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How has Lawrenceville Elementary School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
677
Elementary
DISTRICT 956 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GWINNETT COUNTY·NCES 130255001121
Lawrenceville Elementary School
122 Gwinnett Dr, Lawrenceville, GA 30046 · (770) 963-1813 · Gwinnett County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL677 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
551 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 74%
Community
5
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 | 48 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 101 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 110 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 121 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 103 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 110 | 16% |
Student demographics
61%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
24.1%
GA avg 40.1% . +4.0pp since 2021
Math
27.9%
GA avg 44.6% . +7.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.1% | 27.9% |
| 2023-24 | 18.7% | 23.0% |
| 2022-23 | 20.9% | 21.1% |
| 2021-22 | 20.1% | 20.6% |
% 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
22.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.3%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 →
Where Lawrenceville Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Gwinnett County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.5% | #982 of 1,208 | #79 of 84 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.9% | #907 of 1,215 | #78 of 84 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.1% | #898 of 1,215 | #73 of 84 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.6pp | #342 of 1,183 | #9 of 83 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 677 | #418 of 1,324 | #74 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #396 of 1,301 | #30 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.0% | #440 of 1,301 | #56 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.4% | #698 of 1,312 | #20 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.5% | #816 of 854 | #49 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
677
+19 (+3%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 734
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 677 | 54.2 | 12.5:1 | 81% (551) |
| 2023-24 | 706 | 59.2 | 11.9:1 | 88% (621) |
| 2022-23 | 699 | 58.1 | 12.0:1 | 84% (585) |
| 2020-21 | 658 | 52 | 12.7:1 | 78% (512) |
| 2017-18 | 687 | 57.7 | 11.9:1 | 91% (628) |
| 2015-16 | 689 | 56 | 12.3:1 | 90% (620) |
| 2010-11 | 733 | 60 | 12.2:1 | 93% (683) |
| 2000-01 | 1,091 | 73 | 14.9:1 | 19% (211) |
| 1990-91 | 734 | 46 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lawrenceville Elementary School.
About Lawrenceville Elementary School
Lawrenceville Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Lawrenceville, Georgia. In all, 677 students attend the school in pre-K through 5.
Gwinnett County has 182,518 students spread across 141 schools.
The largest group at Lawrenceville Elementary School is Black students, at 48%. Smaller groups are 40% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 5% White, and 3% Asian. For comparison, the population of Gwinnett County is roughly 28% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Lawrenceville Elementary School scores 61%.
There are 54.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 12.5:1. Compared with the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia, this school's ratio is lower. On the income side, 81% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 60% for public schools in Gwinnett County.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Lawrenceville Elementary School, the prediction is 35.3% and the result is 22.5%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Gwinnett County show that median household income comes to about $87,890, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. The county's public schools total 150, with about 196,924 students.
Central Gwinnett High School is the nearest public school to Lawrenceville Elementary School, about 0.4 miles away. Lawrenceville Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The school's 22.5% average proficiency ranks 6th among 8 nearby schools.
Lawrenceville Elementary School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
From 658 students in 2020-21, enrollment increased to 677 by 2024-25.
The Lawrenceville Elementary School discussion page is a place for open houses, carpools, and field trips. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Lawrenceville
- Archer High SchoolHigh · 3,058 students
- Discovery High SchoolHigh · 2,703 students
- Central Gwinnett High SchoolHigh · 2,414 students
- Mountain View High SchoolHigh · 2,221 students
- Gwinnett Online CampusCombined · 1,996 students
- Richards Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,974 students
Nearby schools
- Central Gwinnett High School0.4 mi · 2,414
- Phoenix High School1.3 mi · 921
- International Transition Center1.3 mi · 640
- Winn Holt Elementary School1.4 mi · 1,046
- Oakland Meadow School1.4 mi · 68
- Moore Middle School1.6 mi · 971
Frequently asked questions
About Lawrenceville Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Lawrenceville Elementary School?
Lawrenceville Elementary School enrolls approximately 677 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Lawrenceville Elementary School serve?
Lawrenceville Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Lawrenceville Elementary School have?
Lawrenceville Elementary School employs 54 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
How diverse is Lawrenceville Elementary School?
Lawrenceville Elementary School reports a student body of 5% White, 40% Hispanic, 48% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Lawrenceville Elementary School?
Lawrenceville 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.