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Enrollment
645
Elementary
DISTRICT 956 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GWINNETT COUNTY·NCES 130255003991
New Life Academy of Excellence
4725 River Green Pkwy, Duluth, GA 30096 · (678) 720-9870 · Gwinnett County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL645 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% of Georgia public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
18.4:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
427 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 88 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 83 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 48 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 36 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is 144% larger than its 8th grade class (36).
Student demographics
55%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
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
45.6%
GA avg 40.1% . +1.6pp since 2021
Math
41.4%
GA avg 44.6% . +6.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.6% | 41.4% |
| 2023-24 | 43.9% | 42.5% |
| 2022-23 | 48.0% | 40.1% |
| 2021-22 | 44.0% | 35.0% |
% 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
43.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.1%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 New Life Academy of Excellence
New Life Academy of Excellence's state test result (43.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Life Academy of Excellence this school | 645 | 66.2% | 43.3% |
| North Fayette Elementary School Fayetteville | 616 | 67.9% | 50.4% |
| Varner Elementary School Powder Springs | 705 | 60.7% | 40.6% |
| Birch Creek Elementary School McDonough | 745 | 74.4% | N/A |
| Flippen Elementary School McDonough | 559 | 69.6% | 32.0% |
| Arbor Station Elementary School Douglasville | 544 | 74.8% | 35.0% |
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 New Life Academy of Excellence ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Gwinnett County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #480 of 1,208 | #48 of 84 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.4% | #587 of 1,215 ▼ 36 | #54 of 84 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #337 of 1,215 ▲ 97 | #38 of 84 ▲ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.0pp | #456 of 1,183 | #15 of 83 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 645 | #497 of 1,324 | #79 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.4:1 | #1,291 of 1,301 | #87 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.8% | #660 of 1,301 | #68 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.2% | #870 of 1,312 | #42 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.4% | #173 of 386 | #14 of 31 |
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
645
+59 (+10%) vs 2020
+247% since 2010-11, when it was 186
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
was 20.2:1
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 | 645 | 35 | 18.4:1 | 66% (427) |
| 2023-24 | 603 | 35 | 17.2:1 | 66% (400) |
| 2022-23 | 566 | 31 | 18.3:1 | 51% (286) |
| 2020-21 | 586 | 29 | 20.2:1 | 25% (146) |
| 2017-18 | 579 | 30 | 19.3:1 | 49% (282) |
| 2015-16 | 599 | 31 | 19.3:1 | 5% (29) |
| 2010-11 | 186 | 10 | 18.6:1 | 3% (6) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New Life Academy of Excellence.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (579 to 645); teachers up 17% (30 to 35).
About New Life Academy of Excellence
Students in Duluth, Georgia, attend New Life Academy of Excellence, a medium-sized elementary school. Students in pre-K through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 645 students.
Gwinnett County is responsible for 141 schools, New Life Academy of Excellence included, with 182,518 students in all.
A majority of students at New Life Academy of Excellence, 60%, are Black. Other reported shares: 30% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 4% White. Gwinnett County's residents are about 28% Black, 32 points below the school's share. New Life Academy of Excellence has a diversity index of 55%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reported 35 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 18.4:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Georgia average 13.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 66%.
Measured against Georgia public elementary schools, New Life Academy of Excellence receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, New Life Academy of Excellence would be expected to post about 43.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 43.3%.
Gwinnett County census figures show that median household income is about $87,890, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. New Life Academy of Excellence is among the 150 public schools in Gwinnett County.
Yi Hwang Academy of Language Excellence is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. New Life Academy of Excellence's average proficiency of 43.3% compares with 66.1% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large. Federal records list New Life Academy of Excellence as a charter school.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, New Life Academy of Excellence went from 586 students to 645. Its ratio of students to teachers was 20.2:1 in 2020-21, and 18.4:1 in 2024-25.
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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 Duluth
- Georgia Connections Academy (Virtual)Combined · 7,148 students
- Duluth High SchoolHigh · 2,556 students
- Northview High SchoolHigh · 1,591 students
- Radloff Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,315 students
- Hull Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,267 students
- McClure Health Science High SchoolHigh · 1,237 students
Nearby schools
- Yi Hwang Academy of Language Excellence0.4 mi · 459
- Chattahoochee Elementary School1.4 mi · 1,133
- Johns Creek High School1.5 mi · 1,789
- Duluth High School1.6 mi · 2,556
- Medlock Bridge Elementary School1.6 mi · 620
- State Bridge Crossing Elementary School1.7 mi · 657
Frequently asked questions
About New Life Academy of ExcellenceHow many students attend New Life Academy of Excellence?
New Life Academy of Excellence enrolls approximately 645 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does New Life Academy of Excellence serve?
New Life Academy of Excellence serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does New Life Academy of Excellence have?
New Life Academy of Excellence employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.4:1.
How diverse is New Life Academy of Excellence?
New Life Academy of Excellence reports a student body of 4% White, 30% Hispanic, 60% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is New Life Academy of Excellence in?
New Life Academy of Excellence is part of Gwinnett County.
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