Rockbridge Elementary School

Rockbridge Elementary School is a heavily attended elementary campus in Norcross, Georgia, run under Gwinnett County. The school serves 990 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 605 students per school, that is 64% bigger than typical.

Across the 141 schools in Gwinnett County (182,518 students total), Rockbridge Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Rockbridge Elementary School records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (84%). Other groups include 9% Black, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 24% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Rockbridge Elementary School has 79 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Rockbridge Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 88% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Gwinnett County's rate of about 60%.

After controlling for student poverty, Rockbridge Elementary School is in the bottom 10% of Georgia public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 32.0%; Rockbridge Elementary School posts 17.1%, -14.9 points below that line.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Gwinnett County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $87,890 per year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Gwinnett County's 150 public schools (combined enrollment of about 196,924 students), Rockbridge Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Graves Elementary School, roughly 1.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Rockbridge Elementary School comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 27.8%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Rockbridge Elementary School has edged down 27%, going from 1,347 students in 2018 to 990 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.