Mashburn Elementary

Mashburn Elementary was named after the late Dr. Marcus Mashburn, Sr., a prominent local physician. The school opened in 1976 to 250 students from Big Creek and Cumming elementary schools. Since its opening Mashburn Elementary has received four additions and renovations to its campus. Ruth Hopewell was the school’s first principal and was the first full-time female principal in the history of Forsyth County Schools.