Craig Elementary School

Set in Lawrenceville, Georgia, Craig Elementary School is a heavily attended elementary-level community, run under Gwinnett County. It enrolls 1,045 students across grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Georgia's public schools average about 605 students each, so Craig Elementary School sits 73% above that benchmark.

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

On the student-mix side, Craig Elementary School lists that 30% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest reads as 25% White, 20% Hispanic, 18% Asian, 7% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Craig Elementary School shows 81 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 48% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Gwinnett County (around 60%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Craig Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Georgia schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 52.6%; actual is 70.1%, +17.4 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Gwinnett County) reports that median household earnings sit near $87,890, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Craig Elementary School is one of 150 public schools in Gwinnett County (combined enrollment of about 196,924 students).

Crews Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Craig Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Craig Elementary School at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 46.4%.

Craig Elementary School operates from a suburban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 1,026 students in 2018 compared to 1,045 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 39% to 25% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.