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Chestatee Elementary

๐Ÿ“ 6945 Keith Bridge Rd, Gainesville, Forsyth County, 30506

1,228
Pupils
15.1
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Chestatee Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Gainesville, Forsyth County. The school has 1,228 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Forsyth County school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in a rural setting. The school employs 81.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1. 44% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Forsyth County

Enrollment & staffing

Chestatee Elementary enrolls 1,228 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 81.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.

Male students
606 (49%)
Female students
622 (51%)
Teachers (FTE)
81.2
Student-teacher ratio
15.1:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% White, 16% Hispanic or Latino and 3.2% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White94877%
Hispanic or Latino19516%
Two or more races393.2%
Black or African American231.9%
Asian12<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native10<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

373 of the school's 1,228 students (30%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 289 qualify for free lunch and 84 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.

School setting & status

Rural, FringeGrades Pre-Kโ€“5

Chestatee Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA-70, state senate district 27, state house district 26.

School district: Forsyth County

Chestatee Elementary 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 1,228 students, Chestatee Elementary is close to the district average of about 1,306 students per school.

54,864
District students
42
Schools
3,280
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

44%
Reading proficient
47%
Math proficient
12%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Rural - Fringe

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