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If you could change one rule at McKendree Elementary School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
1,030
Elementary
DISTRICT 956 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GWINNETT COUNTY·NCES 130255002040
McKendree Elementary School
1600 Riverside Pkwy, Lawrenceville, GA 30043 · (678) 377-8933 · Gwinnett County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,030 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% of Georgia public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
91 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
740 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 | 48 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 157 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 155 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 183 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 171 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 147 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 169 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (157) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (169).
Student demographics
70%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
35.6%
GA avg 40.1% . -1.2pp since 2021
Math
37.5%
GA avg 44.6% . -2.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 1 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.6% | 37.5% |
| 2023-24 | 37.1% | 42.2% |
| 2022-23 | 35.0% | 40.8% |
| 2021-22 | 36.8% | 39.7% |
% 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
39.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.2%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% 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 McKendree Elementary School
McKendree Elementary School's state test result (39.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKendree Elementary School this school | 1,030 | 71.8% | 39.2% |
| Dacula Elementary School Dacula | 1,159 | 64.4% | 40.0% |
| Pharr Elementary School Snellville | 816 | 64.2% | 63.4% |
| Taylor Elementary School Lawrenceville | 883 | 63.0% | 52.4% |
| Lovin Elementary School Lawrenceville | 856 | 72.4% | 48.7% |
| New Hampstead K-8 School Bloomingdale | 1,118 | 78.5% | 31.0% |
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 McKendree Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Gwinnett County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #571 of 1,208 | #52 of 84 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #668 of 1,215 ▼ 113 | #60 of 84 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.6% | #573 of 1,215 ▲ 20 | #51 of 84 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.7pp | #301 of 1,183 | #33 of 83 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,030 | #68 of 1,324 | #32 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #171 of 1,301 | #4 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.3% | #111 of 1,301 | #32 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.8% | #812 of 1,312 | #38 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.9% | #606 of 854 | #30 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
1,030
+43 (+4%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 1,303
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 1,030 | 90.5 | 11.4:1 | 72% (740) |
| 2023-24 | 998 | 86.4 | 11.6:1 | 75% (744) |
| 2022-23 | 1,013 | 75.9 | 13.3:1 | 67% (679) |
| 2020-21 | 987 | 71 | 13.9:1 | 59% (585) |
| 2017-18 | 1,118 | 76 | 14.7:1 | 62% (688) |
| 2015-16 | 1,132 | 73 | 15.5:1 | 65% (739) |
| 2010-11 | 1,158 | 77 | 15.0:1 | 57% (662) |
| 2000-01 | 1,097 | 74 | 14.8:1 | 11% (119) |
| 1990-91 | 1,303 | 66 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McKendree Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (1,118 to 1,030); teachers up 19% (76 to 90.5).
About McKendree Elementary School
McKendree Elementary School is a large elementary school in Lawrenceville, Georgia. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 1,030 students in pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in Georgia is about 605 students, so this school is 70% above average.
Besides McKendree Elementary School, Gwinnett County runs 140 other schools. The district enrolls 182,518 students.
Enrollment at McKendree Elementary School is mixed, with Black students the largest group at 39%. Other reported shares: 35% Hispanic, 12% White, 8% Asian, and 6% multiracial. That compares with about 28% Black among all Gwinnett County residents. By the diversity index, McKendree Elementary School comes in at 70%.
McKendree Elementary School's 90.5 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 11.4:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Georgia average 13.3:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 72%. Public schools in Gwinnett County average 60%.
allk12 grades McKendree Elementary School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Georgia public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
McKendree Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (39.2%) and its predicted rate (40.2%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Georgia schools.
Gwinnett County has these Census figures: median household income is about $87,890, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The public schools of Gwinnett County number 150 and enroll about 196,924.
The closest other public school is Phoenix High School, about 1.6 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. McKendree Elementary School ranks 5th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 39.2% against a local average of 44.8%.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 4%, from 987 to 1,030. The school's ratio fell from 13.9:1 to 11.4:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Questions about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- Phoenix High School1.6 mi · 921
- Discovery High School1.6 mi · 2,703
- Benefield Elementary School1.6 mi · 1,209
- International Transition Center1.6 mi · 640
- Creekland Middle School2.0 mi · 1,693
- Jackson Elementary School2.1 mi · 1,430
Frequently asked questions
About McKendree Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at McKendree Elementary School?
McKendree Elementary School enrolls approximately 1,030 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does McKendree Elementary School serve?
McKendree Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at McKendree Elementary School?
Approximately 11.4:1 students per teacher at McKendree Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at McKendree Elementary School?
At McKendree Elementary School, the student body is approximately 12% White, 35% Hispanic, 39% Black, 8% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is McKendree Elementary School public or private?
McKendree 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.