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Coal Mountain Elementary School

Q: Is Coal Mountain Elementary School a good school?

Coal Mountain Elementary School ranks 294 th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

294^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Coal Mountain Elementary School in Cumming, GA, serves approximately 747 students in grades PK–5 and is part of the highly rated Forsyth County district, which ranks in the 97th percentile statewide.

Coal Mountain is a solid, upper-quartile school (76th percentile, 4 stars) that has shown meaningful improvement in recent years, climbing from the 67th percentile in 2022-2023 to its current rank of 294 out of 1,219 Georgia elementary schools. The school's standout strength is 4th grade math, where 76.4% of students are proficient—actually exceeding the district average of 74.8% and trailing only Kelly Mill Elementary among nearby schools. However, the most significant concern is 5th grade science, where only 36.8% of students are proficient compared to the district average of 65.1%—a gap of 28.3 percentage points. This is the largest gap between Coal Mountain and its district in any subject or grade, and it's notably lower than nearby schools like George W. Whitlow Elementary (70.6%) and Matt Elementary (61.2%). The school also shows unusual grade-level inconsistency, with 4th grade math (76.4%) dramatically outperforming both 3rd (59%) and 5th grade (60%) math.

On a positive note, Coal Mountain has made impressive strides in attendance, cutting its chronic absenteeism rate from 15.3% in 2021-2022 to just 9.0%—a 41% reduction that now sits just slightly above the district average (8.2%) and well below the state average (17.7%). The school also maintains a favorable 13:1 student-teacher ratio. However, Coal Mountain spends $15,598 per student—the second-highest among comparison schools—yet trails several lower-spending neighbors like Sawnee Elementary ($12,354) and Matt Elementary ($13,452) on most academic measures. Among seven nearby Forsyth County elementary schools, Coal Mountain ranks 6th in overall state ranking, ahead of only Cumming Elementary and Chestatee Elementary. While the school hasn't fully returned to its pre-pandemic performance (when it ranked in the 90th percentile), its recent upward trajectory and improving attendance suggest a positive direction.

747

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,598

Per pupil spending ?

31.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3455 Coal Mountain Dr
Cumming, GA 30028

(770) 887-7705

District: Forsyth County

Students who attend Coal Mountain Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	North Forsyth Middle School
High:	North Forsyth High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.0%

Hispanic:

17.1%

Asian:

12.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 66th percentile in 2023 → 76th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Georgia average (58% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Georgia elementary schools

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 76th (2026) from a 66th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Forsyth County's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg71%

Georgia avg47%

294^th of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From top 10% (2016) to top 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^th of 23Elementary 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	72.7	294 of 1222	75.9%	★★★★☆
2025	72.9	299 of 1238	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	63.9	408 of 1236	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.8	410 of 1223	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.1	265 of 1220	78.3%	★★★★☆
2021	85.7	156 of 1214	87.1%	★★★★☆
2019	87.3	143 of 1234	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	85.6	154 of 1209	87.3%	★★★★☆
2017	89.2	116 of 1205	90.4%	★★★★★
2016	88.9	118 of 1233	90.4%	★★★★★
2015	85.9	155 of 1240	87.5%	★★★★☆
2014	82.1	139 of 1231	88.7%	★★★★☆
2013	79.8	197 of 1225	83.9%	★★★★☆
2012	83.6	108 of 1201	91.0%	★★★★★
2011	79.8	211 of 1212	82.6%	★★★★☆
2010	83.0	137 of 1183	88.4%	★★★★☆
2009	75.8	230 of 1133	79.7%	★★★★☆
2008	80.1	163 of 1134	85.6%	★★★★☆
2007	61.8	463 of 1125	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	78.5	190 of 1101	82.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	55.8	63 of 107	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	76.4	241 of 1189	79.7%	★★★★☆
2025	72.3	295 of 1224	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	65.9	377 of 1223	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.5	426 of 1212	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.1	294 of 1206	75.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	56.4	169 of 504	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.5	247 of 583	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.1	377 of 565	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.9	170 of 535	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.8	99 of 516	80.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	67.4	347 of 1186	70.7%	★★★★☆
2025	71.3	304 of 1225	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	60.0	449 of 1220	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.2	378 of 1210	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	78.4	245 of 1209	79.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	52.9	193 of 466	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.6	202 of 565	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.9	119 of 487	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	55.2	153 of 455	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	80.7	49 of 415	88.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	50.7	339 of 703	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.3	402 of 769	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	497 of 772	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.3	542 of 775	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.9	353 of 779	54.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2026)80th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)71st percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)66th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2026)59th percentile-17 vs school

White (2026)52nd percentile-24 vs school

Asian (2026)41st percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics65%+18 vs state

Science37%-7 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Coal Mountain is an excellent school in one of the highest performing districts in the state of GA. My children have blossomed under the teaching within the programs offered and I feel that they are being well prepared for middle school and beyond. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)			Milestones Assessment 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 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
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%)	72.7	294^th of 1222 public elementary schools	75.9%		72.9	299^th of 1238 public elementary schools	75.8%	5	59.0	76.4	60.0	36.8	$15,598	$275	$15,323
Chattahoochee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2800 Holtzclaw Rd	Cumming	30041	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 781-2240	810	66	12.2	54.1%	474 (58.5%)	19 (2.3%)	261 (32.2%)	16 (2.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.7%)	68	342^nd of 1222 public elementary schools	72.0%		61.7	419^th of 1238 public elementary schools	66.2%	77	53.6	49.6	57.5	53.2	$15,614	$508	$15,106
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%)	83.5	192^nd of 1222 public elementary schools	84.3%		75.4	270^th of 1238 public elementary schools	78.2%	78	66.8	72.5	59.7	56.1	$13,160	$200	$12,960
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%)	61.2	415^th of 1222 public elementary schools	66.0%		56.9	479^th of 1238 public elementary schools	61.3%	64	45.5	54.7	52.7	46.4	$17,338	$705	$16,633
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%)	86.5	161^st of 1222 public elementary schools	86.8%		85.8	176^th of 1238 public elementary schools	85.8%	15	65.7	73.2	67.9	58.7	$12,354	$200	$12,154
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%)	53.3	520^th of 1222 public elementary schools	57.4%		66.9	367^th of 1238 public elementary schools	70.4%	153	47.7	59.8	39.8	35.3	$16,314	$486	$15,828
Black's Mill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1860 Dawson Forest Rd E	Dawsonville	30534	Dawson County	Dawson County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 216-3300	570	38	15.0	44.7%	299 (52.5%)	30 (5.3%)	91 (16.0%)	112 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.7%)	66.8	362^nd of 1222 public elementary schools	70.4%		64.6	386^th of 1238 public elementary schools	68.8%	24	56.7	59.4	47.0	48.0	$13,143	$516	$12,627
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%)	87.3	156^th of 1222 public elementary schools	87.2%		87.1	159^th of 1238 public elementary schools	87.2%	3	75.3	60.6	77.2	61.2	$13,452	$200	$13,252
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%)	92.3	105^th of 1222 public elementary schools	91.4%		89.2	134^th of 1238 public elementary schools	89.2%	29	84.5	79.0	65.5	65.0	$13,103	$200	$12,903
Chestatee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6945 Keith Bridge Rd	Gainesville	30506	Hall County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 887-2341	1,159	82	14.2	42.5%	868 (74.9%)	21 (1.8%)	222 (19.2%)	9 (0.8%)	7 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (2.7%)	67.6	349^th of 1222 public elementary schools	71.4%		61.4	422^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	65.9%	73	66.2	54.0	52.5	44.7	$14,049	$529	$13,520

Frequently Asked Questions about Coal Mountain Elementary School

What district is Coal Mountain Elementary School in?

Forsyth County

What schools do graduates of Coal Mountain Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Coal Mountain Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : North Forsyth Middle School
High : North Forsyth High School

Is Coal Mountain Elementary School a good school?

Coal Mountain Elementary School ranks 294^th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Coal Mountain Elementary School?

Students at Coal Mountain Elementary School are 56% White, 17% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 8% African American, 6% Two or more races.

How many students attend Coal Mountain Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 747 students attended Coal Mountain Elementary School.

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