Daves Creek Elementary School, Cumming GA

Original Research by School Decision on Daves Creek Elementary School

Daves Creek Elementary serves pre-K through fifth grade in Cumming, a suburban county seat that has grown rapidly in recent years as part of the broader Atlanta metro exurban expansion. The school sits in one of Georgia's fastest-growing counties, where new residential development and an affluent, family-oriented housing market shape both enrollment and peer composition.

Enrollment is substantial, with nearly 1,000 students. The student body is predominantly Asian, reflecting broader demographic patterns in the Cumming and northern Forsyth County area. A small share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school does not report special education or English learner enrollment rates in the available data.

On state assessments administered in spring 2025, Daves Creek shows strong proficiency across tested grades and subjects. Third-grade math proficiency is solid, fourth grade shows high performance in math, and fifth grade reaches exceptional levels in math. English language arts proficiency rises from a lower level in third grade to strong results in fourth and fifth. Fifth-grade science proficiency is also high. Overall proficiency in math across tested grades sits above ninety percent, while overall ELA proficiency is in the low eighties. The school's trajectory on these subjects, based on the single year of recent data available, cannot yet be assessed.

The school is a standard public elementary with no charter or magnet designation and is not identified as a Title I school. It draws from Forsyth County Schools, a district in the midst of significant growth management. The county has recently taken steps to stabilize school property taxes through a homestead exemption cap and has continued local education sales tax funding to support capital projects, school safety, and technology. The district also implemented a distraction-free education policy banning student device use during the school day, which would affect the classroom environment.

The housing market in the 30041 zip code where Daves Creek sits remains expensive by most standards, though values have declined modestly in the past year. Rents are moderate relative to home prices and mortgage costs. Median household income in the region is well above national benchmarks. This is a community with substantial purchasing power, a preference for new-construction housing, and a longer commute pattern to downtown Atlanta.

For a family choosing among elementary schools in Forsyth County, Daves Creek offers strong baseline proficiency in core subjects, a large enrollment typical of newer suburban schools, and an overwhelmingly Asian peer demographic. The available data does not cover special populations or detailed attendance, discipline, or program breadth, so a parent may want to look into those dimensions with the school directly. The setting is firmly suburban and car-dependent, though the nearby Cumming area is undergoing mixed-use development that may gradually reshape the walkability of the broader area.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 385%

School 85% · District 69% · ▲ 17 pts above district

▲ 45 pts above state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

Grade 491%

School 91% · District 74% · ▲ 16 pts above district

▲ 46 pts above state median · ▲ 16 pts above county median

Grade 596%

School 96% · District 74% · ▲ 22 pts above district

▲ 58 pts above state median · ▲ 20 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 375%

School 75% · District 54% · ▲ 21 pts above district

▲ 44 pts above state median · ▲ 19 pts above county median

Grade 484%

School 84% · District 61% · ▲ 24 pts above district

▲ 50 pts above state median · ▲ 22 pts above county median

Grade 589%

School 89% · District 65% · ▲ 24 pts above district

▲ 51 pts above state median · ▲ 23 pts above county median

Science

Grade 589%

School 89% · District 63% · ▲ 25 pts above district

▲ 49 pts above state median · ▲ 23 pts above county median

Social studies

Grades 3-897%

School 97% · district not reported

▲ 14 pts above state median · ▲ 2 pts above 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-income50%Higher-income87%37 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income46%Higher-income84%38 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income58%Higher-income91%32 pp gap

Grades 3-8Lower-income51%Higher-income88%36 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income58%Higher-income94%35 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income77%Higher-income98%21 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income67%Higher-income93%27 pp gap

Grades 3-8Lower-income68%Higher-income95%27 pp gap