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Enrollment
882
Elementary
DISTRICT 956 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GWINNETT COUNTY·NCES 130255002902
Parsons Elementary School
1615 Old Peachtree Rd NW, Suwanee, GA 30024 · (678) 957-3050 · Gwinnett County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL882 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
67 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
299 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 | 26 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 141 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 130 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 147 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 144 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 150 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 144 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (141) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (144).
Student demographics
68%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
64.3%
GA avg 40.1% . -5.2pp since 2021
Math
72.2%
GA avg 44.6% . +1.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.3% | 72.2% |
| 2023-24 | 64.8% | 72.2% |
| 2022-23 | 63.5% | 69.2% |
| 2021-22 | 69.5% | 70.3% |
% 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
68.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.8%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Parsons Elementary School
Parsons Elementary School's state test result (68.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parsons Elementary School this school | 882 | 33.9% | 68.8% |
| Roberts Elementary School Suwanee | 946 | 27.1% | 79.8% |
| Manning Oaks Elementary School Alpharetta | 764 | 29.8% | 57.0% |
| Riverside Elementary School Suwanee | 919 | 22.6% | 82.3% |
| Mashburn Elementary School Cumming | 976 | 23.2% | 65.4% |
| Ocee Elementary School Alpharetta | 694 | 17.4% | 72.4% |
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 Parsons Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Gwinnett County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.8% | #107 of 1,208 | #12 of 84 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.2% | #106 of 1,215 ▲ 2 | #10 of 84 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #106 of 1,215 ▲ 21 | #11 of 84 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.7pp | #302 of 1,183 | #34 of 83 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 882 | #151 of 1,324 | #48 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #585 of 1,301 | #53 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.9% | #186 of 1,301 | #42 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.9% | #1,158 of 1,312 | #78 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.7% | #110 of 386 | #8 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
882
+107 (+14%) vs 2020
+13% since 2010-11, when it was 781
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 882 | 67 | 13.2:1 | 34% (299) |
| 2023-24 | 874 | 69.6 | 12.6:1 | 40% (353) |
| 2022-23 | 868 | 69.5 | 12.5:1 | 27% (235) |
| 2020-21 | 775 | 63 | 12.3:1 | 19% (146) |
| 2017-18 | 743 | 53 | 14.0:1 | 20% (152) |
| 2015-16 | 780 | 55 | 14.2:1 | 19% (145) |
| 2010-11 | 781 | 51 | 15.3:1 | 17% (136) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Parsons Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (743 to 882); teachers up 26% (53 to 67).
About Parsons Elementary School
Located in Suwanee, Georgia, Parsons Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. The school enrolls 882 students, from pre-K through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Georgia) has about 605 students.
Gwinnett County operates 141 schools. Combined enrollment is 182,518 students.
Parsons Elementary School has no majority group; Asian students are the largest, at 50%. The remaining students are 21% Black, 12% Hispanic, 11% White, and 6% multiracial. Among people living in Gwinnett County, the Asian share is about 13%. Parsons Elementary School's diversity index is 68%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.2:1, with 67 full-time-equivalent teachers. That matches the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia fairly closely. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Parsons Elementary School is 34%. It compares with 60% for public schools in Gwinnett County.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Parsons Elementary School would be expected to post about 59.8%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 68.8%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Gwinnett County, the median household income is $87,890, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Parsons Elementary School is one of 150 public schools in the county.
Peachtree Ridge High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of Parsons Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Parsons Elementary School is 2nd of 8 on proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show a 14% enrollment gain, from 775 in 2020-21 to 882 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Parsons Elementary School covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. 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 Suwanee
- Lambert High SchoolHigh · 3,249 students
- Peachtree Ridge High SchoolHigh · 3,155 students
- North Gwinnett High SchoolHigh · 3,033 students
- Collins Hill High SchoolHigh · 2,485 students
- Riverwatch Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,455 students
- Level Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,051 students
Other Parsons Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Parsons Elementary. Parsons Elementary School is the largest of the 6.
- Parsons Elementary SchoolDecatur, IL · 505 students
- Parsons Elementary SchoolROCKWOOD, MI · 418 students
- Parsons Elementary SchoolLUBBOCK, TX · 387 students
- Parsons Elementary SchoolColumbus, OH · 365 students
- Parsons ElementaryParsons, TN · 365 students
Nearby schools
- Peachtree Ridge High School0.2 mi · 3,155
- Hull Middle School0.7 mi · 1,267
- Georgia Connections Academy (Virtual)1.0 mi · 7,148
- Northbrook Middle School1.4 mi · 944
- Mason Elementary School2.0 mi · 913
- Burnette Elementary School2.1 mi · 664
Frequently asked questions
About Parsons Elementary SchoolHow large is Parsons Elementary School?
Parsons Elementary School enrolls approximately 882 students in grades PK-05.
Is Parsons Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Parsons Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Parsons Elementary School?
Approximately 13.2:1 students per teacher at Parsons Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Parsons Elementary School?
At Parsons Elementary School, the student body is approximately 11% White, 12% Hispanic, 21% Black, 50% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Parsons Elementary School in?
Parsons Elementary School is part of Gwinnett County.
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