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Kelly Mill Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

105^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Kelly Mill Elementary is a large, highly-rated public school in Cumming, GA, serving 1,104 students in grades PK through 5 as part of the top-ranked Forsyth County district.

Kelly Mill is a strong school overall, holding a 5-star rating and ranking in the 91st percentile statewide. One of its most notable strengths is its exceptional support for special education students, who rank in the 95th percentile—a standout achievement even among its high-performing neighbors. The school also keeps chronic absenteeism very low at 8.7%, well below the state average of 17.7%, which points to strong family engagement. However, the most distinctive pattern is in math: 3rd graders score exceptionally high (84.5% proficiency, far above the district’s 73.1%), but by 5th grade, proficiency drops to 65.5%—below the district average and the lowest among nearby schools like Haw Creek Elementary, where 5th-grade math is the school’s best subject at 85.1%. This suggests a possible area for the school to investigate in upper elementary math instruction. Science proficiency (65%) is also a relative weak spot, trailing the district average, though it remains above the state.

Compared to its immediate cluster, Kelly Mill is excellent but not the top option. Schools like Daves Creek Elementary (100th percentile), New Hope Elementary (97th), and Mashburn Elementary (95th) rank higher. Notably, Kelly Mill achieves its results with lower per-student spending ($13,103) and larger class sizes (16:1) than some lower-performing peers like Chattahoochee Elementary School ($15,614) and Cumming Elementary School ($17,338), indicating efficient use of resources. For parents, Kelly Mill offers a caring, engaged community with standout special education support, but it’s worth asking about the math dip in upper grades if your child is entering 4th or 5th grade.

1,104

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,103

Per pupil spending ?

14.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1180 Chamblee Gap Rd
Cumming, GA 30040

(678) 965-4953

District: Forsyth County

Students who attend Kelly Mill Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Hendricks Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.8%

Asian:

34.9%

Hispanic:

11.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 96th percentile in 2016 → 91st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Georgia average (73% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% 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 school73%

District avg71%

Georgia avg47%

105^th of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From top 4% (2016) to top 9% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 23Elementary Schools in the Forsyth County

8^th of 202Forsyth 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	92.3	105 of 1222	91.4%	★★★★★
2025	89.2	134 of 1238	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	87.2	162 of 1236	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	92.6	100 of 1223	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	89.4	131 of 1220	89.3%	★★★★☆
2021	93.5	84 of 1214	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	93.4	75 of 1234	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	94.3	66 of 1209	94.5%	★★★★★
2017	94.2	62 of 1205	94.9%	★★★★★
2016	95.7	49 of 1233	96.0%	★★★★★
2015	93.9	70 of 1240	94.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	67.6	37 of 107	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.7	44 of 120	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.5	35 of 121	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	69.3	39 of 115	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.8	42 of 106	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	88.6	132 of 1189	88.9%	★★★★☆
2025	87.0	152 of 1224	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	87.5	144 of 1223	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	93.0	87 of 1212	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	86.3	153 of 1206	87.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	76.1	84 of 504	83.3%	★★★★☆
2025	80.6	77 of 583	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	72.6	97 of 565	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	79.4	79 of 535	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	73.1	97 of 516	81.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	93.1	87 of 1186	92.7%	★★★★★
2025	89.4	127 of 1225	89.6%	★★★★☆
2024	85.6	168 of 1220	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	90.9	113 of 1210	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	90.3	110 of 1209	90.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2024	49.6	26 of 46	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	93.5	21 of 466	95.5%	★★★★★
2025	73.7	98 of 565	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	92.9	27 of 487	94.5%	★★★★★
2023	90.7	27 of 455	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	74.1	74 of 415	82.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	67.3	231 of 703	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.3	304 of 769	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.4	318 of 772	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.4	207 of 775	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	67.8	251 of 779	67.8%	★★★☆☆

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)95th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)89th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)83rd percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)67th percentile-24 vs school

Asian (2026)65th percentile-26 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)43rd percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics76%+29 vs state

Science65%+21 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, July 29, 2016

WE HAVE BEEN VERY HAPPY AT KME. OUR TEACHERS HAVE BEEN EXCELLENT, CARING & GREAT COMMUNICATORS. WE HAVE A STRONG PTA, & MUCH PARENTAL SUPPORT FOR OUR SCHOOL! 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
Kelly Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1180 Chamblee Gap Rd	Cumming	30040	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(678) 965-4953	1,104	69	16.0	14.9%	495 (44.8%)	45 (4.1%)	126 (11.4%)	385 (34.9%)	7 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (4.2%)	92.3	105^th of 1222 public elementary schools	91.4%		89.2	134^th of 1238 public elementary schools	89.2%	29	84.5	79.0	65.5	65.0	$13,103	$200	$12,903
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 1222 public elementary schools	88.1%		89	137^th of 1238 public elementary schools	88.9%	9	64.5	68.0	71.8	70.6	$14,726	$201	$14,525
New Hope Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4810 Castleberry Road	Cumming	30040	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(678) 965-5101	1,175	76	15.4	14.6%	336 (28.6%)	33 (2.8%)	125 (10.6%)	639 (54.4%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (3.1%)	96.8	39^th of 1222 public elementary schools	96.8%		95.9	64^th of 1238 public elementary schools	94.8%	25	83.6	84.9	81.8	73.1	$12,258	$201	$12,057
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	415^th of 1222 public elementary schools	66.0%		56.9	479^th of 1238 public elementary schools	61.3%	64	45.5	54.7	52.7	46.4	$17,338	$705	$16,633
Sawnee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1616 Canton Hwy	Cumming	30040	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(770) 887-6161	1,591	100	15.9	21.5%	594 (37.3%)	50 (3.1%)	223 (14.0%)	659 (41.4%)	15 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (3.1%)	86.5	161^st of 1222 public elementary schools	86.8%		85.8	176^th of 1238 public elementary schools	85.8%	15	65.7	73.2	67.9	58.7	$12,354	$200	$12,154
Vickery Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6280 Post Rd	Cumming	30040	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(770) 346-0040	982	62	15.8	6.9%	613 (62.4%)	23 (2.3%)	50 (5.1%)	259 (26.4%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (3.4%)	93.5	91^st of 1222 public elementary schools	92.6%		93.2	98^th of 1238 public elementary schools	92.1%	7	80.1	76.2	74.7	66.6	$12,380	$202	$12,178
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 1222 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
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 1222 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
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%)	95.1	73^rd of 1222 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
Chattahoochee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2800 Holtzclaw Rd	Cumming	30041	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 781-2240	810	66	12.2	54.1%	474 (58.5%)	19 (2.3%)	261 (32.2%)	16 (2.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.7%)	68	342^nd of 1222 public elementary schools	72.0%		61.7	419^th of 1238 public elementary schools	66.2%	77	53.6	49.6	57.5	53.2	$15,614	$508	$15,106

Frequently Asked Questions about Kelly Mill Elementary

What district is Kelly Mill Elementary in?

Forsyth County

Is Kelly Mill Elementary a good school?

Yes. Kelly Mill Elementary ranks in the top 8.6% of Georgia elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Kelly Mill Elementary?

Students at Kelly Mill Elementary are 45% White, 35% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 4% African American.

What schools do graduates of Kelly Mill Elementary attend?

Students who attend Kelly Mill Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hendricks Middle School

How many students attend Kelly Mill Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,104 students attended Kelly Mill Elementary.

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