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Enrollment
982
Elementary
DISTRICT 1,008 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORSYTH COUNTY·NCES 130222002169
Vickery Creek Elementary School
6280 Post Rd, Cumming, GA 30040 · (770) 346-0040 · Forsyth County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL982 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% of Georgia public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
7%
68 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 | 5 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 136 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 144 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 177 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 158 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 175 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 187 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (136) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (187).
Student demographics
54%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
62.0%
GA avg 40.1% . +2.7pp since 2021
Math
77.9%
GA avg 44.6% . +6.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.0% | 77.9% |
| 2023-24 | 59.3% | 76.6% |
| 2022-23 | 56.9% | 69.3% |
| 2021-22 | 59.4% | 71.2% |
% 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
67.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.8%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% 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 Vickery Creek Elementary School
Vickery Creek Elementary School's state test result (67.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vickery Creek Elementary School this school | 982 | 6.9% | 67.8% |
| East Side Elementary School Marietta | 1,072 | 8.7% | 77.4% |
| Sope Creek Elementary School Marietta | 1,104 | 9.1% | 78.4% |
| Austin Elementary School Dunwoody | 803 | 4.7% | 83.9% |
| Mount Bethel Elementary School Marietta | 898 | 7.1% | 83.0% |
| Murdock Elementary School Marietta | 847 | 11.5% | 78.7% |
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 Vickery Creek Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Forsyth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.8% | #117 of 1,208 | #11 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.9% | #65 of 1,215 ▲ 7 | #10 of 23 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #125 of 1,215 ▲ 59 | #11 of 23 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.7pp | #405 of 1,183 | #4 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 982 | #92 of 1,324 | #10 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #1,212 of 1,301 | #19 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.6% | #692 of 1,301 | #20 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 6.9% | #1,303 of 1,312 | #23 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.2% | #272 of 854 | #5 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
982
-291 (-23%) vs 2020
+9% since 2000-01, when it was 904
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 17.0:1
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 | 982 | 62 | 15.8:1 | 7% (68) |
| 2023-24 | 1,118 | 67.1 | 16.7:1 | 10% (112) |
| 2022-23 | 1,144 | 64.2 | 17.8:1 | 4% (46) |
| 2020-21 | 1,273 | 75 | 17.0:1 | 4% (49) |
| 2017-18 | 1,201 | 70.4 | 17.1:1 | 6% (67) |
| 2015-16 | 1,239 | 67 | 18.5:1 | 8% (97) |
| 2010-11 | 1,191 | 63 | 18.9:1 | 8% (95) |
| 2000-01 | 904 | 60 | 15.1:1 | 4% (34) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vickery Creek Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (1,201 to 982); teachers down 12% (70.4 to 62).
About Vickery Creek Elementary School
Vickery Creek Elementary School is a large elementary school in Cumming, Georgia. In all, 982 students attend the school in pre-K through 5. It has 62% more students than the average for elementary schools in Georgia (about 605).
The 42 schools of Forsyth County, including Vickery Creek Elementary School, enroll 54,864 students.
The student body at Vickery Creek Elementary School is 62% White. It is also 26% Asian, 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. Among Forsyth County residents, the White share is about 64%. A diversity index of 54% means there is a 54% chance two randomly chosen students at Vickery Creek Elementary School are from different groups.
Its ratio of 15.8:1 is based on 62 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Georgia have an average ratio of 13.3:1. In all, 7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 21% average for public schools in Forsyth County.
Vickery Creek Elementary School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 68% of Georgia public elementary schools.
Vickery Creek Elementary School is 6.0 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (67.8% versus 73.8%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Georgia.
In the surrounding county, Forsyth County, the median household earns about $143,784 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and about 3% of people live in poverty. Counting Vickery Creek Elementary School, Forsyth County has 42 public schools.
Vickery Creek Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Vickery Creek Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Vickery Creek Elementary School at 4th of 9.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 291 students, from 1,273 to 982. Students per teacher dropped from 17.0 in 2020-21 to 15.8 in 2024-25.
The Vickery Creek Elementary School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- Vickery Creek Middle School0.2 mi · 1,058
- Midway Elementary School1.8 mi · 1,022
- Denmark High School2.1 mi · 2,527
- West Forsyth High School2.4 mi · 2,503
- New Hope Elementary School2.5 mi · 1,175
- Hendricks Middle School3.2 mi · 1,376
Frequently asked questions
About Vickery Creek Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Vickery Creek Elementary School?
Vickery Creek Elementary School enrolls approximately 982 students in grades PK-05.
Is Vickery Creek Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Vickery Creek Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Vickery Creek Elementary School?
Approximately 15.8:1 students per teacher at Vickery Creek Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Vickery Creek Elementary School?
Student demographics at Vickery Creek Elementary School are roughly 62% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 26% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Vickery Creek Elementary School?
Vickery Creek Elementary School is overseen by Forsyth County in Forsyth County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.