1
What do you wish you knew before starting at Harbins Elementary School?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
1,320
Elementary
DISTRICT 956 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GWINNETT COUNTY·NCES 130255001249
Harbins Elementary School
3550 New Hope Rd, Dacula, GA 30019 · (770) 682-4270 · Gwinnett County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,320 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
96 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
734 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 4 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 186 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 180 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 227 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 226 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 230 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 267 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (186) is 30% smaller than its 5th grade class (267).
Student demographics
69%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
Students here typically continue to
Based on published attendance-zone data from Gwinnett County. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
44.3%
GA avg 40.1% . -4.0pp since 2021
Math
47.5%
GA avg 44.6% . +3.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.3% | 47.5% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 49.4% |
| 2022-23 | 46.2% | 46.0% |
| 2021-22 | 48.3% | 44.4% |
% 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
48.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Harbins Elementary School
Harbins Elementary School's state test result (48.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harbins Elementary School this school | 1,320 | 55.6% | 48.4% |
| Grayson Elementary School Grayson | 1,095 | 56.3% | 57.1% |
| Godley Station School Savannah | 1,585 | 60.8% | 37.1% |
| Cooper Elementary School Loganville | 1,520 | 57.6% | 50.8% |
| Welch Elementary School Newnan | 1,012 | 58.7% | 43.4% |
| Dacula Elementary School Dacula | 1,159 | 64.4% | 40.0% |
Matched among Georgia elementary 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 Harbins Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Gwinnett County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #374 of 1,208 | #43 of 84 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #459 of 1,215 ▼ 29 | #46 of 84 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #371 of 1,215 ▼ 10 | #43 of 84 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.4pp | #396 of 1,183 | #50 of 83 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,320 | #19 of 1,324 | #11 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #761 of 1,301 | #69 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.3% | #142 of 1,301 | #36 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.6% | #990 of 1,312 | #58 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.7% | #280 of 386 | #27 of 31 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
1,320
+45 (+4%) vs 2020
+33% since 2000-01, when it was 989
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 1,320 | 96 | 13.8:1 | 56% (734) |
| 2023-24 | 1,351 | 100.1 | 13.5:1 | 60% (806) |
| 2022-23 | 1,412 | 102.5 | 13.8:1 | 47% (657) |
| 2020-21 | 1,275 | 85 | 15.0:1 | 38% (489) |
| 2017-18 | 1,261 | 82 | 15.4:1 | 37% (466) |
| 2015-16 | 1,071 | 75 | 14.3:1 | 36% (384) |
| 2010-11 | 819 | 65 | 12.6:1 | 33% (271) |
| 2000-01 | 989 | 66 | 15.0:1 | 20% (199) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harbins Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (1,261 to 1,320); teachers up 17% (82 to 96).
About Harbins Elementary School
A large elementary school in Dacula, Georgia, Harbins Elementary School is part of Gwinnett County. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 1,320 students in pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in Georgia is about 605 students, so this school is 118% bigger than average.
Harbins Elementary School is one school in a 141-school district, Gwinnett County, which enrolls 182,518 students.
Federal enrollment data show Black students as the largest group at Harbins Elementary School, at 45%. Other groups make up 23% Hispanic, 22% White, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. County-wide, 28% of Gwinnett County residents are Black. The school's diversity index is 69%, meaning two students picked at random have a 69% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Harbins Elementary School's 96 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 13.8:1. That is close to the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 56%.
The model predicts 48.6% for a school in Georgia with Harbins Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Harbins Elementary School posts 48.4%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Gwinnett County, the median household income is $87,890, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. There are 150 public schools in Gwinnett County, enrolling about 196,924 students in all.
The nearest other public school, Archer High School, is about 2.8 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Harbins Elementary School places 4th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 45 more students in 2024-25. The school's ratio fell from 15.0:1 to 13.8:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Grayson High SchoolHigh · 3,627 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
Other schools in Dacula
- Dacula High SchoolHigh · 2,481 students
- Dacula Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,866 students
- Alcova Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,467 students
- Dacula Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,159 students
- Dyer Elementary SchoolElementary · 944 students
- Puckett's Mill Elementary SchoolElementary · 794 students
Nearby schools
- Archer High School2.8 mi · 3,058
- Alcova Elementary School2.9 mi · 1,467
- Yargo Elementary School3.9 mi · 782
- Haymon-Morris Middle School3.9 mi · 973
- Dacula Middle School3.9 mi · 1,866
- Lovin Elementary School4.0 mi · 856
Frequently asked questions
About Harbins Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Harbins Elementary School?
Harbins Elementary School enrolls approximately 1,320 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Harbins Elementary School serve?
Harbins Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Harbins Elementary School?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at Harbins Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Harbins Elementary School?
Student demographics at Harbins Elementary School are roughly 22% White, 23% Hispanic, 45% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Harbins Elementary School public or private?
Harbins Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Gwinnett County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.