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Enrollment
1,165
Elementary
DISTRICT 956 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GWINNETT COUNTY·NCES 130255003399
Chesney Elementary School
3878 Old Norcross Rd, Duluth, GA 30096 · (678) 542-2300 · Gwinnett County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,165 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
84 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
916 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 | 14 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 193 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 196 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 202 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 178 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 193 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 189 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (193) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (189).
Student demographics
54%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
28.4%
GA avg 40.1% . -1.1pp since 2021
Math
34.8%
GA avg 44.6% . -4.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 1 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.4% | 34.8% |
| 2023-24 | 28.3% | 35.5% |
| 2022-23 | 28.3% | 41.5% |
| 2021-22 | 29.5% | 39.3% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
31.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Chesney Elementary School
Chesney Elementary School's state test result (31.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chesney Elementary School this school | 1,165 | 78.6% | 31.2% |
| Benefield Elementary School Lawrenceville | 1,209 | 79.6% | 36.5% |
| Bethesda Elementary School Lawrenceville | 1,083 | 82.1% | 39.1% |
| Minor Elementary School Lilburn | 952 | 81.0% | 26.8% |
| Beaver Ridge Elementary School Norcross | 984 | 81.9% | 25.8% |
| Kanoheda Elementary School Lawrenceville | 925 | 84.4% | 35.7% |
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 Chesney Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Gwinnett County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.2% | #770 of 1,208 | #68 of 84 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #738 of 1,215 ▼ 25 | #65 of 84 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.4% | #779 of 1,215 ▲ 52 | #65 of 84 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.8pp | #241 of 1,183 | #28 of 83 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,165 | #30 of 1,324 | #16 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #796 of 1,301 | #71 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.4% | #672 of 1,301 | #69 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.6% | #740 of 1,312 | #30 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.9% | #752 of 854 | #41 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
1,165
+46 (+4%) vs 2020
+30% since 2010-11, when it was 896
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 1,165 | 84 | 13.9:1 | 79% (916) |
| 2023-24 | 1,066 | 79.6 | 13.4:1 | 82% (878) |
| 2022-23 | 1,089 | 79.5 | 13.7:1 | 79% (861) |
| 2020-21 | 1,119 | 81 | 13.8:1 | 74% (826) |
| 2017-18 | 1,212 | 89.9 | 13.5:1 | 81% (986) |
| 2015-16 | 1,140 | 87 | 13.1:1 | 84% (962) |
| 2010-11 | 896 | 65 | 13.8:1 | 81% (729) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chesney Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (1,212 to 1,165); teachers down 7% (89.9 to 84).
About Chesney Elementary School
In Duluth, Georgia, Chesney Elementary School is a large elementary school. It serves 1,165 students in pre-K through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Georgia average about 605 students.
Gwinnett County (141 schools, 182,518 students) runs Chesney Elementary School.
At Chesney Elementary School, Hispanic students make up 63% of the student body. After that, the student body is 22% Black, 6% Asian, 5% White, and 4% multiracial. Census figures show Gwinnett County is about 24% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 54% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The ratio of students to teachers is 13.9:1, with 84 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That matches the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia fairly closely. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 79%. The 60% average for public schools in Gwinnett County is 19 points lower.
On BeatsExpectations, Chesney Elementary School is 5.5 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Georgia schools.
In Gwinnett County (population about 979,864), the median household income is $87,890, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Chesney Elementary School is one of 150 public schools in the county.
Radloff Middle School is the closest public school, about 1.0 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 31.2% average proficiency ranks 4th among 9 nearby schools.
In the federal locale system, Chesney Elementary School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Chesney Elementary School climbed 4% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 1,119 to 1,165 students.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Chesney Elementary School, you can post them here. 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 Duluth
- Georgia Connections Academy (Virtual)Combined · 7,148 students
- Duluth High SchoolHigh · 2,556 students
- Northview High SchoolHigh · 1,591 students
- Radloff Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,315 students
- Hull Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,267 students
- McClure Health Science High SchoolHigh · 1,237 students
Nearby schools
- Radloff Middle School1.0 mi · 1,315
- McClure Health Science High School1.2 mi · 1,237
- Ferguson Elementary School1.5 mi · 856
- Harris Elementary School2.0 mi · 642
- Duluth Middle School2.0 mi · 1,201
- Corley Elementary School2.1 mi · 1,119
Frequently asked questions
About Chesney Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Chesney Elementary School?
Chesney Elementary School enrolls approximately 1,165 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Chesney Elementary School serve?
Chesney Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Chesney Elementary School?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at Chesney Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Chesney Elementary School?
At Chesney Elementary School, the student body is approximately 5% White, 63% Hispanic, 22% Black, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Chesney Elementary School?
Chesney Elementary School is overseen by Gwinnett County in Gwinnett County.
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