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Vickery Creek Middle School

Q: Is Vickery Creek Middle School a good school?

Vickery Creek Middle School ranks 70 th of 578 Georgia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

70^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 578 Georgia Middle Schools

Better than 88% of Georgia middle schools

Summary

Vickery Creek Middle School in Cumming, GA, serves 1,058 students in grades 6–8 and is part of the highly rated Forsyth County School District, which ranks in the 97th percentile statewide.

Vickery Creek remains a strong school by any objective measure, but its trajectory shows a shift from elite to merely excellent. Once ranked among the top 10 middle schools in Georgia, it now sits at 70th statewide (88th percentile, 4 stars)—its lowest ranking in over a decade. The school's standout metric is Algebra I: 100% of tested students scored proficient or above in both 2024–2025 and 2025–2026, more than double the state average. Grade-level math proficiency is solid (72–74% across grades 6–8), and 8th grade social studies (73%) and physical science (62.6%) both exceed state averages. Chronic absenteeism has been cut nearly in half over four years, from 17.6% to 9.9%, now well below the state average of 17.7%. Within its own district, Vickery Creek sits in the middle tier—outperforming Liberty Middle School, Otwell Middle School, DeSana Middle School, and Hendricks Middle School, but trailing South Forsyth Middle School, Riverwatch Middle School, Piney Grove Middle School, and Lakeside Middle School.

One area worth noting: subgroup rankings show that White students—likely the largest demographic—rank in the 59th percentile statewide, notably lower than other subgroups at the school, which all rank in the 76th–86th percentile. This suggests an opportunity to examine support systems for this population. Per-student spending has risen to $11,305, though nearby schools with lower spending outperform Vickery Creek, indicating that resources alone don't explain the differences. For parents, Vickery Creek offers exceptional advanced math pathways, strong social studies, and improving attendance—all within one of Georgia's best districts—but families should be aware that its once-elite status has moderated in recent years.

1,058

Students ?

18.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,305

Per pupil spending ?

14%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6240 Post Rd
Cumming, GA 30040

(770) 667-2580

District: Forsyth County

Students who attend Vickery Creek Middle School usually attend:

High:

West Forsyth High School

Feeder schools for Vickery Creek Middle School:

Elementary:

Vickery Creek Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.3%

Asian:

32.2%

Hispanic:

9.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 99th percentile in 2016 → 88th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Georgia average (73% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Georgia middle schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school73%

District avg70%

Georgia avg45%

70^th of 578

Georgia public middle schools ?

Top 12%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From top 1% (2016) to top 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 11Middle Schools in the Forsyth County

7^th of 201Forsyth 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	84.8	70 of 578	87.9%	★★★★☆
2025	95.0	36 of 585	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	93.2	43 of 578	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	93.5	41 of 569	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	94.0	38 of 558	93.2%	★★★★★
2021	96.5	19 of 542	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	96.0	21 of 559	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	96.5	19 of 543	96.5%	★★★★★
2017	98.6	8 of 539	98.5%	★★★★★
2016	98.4	5 of 545	99.1%	★★★★★
2015	98.3	10 of 537	98.1%	★★★★★
2014	84.9	12 of 521	97.7%	★★★★★
2013	84.8	15 of 527	97.2%	★★★★★
2012	85.3	13 of 508	97.4%	★★★★★
2011	86.0	17 of 504	96.6%	★★★★★
2010	88.2	9 of 494	98.2%	★★★★★
2009	89.1	7 of 466	98.5%	★★★★★
2008	88.0	22 of 462	95.2%	★★★★★
2007	87.2	21 of 445	95.3%	★★★★★
2006	85.9	27 of 420	93.6%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2023	75.6	84 of 485	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	83.8	59 of 482	87.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	76.3	19 of 89	78.7%	★★★★☆
2025	82.2	7 of 92	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	77.4	20 of 90	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	77.5	18 of 95	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	77.5	17 of 89	80.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	82.1	78 of 550	85.8%	★★★★☆
2025	89.9	41 of 567	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	86.3	54 of 558	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	87.0	55 of 553	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	87.8	55 of 544	89.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	69.2	88 of 374	76.5%	★★★★☆
2025	72.6	84 of 400	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	65.8	95 of 381	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	76.6	60 of 380	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	86.0	33 of 367	91.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	85.4	64 of 550	88.4%	★★★★☆
2025	89.2	47 of 569	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	87.0	53 of 561	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	87.6	55 of 559	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	88.8	50 of 553	91.0%	★★★★★

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2022	60.9	55 of 159	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	68.5	47 of 169	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	80.5	29 of 172	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	80.2	24 of 163	85.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	75.7	68 of 425	84.0%	★★★★☆
2025	83.6	40 of 442	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	82.1	39 of 437	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	90.2	26 of 429	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	87.2	29 of 431	93.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	59.1	164 of 404	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.9	133 of 415	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.3	154 of 417	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.8	129 of 429	69.9%	★★★★☆
2022	67.2	121 of 425	71.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2026)88th percentile~ school

Female (2026)86th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)84th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2023)83rd percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2026)79th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)76th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)72nd percentile-22 vs school

Migrant (2022)65th percentile-28 vs school

White (2026)59th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I100%+52 vs state

Social Studies73%+33 vs state

Mathematics72%+29 vs state

HS Physical Science63%~ state avg

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, March 9, 2020

This school is beyond terrible! We finally made the move to private school and couldn’t be happier. Both of our kids say their worst day at Covenant Christian is better than their best day at Vickery Creek Elementary and Vickery Creek Middle.

VCMS has a HUGE bullying problem, kids are entitled and snobbish, teachers are overwhelmed, curriculum is silly and hard to follow. Administration is largely unreachable and is not knowledgeable about what’s going on in the classroom. Vaping in the bathrooms is ignored, racism toward African American kids rampant (this made headlines during 2019/2020 school year and is easily Googled), porn is regularly viewed on busses. I never expected all kids to be caught and disciplined for every infraction, but these areas are simply out of control. (My son had an African American friend who was called the “n” word daily. His family moved to a new school district before he could go to West. This young man’s older brother attended West and the family swore they wouldn’t put the younger son through that experience. Racism. Is. A. Big. Problem.)

They make a big deal out of 8th graders taking 10th grade science and high school math and Spanish. (Parents aren’t given a choice, either. My child was never in advanced courses but was somehow selected for 10th grade science.) The 10th science requires students to pass an EOC (end of course) test in order to receive high school credit. The 10th grade material is not age appropriate for most kids and the online textbook is actually an 8th grade text...do you see the MAJOR problem here?! We were sweating the EOC test all year and after all was said & done, they curved the grade 20 points!!! So needing to “pass” the EOC is rubbish...you can master a 50 of the material and be deemed “proficient“ enough to have high school credit and never take earth science again. VCMS’s concern is for style over substance. Don’t be snowed by the herd mentality or other parents who have their heads in the sand. If your child is very bright and can exist in a good peer bubble, you may have a slightly better experience. If you enjoy having no textbooks, big class sizes, and Power Point teaching, this is the place for you, even though studies prove these “methods“ to be inferior. Be very involved and extremely nosy if your attends this school. Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, August 4, 2014

As a parent of a rising 6th grader I fell nothing but concern.. After one year, I can tell that I am SO GLAD my son is in this school. They have AWESOME administrators, staff and teachers!!!! Close Quote

by a teacher
Wednesday, May 7, 2014

VCMS has a compassionate administration team, caring teachers, wonderful parents, and awesome students—just ask our parents and students! Under Principal Rohacek’s leadership, VCMS has flourished , and it is consistently rated as one of the top middle schools in the state. To see for yourself, click on the link that follows. http://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Assessment/Pages/CRCT-Statewide-Scores.aspx The school offers a rigorous curriculum as well as an extensive list of extracurricular activities and sports. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (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	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 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
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
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	81^st of 578 public middle schools	86.0%		91.9	49^th of 585 public middle schools	91.6%	32	98.1	71.6	80.0	78.1	4.0	56.6	65.0	$10,925	$201	$10,725
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
DeSana Middle School	Public	6-8	625 James Road	Alpharetta	30004	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(770) 667-2591	1,278	73	17.4	21.6%	281 (22.0%)	90 (7.0%)	217 (17.0%)	646 (50.5%)	9 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (2.7%)	83.3	83^rd of 578 public middle schools	85.6%		93.2	45^th of 585 public middle schools	92.3%	38	97.7	71.3	68.5	72.8		69.8	57.6	$11,079	$200	$10,879
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
South Forsyth Middle School	Public	6-8	4670 Windermere Parkway	Cumming	30041	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(770) 888-3170	1,319	71	18.6	7.9%	410 (31.1%)	34 (2.6%)	68 (5.2%)	753 (57.1%)	6 (0.5%)	4 (0.3%)	44 (3.3%)	94.3	14^th of 578 public middle schools	97.6%		99.1	5^th of 585 public middle schools	99.1%	9	99.4	91.8	87.1	87.3		84.1	83.6	$11,061	$200	$10,861
Hopewell Middle School	Public	6-8	13060 Cogburn Rd	Alpharetta	30004	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	No	(470) 254-3240	1,265	90	14.0	19.7%	587 (46.4%)	171 (13.5%)	204 (16.1%)	252 (19.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (4.0%)	94.3	13^th of 578 public middle schools	97.8%		95.7	28^th of 585 public middle schools	95.2%	15	99.3	70.0	73.8	74.8	54.8	69.0	95.3	$15,284	$488	$14,796
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
Creekland Middle School	Public	6-8	1555 Owens Store Rd	Canton	30115	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 704-4460	1,503	91	16.5	21.6%	1,181 (78.6%)	39 (2.6%)	182 (12.1%)	34 (2.3%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	60 (4.0%)	86.5	64^th of 578 public middle schools	88.9%		85.5	75^th of 585 public middle schools	87.2%	11	98.7	54.2	63.7	69.1	43.7	62.5	91.1	$12,133	$282	$11,851
Riverwatch Middle School	Public	6-8	610 James Burgess Rd	Suwanee	30024	Forsyth 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

Frequently Asked Questions about Vickery Creek Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Vickery Creek Middle School?

Students at Vickery Creek Middle School are 50% White, 32% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Vickery Creek Middle School attend?

Students who attend Vickery Creek Middle School usually go on to attend West Forsyth High School

Is Vickery Creek Middle School a good school?

Vickery Creek Middle School ranks 70^th of 578 Georgia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Vickery Creek Middle School in?

Forsyth County

How many students attend Vickery Creek Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,058 students attended Vickery Creek Middle School.

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