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What's the biggest difference between Centerville Elementary School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
655
Elementary
DISTRICT 956 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GWINNETT COUNTY·NCES 130255001116
Centerville Elementary School
3115 Scenic Hwy S, Snellville, GA 30039 · (770) 972-2220 · Gwinnett County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL655 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
541 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 74%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 85 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 118 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 120 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 116 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 122 | 19% |
Student demographics
64%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
27.2%
GA avg 40.1% . -2.9pp since 2021
Math
33.8%
GA avg 44.6% . +1.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.2% | 33.8% |
| 2023-24 | 31.0% | 37.4% |
| 2022-23 | 29.9% | 34.8% |
| 2021-22 | 30.1% | 32.0% |
% 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
33.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 →
Where Centerville Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Gwinnett County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #701 of 1,208 | #60 of 84 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #762 of 1,215 | #67 of 84 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.2% | #814 of 1,215 | #68 of 84 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.5pp | #386 of 1,183 | #46 of 83 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 655 | #470 of 1,324 | #76 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #418 of 1,301 | #34 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.2% | #333 of 1,301 | #50 of 87 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.5% | #724 of 854 | #39 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
655
-31 (-5%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 13.9:1
% White
7%
was 9%
% Hispanic
31%
was 24%
% Black
50%
was 59%
% Asian
5%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 655 | 52 | 12.6:1 | 83% (541) |
| 2023-24 | 658 | 57 | 11.5:1 | 86% (563) |
| 2022-23 | 672 | 52 | 12.9:1 | 73% (491) |
| 2017-18 | 686 | 49.5 | 13.9:1 | 81% (559) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Centerville Elementary School.
About Centerville Elementary School
Among the schools in Snellville, Georgia, is Centerville Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. The school enrolls 655 students, from pre-K through 5.
Gwinnett County is the local district for Centerville Elementary School. It runs 141 schools with 182,518 students.
Centerville Elementary School is 50% Black by enrollment. Other reported shares: 31% Hispanic, 7% White, 5% multiracial, and 5% Asian. That compares with about 28% Black among all Gwinnett County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 64% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Centerville Elementary School counts 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 12.6 students for each one. On average, elementary schools in Georgia have 13.3:1, compared with 12.6:1 here. About 83% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Gwinnett County, the average is 60%.
Centerville Elementary School scores 33.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 34.7%.
In the county around the school, Gwinnett County, the median household income is $87,890, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Gwinnett County is home to 150 public schools and about 196,924 public school students.
Of nearby public schools, Norton Elementary School is the closest, at about 1.8 miles. Centerville Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 37.0% proficiency; Centerville Elementary School posts 33.8%.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
2024-25 enrollment was 655, a 5% decrease from 686 in 2017-18. Meanwhile, the Black share shrank from 59% to 50% of enrollment. The school's ratio fell from 13.9:1 to 12.6:1 between 2017-18 and 2024-25.
The Centerville Elementary School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Snellville
- Brookwood High SchoolHigh · 3,803 students
- South Gwinnett High SchoolHigh · 2,639 students
- Shiloh High SchoolHigh · 2,096 students
- Shiloh Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,592 students
- Brookwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,422 students
- Norton Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,042 students
Nearby schools
- Norton Elementary School1.8 mi · 1,042
- Shiloh High School1.9 mi · 2,096
- Snellville Middle School2.0 mi · 820
- Shiloh Middle School2.1 mi · 1,592
- Partee Elementary School2.3 mi · 775
- Shiloh Elementary School2.3 mi · 711
Frequently asked questions
About Centerville Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Centerville Elementary School?
Centerville Elementary School enrolls approximately 655 students in grades PK-05.
Is Centerville Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Centerville Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Centerville Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Centerville Elementary School is approximately 12.6:1 (52 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Centerville Elementary School?
At Centerville Elementary School, the student body is approximately 7% White, 31% Hispanic, 50% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Centerville Elementary School in?
Centerville Elementary School is part of Gwinnett County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.