66 out of 10GreatSchools

Sawnee Elementary School

Cumming, GA
  • Public
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  • Grades PK-5
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  • Enrollment: 1404

Overview

Sawnee Elementary School
1616 Canton Highway
Cumming, GA 30040
(770) 887-6161
Sawnee Elementary School is located in Cumming, GA and serves grades PK-5.It received a GreatSchool rating of 6 out of 10
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Student Diversity

Race

Percentage

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0%
Native American
0%
Black
3%
Two or more races
4%
Asian
6%
Hispanic
18%
White
69%

Reviews17 Reviews

4.0
parent
This is our first year, and we have experienced everything from bullying to bad language use by students. This school is totally racist. This is a white washed school. Diversity is not welcomed. If you are a person of color, get ready to have a rough time.
parent
If your children are above average academically, they will obviously be able to succeed no matter where they go. I have 4 children and one struggles academically and is receiving no additional assistance whatsoever because she falls just at the top of the group that qualifies for assistance according to this schools leadership. We are told there is no deviation from a national scale on whether or not they can assist your child. If your child fallsbelow the 25th percemtile on a standardized reading test, they will receive help. If they fall at the 25th percemtile or above - no assistance provided. However, I know students are being helped that fall on the line in certain situations and others are not! This is a problem. We are searching for an alternative.
parent
We are starting our 4th year at Sawnee after moving from out of state. I have had 3 children attend this school, and one remaining there. The experiences my older two had were mostly positive. We had no interaction with the administration with the older two, just a few teachers lacking empathy, but some great ones too! They would both say they had a mostly positive experience there. However, my youngest has been plagued by a chronic bully problem since we arrived. We didn't bring it to the administration's attention until our second year. My child's teacher handled it very well, and offered a supportive environment. The administration did nothing. Last year, the problem escalated. Again, the administration ignored it. All three of my kids feel that the anti-bullying posters in the halls are a joke. My child's teacher last year was probably the worst possible fit for a bullied child, as she was quite the bully herself - not just to my child, to almost all of them. It seems, from info gathered from my child, as well as other parents, that she likes to embarrass children for the weaknesses. Not the best quality for a 3rd grade teacher. She violated my child's privacy as well as refused to allow other children to get breakfast at school. Both against the law. And she's still teaching 3rd grade. I am less than impressed with the administration's passive approach.
parent
We came to sawnee from another metro Atlanta school system and it is without any regrets. As parents, often times we allow the school system to determine how well our children are progressing although we may not necessarily agree. That was evident with our oldest child within two weeks of arriving at sawnee. We were previously told "oh she's only 6, she'll grow out it" The staff at sawnee identified her weaknesses and addressed them immediately, offering both before and after school tutoring sessions. The attention to detail that the teachers at sawnee have is impeccable and nothing like we've had before. We truly couldn't be happier
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