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Enrollment
1,693
Middle
DISTRICT 1,431 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GWINNETT COUNTY·NCES 130255001632
Creekland Middle School
170 Russell Rd, Lawrenceville, GA 30043 · (770) 338-4700 · Gwinnett County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,693 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 65% of Georgia public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
112 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
1,100 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 557 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 538 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 598 | 35% |
Student demographics
74%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
Creekland Middle School→Collins Hill High School
Feeds from
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
46.3%
GA avg 40.1% . -2.5pp since 2021
Math
59.1%
GA avg 44.6% . +13.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 13 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.3% | 59.1% |
| 2023-24 | 49.6% | 55.2% |
| 2022-23 | 48.7% | 47.6% |
| 2021-22 | 48.8% | 45.8% |
% 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
45.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.8%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Creekland Middle School
Creekland Middle School's state test result (45.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creekland Middle School this school | 1,693 | 65.0% | 45.2% |
| Twin Rivers Middle School Buford | 1,669 | 58.4% | 71.3% |
| Dacula Middle School Dacula | 1,866 | 65.2% | 49.6% |
| East Cobb Middle School Marietta | 1,352 | 66.5% | 36.1% |
| Couch Middle School Grayson | 1,147 | 59.0% | 62.3% |
| Pinckneyville Middle School Peachtree Corners | 1,157 | 57.0% | 42.3% |
Matched among Georgia middle 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 Creekland Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Gwinnett County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #157 of 470 | #17 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.1% | #92 of 474 ▲ 1 | #14 of 30 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #127 of 474 ▼ 14 | #17 of 30 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.4pp | #195 of 465 | #8 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,693 | #10 of 487 | #8 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #325 of 471 | #18 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.7% | #10 of 471 | #9 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.0% | #308 of 479 | #14 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.3% | #67 of 305 | #3 of 16 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
1,693
-223 (-12%) vs 2020
-46% since 2000-01, when it was 3,139
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 17.0:1
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 | 1,693 | 112 | 15.1:1 | 65% (1,100) |
| 2023-24 | 1,718 | 115 | 14.9:1 | 64% (1,103) |
| 2022-23 | 1,860 | 117 | 15.9:1 | 52% (963) |
| 2020-21 | 1,916 | 113 | 17.0:1 | 44% (843) |
| 2017-18 | 2,097 | 125 | 16.8:1 | 49% (1,031) |
| 2015-16 | 2,199 | 132 | 16.7:1 | 51% (1,125) |
| 2010-11 | 2,292 | 140 | 16.4:1 | 43% (995) |
| 2000-01 | 3,139 | 191 | 16.4:1 | 10% (302) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Creekland Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (2,097 to 1,693); teachers down 10% (125 to 112).
About Creekland Middle School
Students in Lawrenceville, Georgia, attend Creekland Middle School, a large middle school. The school teaches grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 1,693 students. That is 122% above the average of about 763 students for middle schools in Georgia.
Across its 141 schools, Gwinnett County enrolls 182,518 students. Creekland Middle School is one of those schools.
The largest group at Creekland Middle School is Hispanic students, at 35%. The remaining students are 32% Black, 14% White, 11% Asian, and 7% multiracial. Census figures show Gwinnett County is about 24% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 74%.
Creekland Middle School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1, with 112 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, middle schools in Georgia average 14.1:1. The school has 65% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Creekland Middle School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 65% of Georgia public middle schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Creekland Middle School, the prediction is 43.8% and the result is 45.2%.
American Community Survey estimates for Gwinnett County show that median household income comes to about $87,890, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. The county's public schools total 150, with about 196,924 students.
Taylor Elementary School, about 0.9 miles away, is the closest public school. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Creekland Middle School. Creekland Middle School places 5th of 6 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES describes the area around Creekland Middle School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's enrollment decreased 12% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 17.0:1 to 15.1:1.
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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 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 Lawrenceville
- Archer High SchoolHigh · 3,058 students
- Discovery High SchoolHigh · 2,703 students
- Central Gwinnett High SchoolHigh · 2,414 students
- Mountain View High SchoolHigh · 2,221 students
- Gwinnett Online CampusCombined · 1,996 students
- Richards Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,974 students
Other Creekland Middle schools
One other US public school is named Creekland Middle. Creekland Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Creekland Middle SchoolCanton, GA · 1,503 students
Nearby schools
- Taylor Elementary School0.9 mi · 883
- Collins Hill High School1.3 mi · 2,485
- Walnut Grove Elementary School1.4 mi · 819
- Devereux Ackerman Academy - Gwinnett1.9 mi · 17
- McKendree Elementary School2.0 mi · 1,030
- Woodward Mill Elementary School2.0 mi · 1,106
Frequently asked questions
About Creekland Middle SchoolHow many students attend Creekland Middle School?
Creekland Middle School enrolls approximately 1,693 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Creekland Middle School serve?
Creekland Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Creekland Middle School?
Approximately 15.1:1 students per teacher at Creekland Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Creekland Middle School?
At Creekland Middle School, the student body is approximately 14% White, 35% Hispanic, 32% Black, 11% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Creekland Middle School public or private?
Creekland Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Gwinnett County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.