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What advice would you give to incoming students at Duncan Creek Elementary?
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Enrollment
1,593
Elementary
DISTRICT 956 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GWINNETT COUNTY·NCES 130255002905
Duncan Creek Elementary
4500 Braselton Hwy, Hoschton, GA 30548 · (678) 714-5800 · Gwinnett County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,593 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 84% of Georgia public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
109 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
650 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 | 23 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 201 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 243 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 272 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 264 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 308 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 282 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (201) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (282).
Student demographics
76%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
57.8%
GA avg 40.1% . -5.7pp since 2021
Math
70.3%
GA avg 44.6% . +3.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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 6 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.8% | 70.3% |
| 2023-24 | 62.2% | 69.0% |
| 2022-23 | 57.6% | 62.5% |
| 2021-22 | 63.5% | 66.4% |
% 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
65.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.3%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Duncan Creek Elementary
Duncan Creek Elementary's state test result (65.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duncan Creek Elementary this school | 1,593 | 40.8% | 65.6% |
| Ivy Creek Elementary School Buford | 1,507 | 39.7% | 72.2% |
| Brookwood Elementary School Snellville | 1,422 | 46.8% | 68.6% |
| Camp Creek Elementary School Lilburn | 1,425 | 50.3% | 67.3% |
| Gwin Oaks Elementary School Lawrenceville | 1,077 | 45.1% | 69.9% |
| Chattahoochee Elementary School Duluth | 1,133 | 48.4% | 54.6% |
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 Duncan Creek Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Gwinnett County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.6% | #136 of 1,208 | #18 of 84 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.3% | #128 of 1,215 ▲ 8 | #14 of 84 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.8% | #158 of 1,215 ▼ 3 | #20 of 84 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.9pp | #358 of 1,183 | #42 of 83 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,593 | #2 of 1,324 | #1 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #1,016 of 1,301 | #80 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 76.4% | #16 of 1,301 | #16 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.8% | #1,113 of 1,312 | #72 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +24.3% | #79 of 386 | #6 of 31 |
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
1,593
+426 (+37%) vs 2020
+34% since 2010-11, when it was 1,187
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 1,593 | 108.8 | 14.6:1 | 41% (650) |
| 2023-24 | 1,569 | 100.8 | 15.6:1 | 44% (690) |
| 2022-23 | 1,397 | 85.7 | 16.3:1 | 29% (410) |
| 2020-21 | 1,167 | 76 | 15.4:1 | 26% (309) |
| 2017-18 | 1,282 | 81 | 15.8:1 | 23% (301) |
| 2015-16 | 1,129 | 73 | 15.5:1 | 24% (271) |
| 2010-11 | 1,187 | 80 | 14.8:1 | 23% (273) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Duncan Creek Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 24% (1,282 to 1,593); teachers up 34% (81 to 108.8).
About Duncan Creek Elementary
This page covers Duncan Creek Elementary, a large elementary school in Hoschton, Georgia. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 1,593 students. That is 163% larger than the average of about 605 students for elementary schools in Georgia.
The district, Gwinnett County, operates 141 schools serving 182,518 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Duncan Creek Elementary is White, with 31% of students. Next come 26% Black, 22% Asian, 15% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. In Gwinnett County overall, the White share is about 33%. The diversity index for Duncan Creek Elementary is 76%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Duncan Creek Elementary has a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1, with 108.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Georgia average 13.3:1. The school has 41% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 60% for public schools in Gwinnett County.
Duncan Creek Elementary holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 84% of Georgia public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 56.3% at Duncan Creek Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 65.6%.
In the surrounding county, Gwinnett County, the median household earns about $87,890 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Gwinnett County has 150 public schools with about 196,924 students, including Duncan Creek Elementary.
A public school about 0.2 miles away, Osborne Middle School, is the closest to Duncan Creek Elementary. Duncan Creek Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 65.6% average proficiency ranks 5th among 9 nearby schools.
Duncan Creek Elementary has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
The school grew from 1,167 students in 2020-21 to 1,593 in 2024-25.
Duncan Creek Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Hoschton
- Mill Creek High SchoolHigh · 2,782 students
- Jackson County High SchoolHigh · 2,222 students
- Osborne Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,816 students
- West Jackson Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,082 students
- Heroes Elementary SchoolElementary · 994 students
- Legacy Knoll Middle SchoolMiddle · 707 students
Nearby schools
- Osborne Middle School0.2 mi · 1,816
- Mill Creek High School0.4 mi · 2,782
- Seckinger High School2.3 mi · 2,318
- Mulberry Elementary School3.1 mi · 763
- Puckett's Mill Elementary School3.6 mi · 794
- Fort Daniel Elementary School3.7 mi · 645
Frequently asked questions
About Duncan Creek ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Duncan Creek Elementary?
Duncan Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 1,593 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Duncan Creek Elementary serve?
Duncan Creek Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Duncan Creek Elementary have?
Duncan Creek Elementary employs 109 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Duncan Creek Elementary?
Student demographics at Duncan Creek Elementary are roughly 31% White, 15% Hispanic, 26% Black, 22% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Duncan Creek Elementary?
Duncan Creek Elementary is overseen by Gwinnett County in Gwinnett County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.