Sugar Hill Elementary School

Sugar Hill Elementary School is one of the big elementary schools in Sugar Hill, Georgia, one of the schools within Gwinnett County, with 1,156 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 605 students per school, that is 91% larger than typical.

Within Gwinnett County, which oversees 141 schools and 182,518 students, Sugar Hill Elementary School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Sugar Hill Elementary School reports that the largest single group is White at 29%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest comes out to 28% Hispanic, 19% Black, 18% Asian, 6% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 88 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.2:1. The state averages about 13.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 49% of students at Sugar Hill Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Gwinnett County runs at roughly 60%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Sugar Hill Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 52.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 60.3%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Gwinnett County put the typical household earns roughly $87,890 per year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Sugar Hill Elementary School is one of 150 public schools in Gwinnett County (combined enrollment of about 196,924 students).

The closest other public school is Lanier High School, roughly 1.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Sugar Hill Elementary School at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 71.5%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sugar Hill Elementary School has remained close to its prior level, going from 1,181 students in 2018 to 1,156 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 42% to 29% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 today.

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