Mason Elementary School

Mason Elementary School is one of the substantial primary schools in Duluth, Georgia, one of the schools within Gwinnett County, with 913 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 51% above the typical public school in Georgia, which averages around 605 students.

Gwinnett County comprises 141 schools with combined enrollment of 182,518 students; Mason Elementary School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Mason Elementary School lists that the most-represented group is Asian (34%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest breaks down as 28% Black, 19% Hispanic, 13% White, 6% multiracial. That is considerably more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 13%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 64 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Mason Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 46% of students at Mason Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Gwinnett County runs at roughly 60%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Mason Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 53.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 53.4%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Gwinnett County put 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%. Across Gwinnett County's 150 public schools (combined enrollment of about 196,924 students), Mason Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Harris Elementary School, around 1.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Mason Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Mason Elementary School at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 52.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 7%: 978 students in 2018 compared to 913 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 13% to 19% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Mason Elementary School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.