Ivy Creek Elementary School

Located at 3443 Ridge Rd, in Buford, Georgia, Ivy Creek Elementary School is an expansive elementary campus that teaches 1,507 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by Gwinnett County. Enrollment runs roughly 149% above the state mean of about 605.

Gwinnett County runs 141 schools in total, collectively educating 182,518 students. Ivy Creek Elementary School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Ivy Creek Elementary School lists that the most-represented group is White (28%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school shows 27% Asian, 20% Black, 19% Hispanic, 6% multiracial.

On the resource side, Ivy Creek Elementary School logs 99 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.3:1 average. An estimated 40% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Gwinnett County's rate of about 60%.

With demographic context factored in, Ivy Creek 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 56.8%; this one delivers 72.2%, a residual of +15.4 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Gwinnett County put the typical household earns roughly $87,890 per year, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Gwinnett County's 150 public schools (combined enrollment of about 196,924 students), Ivy Creek Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Jones Middle School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Ivy Creek Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Ivy Creek Elementary School at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 60.0%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 32%: 1,140 students in 2018 compared to 1,507 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 51% to 28% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Ivy Creek Elementary School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.