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Enrollment
3,627
High
DISTRICT 2,162 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GWINNETT COUNTY·NCES 130255002387
Grayson High School
50 Hope Hollow Rd, Loganville, GA 30052 · (770) 554-1071 · Gwinnett County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL3,627 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% of Georgia public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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 high schools
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
211 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
1,871 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 978 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 959 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 859 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 831 | 23% |
Student demographics
61%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
Based on published attendance-zone data from Gwinnett County. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedMath
55.9%
GA avg 44.6% . +17.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Georgia average is about 45 of 100. Math scores are up about 17 points since 2021.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.9% |
| 2023-24 | 48.4% |
| 2022-23 | 20.3% |
| 2021-22 | 38.9% |
% 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
55.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Grayson High School
Grayson High School's state test result (55.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grayson High School this school | 3,627 | 51.6% | 55.1% |
| Archer High School Lawrenceville | 3,058 | 52.5% | 51.7% |
| Dacula High School Dacula | 2,481 | 55.7% | 45.4% |
| Campbell High School Smyrna | 3,085 | 52.1% | 50.8% |
| North Cobb High School Kennesaw | 2,463 | 49.9% | 53.5% |
| Fayette County High School Fayetteville | 1,360 | 52.6% | 50.0% |
Matched among Georgia high 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 Grayson High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Gwinnett County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.1% | #87 of 411 | #9 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #90 of 417 ▲ 46 | #9 of 26 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,627 | #2 of 480 | #2 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #301 of 413 | #19 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.9% | #130 of 413 | #16 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.6% | #300 of 425 | #19 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +20.2% | #42 of 226 | #4 of 15 |
Ranked against other public high 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
3,627
+396 (+12%) vs 2020
+249% since 2000-01, when it was 1,038
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 19.0:1
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 | 3,627 | 210.6 | 17.2:1 | 52% (1,871) |
| 2023-24 | 3,480 | 198.9 | 17.5:1 | 54% (1,894) |
| 2022-23 | 3,284 | 192.6 | 17.1:1 | 42% (1,387) |
| 2020-21 | 3,231 | 170 | 19.0:1 | 36% (1,152) |
| 2017-18 | 3,017 | 165.7 | 18.2:1 | 38% (1,136) |
| 2015-16 | 2,850 | 159 | 17.9:1 | 37% (1,058) |
| 2010-11 | 2,668 | 164 | 16.3:1 | 33% (891) |
| 2000-01 | 1,038 | 58 | 17.9:1 | 8% (78) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grayson High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 20% (3,017 to 3,627); teachers up 27% (165.7 to 210.6).
About Grayson High School
Grayson High School, a high-enrollment high school, is located in Loganville, Georgia. Classes run from 9 through 12, and the school has 3,627 students. The average for high schools in Georgia is about 1,120 students, so this school is 224% larger than average.
The district, Gwinnett County, has 182,518 students enrolled across 141 schools.
Grayson High School's enrollment is 58% Black. Other groups make up 19% Hispanic, 10% White, 7% Asian, and 5% multiracial. County-wide, 28% of Gwinnett County residents are Black. Grayson High School has a diversity index of 61%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reports 210.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 17.2 students per teacher. The 15.2:1 average for high schools in Georgia is lower than this school's figure. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 52%. The 60% average for public schools in Gwinnett County is 8 points higher.
Measured against Georgia public high schools, Grayson High School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Test results at Grayson High School are 4.4 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (55.1% actual, 50.7% predicted).
Among Gwinnett County residents, median household income is about $87,890, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 150 public schools in Gwinnett County, with a combined enrollment of about 196,924.
The nearest public school is Cooper Elementary School, at about 1.7 miles. Grayson High School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 50.5%, lower than Grayson High School's 55.1%.
For locale, NCES codes Grayson High School as Suburb: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Grayson High School went from 3,231 students to 3,627. Its ratio of students to teachers was 19.0:1 in 2020-21, and 17.2:1 in 2024-25.
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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
- 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
- Berkmar High SchoolHigh · 2,975 students
Other schools in Loganville
- McConnell Middle SchoolMiddle · 2,009 students
- Loganville High SchoolHigh · 1,911 students
- Cooper Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,520 students
- Walnut Grove High SchoolHigh · 1,511 students
- Loganville Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,320 students
- Magill Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,259 students
Nearby schools
- Cooper Elementary School1.7 mi · 1,520
- McConnell Middle School1.9 mi · 2,009
- Bay Creek Middle School2.1 mi · 1,510
- Trip Elementary School2.1 mi · 1,589
- Grace Snell Middle School2.2 mi · 1,231
- Magill Elementary School2.3 mi · 1,259
Frequently asked questions
About Grayson High SchoolHow large is Grayson High School?
Grayson High School enrolls approximately 3,627 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Grayson High School serve?
Grayson High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Grayson High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Grayson High School is approximately 17.2:1 (211 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Grayson High School?
At Grayson High School, the student body is approximately 10% White, 19% Hispanic, 58% Black, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Grayson High School in?
Grayson High School is part of Gwinnett County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.