📍 1616 Canton Hwy, Cumming, Forsyth County, 30040
Sawnee Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Cumming, Forsyth County. The school has 1,720 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Forsyth County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 98.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1. 46% of students are proficient in reading. 55% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sawnee Elementary School enrolls 1,720 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 98.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% White, 32% Asian and 15% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 776 | 45% |
| Asian | 544 | 32% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 257 | 15% |
| Black or African American | 71 | 4.1% |
| Two or more races | 60 | 3.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 12 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
275 of the school's 1,720 students (16%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 229 qualify for free lunch and 46 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Sawnee Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA-70, state senate district 27, state house district 24.
Sawnee Elementary School is one of 42 schools in Forsyth County, based in Cumming, Georgia. The district serves 54,864 students district-wide and employs 3,280 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,720 students, Sawnee Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 1,306 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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