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South Forsyth Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

14^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 578 Georgia Middle Schools

Better than 98% of Georgia middle schools

Summary

South Forsyth Middle School in Cumming, GA, serves 1,319 students in grades 6-8 and is part of the highly-ranked Forsyth County School District, which ranks in the 97th percentile statewide. The school has earned a 5-star rating every year of available data and consistently ranks among the top 15 middle schools in Georgia, currently sitting at #14 out of 578 schools (98th percentile).

What truly sets South Forsyth apart is its extraordinary math and science achievement. In the most recent testing cycle, 6th grade math proficiency reached 91.8%, 7th grade hit 87.1%, and 8th grade reached 87.3%—all far exceeding district and state averages. The Algebra I End-of-Course results are particularly stunning: 99.4% of students scored proficient, compared to 71.6% district-wide and 48.1% statewide. In 8th grade physical science, 83.6% of students are proficient, beating the state average by nearly 23 points. The school also excels in supporting students with special needs, ranking #6 out of 425 schools statewide (99th percentile) for special education outcomes—a sign that excellence extends to all learners. Chronic absenteeism is remarkably low at just 4.6%, less than one-third of the state rate of 17.7%.

Compared to nearby schools, South Forsyth leads its local cluster in 6th grade math, 7th grade math, and physical science. It edges out Riverwatch Middle School overall, though Riverwatch slightly surpasses it in 8th grade math and social studies. Even against elite Fulton County schools like Webb Bridge Middle and River Trail Middle, South Forsyth's 6th grade math scores are higher. Notably, the school achieves these results while spending $11,061 per student—less than several comparison schools—demonstrating efficient resource use. With top-tier performance across all subjects, grade levels, and demographic subgroups, South Forsyth Middle School stands as a model of comprehensive educational excellence.

1,319

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,061

Per pupil spending ?

7.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4670 Windermere Parkway
Cumming, GA 30041

(770) 888-3170

District: Forsyth County

Feeder schools for South Forsyth Middle School:

Elementary:	Brookwood Elementary
	Sharon Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

57.1%

White:

31.1%

Hispanic:

5.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 100th percentile in 2016 → 98th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Georgia average (88% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Georgia middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Forsyth County

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school88%

District avg70%

Georgia avg45%

14^th of 578

Georgia public middle schools ?

Top 2%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	94.3	14 of 578	97.6%	★★★★★
2025	99.1	5 of 585	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	99.0	7 of 578	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	99.4	5 of 569	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	99.4	2 of 558	99.6%	★★★★★
2021	98.3	8 of 542	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	99.4	2 of 559	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	99.5	2 of 543	99.6%	★★★★★
2017	99.7	2 of 539	99.6%	★★★★★
2016	99.6	1 of 545	99.8%	★★★★★
2015	99.6	1 of 537	99.8%	★★★★★
2014	85.3	10 of 521	98.1%	★★★★★
2013	86.6	3 of 527	99.4%	★★★★★
2012	86.5	5 of 508	99.0%	★★★★★
2011	87.2	5 of 504	99.0%	★★★★★
2010	89.6	2 of 494	99.6%	★★★★★
2009	89.2	5 of 466	98.9%	★★★★★
2008	91.1	6 of 462	98.7%	★★★★★
2007	89.6	11 of 445	97.5%	★★★★★
2006	87.6	19 of 420	95.5%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2022	92.8	24 of 482	95.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	81.3	9 of 89	89.9%	★★★★★
2025	84.6	4 of 92	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	82.0	6 of 90	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	85.5	4 of 95	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	85.3	4 of 89	95.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	94.2	15 of 550	97.3%	★★★★★
2025	96.6	10 of 567	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	93.1	27 of 558	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	96.0	15 of 553	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	96.1	14 of 544	97.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	88.4	26 of 374	93.0%	★★★★★
2025	95.7	9 of 400	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	91.7	19 of 381	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	96.4	11 of 380	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	93.5	14 of 367	96.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	93.2	20 of 550	96.4%	★★★★★
2025	95.1	19 of 569	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	95.6	15 of 561	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	94.7	20 of 559	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	95.3	20 of 553	96.4%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	87.8	12 of 136	91.2%	★★★★★
2025	91.3	11 of 169	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	85.4	17 of 172	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	87.8	13 of 163	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	88.8	9 of 145	93.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	98.5	6 of 425	98.6%	★★★★★
2025	99.8	3 of 442	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	99.8	2 of 437	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	99.3	4 of 429	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	94.4	12 of 431	97.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	84.4	44 of 404	89.1%	★★★★☆
2025	81.1	66 of 415	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	80.1	69 of 417	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	80.1	67 of 429	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	83.5	56 of 425	86.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2026)99th percentile~ school

Female (2026)97th percentile~ school

Male (2026)96th percentile~ school

African American (2022)95th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)93rd percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)91st percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2026)90th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)89th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I99%+51 vs state

Mathematics89%+46 vs state

Social Studies84%+44 vs state

HS Physical Science84%+23 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, May 25, 2022

Having a child go through middle school is hard, especially during Covid hitting during 6th grade. My child is completing the 8th grade year at SFMS and while I don't have many complaints about the education received during trying times, I am very disappointed that the new principal elected to do nothing for the 8th grade to celebrate their last year in Middle School.

Instead of a dance, an after school carnival was offered. No field trip, no honor roll acknowledgement. Nothing special for kids that spent all 3 years defined by covid. What an absolute let down and shows her lack of engagement with those she elected to lead and inspire.

As far as the education received, our time had covid for 1/2 the time. The last principal seemed more engaged and present for parents and kids. My child is a self motivator and no work struggles were felt, so I can't speak for kids with any struggles. I don't feel many of the teachers tried to connect with the kids, and what they taught my child understood. The homework was balanced. Close Quote

by a student
Tuesday, October 8, 2019

Great 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	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
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
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
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
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
DeSana Middle School	Public	6-8	625 James Road	Alpharetta	30004	Fulton 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
River Trail Middle School	Public	6-8	10795 Rogers Cir	Johns Creek	30097	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	No	(470) 254-3860	1,098	80	13.6	14.5%	188 (17.1%)	129 (11.7%)	77 (7.0%)	643 (58.6%)	7 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (4.9%)	98	3^rd of 578 public middle schools	99.5%		98.6	10^th of 585 public middle schools	98.3%	7	100.0		87.0	87.3	84.3	70.5	75.2	99.1	$15,630	$430	$15,199
Taylor Road Middle School	Public	6-8	5150 Taylor Rd	Johns Creek	30022	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	No	(470) 254-7090	1,244	88	14.2	15.5%	424 (34.1%)	168 (13.5%)	143 (11.5%)	448 (36.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (4.7%)	95.8	12^th of 578 public middle schools	97.9%		97.6	15^th of 585 public middle schools	97.4%	3	100.0		69.8	73.2	84.9	57.6	74.7	99.4	$15,423	$518	$14,905
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%)	75.5	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
Webb Bridge Middle School	Public	6-8	4455 Webb Bridge Rd	Alpharetta	30005	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	No	(470) 254-2940	1,228	91	13.5	7.9%	323 (26.3%)	85 (6.9%)	129 (10.5%)	615 (50.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (6.0%)	98.5	2^nd of 578 public middle schools	99.7%		98.7	8^th of 585 public middle schools	98.6%	6	100.0		81.4	86.4	88.7	75.1	86.4	98.3	$15,746	$436	$15,310
North Gwinnett Middle School	Public	6-8	170 Peachtree Industrial Blvd	Sugar Hill	30518	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(678) 745-2300	2,360	139	16.9	21.3%	777 (32.9%)	284 (12.0%)	200 (8.5%)	968 (41.0%)	3 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	126 (5.3%)	93	20^th of 578 public middle schools	96.5%		98.9	7^th of 585 public middle schools	98.8%	13	98.1	96.9	81.5	87.6	87.7		85.6	78.7	$11,953	$445	$11,508

Frequently Asked Questions about South Forsyth Middle School

How many students attend South Forsyth Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,319 students attended South Forsyth Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of South Forsyth Middle School?

Students at South Forsyth Middle School are 57% Asian, 31% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 3% African American.

Is South Forsyth Middle School a good school?

Yes! South Forsyth Middle School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 14^th of 578 Georgia middle schools.

What district is South Forsyth Middle School in?

Forsyth County

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