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Enrollment
944
Elementary
DISTRICT 956 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GWINNETT COUNTY·NCES 130255001109
Dyer Elementary School
1707 Hurricane Shoals Rd, Dacula, GA 30019 · (770) 963-6214 · Gwinnett County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL944 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
72 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
546 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 74%
Community
5
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 | 29 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 133 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 138 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 151 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 155 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 152 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 186 | 20% |
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
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
56.5%
GA avg 40.1% . -8.9pp since 2021
Math
60.9%
GA avg 44.6% . -9.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 9 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 10 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.5% | 60.9% |
| 2023-24 | 59.1% | 63.4% |
| 2022-23 | 61.7% | 71.3% |
| 2021-22 | 65.4% | 70.6% |
% 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
60.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.5%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 →
Where Dyer Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Gwinnett County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.7% | #191 of 1,208 | #25 of 84 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.9% | #240 of 1,215 | #30 of 84 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #177 of 1,215 | #21 of 84 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -9.3pp | #36 of 1,183 | #5 of 83 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 944 | #113 of 1,324 | #40 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #595 of 1,301 | #54 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.9% | #38 of 1,301 | #22 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.8% | #964 of 1,312 | #52 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.3% | #252 of 386 | #23 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
944
+69 (+8%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 1,097
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 944 | 71.5 | 13.2:1 | 58% (546) |
| 2023-24 | 963 | 71.5 | 13.5:1 | 60% (578) |
| 2022-23 | 861 | 64.3 | 13.4:1 | 50% (427) |
| 2020-21 | 875 | 59 | 14.8:1 | 42% (364) |
| 2017-18 | 888 | 60.6 | 14.7:1 | 45% (398) |
| 2015-16 | 809 | 53 | 15.3:1 | 38% (309) |
| 2010-11 | 835 | 63 | 13.3:1 | 43% (359) |
| 2000-01 | 632 | 49 | 12.9:1 | 14% (89) |
| 1990-91 | 1,097 | 62 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dyer Elementary School.
About Dyer Elementary School
Dyer Elementary School is a large elementary school with an address in Dacula, Georgia. Federal data show 944 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. On average, elementary schools in Georgia enroll around 605, and this school is 56% above that mark.
Federal data list 141 schools in Gwinnett County, with 182,518 students enrolled.
Black students make up 38% of enrollment at Dyer Elementary School, the largest share of any group. Beyond that, enrollment is 25% Hispanic, 20% White, 11% Asian, and 6% multiracial. In Gwinnett County overall, about 28% of residents are Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 74, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 71.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 13.2:1. The average for elementary schools in Georgia is about 13.3:1. Of all students at Dyer Elementary School, 58% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Gwinnett County average a similar 60%.
A school with Dyer Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Georgia is predicted to score 47.5%. Dyer Elementary School scores 60.7%, 13.2 points above that line.
In Gwinnett County, home to about 979,864 people, the median household earns about $87,890 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Dyer Elementary School shares Gwinnett County with 149 other public schools.
Dyer Elementary School is about 2.0 miles from Dacula Elementary School, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 48.7% on proficiency, and Dyer Elementary School is above that at 60.7%.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 944, up from 875 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher dropped from 14.8 to 13.2 over 4 years.
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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 Dacula
- Dacula High SchoolHigh · 2,481 students
- Dacula Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,866 students
- Alcova Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,467 students
- Harbins Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,320 students
- Dacula Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,159 students
- Puckett's Mill Elementary SchoolElementary · 794 students
Nearby schools
- Dacula Elementary School2.0 mi · 1,159
- Gwinnett InterVention Education (GIVE) Center East2.1 mi · 334
- Dacula High School2.1 mi · 2,481
- Gwinnett Online Campus2.2 mi · 1,996
- Freeman's Mill Elementary School2.3 mi · 1,011
- Devereux Ackerman Academy - Gwinnett2.3 mi · 17
Frequently asked questions
About Dyer Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Dyer Elementary School?
Dyer Elementary School enrolls approximately 944 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Dyer Elementary School serve?
Dyer Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Dyer Elementary School have?
Dyer Elementary School employs 72 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
How diverse is Dyer Elementary School?
Dyer Elementary School reports a student body of 20% White, 25% Hispanic, 38% Black, 11% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Dyer Elementary School in?
Dyer Elementary School is part of Gwinnett County.
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