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What's something Buford Academy does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
816
Elementary
DISTRICT 872 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUFORD CITY·NCES 130060002345
Buford Academy
2705 Robert Bell Pkwy, Buford, GA 30518 · (678) 482-6960 · Gwinnett County
GRADES 01–02ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL816 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
325 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 411 | 50% |
| Grade 2 | 405 | 50% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Buford City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2023-24 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
71.4%
GA avg 41.8% . +8.1pp since 2021
Math
74.9%
GA avg 42.9% . +5.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 42 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 71.4% | 74.9% |
| 2022-23 | 65.8% | 72.5% |
| 2021-22 | 63.3% | 69.3% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
73.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.8%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 57% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in Georgia's top 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 Buford Academy
Buford Academy's state test result (73.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buford Academy this school | 816 | 39.8% | 73.2% |
| Eastvalley Elementary School Marietta | 679 | 42.1% | 52.5% |
| White Oak Elementary School Sugar Hill | 722 | 32.3% | 68.1% |
| Richmond Hill Elementary School Richmond Hill | 662 | 42.4% | 50.7% |
| Coal Mountain Elementary School Cumming | 747 | 31.5% | 50.7% |
| Richmond Hill Primary School Richmond Hill | 733 | 43.9% | N/A |
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 Buford Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Gwinnett County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.2% | #71 of 1,208 | #7 of 84 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.9% | #82 of 1,215 ▲ 23 | #6 of 84 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.4% | #62 of 1,215 ▲ 58 | #6 of 84 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 816 | #209 of 1,324 | #56 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #657 of 1,301 | #65 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.3% | #143 of 1,301 | #37 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.8% | #1,119 of 1,312 | #73 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -45.3% | #12 of 854 | #1 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
816
-375 (-31%) vs 2020
+49% since 2000-01, when it was 549
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 816 | 60.7 | 13.4:1 | 40% (325) |
| 2023-24 | 1,275 | 88.2 | 14.5:1 | 37% (474) |
| 2022-23 | 1,297 | 89.2 | 14.5:1 | 32% (412) |
| 2020-21 | 1,191 | 78 | 15.3:1 | 31% (373) |
| 2017-18 | 1,493 | 92.4 | 16.2:1 | 39% (581) |
| 2015-16 | 1,316 | 84 | 15.7:1 | 47% (612) |
| 2010-11 | 1,033 | 63 | 16.4:1 | 55% (573) |
| 2000-01 | 549 | 39 | 14.1:1 | 48% (262) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Buford Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 45% (1,493 to 816); teachers down 34% (92.4 to 60.7).
About Buford Academy
Buford Academy is a medium-sized elementary school in Buford, Georgia, administered by Buford City. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 816 students in grades 1 through 2. Against the 605-student average for elementary schools in Georgia, enrollment here is 35% higher.
The district, Buford City, operates 5 schools serving 6,007 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Buford Academy. The largest is White students, at 44%. The next largest groups are 30% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 10% Black, and 5% multiracial. In Gwinnett County overall, about 33% of residents are White. The school's diversity index is 69%, meaning two students picked at random have a 69% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 60.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 13.4:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Georgia average 13.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 40%. Compared with the 60% average for public schools in Gwinnett County, the school's rate is lower.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate on state tests for Buford Academy is 56.8%. It actually posts 73.2%, which is 16.4 points higher and in the top 10% of Georgia schools.
In Gwinnett County (population about 979,864), the median household income is $87,890, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Buford Academy is one of 150 public schools in the county.
The shortest distance from Buford Academy to another public school is about 0.1 miles, to Buford Senior Academy. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Buford Academy ranks 2nd on proficiency.
Buford Academy is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Enrollment declined 31% from its 2020-21 level of 1,191. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.3:1 in 2020-21 to 13.4:1 in 2024-25.
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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 Buford City
- Buford High SchoolHigh · 1,966 students
- Buford Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,426 students
- Buford Senior AcademyElementary · 1,368 students
- Buford Elementary SchoolElementary · 431 students
Other schools in Buford
- Seckinger High SchoolHigh · 2,318 students
- Buford High SchoolHigh · 1,966 students
- Jones Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,758 students
- Twin Rivers Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,669 students
- Ivy Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,507 students
- Buford Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,426 students
Nearby schools
- Buford Senior Academy0.1 mi · 1,368
- Buford Middle School0.4 mi · 1,426
- Buford Elementary School0.4 mi · 431
- Buford High School0.8 mi · 1,966
- Harmony Elementary School2.3 mi · 614
- Friendship Elementary School2.9 mi · 673
Frequently asked questions
About Buford AcademyHow many students attend Buford Academy?
Buford Academy enrolls approximately 816 students in grades 01-02.
Is Buford Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Buford Academy is an elementary school covering grades 01-02.
How many teachers does Buford Academy have?
Buford Academy employs 61 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Buford Academy?
Student demographics at Buford Academy are roughly 44% White, 30% Hispanic, 10% Black, 11% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Buford Academy?
Buford Academy is overseen by Buford City in Gwinnett County.
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