Cumming Elementary School, Cumming GA

Original Research by School Decision on Cumming Elementary School

Cumming Elementary School serves prekindergarten through fifth grade in a mid-sized enrollment situated in the county seat of Forsyth County, a rapidly growing suburban region northeast of Atlanta. The school draws from a diverse student population, with a substantial share qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch and a demographic composition that is roughly evenly split between Hispanic and white students, with smaller Asian and Black populations.

Academic performance across tested grades reflects moderate proficiency. In third grade, English language arts proficiency sits below mathematics, while fourth and fifth grades show stronger performance in English language arts than in math. Science proficiency in fifth grade is in the moderate range. Reading results in particular warrant attention from prospective families; third-grade performance is notably lower than later grades. A parent may want to look into this further with the school to understand whether early literacy interventions are in place and how the school supports the jump in proficiency between grades three and four.

The school sits within Forsyth County Schools, a district managing rapid demographic and residential change. The county itself has grown substantially over recent years, and the district has recently secured voter approval for continued education sales tax funding to support capital projects and accommodate that growth. Simultaneously, the district enacted a device-free classroom policy in 2025 affecting all grade levels, removing phones and tablets from instructional time. At the elementary level, this is a straightforward implementation; families accustomed to different norms should know it is now in place.

Housing in the Cumming zip code is moderately valued compared to the state and national benchmarks, and rentals are available in the local market. The area has experienced substantial new construction and mixed-use development, including the Cumming City Center, which has added retail and civic gathering space to complement the historic downtown core. Families moving into the district will benefit from a locally approved homestead property tax cap that limits annual increases in assessed homestead value, providing longer-term tax predictability in a market where home values have risen notably.

Cumming Elementary is a regular public school with no specialized designations or alternative program focus. It serves the full range of early elementary grades in a suburban setting within a district actively investing in facilities and responding to growth pressures.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 340%

School 40% · District 69% · ▼ 29 pts below district

even with state median · ▼ 32 pts below county median

Grade 456%

School 56% · District 74% · ▼ 19 pts below district

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▼ 19 pts below county median

Grade 547%

School 47% · District 74% · ▼ 27 pts below district

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▼ 28 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 330%

School 30% · District 54% · ▼ 24 pts below district

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▼ 26 pts below county median

Grade 447%

School 47% · District 61% · ▼ 14 pts below district

▲ 12 pts above state median · ▼ 15 pts below county median

Grade 541%

School 41% · District 65% · ▼ 23 pts below district

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▼ 24 pts below county median

Science

Grade 545%

School 45% · District 63% · ▼ 19 pts below district

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▼ 21 pts below county median

Social studies

Grades 3-884%

School 84% · district not reported

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

This schoolForsyth County, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income18%Higher-income55%37 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income19%Higher-income60%42 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income25%Higher-income71%45 pp gap

Grades 3-8Lower-income21%Higher-income62%41 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income23%Higher-income63%40 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income33%Higher-income76%42 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income24%Higher-income67%43 pp gap

Grades 3-8Lower-income27%Higher-income68%41 pp gap