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How has South Forsyth Middle School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
1,319
Middle
DISTRICT 1,220 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORSYTH COUNTY·NCES 130222002262
South Forsyth Middle School
4670 Windermere Parkway, Cumming, GA 30041 · (770) 888-3170 · Forsyth County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,319 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 92% of Georgia public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
18.7:1
71 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
8%
104 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 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 477 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 436 | 33% |
Student demographics
57%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
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
80.5%
GA avg 40.1% . +1.8pp since 2021
Math
89.7%
GA avg 44.6% . +1.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 90 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.5% | 89.7% |
| 2023-24 | 79.7% | 89.1% |
| 2022-23 | 80.0% | 87.4% |
| 2021-22 | 78.7% | 88.5% |
% 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
84.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.3%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% 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 South Forsyth Middle School
South Forsyth Middle School's state test result (84.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Forsyth Middle School this school | 1,319 | 7.9% | 84.2% |
| Piney Grove Middle School Cumming | 1,024 | 12.9% | 85.2% |
| Riverwatch Middle School Suwanee | 1,455 | 13.1% | 86.1% |
| River Trail Middle School Duluth | 1,098 | 14.5% | 81.8% |
| Webb Bridge Middle School Alpharetta | 1,228 | 7.9% | 83.0% |
| Lakeside Middle School Cumming | 1,513 | 14.7% | 69.3% |
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 South Forsyth Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Forsyth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 84.2% | #6 of 470 | #3 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 89.7% | #5 of 474 ▼ 1 | #2 of 11 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.5% | #8 of 474 ▲ 1 | #2 of 11 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.5pp | #347 of 465 | #10 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,319 | #36 of 487 | #4 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.7:1 | #469 of 471 | #11 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.3% | #222 of 471 | #9 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 7.9% | #478 of 479 | #11 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.1% | #136 of 144 | #8 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
1,319
-111 (-8%) vs 2020
+32% since 2000-01, when it was 996
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
was 19.3:1
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 | 1,319 | 70.6 | 18.7:1 | 8% (104) |
| 2023-24 | 1,395 | 75.6 | 18.4:1 | 9% (127) |
| 2022-23 | 1,411 | 74.3 | 19.0:1 | 3% (47) |
| 2020-21 | 1,430 | 74 | 19.3:1 | 3% (43) |
| 2017-18 | 1,305 | 74.3 | 17.6:1 | 3% (44) |
| 2015-16 | 1,273 | 71 | 17.9:1 | 4% (50) |
| 2010-11 | 838 | 46 | 18.2:1 | 5% (45) |
| 2000-01 | 996 | 58 | 17.2:1 | 5% (52) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Forsyth Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (1,305 to 1,319); teachers down 5% (74.3 to 70.6).
About South Forsyth Middle School
South Forsyth Middle School is a large middle school in Cumming, Georgia, administered by Forsyth County. School enrollment was 1,319 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 8. The average among middle schools in Georgia is roughly 763 students; this school is 73% larger than that.
Forsyth County is made up of 42 schools with 54,864 students in all.
Roughly 57% of students at South Forsyth Middle School are Asian. Enrollment also includes 31% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 3% Black. Among people living in Forsyth County, the Asian share is about 20%. South Forsyth Middle School's diversity index is 57%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at South Forsyth Middle School total 70.6 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 18.7:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia. The school counts 104 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 8%. It compares with 21% for public schools in Forsyth County.
The allk12 Grade for South Forsyth Middle School is A. Compared with Georgia public middle schools, the school scored higher than 92% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for South Forsyth Middle School is 73.3%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 84.2%.
Forsyth County census figures show that 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%. Forsyth County is home to 42 public schools and about 54,864 public school students.
The next-closest public school is Lambert High School, about 1.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, South Forsyth Middle School is ahead of the 78.5% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 9.
South Forsyth Middle School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Enrollment is down 8% from 2020-21, when South Forsyth Middle School had 1,430 students, to 2024-25, when it had 1,319.
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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
- Lambert High School1.1 mi · 3,249
- Sharon Elementary School1.3 mi · 865
- Big Creek Elementary School1.4 mi · 745
- Daves Creek Elementary School1.5 mi · 881
- Shiloh Point Elementary2.3 mi · 955
- Brookwood Elementary2.3 mi · 810
Frequently asked questions
About South Forsyth Middle SchoolHow many students attend South Forsyth Middle School?
South Forsyth Middle School enrolls approximately 1,319 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does South Forsyth Middle School serve?
South Forsyth Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at South Forsyth Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at South Forsyth Middle School is approximately 18.7:1 (71 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at South Forsyth Middle School?
At South Forsyth Middle School, the student body is approximately 31% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black, 57% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is South Forsyth Middle School public or private?
South 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.