Harris Elementary School

Harris Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary-level community in Duluth, Georgia, overseen by Gwinnett County. The school serves 642 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Within Gwinnett County, which oversees 141 schools and 182,518 students, Harris Elementary School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Harris Elementary School logs that the most-represented group is Hispanic (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 17% Black, 17% Asian, 12% White, 4% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Harris Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 72% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Gwinnett County (around 60%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Harris Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.3%.

Across the wider county, Gwinnett County reports that the typical household earns roughly $87,890 per year, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Harris Elementary School is one of 150 public schools in Gwinnett County (combined enrollment of about 196,924 students).

Mason Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Harris Elementary School at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 45.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Harris Elementary School's enrollment has contracted 22% since 2018, when it stood at 824 (now 642). Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 35% to 50%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.