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Matt Elementary School

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Matt Elementary School ranks 159 th of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

159^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Matt Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Cumming, Georgia, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 1,130 students. The school is part of the Forsyth County School District, which is ranked 9th out of 206 districts in Georgia and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Matt Elementary School has consistently maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years, with its highest ranking being 124th out of 1,205 Georgia elementary schools in the 2016-2017 school year. The school's test scores on the Milestones Assessment are generally higher than the state averages, but lower than the Forsyth County district averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 5th-grade proficiency rates in English Language Arts (65.7%), Mathematics (74.2%), and Science (72.7%) are all above the state averages, but below the Forsyth County district averages.

When comparing Matt Elementary School to the nearby schools in the Forsyth County district, it performs well but is not the top-performing school. New Hope Elementary and George W. Whitlow Elementary both have higher test scores and state rankings than Matt Elementary, suggesting that the school may have room for improvement. However, Matt Elementary School's relatively low free and reduced-price lunch rate of 21.06% in the 2023-2024 school year, compared to nearby schools like Coal Mountain Elementary (32.63%) and Cumming Elementary (61.6%), indicates a more affluent student population, which may contribute to the school's higher test scores.

1,171

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,452

Per pupil spending ?

19.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7455 Wallace Tatum Rd
Cumming, GA 30028

(678) 455-4500

District: Forsyth County

Students who attend Matt Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Liberty Middle School
High:	North Forsyth High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.7%

Asian:

26.6%

Hispanic:

10.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 82nd percentile in 2015 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Georgia average (63% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of Georgia elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg66%

Georgia avg42%

159^th of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 18% (2015) to top 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 23Elementary Schools in the Forsyth County

9^th of 206Forsyth County among Georgia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	87.1	159 of 1238	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	86.9	165 of 1248	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	82.3	203 of 1242	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	82.0	223 of 1244	82.1%	★★★★☆
2021	85.8	153 of 1214	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	84.5	177 of 1234	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	82.8	191 of 1209	84.2%	★★★★☆
2017	88.2	124 of 1205	89.7%	★★★★☆
2016	83.3	171 of 1233	86.1%	★★★★☆
2015	79.2	218 of 1240	82.4%	★★★★☆
2014	78.5	216 of 1231	82.5%	★★★★☆
2013	80.4	190 of 1225	84.5%	★★★★☆
2012	80.9	173 of 1201	85.6%	★★★★☆
2011	86.1	78 of 1212	93.6%	★★★★★
2010	87.3	66 of 1183	94.4%	★★★★★
2009	85.8	94 of 1133	91.7%	★★★★★
2008	83.3	124 of 1134	89.1%	★★★★☆
2007	84.9	98 of 1125	91.3%	★★★★★
2006	74.7	269 of 1101	75.6%	★★★★☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Science73%+29 vs state

Mathematics68%+22 vs state

English Language Arts56%+17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)			Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Milestones Assessment Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Matt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7455 Wallace Tatum Rd	Cumming	30028	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(678) 455-4500	1,171	81	14.5	19.1%	652 (55.7%)	30 (2.6%)	120 (10.2%)	311 (26.6%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (4.4%)	87.1	159^th of 1238 public elementary schools	87.2%		86.9	165^th of 1248 public elementary schools	86.8%	6	48.7	53.2	65.7	58.5	69.7	74.2	72.7	$13,452	$200	$13,252
Poole's Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7110 Heardsville Rd	Cumming	30028	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(770) 888-1285	1,384	90	15.3	22.0%	635 (45.9%)	50 (3.6%)	166 (12.0%)	477 (34.5%)	8 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (3.5%)	79.1	244^th of 1238 public elementary schools	80.3%		69.6	348^th of 1248 public elementary schools	72.1%	104	50.2	48.8	53.3	69.5	62.1	59.5	49.0	$12,384	$200	$12,184
Sawnee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1616 Canton Hwy	Cumming	30040	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(770) 887-6161	1,591	100	15.9	21.5%	594 (37.3%)	50 (3.1%)	223 (14.0%)	659 (41.4%)	15 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (3.1%)	85.8	176^th of 1238 public elementary schools	85.8%		80.5	225^th of 1248 public elementary schools	82.0%	49	48.5	56.4	58.2	66.5	74.9	71.5	55.1	$12,354	$200	$12,154
Coal Mountain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3455 Coal Mountain Dr	Cumming	30028	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(770) 887-7705	747	57	13.1	31.5%	418 (56.0%)	57 (7.6%)	128 (17.1%)	93 (12.4%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.2%)	72.9	299^th of 1238 public elementary schools	75.8%		63.9	408^th of 1248 public elementary schools	67.3%	109	35.1	62.3	47.8	55.0	67.2	62.8	43.4	$15,598	$275	$15,323
Free Home Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12525 Cumming Hwy	Canton	30115	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 721-5960	280	25	11.3	32.9%	235 (83.9%)	1 (0.4%)	40 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	67.4	358^th of 1238 public elementary schools	71.1%		68.4	366^th of 1248 public elementary schools	70.7%	8	28.3	32.7	68.2	58.5	49.1	70.5	61.4	$18,606	$173	$18,433
Kelly Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1180 Chamblee Gap Rd	Cumming	30040	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(678) 965-4953	1,104	69	16.0	14.9%	495 (44.8%)	45 (4.1%)	126 (11.4%)	385 (34.9%)	7 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (4.2%)	89.2	134^th of 1238 public elementary schools	89.2%		87.2	161^st of 1248 public elementary schools	87.1%	27	58.8	51.3	67.0	74.1	71.4	71.9	60.5	$13,103	$200	$12,903
Cumming Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	540 Dahlonega St	Cumming	30040	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 887-7749	900	78	11.5	59.8%	311 (34.6%)	65 (7.2%)	426 (47.3%)	62 (6.9%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.1%)	56.9	479^th of 1238 public elementary schools	61.3%		46.1	609^th of 1248 public elementary schools	51.2%	130	30.6	47.2	40.8	40.1	57.2	46.5	43.9	$17,338	$705	$16,633
Silver City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6200 Dahlonega Hwy	Cumming	30028	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(678) 965-5020	1,142	75	15.2	25.4%	730 (63.9%)	75 (6.6%)	138 (12.1%)	145 (12.7%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (4.2%)	75.4	270^th of 1238 public elementary schools	78.2%		74.1	294^th of 1248 public elementary schools	76.4%	24	41.1	41.2	53.0	60.4	63.0	63.8	56.8	$13,160	$200	$12,960
Riverview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	370 Dawson Forest Rd E	Dawsonville	30534	Dawson County	Dawson County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 265-3246	493	39	12.6	59.8%	354 (71.8%)	11 (2.2%)	87 (17.6%)	27 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.4%)	66.9	367^th of 1238 public elementary schools	70.4%		63.6	419^th of 1248 public elementary schools	66.4%	52	45.8	47.0	47.8	47.2	54.5	50.7	46.4	$16,314	$486	$15,828
New Hope Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4810 Castleberry Road	Cumming	30040	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(678) 965-5101	1,175	76	15.4	14.6%	336 (28.6%)	33 (2.8%)	125 (10.6%)	639 (54.4%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (3.1%)	95.9	64^th of 1238 public elementary schools	94.8%		94.2	79^th of 1248 public elementary schools	93.7%	15	62.3	68.8	73.8	75.5	81.3	82.2	72.8	$12,258	$201	$12,057

Frequently Asked Questions about Matt Elementary School

What district is Matt Elementary School in?

Forsyth County

What is the racial makeup of Matt Elementary School?

Students at Matt Elementary School are 56% White, 27% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What schools do graduates of Matt Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Matt Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Liberty Middle School
High : North Forsyth High School

How many students attend Matt Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,171 students attended Matt Elementary School.

Is Matt Elementary School a good school?

Matt Elementary School ranks 159^th of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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