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Enrollment
1,156
Elementary
DISTRICT 956 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GWINNETT COUNTY·NCES 130255001131
Sugar Hill Elementary School
939 Level Creek Rd, Sugar Hill, GA 30518 · (770) 945-5735 · Gwinnett County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,156 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% of Georgia public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
88 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
566 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 | 15 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 159 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 194 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 189 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 193 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 189 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 217 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (159) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (217).
Student demographics
77%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
51.1%
GA avg 40.1% . -2.4pp since 2021
Math
64.4%
GA avg 44.6% . +5.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.1% | 64.4% |
| 2023-24 | 53.1% | 64.9% |
| 2022-23 | 55.2% | 62.2% |
| 2021-22 | 53.6% | 58.5% |
% 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
60.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.0%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Sugar Hill Elementary School
Sugar Hill Elementary School's state test result (60.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Hill Elementary School this school | 1,156 | 49.0% | 60.3% |
| Camp Creek Elementary School Lilburn | 1,425 | 50.3% | 67.3% |
| Craig Elementary School Lawrenceville | 1,045 | 47.8% | 70.1% |
| Chattahoochee Elementary School Duluth | 1,133 | 48.4% | 54.6% |
| Gwin Oaks Elementary School Lawrenceville | 1,077 | 45.1% | 69.9% |
| Freeman's Mill Elementary School Lawrenceville | 1,011 | 56.9% | 68.1% |
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 Sugar Hill Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Gwinnett County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #195 of 1,208 | #26 of 84 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.4% | #195 of 1,215 ▼ 8 | #23 of 84 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.1% | #258 of 1,215 ▲ 7 | #30 of 84 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.7pp | #625 of 1,183 | #22 of 83 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,156 | #34 of 1,324 | #18 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #598 of 1,301 | #55 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 76.9% | #9 of 1,301 | #9 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.0% | #1,047 of 1,312 | #63 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.1% | #798 of 854 | #46 of 53 |
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
1,156
+81 (+8%) vs 2020
+26% since 1990-91, when it was 921
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 1,156 | 87.5 | 13.2:1 | 49% (566) |
| 2023-24 | 1,145 | 90 | 12.7:1 | 53% (610) |
| 2022-23 | 1,107 | 87 | 12.7:1 | 45% (493) |
| 2020-21 | 1,075 | 79 | 13.6:1 | 40% (434) |
| 2017-18 | 1,181 | 75.2 | 15.7:1 | 43% (506) |
| 2015-16 | 1,236 | 79 | 15.7:1 | 45% (562) |
| 2010-11 | 1,168 | 76 | 15.4:1 | 48% (559) |
| 2000-01 | 1,129 | 77 | 14.7:1 | 26% (292) |
| 1990-91 | 921 | 49 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sugar Hill Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (1,181 to 1,156); teachers up 16% (75.2 to 87.5).
About Sugar Hill Elementary School
Sugar Hill, Georgia, is home to Sugar Hill Elementary School, a large elementary school. The student body numbers 1,156 students, from pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Georgia is about 605, so this school runs 91% above that.
The 141 schools of Gwinnett County, including Sugar Hill Elementary School, enroll 182,518 students.
Enrollment at Sugar Hill Elementary School is mixed, with White students the largest group at 29%. Other reported shares: 28% Hispanic, 19% Black, 18% Asian, and 6% multiracial. By the diversity index, Sugar Hill Elementary School comes in at 77%.
The school reported 87.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 13.2:1. Elementary schools in Georgia have a similar average ratio of 13.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 49%. The average for public schools in Gwinnett County is 60%.
allk12 grades Sugar Hill Elementary School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Georgia public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
After adjusting for student poverty, Sugar Hill Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Georgia schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 60.3%; the prediction is 52.0%.
Across Gwinnett County, median household income is about $87,890, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The public schools of Gwinnett County number 150 and enroll about 196,924.
Nearby, Lanier High School is about 1.1 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Sugar Hill Elementary School ranks 7th of 9 on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal counts put enrollment at 1,075 in 2020-21 and 1,156 in 2024-25, an 8% rise.
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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 Sugar Hill
- North Gwinnett Middle SchoolMiddle · 2,360 students
- Lanier High SchoolHigh · 1,871 students
- Lanier Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,369 students
- Sycamore Elementary SchoolElementary · 751 students
- White Oak Elementary SchoolElementary · 722 students
Other Sugar Hill Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Sugar Hill Elementary. Sugar Hill Elementary School is the largest of the 3.
- Sugar Hill ElementaryGainesville, GA · 685 students
- Sugar Hill ElementaryMoreno Valley, CA · 629 students
Nearby schools
- Lanier High School1.1 mi · 1,871
- Sycamore Elementary School1.8 mi · 751
- North Gwinnett Middle School1.9 mi · 2,360
- Roberts Elementary School2.0 mi · 946
- North Gwinnett High School2.1 mi · 3,033
- Level Creek Elementary School2.7 mi · 1,051
Frequently asked questions
About Sugar Hill Elementary SchoolHow large is Sugar Hill Elementary School?
Sugar Hill Elementary School enrolls approximately 1,156 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Sugar Hill Elementary School serve?
Sugar Hill Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sugar Hill Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sugar Hill Elementary School is approximately 13.2:1 (88 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sugar Hill Elementary School?
At Sugar Hill Elementary School, the student body is approximately 29% White, 28% Hispanic, 19% Black, 18% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Sugar Hill Elementary School?
Sugar Hill Elementary School is overseen by Gwinnett County in Gwinnett County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.