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Enrollment
1,209
Elementary
DISTRICT 956 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GWINNETT COUNTY·NCES 130255003813
Benefield Elementary School
1221 Old Norcross Rd, Lawrenceville, GA 30046 · (770) 962-3771 · Gwinnett County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,209 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of Georgia public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
96 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
962 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 66 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 195 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 184 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 184 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 184 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 193 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 203 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (195) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (203).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on published attendance-zone data from Gwinnett County. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
30.1%
GA avg 40.1% . +1.7pp since 2021
Math
43.1%
GA avg 44.6% . +8.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.1% | 43.1% |
| 2023-24 | 30.4% | 42.1% |
| 2022-23 | 28.9% | 37.4% |
| 2021-22 | 28.5% | 35.0% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
36.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.2%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Georgia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Benefield Elementary School
Benefield Elementary School's state test result (36.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benefield Elementary School this school | 1,209 | 79.6% | 36.5% |
| Chesney Elementary School Duluth | 1,165 | 78.6% | 31.2% |
| Winn Holt Elementary School Lawrenceville | 1,046 | 80.3% | 35.3% |
| Bethesda Elementary School Lawrenceville | 1,083 | 82.1% | 39.1% |
| Minor Elementary School Lilburn | 952 | 81.0% | 26.8% |
| Baggett Elementary School Lawrenceville | 1,019 | 89.0% | 30.6% |
Matched among Georgia elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Benefield Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Gwinnett County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #626 of 1,208 | #56 of 84 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #558 of 1,215 ▼ 1 | #52 of 84 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.1% | #712 of 1,215 ▲ 57 | #60 of 84 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.9pp | #392 of 1,183 | #13 of 83 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,209 | #25 of 1,324 | #14 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #435 of 1,301 | #40 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.4% | #543 of 1,301 | #59 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.6% | #722 of 1,312 | #28 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.3% | #630 of 854 | #31 of 53 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,209
+49 (+4%) vs 2020
-2% since 2010-11, when it was 1,235
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 14.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,209 | 95.5 | 12.7:1 | 80% (962) |
| 2023-24 | 1,248 | 85 | 14.7:1 | 82% (1,027) |
| 2022-23 | 1,243 | 84 | 14.8:1 | 77% (951) |
| 2020-21 | 1,160 | 81 | 14.3:1 | 71% (825) |
| 2017-18 | 1,304 | 93 | 14.0:1 | 78% (1,020) |
| 2015-16 | 1,222 | 86 | 14.2:1 | 80% (980) |
| 2010-11 | 1,235 | 83 | 14.9:1 | 85% (1,054) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Benefield Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (1,304 to 1,209); teachers up 3% (93 to 95.5).
About Benefield Elementary School
In Lawrenceville, Georgia, Benefield Elementary School is a high-enrollment elementary school. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 1,209 students enrolled. That is 100% bigger than the average of about 605 students for elementary schools in Georgia.
In Gwinnett County, 141 schools enroll a combined 182,518 students.
More than half of the students at Benefield Elementary School are Hispanic (59%). Other reported shares: 24% Black, 7% Asian, 5% White, and 4% multiracial. That compares with about 24% Hispanic among all Gwinnett County residents. The diversity index for Benefield Elementary School is 58%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school's 95.5 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. The average for elementary schools in Georgia is about 13.3:1. At Benefield Elementary School, 80% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. It compares with 60% for public schools in Gwinnett County.
Among Georgia public elementary schools, Benefield Elementary School outscored 51%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
On BeatsExpectations, Benefield Elementary School is within a point of its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Georgia schools.
The school's county is Gwinnett County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $87,890, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Gwinnett County's 150 public schools enroll about 196,924 students and include Benefield Elementary School.
Benefield Elementary School's nearest public school is Discovery High School (about 0.3 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Benefield Elementary School is 4th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 1,160 to 1,209, a 4% rise. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 12.7:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Benefield Elementary School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Gwinnett County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
979,864
Census ACS
Median income
$87,890
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
150
196,924 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Gwinnett County
- Brookwood High SchoolHigh · 3,803 students
- Grayson High SchoolHigh · 3,627 students
- Parkview High SchoolHigh · 3,216 students
- Peachtree Ridge High SchoolHigh · 3,155 students
- Archer High SchoolHigh · 3,058 students
- North Gwinnett High SchoolHigh · 3,033 students
Other schools in Lawrenceville
- Archer High SchoolHigh · 3,058 students
- Discovery High SchoolHigh · 2,703 students
- Central Gwinnett High SchoolHigh · 2,414 students
- Mountain View High SchoolHigh · 2,221 students
- Gwinnett Online CampusCombined · 1,996 students
- Richards Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,974 students
Nearby schools
- Discovery High School0.3 mi · 2,703
- Moore Middle School1.1 mi · 971
- Phoenix High School1.5 mi · 921
- International Transition Center1.6 mi · 640
- McKendree Elementary School1.6 mi · 1,030
- Central Gwinnett High School1.7 mi · 2,414
Frequently asked questions
About Benefield Elementary SchoolHow large is Benefield Elementary School?
Benefield Elementary School enrolls approximately 1,209 students in grades PK-05.
Is Benefield Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Benefield Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Benefield Elementary School?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at Benefield Elementary School.
How diverse is Benefield Elementary School?
Benefield Elementary School reports a student body of 5% White, 59% Hispanic, 24% Black, 7% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Benefield Elementary School?
Benefield Elementary School is overseen by Gwinnett County in Gwinnett County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.