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Haw Creek Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

81^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Haw Creek Elementary is a public elementary school in Cumming, Georgia, serving 837 students in grades PK-5 and part of the Forsyth County school district, which is ranked 9th out of 206 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating.

Haw Creek Elementary consistently outperforms the Forsyth County and Georgia state averages on the Milestones Assessment, with 69.1% of its 5th-grade students scoring proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 64.7% for the county and 43% for the state. The school has been ranked among the top 100 elementary schools in Georgia for several years, earning it a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Haw Creek also has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 13.6 to 15.2 students per teacher, and a low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, between 6.55% and 15.05% over the past three years.

Compared to nearby schools, Haw Creek Elementary's academic performance is consistently higher. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Haw Creek's 5th-grade students scored 80.6% proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 79.8% for Sharon Elementary, 75.4% for George W. Whitlow Elementary, and 46.5% for Cumming Elementary. Haw Creek is also located in close proximity to other high-performing elementary schools, such as Daves Creek Elementary and Settles Bridge Elementary.

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 — 97th percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Georgia average (71% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Georgia elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

District avg66%

Georgia avg42%

81^st of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 3% (2015) to top 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 23Elementary Schools in the Forsyth County

9^th of 206Forsyth 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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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	94.1	81 of 1238	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	94.0	81 of 1248	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	96.5	49 of 1242	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	95.1	73 of 1244	94.1%	★★★★★
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%	★★★★★

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics78%+33 vs state

Science72%+28 vs state

English Language Arts63%+24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)			Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Milestones Assessment Science (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	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%)	94.1	81^st of 1238 public elementary schools	93.5%		94	81^st of 1248 public elementary schools	93.5%		55.9	65.1	69.1	71.8	82.6	80.6	72.0	$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%)	91.8	110^th of 1238 public elementary schools	91.1%		88.3	152^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	87.8%	42	54.4	62.2	65.7	70.9	73.3	75.3	69.3	$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%)	91.2	117^th of 1238 public elementary schools	90.5%		92.5	102^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	91.8%	15	56.9	58.1	70.1	67.5	75.0	69.2	67.5	$15,718	$922	$14,796
Settles Bridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 James Burgess Rd	Suwanee	30024	Forsyth 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%)	97.2	34^th of 1238 public elementary schools	97.3%		95.9	54^th of 1248 public elementary schools	95.7%	20	62.8	73.6	81.8	79.6	83.1	83.1	77.9	$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%)	99.2	5^th of 1238 public elementary schools	99.6%		99.2	5^th of 1248 public elementary schools	99.6%		75.7	84.4	88.7	86.2	91.1	95.9	88.7	$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%)	89	137^th of 1238 public elementary schools	88.9%		89.8	139^th of 1248 public elementary schools	88.9%	2	49.5	61.3	63.9	63.8	73.1	75.4	66.0	$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%)	62.9	404^th of 1238 public elementary schools	67.4%		56.9	481^st of 1248 public elementary schools	61.5%	77	36.5	46.6	44.6	52.8	58.6	38.3	47.9	$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%)	56.9	479^th of 1238 public elementary schools	61.3%		46.1	609^th of 1248 public elementary schools	51.2%	130	30.6	47.2	40.8	40.1	57.2	46.5	43.9	$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%)	93.8	87^th of 1238 public elementary schools	93.0%		94.5	76^th of 1248 public elementary schools	93.9%	11	59.1	63.3	71.2	80.5	79.4	79.8	63.6	$13,906	$200	$13,706
Sharon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3595 Old Atlanta Rd	Suwanee	30024	Forsyth 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%)	96.8	46^th of 1238 public elementary schools	96.3%		97.7	25^th of 1248 public elementary schools	98.0%	21	60.7	73.9	80.0	73.8	85.4	84.5	80.0	$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 6.5% 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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