Suwanee Elementary School

Set in Suwanee, Georgia, Suwanee Elementary School is a mid-tier elementary school, overseen by Gwinnett County. It educates 637 students across grades pre-K through 5.

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

On the student-mix side, Suwanee Elementary School logs that the largest single group is Asian at 38%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 28% White, 14% Black, 11% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. That is noticeably more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 13%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Suwanee Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 32% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Gwinnett County's rate of about 60%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Suwanee Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 61.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 75.4%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Gwinnett County) records that 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%. In all, Gwinnett County runs 150 public schools (combined enrollment of about 196,924 students), of which Suwanee Elementary School is one.

Burnette Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Suwanee Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Suwanee Elementary School at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 66.6%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Suwanee Elementary School has edged up 3%, going from 617 students in 2018 to 637 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 44% to 28% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.