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Enrollment
1,142
Elementary
DISTRICT 1,008 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORSYTH COUNTY·NCES 130222003356
Silver City Elementary School
6200 Dahlonega Hwy, Cumming, GA 30028 · (678) 965-5020 · Forsyth County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,142 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
75 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
290 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 | 29 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 161 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 172 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 185 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 206 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 203 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 186 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (161) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (186).
Student demographics
55%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
44.3%
GA avg 40.1% . -10.0pp since 2021
Math
62.2%
GA avg 44.6% . +0.0pp 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 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are down about 10 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.3% | 62.2% |
| 2023-24 | 47.9% | 59.8% |
| 2022-23 | 48.7% | 58.7% |
| 2021-22 | 54.4% | 62.1% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
53.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.2%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Silver City Elementary School
Silver City Elementary School's state test result (53.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver City Elementary School this school | 1,142 | 25.4% | 53.9% |
| Little River Elem. Woodstock | 1,232 | 31.1% | 60.4% |
| Hickory Flat Elementary School Canton | 890 | 16.5% | 66.3% |
| Simpson Elementary School Peachtree Corners | 881 | 17.6% | 81.9% |
| River Ridge Elementary Evans | 789 | 21.4% | 79.0% |
| Floyd L. Shelton Elementary School at Crossroad Dallas | 1,389 | 27.9% | 50.0% |
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 Silver City Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Forsyth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.9% | #280 of 1,208 | #18 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.2% | #225 of 1,215 ▲ 31 | #19 of 23 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #370 of 1,215 ▼ 7 | #20 of 23 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.0pp | #135 of 1,183 | #3 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,142 | #36 of 1,324 | #7 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #1,142 of 1,301 | #14 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.5% | #637 of 1,301 | #17 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.4% | #1,204 of 1,312 | #7 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.4% | #355 of 854 | #6 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
1,142
+88 (+8%) vs 2020
+24% since 2010-11, when it was 919
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 1,142 | 75 | 15.2:1 | 25% (290) |
| 2023-24 | 1,135 | 75.5 | 15.0:1 | 28% (318) |
| 2022-23 | 1,128 | 69.5 | 16.2:1 | 16% (186) |
| 2020-21 | 1,054 | 72 | 14.6:1 | 15% (155) |
| 2017-18 | 1,350 | 82 | 16.5:1 | 19% (260) |
| 2015-16 | 1,157 | 74 | 15.6:1 | 20% (234) |
| 2010-11 | 919 | 56 | 16.4:1 | 23% (214) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Silver City Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (1,350 to 1,142); teachers down 9% (82 to 75).
About Silver City Elementary School
Silver City Elementary School is an elementary school in Cumming, Georgia, and it is part of Forsyth County. The school counted 1,142 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5. It has 89% more students than the average for elementary schools in Georgia (about 605).
The district, Forsyth County, operates 42 schools serving 54,864 students.
The share of White students at Silver City Elementary School is 64%, a majority. Smaller groups are 13% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 4% multiracial. Census estimates put Forsyth County at about 64% White, close to the school's figure. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 55, compared with 70 nationally.
A staff of 75 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 15.2:1. The average for elementary schools in Georgia, 13.3:1, is lower. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 25%.
Compared with Georgia schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Silver City Elementary School's results are 10.3 points below predicted: 53.9% against 64.2%.
In the wider Forsyth County area, the median household earns about $143,784 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 3%. Across Forsyth County, 42 public schools serve about 54,864 students.
Among nearby public schools, Dawson County Middle School is closest at about 2.0 miles. Silver City Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 6 others within five miles. Silver City Elementary School comes in 2nd of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The school's student count rose 8% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Silver City Elementary School. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
Other Silver City Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Silver City Elementary. Silver City Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Silver City ElemKansas City, KS · 1,495 students
Nearby schools
- Dawson County Middle School2.0 mi · 641
- Riverview Elementary School2.0 mi · 493
- Black's Mill Elementary School2.1 mi · 570
- North Forsyth Middle School3.5 mi · 1,164
- North Forsyth High School3.5 mi · 2,151
- Coal Mountain Elementary School3.8 mi · 747
Frequently asked questions
About Silver City Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Silver City Elementary School?
Silver City Elementary School enrolls approximately 1,142 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Silver City Elementary School serve?
Silver City Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Silver City Elementary School have?
Silver City Elementary School employs 75 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
How diverse is Silver City Elementary School?
Silver City Elementary School reports a student body of 64% White, 12% Hispanic, 7% Black, 13% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Silver City Elementary School?
Silver City Elementary School is overseen by Forsyth County in Forsyth County.
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