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Otwell Middle School

Q: Is Otwell Middle School a good school?

Otwell Middle School ranks 180 th of 578 Georgia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

180^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 578 Georgia Middle Schools

Better than 69% of Georgia middle schools

Summary

Otwell Middle School in Cumming, GA, serves approximately 1,062 students in grades 6-8 as part of the highly ranked Forsyth County School District, which is rated 5 stars and ranks 7th out of 201 districts statewide.

Otwell is a school of contrasts. On one hand, its Algebra I program is a standout: 83% of students taking this high school-level course scored proficient or better in 2025-2026, far exceeding the district average of 71.6% and nearly doubling the state average of 48.1%. On the other hand, grade-level math proficiency lags significantly—only about half of students are proficient in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade math, compared to district averages near 72%. This gap suggests the advanced math pathway is highly effective, while the standard curriculum may need more support. The school also serves a notably more economically diverse population than its neighbors, with 46% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch—roughly three to six times the rate at schools like South Forsyth Middle School (7.9%) or Riverwatch Middle School (13.1%). Despite receiving the highest per-student funding ($14,462) and maintaining the lowest student-teacher ratio (14.1:1) among nearby schools, Otwell's overall state ranking sits at 180th out of 578 Georgia middle schools—a decline from its 48th-place ranking a decade ago.

There are bright spots worth noting. Chronic absenteeism has dropped dramatically from 29.4% in 2021-2022 to 10.3% currently, and 8th grade social studies proficiency has improved by nearly 20 points over two years. However, 8th grade physical science proficiency (44.6%) falls below both the district (61.9%) and state (60.9%) averages. Interestingly, Otwell's performance is more comparable to Lanier Middle School in Gwinnett County—which has a similar poverty rate—than to its own affluent district peers. This suggests the school's challenges are closely tied to student demographics, and its strong Algebra I results and recent attendance improvements provide a solid foundation for continued growth.

1,062

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,462

Per pupil spending ?

46%

Free/discounted lunch ?

605 Tribble Gap Rd
Cumming, GA 30040

(770) 887-5248

District: Forsyth County

Students who attend Otwell Middle School usually attend:

High:

Forsyth Central High School

Feeder schools for Otwell Middle School:

Elementary:	Cumming Elementary School
	George W. Whitlow Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

37.8%

Hispanic:

35.8%

Asian:

18.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 91st percentile in 2016 → 69th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Georgia average (53% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Above the Georgia median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!HS Physical Science scores 16 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg70%

Georgia avg43%

180^th of 578

Georgia public middle schools ?

Top 31%▼ down 22 pts since 2016

From top 9% (2016) to top 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 11Middle Schools in the Forsyth County

8^th of 202Forsyth 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
2026	63.7	180 of 578	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.0	171 of 585	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	60.5	204 of 578	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.3	173 of 569	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.3	143 of 558	74.4%	★★★★☆
2021	77.2	97 of 542	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	82.2	90 of 559	83.9%	★★★★☆
2018	87.2	59 of 543	89.1%	★★★★☆
2017	84.3	68 of 539	87.4%	★★★★☆
2016	88.8	48 of 545	91.2%	★★★★★
2015	82.6	80 of 537	85.1%	★★★★☆
2014	75.2	95 of 521	81.8%	★★★★☆
2013	78.2	70 of 527	86.7%	★★★★☆
2012	74.9	107 of 508	78.9%	★★★★☆
2011	80.1	64 of 504	87.3%	★★★★☆
2010	82.9	41 of 494	91.7%	★★★★★
2009	85.2	32 of 466	93.1%	★★★★★
2008	87.5	25 of 462	94.6%	★★★★★
2007	84.3	32 of 445	92.8%	★★★★★
2006	81.5	46 of 420	89.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	65.9	125 of 480	74.0%	★★★★☆
2025	50.8	206 of 494	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.8	153 of 489	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.1	182 of 485	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.2	101 of 482	79.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	71.7	29 of 89	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	74.7	21 of 92	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	66.3	33 of 90	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.4	39 of 95	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.8	34 of 89	61.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	37.5	90 of 166	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.7	92 of 199	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.3	167 of 200	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.3	97 of 166	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.5	140 of 157	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	66.0	162 of 550	70.5%	★★★★☆
2025	63.0	181 of 567	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.3	209 of 558	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.0	234 of 553	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.5	179 of 544	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	28.3	279 of 374	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.4	343 of 400	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	344 of 381	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	316 of 380	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.5	236 of 367	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	58.8	200 of 550	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.2	221 of 569	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.7	248 of 561	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.5	188 of 559	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.0	157 of 553	71.6%	★★★★☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2023	36.7	101 of 157	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.9	75 of 159	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	52.1	167 of 425	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.1	190 of 442	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.6	193 of 437	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.1	227 of 429	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.4	134 of 431	68.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	45.6	219 of 404	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.1	244 of 415	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.5	231 of 417	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.1	205 of 429	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.7	149 of 425	64.9%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2026)74th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)71st percentile~ school

Asian (2026)67th percentile~ school

Male (2026)64th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)61st percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)46th percentile-23 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)46th percentile-23 vs school

Migrant (2023)36th percentile-34 vs school

Hispanic (2026)25th percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I83%+35 vs state

Social Studies58%+18 vs state

Mathematics51%+8 vs state

HS Physical Science45%-16 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, October 23, 2017

The teachers had a sunny disposition that lit up our child's life. The teachers brought out the full potential in our child and communicated with us when he was struggling in ELA. The weekly letters also kept us updated about our child's tests and quizzes. It has been a wonderful year at Otwell and we are looking forward to another one!. Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, July 24, 2017

We have had two students attend otwell one had a great experience one had a terrible experience. They we very willing to help our gifted student but treated out slow learner like a pariah, he did not get the help he needed to learn and was severely punished for the slightest infractions. It was so bad we tried to pull the slow learner out of otwell and the county wouldn't let us. They supposedly control all aspects of the students life while they are in school. We had very little input and almost no chance to help. Our student had shut down by the middle of the year and that was it, he was so dispirited it was heartbreaking to watch and the school just kept him broken no help. The leadership is totally useless and whatever you hear good there is a flip side to the story. We saw both sides the good and bad and the bad outweighed the good. Do not send your child here if you have a choice. Our gifted student actually told us that it was an aweful experience she just didn't want to talk about it. Sad school and terrible leadership and the classes are completely full that 15-1 student teacher ratio is a falsehood. Close Quote

by a student
Thursday, May 24, 2012

All of the teachers are amazing and have creative techniques that allow us to learn at a better and faster pace allowing us to be such a wonderful school! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2026)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2026)	Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)			Milestones Assessment Science (2026)	Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2026)	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Otwell Middle School	Public	6-8	605 Tribble Gap Rd	Cumming	30040	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 887-5248	1,062	75	14.1	46.0%	401 (37.8%)	56 (5.3%)	380 (35.8%)	197 (18.5%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.2%)	63.7	180^th of 578 public middle schools	68.9%		65	171^st of 585 public middle schools	70.8%	9	83.0		51.1	53.6	47.3		57.9	44.6	$14,462	$582	$13,880
Lakeside Middle School	Public	6-8	2565 Echols Rd	Cumming	30041	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(678) 455-7311	1,513	90	16.7	14.7%	572 (37.8%)	45 (3.0%)	134 (8.9%)	709 (46.9%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (3.2%)	89.9	43^rd of 578 public middle schools	92.6%		95.7	27^th of 585 public middle schools	95.4%	16	100.0		81.0	72.9	82.3		79.2	72.6	$11,576	$200	$11,376
North Forsyth Middle School	Public	6-8	3645 Coal Mountain Dr	Cumming	30028	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(770) 889-0743	1,164	72	16.2	29.2%	706 (60.7%)	84 (7.2%)	193 (16.6%)	122 (10.5%)	6 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	50 (4.3%)	67.8	161^st of 578 public middle schools	72.1%		73	139^th of 585 public middle schools	76.2%	22	93.5		68.1	56.3	55.1	13.0	49.8	37.3	$13,386	$206	$13,180
Vickery Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	6240 Post Rd	Cumming	30040	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(770) 667-2580	1,058	58	18.2	14.0%	532 (50.3%)	39 (3.7%)	103 (9.7%)	341 (32.2%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (3.4%)	84.8	70^th of 578 public middle schools	87.9%		95	36^th of 585 public middle schools	93.8%	34	100.0		72.4	70.7	73.8		73.0	62.6	$11,305	$200	$11,105
Piney Grove Middle School	Public	6-8	8135 Majors Rd	Cumming	30041	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(678) 965-5010	1,024	60	16.9	12.9%	262 (25.6%)	41 (4.0%)	89 (8.7%)	587 (57.3%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.0%)	92.4	27^th of 578 public middle schools	95.3%		98.7	9^th of 585 public middle schools	98.5%	18	99.5		82.2	85.0	87.5		84.2	76.8	$11,456	$203	$11,254
Hendricks Middle School	Public	6-8	4950 Hyde Rd	Cumming	30040	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(678) 965-5038	1,376	75	18.3	15.3%	637 (46.3%)	53 (3.9%)	171 (12.4%)	444 (32.3%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (4.8%)	83.4	82^nd of 578 public middle schools	85.8%		91.9	49^th of 585 public middle schools	91.6%	33	98.1		71.6	80.0	78.1	4.0	56.6	65.0	$10,925	$201	$10,725
Liberty Middle School	Public	6-8	7465 Wallace Tatum Rd	Cumming	30028	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(770) 781-4889	1,256	74	16.8	21.7%	699 (55.7%)	40 (3.2%)	180 (14.3%)	297 (23.6%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	35 (2.8%)	74.7	133^rd of 578 public middle schools	77.0%		78.8	108^th of 585 public middle schools	81.5%	25	91.8		71.8	68.8	55.9		62.4	48.2	$11,582	$203	$11,378
Lanier Middle School	Public	6-8	6482 Suwanee Dam Rd	Sugar Hill	30518	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(770) 945-8419	1,369	96	14.2	50.5%	443 (32.4%)	276 (20.2%)	399 (29.1%)	159 (11.6%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	88 (6.4%)	75.6	128^th of 578 public middle schools	77.9%		88.3	62^nd of 585 public middle schools	89.4%	66	100.0		59.5	65.2	63.0		62.9	48.9	$14,211	$496	$13,714
Riverwatch Middle School	Public	6-8	610 James Burgess Rd	Suwanee	30024	Gwinnett County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(678) 455-7311	1,455	79	18.4	13.1%	318 (21.9%)	80 (5.5%)	102 (7.0%)	898 (61.7%)	9 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (3.2%)	93.5	16^th of 578 public middle schools	97.2%		99.3	4^th of 585 public middle schools	99.3%	12	99.0		86.0	87.7	90.9		86.6	80.0	$10,969	$202	$10,767
Little Mill Middle School	Public	6-8	6800 Little Mill Rd	Cumming	30041	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 965-5000	916	57	16.0	40.0%	662 (72.3%)	17 (1.9%)	189 (20.6%)	13 (1.4%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (3.4%)	50.2	261^st of 578 public middle schools	54.8%		59	211^th of 585 public middle schools	63.9%	50	96.1		48.3	46.0	41.4		40.6	27.5	$12,527	$420	$12,107

Frequently Asked Questions about Otwell Middle School

What high school do graduates of Otwell Middle School attend?

Students who attend Otwell Middle School usually go on to attend Forsyth Central High School

How many students attend Otwell Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,062 students attended Otwell Middle School.

Is Otwell Middle School a good school?

Otwell Middle School ranks 180^th of 578 Georgia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Otwell Middle School?

Students at Otwell Middle School are 38% White, 36% Hispanic, 19% Asian, 5% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Otwell Middle School in?

Forsyth County

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