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South Forsyth Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
4670 Windermere Parkway
Cumming, GA 30041
Phone
(770) 888-3170
District
Forsyth County
County
FORSYTH COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1411
Classroom Teachers
74

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Georgia

10

(10 is best)

Better than 98.9% of all GA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

South Forsyth Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

100 80 60 40 20 0
82%
36%
81%
39%
83%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

100 80 60 40 20 0
84%
37%
82%
39%
86%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

100 80 60 40 20 0
81%
39%
78%
42%
84%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
19
16
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 402 28.5%
Grade 7 499 35.4%
Grade 8 510 36.1%
Total 1411 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 39.4% 48.8% 37.7%
Black 2.6% 4.7% 38.1%
Hispanic 4.7% 14.9% 18.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 52.4% 31.0% 4.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.9% 0.6% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 3.3% 14.0% 59.6%
Free lunch eligible 2.8% 11.2% 53.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.6% 2.8% 5.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 253,225 10,912,876
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,127.3 187
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.6% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 23.4% 20.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 31.0% 33.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.8% 25.4%
65 OR OLDER 12.3% 14.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 84,662 3,946,490
Single Parent Households With Children 6.0% 9.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.9% 88.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 56.2% 33.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 42.9% 18.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 21.7% 16.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.6% 13.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 9.8% 16.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 7.6% 15.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 4.7% 11.4%
$15,000 or less 2.8% 9.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,837 $369,722,000 53.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $425 $23,000,000 3.3%
Staff $275 $14,894,000 2.1%
General Administration $27 $1,449,000 0.2%
School Administration $546 $29,508,000 4.3%
Operation $645 $34,898,000 5.0%
Transportation $427 $23,087,000 3.3%
Other $273 $14,770,000 2.1%
Total Support $2,619 $141,606,000 20.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,382 $182,900,000 26.3%
Total Expenditures $12,838 $694,228,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,329 $12,833,075,000 54.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $706 $1,235,717,000 5.3%
Staff $605 $1,058,876,000 4.5%
General Administration $183 $320,510,000 1.4%
School Administration $769 $1,346,775,000 5.7%
Operation $899 $1,574,443,000 6.7%
Transportation $500 $876,278,000 3.7%
Other $419 $734,414,000 3.1%
Total Support $4,082 $7,147,013,000 30.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,995 $3,493,141,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $13,406 $23,473,229,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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