Benefield Elementary School

As a substantial elementary school in Lawrenceville, Georgia, Benefield Elementary School educates 1,209 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of Gwinnett County. Compared to the state average of about 605 students per school, that is 100% bigger than typical.

Within Gwinnett County, which oversees 141 schools and 182,518 students, Benefield Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Benefield Elementary School reports that 59% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest breaks down as 24% Black, 7% Asian, 5% White, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Gwinnett County as a whole is about 24% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 96 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.7:1. The state averages about 13.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 80% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Gwinnett County runs at roughly 60%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Benefield Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 36.2%, the actual is 36.5%, a residual of +0.2 points.

Zooming out to the county, 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. Benefield Elementary School is one of 150 public schools in Gwinnett County (combined enrollment of about 196,924 students).

Nearest neighbor: Discovery High School, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Benefield Elementary School at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 40.0%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 7%: 1,304 students in 2018 compared to 1,209 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 48% to 59%. Class-load math has fell: from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 in 2025.

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