FORSYTH COUNTY GA SCHOOLS
Public Schools in Forsyth County
and Cumming, GA Listed & Ranked
We've researched and compiled the latest data on all public schools in Forsyth County and Cumming, GA and have listed them here for your convenience. Why? Because many of our visitors and clients use this type of information to help them decide where to buy a home. They realize the importance of living in an area where children can receive a quality education. They also know that living in a nice area with good public schools can help increase demand and property values.
Because no matter how you look at it
a quality education is a smart investment!
The following is a list of Forsyth County Public Schools (elementary schools, middle schools and high schools) listed in descending order according to their recent state rankings.
Forsyth County Public School Rankings*
Elementary School Rankings (out of 1219 schools) |
| School |
State
Rank |
Achievement
Score |
Point
Change |
Exceeds
Standards |
Poverty
Index |
Poverty
Rate |
Additional
Information |
Sharon
Elementary School |
11 |
100% |
+2.4 |
60.0% |
0 |
3.0% |
u60 |
Settles Bridge
Elementary School |
32 |
99.5% |
+2.0 |
58.0% |
0 |
7.0% |
u44 |
Daves Creek
Elementary School |
42 |
99.0% |
+4.0 |
63.5% |
0 |
4.0% |
u134 |
Johns Creek
Elementary School |
43 |
99.0% |
n/a |
61.5% |
0 |
5.0% |
n/a |
Chestatee
Elementary School |
47 |
99.0% |
+11.0 |
49.0% |
1 |
38.0% |
u538 |
Big Creek
Elementary School |
65 |
98.5% |
n/c |
56.5% |
0 |
8.0% |
d33 |
Sawnee
Elementary School |
73 |
98.5% |
+3.0 |
46.5% |
0 |
23.0% |
u75 |
Chattahoochee
Elementary School |
76 |
98.5% |
+4.5 |
45.0% |
0 |
28.0% |
u151 |
Vickery Creek
Elementary School |
93 |
98.0% |
n/c |
52.5% |
0 |
9.0% |
d43 |
Shiloh Point
Elementary School |
116 |
97.5% |
n/a |
59.0% |
0 |
23.0% |
n/a |
Silver City
Elementary School |
147 |
97.0% |
n/a |
56.0% |
0 |
22.0% |
n/a |
Mashburn
Elementary School |
180 |
96.5% |
-0.5 |
54.0% |
0 |
14.0% |
d88 |
Midway
Elementary School |
200 |
96.5% |
+6.0 |
35.0% |
0 |
33.0% |
u242 |
Matt
Elementary School |
222 |
96.0% |
+7.5 |
47.5% |
0 |
21.0% |
u334 |
Cumming
Elementary School |
296 |
95.0% |
+1.5 |
40.0% |
0 |
35.0% |
d40 |
Coal Mountain
Elementary School |
361 |
94.0% |
-1.0 |
42.0% |
0 |
28.0% |
d178 |
State Rank - State ranking out of the 1219 elementary schools in Georgia. The rank is determined by the Achievement Score. The Percentage Exceeding Standards serves as a tiebreaker. If both of these criteria are equal, there is a tie and the schools are listed with equal rank in alphabetical order by school name.
Achievement Score - Average of: 1. The percentage of students in the school that meet or exceed standards in reading on the third-grade CRCT. 2. The percentage of students in the school that meet or exceed standards in math on the third-grade CRCT.
Point Change - Difference between the New Achievement Score and the Last Achievement Score.
Exceeds Standards - Average of: 1. The percentage of students in the school that exceed standards in reading on the third-grade CRCT. 2. The percentage of students in the school that exceed standards in math on the third-grade CRCT.
Poverty Index - Measures how well a school is performing relative to its poverty rate. A score above zero indicates better than expected performance, below zero indicates lower than expected performance, and zero indicates that the school is performing as expected.
Poverty Rate - The percentage of students eligible to receive free or reduced-price lunch provides an indicator of the poverty level of the students attending the school.
Additional Information - See the legend at the base of these tables for symbol interpretations.
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Forsyth County Public School Rankings*
Middle School Rankings (out of 507 schools) |
| School |
State
Rank |
Achievement
Score |
Point
Change |
Exceeds
Standards |
Poverty
Index |
Poverty
Rate |
Additional
Information |
Riverwatch
Middle School |
6 |
99.0% |
-0.5 |
72.0% |
0 |
3.0% |
d3 |
Liberty
Middle School |
12 |
99.0% |
+4.5 |
55.5% |
0 |
17.0% |
u25 |
Piney Grove
Middle School |
15 |
98.5% |
n/a |
51.0% |
0 |
25.0% |
n/a |
South Forsyth
Middle School |
20 |
98.0% |
+3.0 |
63.5% |
0 |
6.0% |
u5 |
Vickery Creek
Middle School |
23 |
98.0% |
+6.0 |
51.5% |
0 |
7.0% |
u50 |
North Forsyth
Middle School |
25 |
98.0% |
+4.5 |
45.5% |
0 |
18.0% |
u21 |
Otwell
Middle School |
36 |
97.0% |
+4.0 |
44.0% |
0 |
24.0% |
u23 |
Little Mill
Middle School |
115 |
93.0% |
n/a |
35.5% |
0 |
31.0% |
n/a |
State Rank - State ranking out of 507 middle schools in Georgia. The rank is determined by the achievement score. The percentage exceeding standards serves as a tiebreaker. If both of these criteria are equal, there is a tie and the schools are listed with equal rank in alphabetical order by school name.
Achievement Score - Average of: 1. The percentage of students in the school that meet or exceed standards in reading on the eighth-grade CRCT. 2. The percentage of students in the school that meet or exceed standards in math on the eighth-grade CRCT.
Point Change - Difference between the New Achievement Score and the Last Achievement Score.
Exceeds Standards - Average of: 1. The percentage of students in the school that exceed standards in reading on the eighth-grade CRCT. 2. The percentage of students in the school that exceed standards in math on the eighth-grade CRCT.
Poverty Index - Measures how well a school is performing relative to its poverty rate. A score above zero indicates better than expected perfor-mance, below zero indicates lower than expected performance, and zero indicates that the school is performing as expected.
Poverty Rate - The percentage of students eligible to receive free/reduced-price lunch provides an indicator of the poverty level.
Additional Information - See the legend at the base of these tables for symbol interpretations.
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Forsyth County Public School Rankings*
High School Rankings (out of 357 schools) |
| School |
State
Rank |
Achievement
Score |
Point
Change |
Exceeds
Standards |
Poverty
Index |
Poverty
Rate |
Additional
Information |
South Forsyth
High School |
18 |
91.7% |
-5.8 |
91.0% |
0 |
10.% |
u32 |
Forsyth Central
High School |
70 |
81.1% |
-16.9 |
81.0% |
0 |
23.0% |
d28 |
North Forsyth
High School |
74 |
80.7% |
-16.3 |
78.0% |
0 |
19.0% |
d11 |
State Rank - State ranking out of 357 high schools in Georgia. The rank is determined by the Achievement Score. The % Exceeds serves as a tiebreaker. If both of these criteria are equal, there is a tie and the schools are listed with equal rank in alphabetical order by school name.
Achievement Score - Average of: 1. The percentage of students in the school that score in the Meets/Exceeds range in English Language Arts. 2. The percentage of students in the school that score in the Meets/Exceeds range in math on the Georgia High School Graduation Test.
Point Change - Difference between the New Achievement Score and the Last Achievement Score.
Exceeds Standards - Average of: 1. The percentage of students in the school that exceed standards in English Language Arts on the GHSGT. 2. The percentage of students in the school that exceed standards in math on the GHSGT.
Poverty Index - Measures how well a school is performing relative to its poverty rate. A score above zero indicates better than expected perfor-mance, below zero indicates lower than expected performance, and zero indicates that the school is performing as expected.
Poverty Rate - The percentage of students eligible to receive free/reduced-price lunch provides an indicator of the poverty level of the students attending the school.
Additional Information:
u(value) - Upward Movement in State School Rankings and by How Many Places**
d(value) - Downward Movement in State School Rankings and by How Many Places**
n/a - Data Not Available
*based on 2009 data published in 2010
**since our previous 2008 rankings assessment based on 2007 data
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