Simpson Elementary School

Simpson Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary-level community in Peachtree Corners, Georgia, one of the schools within Gwinnett County, hosts 881 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 46% bigger than the typical public school in Georgia, which averages around 605 students.

Simpson Elementary School is one of 141 schools operated by Gwinnett County, a district that caters to 182,518 students overall.

On demographics, Simpson Elementary School shows that 61% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder consists of 12% Black, 11% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 6% multiracial. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 33%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Simpson Elementary School has 71 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.3:1 average. About 18% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Gwinnett County runs at roughly 60%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Simpson Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 68.2%, the actual is 81.9%, a residual of +13.7 points.

In the surrounding community, Gwinnett County reports that median household income runs about $87,890, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Gwinnett County's 150 public schools (combined enrollment of about 196,924 students), Simpson Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Pinckneyville Middle School, roughly 1.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Simpson Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 54.1%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 889 students in 2018 compared to 881 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 70% to 61% across the same window.

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