Fort Daniel Elementary School

As a moderately sized elementary campus in Dacula, Georgia, Fort Daniel Elementary School instructs 645 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under Gwinnett County.

Across the 141 schools in Gwinnett County (182,518 students total), Fort Daniel Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Fort Daniel Elementary School logs that the largest single group is White at 27%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder reads as 25% Hispanic, 24% Black, 15% Asian, 9% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.3:1 average. Around 45% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Gwinnett County's rate of about 60%.

With demographic context factored in, Fort Daniel Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 53.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 62.7%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Gwinnett County put median household income runs about $87,890, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Gwinnett County runs 150 public schools (combined enrollment of about 196,924 students), of which Fort Daniel Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Twin Rivers Middle School, roughly 1.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Fort Daniel Elementary School comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 60.8%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Fort Daniel Elementary School's enrollment has ticked down 3% since 2018, when it stood at 666 (now 645). Over the same period, the White share declined from 52% to 27%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.2:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.