Settles Bridge Elementary School

Settles Bridge Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary-level community in Suwanee, Georgia, one of the schools within Forsyth County. The school serves 741 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 22% above the typical public school in Georgia, which averages around 605 students.

Settles Bridge Elementary School is one of 42 schools operated by Forsyth County, a district that instructs 54,864 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Settles Bridge Elementary School shows that the largest single group is Asian, at 56% of enrollment. Other groups include 29% White, 6% Black, 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. By comparison, Forsyth County as a whole is about 20% Asian, so the school skews noticeably more Asian than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.3:1. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 15% of students at Settles Bridge Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Settles Bridge Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 69.4%, the actual is 77.1%, a residual of +7.7 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Forsyth County put the typical household earns roughly $143,784 per year, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. Settles Bridge Elementary School is one of 42 public schools in Forsyth County (combined enrollment of about 54,864 students).

The closest other public school is Riverwatch Middle School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Settles Bridge Elementary School at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 79.8%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 32%: 1,087 students in 2018 compared to 741 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 49% to 56% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.