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How has Head Elementary School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
720
Elementary
DISTRICT 956 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GWINNETT COUNTY·NCES 130255001909
Head Elementary School
1801 Hewatt Rd SW, Lilburn, GA 30047 · (770) 972-8050 · Gwinnett County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL720 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
318 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 74%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
67.4%
GA avg 40.1% . +5.7pp since 2021
Math
72.8%
GA avg 44.6% . +6.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
72.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.5%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 55% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in Georgia's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
720
+109 (+18%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 14.6:1
% White
29%
was 40%
% Hispanic
19%
was 13%
% Black
28%
was 24%
% Asian
16%
was 15%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Head Elementary School
Set in Lilburn, Georgia, Head Elementary School is a mid-sized primary school, run under Gwinnett County. It hosts 720 students across grades pre-K through 5.
Across the 141 schools in Gwinnett County (182,518 students total), Head Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Head Elementary School reports that the largest single group is White at 29%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest consists of 28% Black, 19% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 7% multiracial. Compared to Gwinnett County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 44% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Gwinnett County's rate of about 60%.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Head 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 54.5%; this one delivers 72.4%, a residual of +17.8 points.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Gwinnett County put median household income runs about $87,890, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Head Elementary School is one of 150 public schools in Gwinnett County (combined enrollment of about 196,924 students).
The closest other public school is Shiloh Elementary School, roughly 1.9 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Head Elementary School comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 50.4%.
The school occupies a commuter-belt site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Head Elementary School has expanded 18%, going from 611 students in 2018 to 720 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 40% to 29% across the same window.
On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Lilburn
- Parkview High SchoolHigh · 3,216 students
- Berkmar High SchoolHigh · 2,975 students
- Trickum Middle SchoolMiddle · 2,204 students
- Lilburn Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,636 students
- Camp Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,425 students
- Lilburn Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,249 students
Nearby schools
- Shiloh Elementary School1.9 mi · 711
- Shiloh Middle School2.0 mi · 1,592
- Five Forks Middle School2.1 mi · 1,239
- Shiloh High School2.1 mi · 2,096
- Brookwood Elementary School2.2 mi · 1,422
- Brookwood High School2.5 mi · 3,803
Frequently asked questions
About Head Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Head Elementary School?
Head Elementary School enrolls approximately 720 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Head Elementary School serve?
Head Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Head Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Head Elementary School is approximately 13.8:1 (52 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Head Elementary School?
At Head Elementary School, the student body is approximately 29% White, 19% Hispanic, 28% Black, 16% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Head Elementary School public or private?
Head 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.