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Haw Creek Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

73^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 94% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Haw Creek Elementary in Cumming, GA, is a PK-5 school serving 926 students within the highly rated Forsyth County district, which ranks in the 97th percentile statewide. The school has earned a 5-star rating every year for the past decade, currently ranking 73rd out of more than 1,200 Georgia elementary schools—placing it in the top 6% statewide.

What truly sets Haw Creek apart is its exceptional work with special education students. The school ranks 7th out of 465 schools statewide for this subgroup—a remarkable achievement that places it among the very best in Georgia. This is especially notable because special education is often a challenge even for high-performing schools. In math, Haw Creek shows a clear upward progression: proficiency rises from 72.5% in 3rd grade to 79.6% in 4th grade and 85.1% in 5th grade—nearly double the state average in 5th grade. Science performance is also strong, exceeding district averages by 9.4 points. The school maintains a low chronic absenteeism rate of 8.9%, well below the state average of 17.7%.

Haw Creek sits in an extraordinary cluster of top schools. Within five miles, families will find Daves Creek Elementary (ranked 5th statewide), Sharon Elementary School (24th), and Shiloh Point Elementary (60th). While Daves Creek outperforms Haw Creek in most metrics, both schools serve similar demographics and spend comparable amounts per student—suggesting that Daves Creek has achieved something truly exceptional rather than Haw Creek falling short. With only 11.99% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch and a favorable 14.2:1 student-teacher ratio, Haw Creek offers a reliable, top-tier education. Its spending efficiency is notable: it achieves better outcomes than nearby George W. Whitlow Elementary and Cumming Elementary School while spending less per student.

926

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,300

Per pupil spending ?

12%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2555 Echols Rd
Cumming, GA 30041

(678) 965-5070

District: Forsyth County

Students who attend Haw Creek Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lakeside Middle School
High:	South Forsyth High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.9%

Asian:

38.6%

Hispanic:

7.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 94th percentile in 2016 → 94th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Georgia average (78% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of Georgia elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school78%

District avg71%

Georgia avg47%

73^rd of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 6%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 23Elementary 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	95.0	73 of 1219	94.0%	★★★★★
2025	94.1	81 of 1238	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	94.0	82 of 1236	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	96.5	49 of 1223	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	95.1	73 of 1220	94.0%	★★★★★
2021	92.8	90 of 1214	92.6%	★★★★★
2019	95.3	52 of 1234	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	94.6	63 of 1209	94.8%	★★★★★
2017	93.7	68 of 1205	94.4%	★★★★★
2016	93.6	74 of 1233	94.0%	★★★★★
2015	96.9	37 of 1240	97.0%	★★★★★
2014	87.7	11 of 1231	99.1%	★★★★★
2013	87.5	20 of 1225	98.4%	★★★★★
2012	88.3	24 of 1201	98.0%	★★★★★
2011	89.4	12 of 1212	99.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	73.0	20 of 107	81.3%	★★★★☆
2025	74.5	20 of 120	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	66.4	46 of 121	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.9	13 of 115	88.7%	★★★★☆
2022	71.8	28 of 106	73.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	96.2	42 of 1186	96.5%	★★★★★
2025	94.1	71 of 1224	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	92.6	91 of 1223	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	97.0	34 of 1212	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	95.7	57 of 1206	95.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	92.3	29 of 583	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	94.4	21 of 516	95.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	91.9	101 of 1183	91.5%	★★★★★
2025	92.6	93 of 1225	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	94.0	77 of 1220	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	95.1	65 of 1210	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	93.6	78 of 1209	93.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	98.1	7 of 465	98.5%	★★★★★
2025	97.0	12 of 565	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	96.0	14 of 487	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	96.5	16 of 455	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	94.9	18 of 415	95.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	75.8	177 of 700	74.7%	★★★★☆
2025	67.2	245 of 769	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.2	204 of 772	73.6%	★★★★☆
2023	80.7	142 of 775	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	76.3	181 of 779	76.8%	★★★★☆

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)98th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)96th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)95th percentile~ school

Male (2026)91st percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2026)81st percentile-13 vs school

White (2026)75th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics79%+32 vs state

Science74%+30 vs state

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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
Haw Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2555 Echols Rd	Cumming	30041	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(678) 965-5070	926	65	14.2	12.0%	425 (45.9%)	34 (3.7%)	73 (7.9%)	357 (38.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (3.7%)	95	73^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	94.0%		94.1	81^st of 1238 public elementary schools	93.5%	8	72.5	79.6	85.1	74.5	$14,300	$224	$14,077
Mashburn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3777 Samples Rd	Cumming	30041	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(770) 889-1630	976	62	15.7	23.2%	326 (33.4%)	31 (3.2%)	156 (16.0%)	423 (43.3%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (3.6%)	95.7	59^th of 1219 public elementary schools	95.2%		91.8	110^th of 1238 public elementary schools	91.1%	51	77.1	80.5	80.6	76.0	$12,501	$258	$12,243
White Oak Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6442 Suwanee Dam Rd	Sugar Hill	30518	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(678) 546-5550	722	57	12.6	32.3%	330 (45.7%)	108 (15.0%)	141 (19.5%)	90 (12.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (6.8%)	92.7	101^st of 1219 public elementary schools	91.7%		91.2	117^th of 1238 public elementary schools	90.5%	16	69.5	71.5	76.0	80.0	$15,718	$922	$14,796
Settles Bridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 James Burgess Rd	Suwanee	30024	Gwinnett County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(770) 887-1883	741	48	15.3	15.4%	212 (28.6%)	44 (5.9%)	32 (4.3%)	415 (56.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.9%)	95.7	58^th of 1219 public elementary schools	95.2%		97.2	34^th of 1238 public elementary schools	97.3%	24	80.7	78.8	80.0	73.6	$13,798	$200	$13,598
Daves Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3740 Melody Mizer Ln	Cumming	30041	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(770) 888-1222	881	67	13.1	7.8%	85 (9.6%)	25 (2.8%)	34 (3.9%)	711 (80.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (2.5%)	99.1	5^th of 1219 public elementary schools	99.6%		99.2	5^th of 1238 public elementary schools	99.6%		94.1	91.1	92.4	86.9	$14,427	$200	$14,227
George W. Whitlow Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3655 Castleberry Rd	Cumming	30040	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(678) 965-5090	1,247	95	13.1	32.6%	362 (29.0%)	77 (6.2%)	263 (21.1%)	501 (40.2%)	7 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (2.9%)	88.4	146^th of 1219 public elementary schools	88.0%		89	137^th of 1238 public elementary schools	88.9%	9	64.5	68.0	71.8	70.6	$14,726	$201	$14,525
Sycamore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5695 Sycamore Rd	Sugar Hill	30518	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 714-5770	751	65	11.5	61.7%	197 (26.2%)	129 (17.2%)	318 (42.3%)	66 (8.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.2%)	70.8	314^th of 1219 public elementary schools	74.2%		62.9	404^th of 1238 public elementary schools	67.4%	90	57.5	67.8	44.1	54.0	$15,648	$845	$14,803
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	414^th of 1219 public elementary schools	66.0%		56.9	479^th of 1238 public elementary schools	61.3%	65	45.5	54.7	52.7	46.4	$17,338	$705	$16,633
Shiloh Point Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8145 Majors Rd	Cumming	30041	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(678) 341-6481	955	66	14.4	12.3%	188 (19.7%)	37 (3.9%)	86 (9.0%)	601 (62.9%)	10 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (3.5%)	95.6	60^th of 1219 public elementary schools	95.1%		93.8	87^th of 1238 public elementary schools	93.0%	27	75.3	82.7	80.6	73.5	$13,906	$200	$13,706
Sharon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3595 Old Atlanta Rd	Suwanee	30024	Gwinnett County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(770) 888-7511	865	59	14.7	14.3%	395 (45.7%)	27 (3.1%)	74 (8.6%)	321 (37.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.4%)	97.7	24^th of 1219 public elementary schools	98.0%		96.8	46^th of 1238 public elementary schools	96.3%	22	83.2	85.7	82.6	82.7	$14,687	$200	$14,487

Frequently Asked Questions about Haw Creek Elementary

What schools do graduates of Haw Creek Elementary attend?

Students who attend Haw Creek Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lakeside Middle School
High : South Forsyth High School

Is Haw Creek Elementary a good school?

Yes. Haw Creek Elementary ranks in the top 6.0% of Georgia elementary schools.

What district is Haw Creek Elementary in?

Forsyth County

What is the racial makeup of Haw Creek Elementary?

Students at Haw Creek Elementary are 46% White, 39% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 4% African American, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Haw Creek Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 926 students attended Haw Creek Elementary.

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