Archer High School

Archer High School is a high-enrollment secondary school in Lawrenceville, Georgia, overseen by Gwinnett County. The school serves 3,058 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 173% above the state mean of about 1,120.

Across the 141 schools in Gwinnett County (182,518 students total), Archer High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Archer High School logs that 57% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 20% Hispanic, 15% White, 4% multiracial, 4% Asian. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 28%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Archer High School has 155 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.2:1, putting Archer High School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 52% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Gwinnett County (around 60%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Archer High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.2%; this one delivers 51.7%.

Across the wider county, Gwinnett County reports that median household earnings sit near $87,890, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Archer High School is one of 150 public schools in Gwinnett County (combined enrollment of about 196,924 students).

Nearest neighbor: Lovin Elementary School, around 1.7 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Archer High School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 47.9%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 13%: 2,716 students in 2018 compared to 3,058 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 36% to 15%.

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