Alford Elementary

Alford Elementary operates as an average-sized elementary-level community in Lawrenceville, Georgia, run under Gwinnett County. Current enrollment sits at 828 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 605 students per school, that is 37% bigger than typical.

Alford Elementary is one of 141 schools operated by Gwinnett County, a district that hosts 182,518 students overall.

On demographics, Alford Elementary logs that 60% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest breaks down as 21% Black, 10% Asian, 7% White, 2% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 67 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.4:1. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 83% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Gwinnett County (around 60%), the school's rate is north of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Alford Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 28.3%.

Around the school, census data for Gwinnett County shows median household earnings sit near $87,890, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Gwinnett County runs 150 public schools (combined enrollment of about 196,924 students), of which Alford Elementary is one.

Bethesda Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Alford Elementary. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Alford Elementary ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 45.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Alford Elementary has edged down 11%, going from 931 students in 2018 to 828 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 50% to 60% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 in 2025.

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