Vickery Creek Elementary School

Located at 6280 Post Rd, in Cumming, Georgia, Vickery Creek Elementary School is a well-populated elementary campus that enrolls 982 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within Forsyth County. Enrollment runs roughly 62% larger than the state mean of about 605.

Across the 42 schools in Forsyth County (54,864 students total), Vickery Creek Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Vickery Creek Elementary School lists that the largest single group is White, at 62% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 26% Asian, 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 2% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Vickery Creek Elementary School has 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.3:1 average. Around 7% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Forsyth County's rate of about 21%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Vickery Creek Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 73.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 67.8%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Forsyth County indicate median household earnings sit near $143,784, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Forsyth County runs 42 public schools (combined enrollment of about 54,864 students), of which Vickery Creek Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Vickery Creek Middle School, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Vickery Creek Elementary School comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 64.3%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Vickery Creek Elementary School's enrollment has ticked down 18% since 2018, when it stood at 1,201 (now 982). The Asian share of enrollment grew from 18% to 26% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 today.

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