Brookwood Elementary School

Brookwood Elementary School is one of the sprawling elementary schools in Snellville, Georgia, run under Gwinnett County, with 1,422 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 135% above the typical public school in Georgia, which averages around 605 students.

Gwinnett County comprises 141 schools with combined enrollment of 182,518 students; Brookwood Elementary School is among them.

On demographics, Brookwood Elementary School records that the largest single group is Black at 36%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 20% Asian, 19% White, 19% Hispanic, 6% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 96 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Brookwood Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. About 47% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Gwinnett County (around 60%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Brookwood Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Georgia schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 53.2%; actual is 68.6%, +15.4 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Gwinnett County put median household income runs about $87,890, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Gwinnett County runs 150 public schools (combined enrollment of about 196,924 students), of which Brookwood Elementary School is one.

Brookwood High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Brookwood Elementary School at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 64.3%.

Brookwood Elementary School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Brookwood Elementary School has edged up 10%, going from 1,292 students in 2018 to 1,422 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 38% to 19% across the same window.

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