Ferguson Elementary School

Set in Duluth, Georgia, Ferguson Elementary School is a medium-sized K-5 school, overseen by Gwinnett County. It educates 856 students across grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 605 students per school, that is 41% above typical.

Gwinnett County runs 141 schools in total, collectively educating 182,518 students. Ferguson Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Ferguson Elementary School logs that 67% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest breaks down as 22% Black, 5% Asian, 3% multiracial, 3% White. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Ferguson Elementary School logs 74 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Ferguson Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 84% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Gwinnett County's rate of about 60%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Ferguson Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 34.2%, the actual is 29.1%, a residual of -5.1 points.

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

Nearest neighbor: Corley Elementary School, around 1.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Ferguson Elementary School comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 30.4%.

Ferguson Elementary School operates from a residential location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 3%: 879 students in 2018 compared to 856 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 57% to 67% over that span.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.