Chesney Elementary School

Chesney Elementary School operates as a big elementary school in Duluth, Georgia, overseen by Gwinnett County. Current enrollment sits at 1,165 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 605 students per school, that is 93% larger than typical.

Within Gwinnett County, which oversees 141 schools and 182,518 students, Chesney Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Chesney Elementary School reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 63%. The remainder comes out to 22% Black, 6% Asian, 5% White, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Gwinnett County as a whole is about 24% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Chesney Elementary School has 84 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.9:1. The state averages about 13.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 79% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Gwinnett County (around 60%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Chesney Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 36.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 31.2%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Gwinnett County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $87,890 per year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Chesney Elementary School is one of 150 public schools in Gwinnett County (combined enrollment of about 196,924 students).

Nearest neighbor: Radloff Middle School, around 1.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Chesney Elementary School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Chesney Elementary School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 31.9%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Chesney Elementary School has edged down 4%, going from 1,212 students in 2018 to 1,165 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 51% to 63% over that span.

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