31 Cumming Schools Among Best For Grades K-8: U.S. News

CUMMING, GA — Several elementary and middle schools in Cumming have been ranked among the best in Georgia, according to a brand-new ranking released Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report.

For the inaugural list, U.S. News published rankings and data on more than 80,000 public elementary and middle schools across the United States.

Schools are ranked at the state and district levels. The best charter schools and best magnet schools ranked as stand-alone categories.

U.S. News ranked Daves Creek Elementary School and South Forsyth Middle School as the highest in the state among schools in Cumming, according to the new list. Big Creek Elementary was ranked No. 4 in the state for elementary schools, and South Forsyth Middle was ranked No. 2 in the state for middle schools.

Here’s a look at how elementary and middle schools in Cumming ranked:

Elementary Schools

• Daves Creek Elementary School
  • State ranking: 4
  • District ranking: 1
• Big Creek Elementary School
  • State ranking: 5
  • District ranking: 2
• Sharon Elementary School
  • State ranking: 6
  • District ranking: 3
• Johns Creek Elementary School
  • State ranking: 7
  • District ranking: 4
• Brookwood Elementary School
  • State ranking: 11
  • District ranking: 5
• Settles Bridge Elementary School
  • State ranking: 31
  • District ranking: 6
• Shiloh Point Elementary School
  • State ranking: 35
  • District ranking: 7
• Vickery Creek Elementary School
  • State ranking: 48
  • District ranking: 8
• Mashburn Elementary School
  • State ranking: 56
  • District ranking: 9
• George W. Whitlow Elementary School
  • State ranking: 75
  • District ranking: 10
• Midway Elementary School
  • State ranking: 76
  • District ranking: 11
• Haw Creek Elementary School
  • State ranking: 109
  • District ranking: 12
• Kelly Mill Elementary School
  • State ranking: 118
  • District ranking: 13
• Coal Mountain Elementary School
  • State ranking: 255
  • District ranking: 14
• Brandywine Elementary School
  • State ranking: 265
  • District ranking: 15
• Chattahoochee Elementary School
  • State ranking: 651
  • District ranking: 16-21
• Chestatee Elementary School
  • State ranking: 344
  • District ranking: 16-21
• Cumming Elementary School
  • State ranking: 680
  • District ranking: 16-21
• Matt Elementary School
  • State ranking: 428
  • District ranking: 16-21
• Sawnee Elementary School
  • State ranking: 426
  • District ranking: 16-21
• Silver City Elementary School
  • State ranking: 450
  • District ranking: 16-21

Middle Schools

• South Forsyth Middle School
  • District ranking: 1
  • State ranking: 2
• Riverwatch Middle School
  • District ranking: 2
  • State ranking: 3
• Piney Grove Middle School
  • District ranking: 3
  • State ranking: 9
• Lakeside Middle School
  • District ranking: 4
  • State ranking: 14
• Vickery Creek Middle School
  • District ranking: 5
  • State ranking: 30
• Desana Middle School
  • District ranking: 6
  • State ranking: 36
• Otwell Middle School
  • District ranking: 7
  • State ranking: 62
• Liberty Middle School
  • District ranking: 8-10
  • State ranking: 75
• Little Mill Middle School
  • District ranking: 8-10
  • State ranking: 136
• North Forsyth Middle School
  • District ranking: 8-10
  • State ranking: 99

To determine the rankings, U.S. News used data from the U.S. Department of Education to analyze two areas at each school:

• Math and reading proficiency — or how well students perform on state assessments.
• Math and reading performance — or how well they perform compared with expectations.

The state assessment data used in the rankings is from the 2018-19 school year and, therefore, predates any effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on test-taking.

Nationally, California has 5,534 ranked elementary schools — the most of any state — followed by Texas at 4,446; New York at 2,211; Florida at 2,128; and Illinois at 2,038 schools.

California also has the most ranked middle schools with 2,319, followed by Texas at 1,942; Illinois at 1,243; New York at 1,219; and Florida at 997.

See the complete list of 2021’s Best K-8 Schools.