South Forsyth Middle School

South Forsyth Middle School is a junior high of sizable scale in Cumming, Georgia, one of the schools within Forsyth County, serveing 1,319 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Georgia's public schools average about 763 students each, so South Forsyth Middle School sits 73% above that benchmark.

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

On demographics, South Forsyth Middle School lists that Asian students make up the majority at 57%. Beyond that, the school lists 31% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 3% Black. That is visibly more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 20%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, South Forsyth Middle School has 71 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.1:1, putting South Forsyth Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. About 8% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Forsyth County runs at roughly 21%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, South Forsyth Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 73.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 84.2%.

In the surrounding community, Forsyth County reports that the typical household earns roughly $143,784 per year, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. Across Forsyth County's 42 public schools (combined enrollment of about 54,864 students), South Forsyth Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Lambert High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), South Forsyth Middle School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 78.5%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at South Forsyth Middle School has held roughly steady, going from 1,305 students in 2018 to 1,319 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 56% to 31%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 18.7:1 today.

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