 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #1,163 of 1,301 | #16 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.4% | #291 of 1,301 | #7 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.0% | #1,216 of 1,312 | #9 of 23 |
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
1,384
+615 (+80%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 1,384 | 90 | 15.4:1 | 22% (304) |
| 2023-24 | 1,197 | 80 | 15.0:1 | 23% (273) |
| 2022-23 | 1,090 | 69.1 | 15.8:1 | 15% (160) |
| 2020-21 | 769 | 51 | 15.1:1 | 18% (141) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Poole's Mill Elementary.
About Poole's Mill Elementary
Poole's Mill Elementary is a large elementary school that serves part of Cumming, Georgia. It enrolled 1,384 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in Georgia average about 605 students each.
Poole's Mill Elementary reports to Forsyth County, which has 42 schools and 54,864 students.
The most common group at Poole's Mill Elementary is White students, at 46%. It is also 34% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 3% multiracial. Forsyth County's residents are about 64% White, 18 points above the school's share. Poole's Mill Elementary's diversity index is 65%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal data list 90 full-time-equivalent teachers at Poole's Mill Elementary in 2024-25, for a ratio of 15.4:1. That is higher than the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. The lunch program counts 22% of students at Poole's Mill Elementary as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That tracks the 21% average for public schools in Forsyth County.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 66.0% at Poole's Mill Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 52.9%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Forsyth County, the median household income is $143,784, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 3%. There are 42 public schools in Forsyth County, enrolling about 54,864 students in all.
The school nearest to Poole's Mill Elementary is Liberty Middle School, at a distance of about 1.8 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes 6 other public schools. By average proficiency, Poole's Mill Elementary is 6th among 9 schools close by.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Reported enrollment: 769 (2020-21) and 1,384 (2024-25). These figures may describe different sets of grades.
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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 School1.8 mi · 1,256
- Matt Elementary School1.9 mi · 1,171
- Hendricks Middle School4.0 mi · 1,376
- Free Home Elementary School4.2 mi · 280
- Sawnee Elementary School4.2 mi · 1,591
- West Forsyth High School4.9 mi · 2,503
Frequently asked questions
About Poole's Mill ElementaryHow many students attend Poole's Mill Elementary?
Poole's Mill Elementary enrolls approximately 1,384 students in grades PK-05.
Is Poole's Mill Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Poole's Mill Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Poole's Mill Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Poole's Mill Elementary is approximately 15.4:1 (90 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Poole's Mill Elementary?
At Poole's Mill Elementary, the student body is approximately 46% White, 12% Hispanic, 4% Black, 34% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Poole's Mill Elementary in?
Poole's Mill Elementary is part of Forsyth County.
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