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Best Elementary Schools
in Forsyth County

This page covers 22 elementary schools in Forsyth County. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

22
Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

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1
rank
George W. Whitlow Elementary
Grades PK–051,181 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.3:1)
59
/100
Student:Teacher
13.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,614
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
22%
Low economic need
2
rank
Midway Elementary School
Grades PK–05721 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
57
/100
Student:Teacher
15.9:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,614
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
10%
Low economic need
3
rank
Kelly Mill Elementary
Grades PK–051,057 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
57
/100
Student:Teacher
16.3:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,614
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
8%
Low economic need
4
rank
Cumming Elementary School
Grades PK–05922 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.8:1)
56
/100
Student:Teacher
11.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,614
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
55%
Near nat'l 52.2%
5
rank
Vickery Creek Elementary School
Grades PK–051,144 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
55
/100
Student:Teacher
17.8:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,614
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
4%
Low economic need
6
rank
Brandywine Elementary School
Grades PK–051,203 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
54
/100
Student:Teacher
15.8:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,614
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
25%
Low economic need
7
rank
Sawnee Elementary School
Grades PK–051,720 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
53
/100
Student:Teacher
17.4:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,614
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
16%
Low economic need
8
rank
Daves Creek Elementary School
Grades PK–051,112 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
52
/100
Student:Teacher
14.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
40/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,614
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
4%
Low economic need
9
rank
Haw Creek Elementary
Grades PK–05916 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
52
/100
Student:Teacher
14.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
40/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,614
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
7%
Low economic need
10
rank
Coal Mountain Elementary School
Grades PK–05742 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
51
/100
Student:Teacher
13.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
40/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,614
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
20%
Low economic need
12 more elementary schools in Forsyth County not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
22
Elementary Schools
41
Total Schools
59
#1 Score
52
Avg Score
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.