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Poole's Mill Elementary

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Poole's Mill Elementary ranks 254 th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

254^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Poole's Mill Elementary in Cumming, GA, serves approximately 1,384 students in grades PK-5 and is part of the highly rated Forsyth County district, which ranks 7th statewide. The school has earned a 4-star rating and ranks in the 79th percentile of Georgia elementary schools—a solid improvement from its 3-star rating just a few years ago.

One of the most notable patterns at Poole's Mill is the difference in math performance between grade levels. In the most recent testing cycle, 3rd graders achieved a 73.9% math proficiency rate, nearly matching the district average of 73.1% and far exceeding the state's 48.3%. However, by 5th grade, math proficiency drops to 51.4%—a 22.5-point gap that is the largest among nearby schools. For comparison, New Hope Elementary shows only a 1.8-point gap between 3rd and 5th grade math, and Vickery Creek Elementary shows a 5.4-point gap. This pattern has persisted for multiple years, suggesting a systemic challenge in upper-grade math instruction rather than a one-year issue. Science proficiency in 5th grade (48.6%) also trails the district average (65.1%) by a significant margin.

On the positive side, Poole's Mill has made impressive strides in reducing chronic absenteeism, dropping from 16.9% to 10.7% over three years—well below the state average of 17.7%. The school also spends efficiently at $12,384 per student, less than nearby Cumming Elementary ($17,338) and Coal Mountain Elementary ($15,598), while still outperforming both in overall state ranking. The school's closest geographic neighbor, Matt Elementary, ranks higher overall, but Poole's Mill actually outperforms Matt in 4th grade math (66.9% vs. 60.6%). While the school serves a relatively affluent population (22% free/reduced lunch), there are meaningful gaps in outcomes for Hispanic students and English Language Learners that families may want to explore further.

1,384

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,384

Per pupil spending ?

22%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7110 Heardsville Rd
Cumming, GA 30028

(770) 888-1285

District: Forsyth County

Students who attend Poole's Mill Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Liberty Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.9%

Asian:

34.5%

Hispanic:

12.0%

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Test scores delayed: 2026 rankings for Georgia do not yet include English Language Arts scores, which will not be released by the Georgia Department of Education until winter 2026.

At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 72nd percentile in 2021 → 79th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Georgia average (59% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of Georgia elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2021

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Forsyth County's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school59%

District avg71%

Georgia avg47%

254^th of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▲ up 8 pts since 2021

From top 28% (2021) to top 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^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	76.5	254 of 1219	79.2%	★★★★☆
2025	79.1	244 of 1238	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	69.6	348 of 1236	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	62.9	419 of 1223	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.2	317 of 1220	74.0%	★★★★☆
2021	68.1	345 of 1214	71.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	50.1	73 of 107	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.3	78 of 120	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.8	93 of 121	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.9	86 of 115	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	59.6	53 of 106	50.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	25.7	178 of 214	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	42.5	157 of 317	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.7	250 of 304	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.4	151 of 283	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	77.7	226 of 1186	80.9%	★★★★☆
2025	82.3	198 of 1224	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	70.3	318 of 1223	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	67.3	354 of 1212	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	74.9	274 of 1206	77.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	24.5	403 of 503	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	43.2	318 of 583	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.2	227 of 565	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.3	361 of 535	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.6	330 of 516	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	73.3	273 of 1183	76.9%	★★★★☆
2025	73.5	278 of 1225	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	66.8	372 of 1220	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.9	483 of 1210	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.6	346 of 1209	71.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	46.8	227 of 465	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.8	299 of 565	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.9	188 of 487	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.9	115 of 455	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	71.4	81 of 415	80.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	35.9	457 of 700	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.6	463 of 769	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.2	622 of 772	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	611 of 775	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.3	497 of 779	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Female (2026)81st percentile~ school

Male (2026)77th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)51st percentile-28 vs school

White (2026)35th percentile-44 vs school

Asian (2026)32nd percentile-47 vs school

Hispanic (2026)20th percentile-59 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)17th percentile-62 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics63%+16 vs state

Science49%+4 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, February 9, 2022

This school is amazing! We recently moved from another school within the county and can say that it's the best decision we've ever made. The administration goes way above and beyond ensuring your student is setup for success. They care as much about special needs children as they do the gifted children . We wish our child had this much support all throughout their years at the previous elementary. We have seen more progress in 6 months than at any other time in their schooling. 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	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
Poole's Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7110 Heardsville Rd	Cumming	30028	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(770) 888-1285	1,384	90	15.3	22.0%	635 (45.9%)	50 (3.6%)	166 (12.0%)	477 (34.5%)	8 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (3.5%)	76.5	254^th of 1219 public elementary schools	79.2%		79.1	244^th of 1238 public elementary schools	80.3%	10	73.9	66.9	51.4	48.6	$12,384	$200	$12,184
Matt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7455 Wallace Tatum Rd	Cumming	30028	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(678) 455-4500	1,171	81	14.5	19.1%	652 (55.7%)	30 (2.6%)	120 (10.2%)	311 (26.6%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (4.4%)	87.3	156^th of 1219 public elementary schools	87.2%		87.1	159^th of 1238 public elementary schools	87.2%	3	75.3	60.6	77.2	61.2	$13,452	$200	$13,252
Free Home Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12525 Cumming Hwy	Canton	30115	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 721-5960	280	25	11.3	32.9%	235 (83.9%)	1 (0.4%)	40 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	60.6	424^th of 1219 public elementary schools	65.2%		67.4	358^th of 1238 public elementary schools	71.1%	66	58.0	56.6	45.8	37.6	$18,606	$173	$18,433
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 1219 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
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 1219 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
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
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 1219 public elementary schools	92.5%		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
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 1219 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
Coal Mountain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3455 Coal Mountain Dr	Cumming	30028	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(770) 887-7705	747	57	13.1	31.5%	418 (56.0%)	57 (7.6%)	128 (17.1%)	93 (12.4%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.2%)	72.6	294^th of 1219 public elementary schools	75.9%		72.9	299^th of 1238 public elementary schools	75.8%	5	59.0	76.4	60.0	36.8	$15,598	$275	$15,323
Macedonia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10370 E Cherokee Dr	Canton	30115	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 704-1372	730	52	14.1	18.6%	602 (82.5%)	19 (2.6%)	61 (8.4%)	7 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (4.9%)	88.5	143^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	88.3%		87.6	155^th of 1238 public elementary schools	87.5%	12	70.7	70.2	74.4	59.3	$14,994	$137	$14,857

Frequently Asked Questions about Poole's Mill Elementary

How many students attend Poole's Mill Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,384 students attended Poole's Mill Elementary.

Is Poole's Mill Elementary a good school?

Poole's Mill Elementary ranks 254^th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Poole's Mill Elementary attend?

Students who attend Poole's Mill Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Liberty Middle School

What district is Poole's Mill Elementary in?

Forsyth County

What is the racial makeup of Poole's Mill Elementary?

Students at Poole's Mill Elementary are 46% White, 34% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races.

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