Puckett's Mill Elementary School

Puckett's Mill Elementary School is a primary school of reasonably sized scale in Dacula, Georgia, operated by Gwinnett County, enrolling 794 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 31% larger than the typical public school in Georgia, which averages around 605 students.

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

In terms of who attends, Puckett's Mill Elementary School records that 43% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 20% Black, 15% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 33% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Puckett's Mill Elementary School records 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.3:1. The state averages about 13.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 31% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Gwinnett County (around 60%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Puckett's Mill Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 61.3%, the actual is 73.8%, a residual of +12.5 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Gwinnett County) logs that median household income runs about $87,890, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Gwinnett County runs 150 public schools (combined enrollment of about 196,924 students), of which Puckett's Mill Elementary School is one.

Mountain View High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Puckett's Mill Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 63.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Puckett's Mill Elementary School has decreased 6%, going from 848 students in 2018 to 794 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 70% to 43% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 in 2025.

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