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Grace Snell Middle School
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 392 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 391 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 448 | 36% |
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Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedWhat this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.8% | 39.8% |
| 2023-24 | 36.5% | 32.9% |
| 2022-23 | 34.5% | 26.8% |
| 2021-22 | 34.4% | 27.2% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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%.
Schools most like Grace Snell Middle School
Grace Snell Middle School's state test result (35.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grace Snell Middle School this school | 1,231 | 72.5% | 35.9% |
| Eagle's Landing Middle School McDonough | 974 | 72.2% | 21.9% |
| Snellville Middle School Snellville | 820 | 75.9% | 37.8% |
| Shiloh Middle School Snellville | 1,592 | 78.1% | 31.9% |
| General Ray Davis Middle School Stockbridge | 874 | 72.2% | 39.1% |
| Factory Shoals Middle School Douglasville | 833 | 77.6% | 30.1% |
Where Grace Snell Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Gwinnett County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.9% | #253 of 470 | #23 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #227 of 474 ▲ 36 | #20 of 30 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #234 of 474 ▲ 10 | #22 of 30 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.5pp | #151 of 465 | #7 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,231 | #50 of 487 | #21 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #314 of 471 | #16 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.7% | #295 of 471 | #25 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.5% | #283 of 479 | #12 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.1% | #144 of 144 | #14 of 14 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,231 | 82 | 15.0:1 | 72% (892) |
| 2023-24 | 1,258 | 83.1 | 15.1:1 | 78% (975) |
| 2022-23 | 1,268 | 81.1 | 15.6:1 | 72% (912) |
| 2020-21 | 1,180 | 77 | 15.3:1 | 63% (747) |
| 2017-18 | 1,230 | 76 | 16.2:1 | 68% (842) |
| 2015-16 | 1,173 | 72 | 16.3:1 | 69% (811) |
| 2010-11 | 1,233 | 74 | 16.7:1 | 65% (802) |
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (1,230 to 1,231); teachers up 8% (76 to 82).
About Grace Snell Middle School
Grace Snell Middle School is a large middle school located in Loganville, Georgia. The school runs grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 1,231 students. Middle schools in Georgia have about 763 students on average; enrollment here is 61% higher.
Gwinnett County has 141 schools; together they serve 182,518 students.
More than half of the students at Grace Snell Middle School are Black (67%). It is also 23% Hispanic, 4% White, and 4% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Gwinnett County is roughly 28% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Grace Snell Middle School scores 50%.
The school's 82 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. The average for middle schools in Georgia is 14.1:1, so this school has more students per teacher. At Grace Snell Middle School, 72% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. On average, public schools in Gwinnett County report 60%.
Among Georgia public middle schools, Grace Snell Middle School outscored 45%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Test results at Grace Snell Middle School are 4.0 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (35.9% actual, 39.9% predicted).
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 Grace Snell Middle School.
Grace Snell Middle School's nearest public school is Magill Elementary School (about 0.2 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Grace Snell Middle School is 8th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment increased by 51 students, from 1,180 to 1,231.
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