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Brookwood Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

69^th

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of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 94% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Brookwood Elementary in Cumming, GA, serves about 810 students in Pre-K through 5th grade within the highly regarded Forsyth County district, which ranks in the 97th percentile statewide. The school has long been a strong performer, though its state ranking has shifted from a top-1% position (2015–2021) to the top 5–6% in recent years—still an excellent standing, but one that reflects a more competitive local landscape.

Brookwood’s most remarkable strength is its support for special education students, ranking 4th out of 465 schools statewide (99th percentile)—a standout achievement that far exceeds nearby schools. The school also posts an impressively low chronic absenteeism rate of 4.7%, down from 11.9% three years ago, and well below the district (8.2%) and state (17.7%) averages. In math, proficiency rates range from 77% to 84.7% across grades, beating district and state averages, though several neighbors—like Daves Creek Elementary (91–94%) and Lake Windward Elementary (89–93%)—post higher numbers. Science proficiency (70.8%) also exceeds state averages but trails schools like Wilson Creek Elementary (88.1%) and Creek View Elementary (86.9%).

At $13,426 per student, Brookwood spends less than most comparable schools—including Findley Oaks Elementary ($19,610) and Abbotts Hill Elementary—yet still achieves strong outcomes, suggesting efficient resource use. The school’s dramatic attendance improvement and exceptional special education results point to effective, inclusive practices. While upper-grade math and science offer room for growth, Brookwood remains a well-rounded, high-quality choice for families, particularly those seeking a school that excels at supporting diverse learning needs.

810

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,426

Per pupil spending ?

13.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2980 Vaughan Dr
Cumming, GA 30041

(678) 965-5060

District: Forsyth County

Students who attend Brookwood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	South Forsyth Middle School
High:	Lambert High School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

45.9%

White:

38.4%

Hispanic:

7.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 99th percentile in 2016 → 94th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Georgia average (77% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of Georgia elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school77%

District avg71%

Georgia avg47%

69^th of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 6%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From top 1% (2016) to top 6% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	95.2	69 of 1219	94.3%	★★★★★
2025	96.4	53 of 1238	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	96.0	54 of 1236	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	98.2	23 of 1223	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	98.0	31 of 1220	97.5%	★★★★★
2021	98.6	10 of 1214	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	98.2	12 of 1234	99.0%	★★★★★
2018	98.5	12 of 1209	99.0%	★★★★★
2017	99.0	10 of 1205	99.2%	★★★★★
2016	99.1	9 of 1233	99.3%	★★★★★
2015	99.3	8 of 1240	99.4%	★★★★★
2014	88.7	5 of 1231	99.6%	★★★★★
2013	88.2	11 of 1225	99.1%	★★★★★
2012	90.0	5 of 1201	99.6%	★★★★★
2011	89.5	11 of 1212	99.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	70.7	27 of 107	74.8%	★★★★☆
2025	75.1	18 of 120	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	67.1	44 of 121	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.2	24 of 115	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	72.8	26 of 106	75.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	94.0	74 of 1186	93.8%	★★★★★
2025	96.6	39 of 1224	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	95.3	52 of 1223	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	97.3	33 of 1212	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	97.7	30 of 1206	97.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	95.1	56 of 1183	95.3%	★★★★★
2025	95.0	64 of 1225	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	95.4	58 of 1220	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	98.3	19 of 1210	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	97.5	32 of 1209	97.4%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	99.0	4 of 465	99.1%	★★★★★
2025	98.4	7 of 565	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	99.4	4 of 487	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	99.9	1 of 455	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	99.7	3 of 415	99.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	61.4	267 of 700	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	71.3	205 of 769	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	73.0	206 of 772	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	86.4	89 of 775	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	86.7	87 of 779	88.8%	★★★★☆

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+5 vs school

Male (2026)95th percentile~ school

Female (2026)94th percentile~ school

Asian (2026)75th percentile-20 vs school

White (2026)62nd percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics80%+32 vs state

Science71%+27 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Friday, November 9, 2018

Hi! My name is Carlos and I graduate elementary at this school. First off, the reason why I gave this school a 2/5 is because they're are so many teachers that don't really solve student situation. When I was around all my childhood in this establishment, I can definitely see a lot of kids that are mean to others on purpose. For example, someone shuved me really hard on purpose while I was throwing away trash. Another reason why I give this rate is, because the food is absolutely DISGUSTING. My friend one time was choking on a burger cause it clearly had something in it. IDK what it was (don’t remember). But that time was when the ambulance came by saved my friend and led the school to have a “MEDICAL LOCKDOWN.” So in a summary, I think that Brookwood Elementary School MUST IMPROVE THE Consequences that occurs. Thank for spending your time reading this and hopefully you guy can get an Idea or this school. Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, February 26, 2018

My both the kids study at Brookwood. My kids love the teachers there, they are awesome!! Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, December 26, 2014

Wonderful school, my 2 boys are doing exceedingly well academically and the teachers are great.. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, May 11, 2012

My daughter started at Brookwood Elementary when it opened in 2009 as a first grader. She has had wonderful teachers who have pushed her and influenced her to truly love school. Kathie Braswell, the principal, is very involved in every aspect of Brookwood. She's very approachable and cares greatly for her students. I'm very happy that we have such a superb school in Forsyth County. 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
Brookwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2980 Vaughan Dr	Cumming	30041	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(678) 965-5060	810	55	14.6	13.8%	311 (38.4%)	17 (2.1%)	64 (7.9%)	372 (45.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.4%)	95.2	69^th of 1219 public elementary schools	94.3%		96.4	53^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	95.7%	16	84.7	77.0	77.8	70.8	$13,426	$253	$13,172
Big Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1994 Peachtree Pkwy	Cumming	30041	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(770) 887-4584	745	51	14.6	15.7%	181 (24.3%)	51 (6.8%)	55 (7.4%)	431 (57.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.5%)	97.4	30^th of 1219 public elementary schools	97.5%		96	61^st of 1238 public elementary schools	95.1%	31	84.5	88.2	83.2	75.4	$18,909	$200	$18,709
Findley Oaks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5880 Findley Chase Dr	Johns Creek	30097	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	No	(470) 254-3800	585	46	12.6	15.6%	187 (32.0%)	62 (10.6%)	64 (10.9%)	218 (37.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (9.1%)	96.3	44^th of 1219 public elementary schools	96.4%		95.8	65^th of 1238 public elementary schools	94.7%	21	80.8	84.6	75.0	77.1	$19,610	$766	$18,844
Lake Windward Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11770 E Fox Ct	Alpharetta	30005	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	No	(470) 254-7050	672	51	13.0	11.6%	209 (31.1%)	61 (9.1%)	93 (13.8%)	250 (37.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (8.8%)	98.3	14^th of 1219 public elementary schools	98.9%		98.9	7^th of 1238 public elementary schools	99.4%	7	89.5	92.9	92.1	75.7	$17,974	$587	$17,387
Abbotts Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5575 Abbotts Bridge Rd	Johns Creek	30097	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	No	(470) 254-2860	508	40	12.6	17.5%	171 (33.7%)	67 (13.2%)	75 (14.8%)	156 (30.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.5%)	98.2	15^th of 1219 public elementary schools	98.8%		96	60^th of 1238 public elementary schools	95.2%	45	83.9	90.6	83.4	84.5	$18,634	$584	$18,050
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
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
Johns Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6205 Old Atlanta Rd	Suwanee	30024	Gwinnett County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(678) 965-5041	888	56	16.0	14.1%	108 (12.2%)	46 (5.2%)	50 (5.6%)	650 (73.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (3.5%)	98.5	11^th of 1219 public elementary schools	99.1%		97	39^th of 1238 public elementary schools	96.8%	28	86.4	95.8	85.2	81.6	$12,112	$200	$11,912
Creek View Elementary School	Public	K-5	3995 Webb Bridge Rd	Alpharetta	30005	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	No	(470) 254-2932	765	57	13.5	5.1%	195 (25.5%)	45 (5.9%)	66 (8.6%)	418 (54.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.0%)	99	6^th of 1219 public elementary schools	99.5%		99.2	6^th of 1238 public elementary schools	99.5%		91.7	91.1	92.8	86.9	$15,919	$544	$15,375
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Brookwood Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Brookwood Elementary?

Students at Brookwood Elementary are 46% Asian, 38% White, 8% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What district is Brookwood Elementary in?

Forsyth County

Is Brookwood Elementary a good school?

Yes. Brookwood Elementary ranks in the top 5.7% of Georgia elementary schools.

How many students attend Brookwood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 810 students attended Brookwood Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Brookwood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Brookwood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : South Forsyth Middle School
High : Lambert High School

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