Nesbit Elementary School

Nesbit Elementary School is one of the roomy primary schools in Tucker, Georgia, run under Gwinnett County, with 1,191 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 605 students per school, that is 97% above typical.

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

On the student-mix side, Nesbit Elementary School lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 80%; the rest is composed of 13% Black, 3% Asian, 2% White. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.

In terms of school funding signals, Nesbit Elementary School records 97 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.2:1. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 86% of students at Nesbit Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Gwinnett County (around 60%), the school's rate is north of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Nesbit Elementary School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 33.1%; actual is 18.3%, a gap of -14.8 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Gwinnett County indicate the typical household earns roughly $87,890 per year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Nesbit Elementary School is one of 150 public schools in Gwinnett County (combined enrollment of about 196,924 students).

Livsey Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Nesbit Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Nesbit Elementary School comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 30.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 4%: 1,242 students in 2018 compared to 1,191 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 69% to 80%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.