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What's the biggest difference between Harris Elementary School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
642
Elementary
DISTRICT 956 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GWINNETT COUNTY·NCES 130255001133
Harris Elementary School
3123 Claiborne Dr, Duluth, GA 30096 · (678) 542-2300 · Gwinnett County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL642 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
462 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 | 5 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 95 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 91 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 112 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 123 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 114 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (95) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (102).
Student demographics
68%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
36.8%
GA avg 40.1% . -18.4pp since 2021
Math
47.8%
GA avg 44.6% . -9.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 37 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 18 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 10 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.8% | 47.8% |
| 2023-24 | 44.4% | 42.5% |
| 2022-23 | 47.6% | 51.0% |
| 2021-22 | 55.2% | 57.4% |
% 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
44.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.2%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% 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%.
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 Harris Elementary School
Harris Elementary School's state test result (44.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harris Elementary School this school | 642 | 72.0% | 44.3% |
| Knight Elementary School Lilburn | 876 | 69.6% | 49.1% |
| Huntley Hills Elementary School Chamblee | 507 | 80.5% | 34.2% |
| Mountain Park Elementary School Lilburn | 652 | 65.8% | 57.2% |
| Alford Elementary Lawrenceville | 828 | 83.1% | 28.3% |
| Sycamore Elementary School Sugar Hill | 751 | 61.7% | 45.8% |
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 Harris Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Gwinnett County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #457 of 1,208 | #47 of 84 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #451 of 1,215 ▲ 97 | #45 of 84 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #545 of 1,215 ▼ 120 | #49 of 84 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -14.0pp | #5 of 1,183 | #2 of 83 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 642 | #502 of 1,324 | #80 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #178 of 1,301 | #5 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.5% | #202 of 1,301 | #45 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.0% | #810 of 1,312 | #37 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.1% | #193 of 854 | #7 of 53 |
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
642
-82 (-11%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 946
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 642 | 56 | 11.5:1 | 72% (462) |
| 2023-24 | 612 | 57.1 | 10.7:1 | 75% (461) |
| 2022-23 | 644 | 55 | 11.7:1 | 68% (441) |
| 2020-21 | 724 | 58 | 12.5:1 | 62% (446) |
| 2017-18 | 824 | 60 | 13.7:1 | 68% (557) |
| 2015-16 | 915 | 62 | 14.8:1 | 66% (601) |
| 2010-11 | 666 | 46 | 14.5:1 | 65% (432) |
| 2000-01 | 970 | 70 | 13.9:1 | 29% (281) |
| 1990-91 | 946 | 53 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harris Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (824 to 642); teachers down 7% (60 to 56).
About Harris Elementary School
In Duluth, Georgia, Harris Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. The school reports 642 students in pre-K through 5.
The 141 schools of Gwinnett County, including Harris Elementary School, enroll 182,518 students.
Hispanic students are the majority at Harris Elementary School, with 50% of enrollment. Other groups include 17% Black, 17% Asian, 12% White, and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 24% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 68% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school employs the equivalent of 56 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 11.5:1. That is 1.9 students per teacher below the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Harris Elementary School is 72%. For comparison, public schools in Gwinnett County average 60%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Harris Elementary School is 40.2%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 44.3%.
Within Gwinnett County, the median household income is $87,890, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Harris Elementary School, Gwinnett County has 149 other public schools.
The closest other public school is Mason Elementary School, about 1.1 miles away. Harris Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Harris Elementary School ranks 5th of 9 nearby schools, at 44.3% versus a 45.4% average.
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.
Enrollment has fallen by 82 students since 2020-21, to 642. The number of students per teacher fell from 12.5 to 11.5 over 4 years.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Harris Elementary School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Duluth
- Georgia Connections Academy (Virtual)Combined · 7,148 students
- Duluth High SchoolHigh · 2,556 students
- Northview High SchoolHigh · 1,591 students
- Radloff Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,315 students
- Hull Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,267 students
- McClure Health Science High SchoolHigh · 1,237 students
Other Harris Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 7 states are named Harris Elementary. Harris Elementary School is the largest of the 8.
- Harris Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 448 students
- Harris Elementary SchoolForest City, NC · 434 students
- HARRIS ELEM.ST CHARLES, MO · 408 students
- Harris Elementary SchoolMESA, AZ · 383 students
- Harris Elementary SchoolAUSTIN, TX · 285 students
Nearby schools
- Mason Elementary School1.1 mi · 913
- Coleman Middle School1.3 mi · 711
- Duluth Middle School1.4 mi · 1,201
- Duluth High School1.7 mi · 2,556
- Chesney Elementary School2.0 mi · 1,165
- Chattahoochee Elementary School2.3 mi · 1,133
Frequently asked questions
About Harris Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Harris Elementary School?
Harris Elementary School enrolls approximately 642 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Harris Elementary School serve?
Harris Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Harris Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Harris Elementary School is approximately 11.5:1 (56 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Harris Elementary School?
Harris Elementary School reports a student body of 12% White, 50% Hispanic, 17% Black, 17% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Harris Elementary School?
Harris Elementary School is overseen by Gwinnett County in Gwinnett County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.