Gwin Oaks Elementary School

Gwin Oaks Elementary School is a large K-5 school in Lawrenceville, Georgia, operated by Gwinnett County. The school caters to 1,077 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 605 students per school, that is 78% bigger than typical.

Gwin Oaks Elementary School is one of 141 schools operated by Gwinnett County, a district that enrolls 182,518 students overall.

On demographics, Gwin Oaks Elementary School lists that 25% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 24% White, 23% Hispanic, 23% Asian, 5% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Gwinnett County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 75 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Gwin Oaks Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 45% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Gwinnett County (around 60%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Gwin Oaks Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 54.0%; this one delivers 69.9%, a residual of +15.8 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Gwinnett County) reports that median household income runs about $87,890, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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 Gwin Oaks Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Five Forks Middle School, roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Gwin Oaks Elementary School comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 50.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Gwin Oaks Elementary School's enrollment has grew 6% since 2018, when it stood at 1,014 (now 1,077). White enrollment moved from 35% to 24% across the same window.

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