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George W. Whitlow Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
3655 Castleberry Rd
Cumming, GA 30040
Phone
(678) 965-5090
District
Forsyth County
County
FORSYTH COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1181
Classroom Teachers
89

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Georgia

9

(10 is best)

Better than 88.1% of all GA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

George W. Whitlow Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
52%
42%
46%
39%
58%
46%
52%
42%
46%
39%
58%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
64%
41%
59%
36%
68%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
64%
39%
60%
41%
67%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
16
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 15 1.3%
Kindergarten 210 17.8%
Grade 1 204 17.3%
Grade 2 194 16.4%
Grade 3 183 15.5%
Grade 4 196 16.6%
Grade 5 179 15.2%
Total 1181 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 32.9% 48.8% 37.7%
Black 6.2% 4.7% 38.1%
Hispanic 23.1% 14.9% 18.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 37.0% 31.0% 4.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.9% 0.6% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 21.8% 14.0% 59.6%
Free lunch eligible 18.0% 11.2% 53.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.8% 2.8% 5.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 253,225 10,912,876
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,127.3 187
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.6% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 23.4% 20.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 31.0% 33.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.8% 25.4%
65 OR OLDER 12.3% 14.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 84,662 3,946,490
Single Parent Households With Children 6.0% 9.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.9% 88.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 56.2% 33.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 42.9% 18.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 21.7% 16.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.6% 13.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 9.8% 16.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 7.6% 15.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 4.7% 11.4%
$15,000 or less 2.8% 9.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,837 $369,722,000 53.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $425 $23,000,000 3.3%
Staff $275 $14,894,000 2.1%
General Administration $27 $1,449,000 0.2%
School Administration $546 $29,508,000 4.3%
Operation $645 $34,898,000 5.0%
Transportation $427 $23,087,000 3.3%
Other $273 $14,770,000 2.1%
Total Support $2,619 $141,606,000 20.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,382 $182,900,000 26.3%
Total Expenditures $12,838 $694,228,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,329 $12,833,075,000 54.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $706 $1,235,717,000 5.3%
Staff $605 $1,058,876,000 4.5%
General Administration $183 $320,510,000 1.4%
School Administration $769 $1,346,775,000 5.7%
Operation $899 $1,574,443,000 6.7%
Transportation $500 $876,278,000 3.7%
Other $419 $734,414,000 3.1%
Total Support $4,082 $7,147,013,000 30.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,995 $3,493,141,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $13,406 $23,473,229,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%