Enrollment
193
Elementary
DISTRICT 956 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GWINNETT COUNTY·NCES 130255004169
North Metro Academy of Performing Arts
5995 Crooked Creek Road, Peachtree Corners, GA 30092 · (770) 903-3400 · Gwinnett County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL193 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% of Georgia public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
9.9:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
149 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 74%
Community
0
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 | 28 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 22 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (28) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (36).
Student demographics
35%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
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Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
33.3%
GA avg 40.1% . +7.8pp since 2021
Math
37.3%
GA avg 44.6% . +17.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 8 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.3% | 37.3% |
| 2023-24 | 29.9% | 29.0% |
| 2022-23 | 20.0% | 27.6% |
| 2021-22 | 25.6% | 19.4% |
% 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
32.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.5%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 North Metro Academy of Performing Arts
North Metro Academy of Performing Arts's state test result (32.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Metro Academy of Performing Arts this school | 193 | 77.2% | 32.5% |
| SLAM Academy of Atlanta Atlanta | 238 | 66.8% | N/A |
| Mitchell County Elementary School Baconton | 276 | 86.2% | 28.3% |
| Susie King Taylor Community School Savannah | 284 | 85.9% | 18.6% |
| Sankofa Montessori Forest Park | 144 | 89.6% | N/A |
| Leadership Preparatory Academy Lithonia | 268 | 67.9% | 35.4% |
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 North Metro Academy of Performing Arts ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Gwinnett County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #733 of 1,208 | #64 of 84 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.3% | #676 of 1,215 ▲ 188 | #61 of 84 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #633 of 1,215 ▲ 157 | #55 of 84 ▲ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.9pp | #65 of 1,183 | #1 of 83 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 193 | #1,305 of 1,324 | #88 of 88 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.2% | #761 of 1,312 | #33 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.5% | #146 of 854 | #5 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
193
-138 (-42%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 19.5:1
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 | 193 | 19.5 | 9.9:1 | 77% (149) |
| 2023-24 | 215 | 23 | 9.3:1 | 79% (169) |
| 2022-23 | 240 | 19.5 | 12.3:1 | 74% (178) |
| 2020-21 | 331 | 17 | 19.5:1 | 77% (254) |
| 2017-18 | 259 | 16.5 | 15.7:1 | 75% (193) |
| 2015-16 | 401 | 25 | 16.0:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Metro Academy of Performing Arts.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (259 to 193); teachers up 18% (16.5 to 19.5).
About North Metro Academy of Performing Arts
North Metro Academy of Performing Arts is an elementary school in Peachtree Corners, Georgia, reachable at (770) 903-3400. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 193 students. That puts enrollment 68% below the 605-student average for elementary schools in Georgia.
North Metro Academy of Performing Arts is one of 141 schools in Gwinnett County, which enrolls 182,518 students in total.
At North Metro Academy of Performing Arts, 79% of students are Black. The remaining students are 11% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 4% White. Census figures show Gwinnett County is about 28% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 35%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at North Metro Academy of Performing Arts is 9.9:1, based on 19.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Georgia average 13.3:1. Lunch program data show 77% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Gwinnett County average 60%.
Among Georgia public elementary schools, North Metro Academy of Performing Arts outscored 41%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 37.5% at North Metro Academy of Performing Arts; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 32.5%.
Looking at the county, Gwinnett County, median household income comes to about $87,890, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county has 150 public schools and about 196,924 students.
Among nearby public schools, Peachtree Elementary School is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 32.7% proficiency; North Metro Academy of Performing Arts posts 32.5%.
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).
Enrollment was 331 in 2020-21 and 193 in 2024-25. Large swings like this can come from changes to the grades a school serves. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 19.5:1 to 9.9:1.
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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
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- North Gwinnett High SchoolHigh · 3,033 students
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- Peachtree Elementary School0.0 mi · 689
- International Charter Academy of Georgia0.6 mi · 268
- Paul Duke STEM High School1.1 mi · 1,509
- Stripling Elementary School1.4 mi · 799
- Gwinnett Intervention Education Center (GIVE) West1.4 mi · 227
- Norcross High School1.4 mi · 2,317
Frequently asked questions
About North Metro Academy of Performing ArtsHow many students attend North Metro Academy of Performing Arts?
North Metro Academy of Performing Arts enrolls approximately 193 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does North Metro Academy of Performing Arts serve?
North Metro Academy of Performing Arts serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at North Metro Academy of Performing Arts?
Approximately 9.9:1 students per teacher at North Metro Academy of Performing Arts.
How diverse is North Metro Academy of Performing Arts?
North Metro Academy of Performing Arts reports a student body of 4% White, 11% Hispanic, 79% Black, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees North Metro Academy of Performing Arts?
North Metro Academy of Performing Arts is overseen by Gwinnett County in Gwinnett County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.