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Enrollment
751
Elementary
DISTRICT 956 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GWINNETT COUNTY·NCES 130255002900
Sycamore Elementary School
5695 Sycamore Rd, Sugar Hill, GA 30518 · (678) 714-5770 · Gwinnett County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL751 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
65 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
463 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 74%
Community
5
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 | 35 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 110 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 105 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 124 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 126 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 130 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 121 | 16% |
Student demographics
71%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
42.6%
GA avg 40.1% . +0.0pp since 2021
Math
50.3%
GA avg 44.6% . +4.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.6% | 50.3% |
| 2023-24 | 38.2% | 45.8% |
| 2022-23 | 37.6% | 48.8% |
| 2021-22 | 42.6% | 45.8% |
% 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
45.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.5%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 →
Where Sycamore Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Gwinnett County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #417 of 1,208 | #45 of 84 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #401 of 1,215 | #41 of 84 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.6% | #404 of 1,215 | #44 of 84 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.2pp | #590 of 1,183 | #18 of 83 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 751 | #303 of 1,324 | #66 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #189 of 1,301 | #7 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.2% | #92 of 1,301 | #30 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.7% | #923 of 1,312 | #48 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.8% | #756 of 854 | #42 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
751
-51 (-6%) vs 2020
+8% since 2010-11, when it was 694
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
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 | 751 | 65 | 11.6:1 | 62% (463) |
| 2023-24 | 768 | 69 | 11.1:1 | 70% (534) |
| 2022-23 | 781 | 63 | 12.4:1 | 57% (449) |
| 2020-21 | 802 | 59 | 13.6:1 | 56% (448) |
| 2017-18 | 781 | 59.1 | 13.2:1 | 57% (444) |
| 2015-16 | 753 | 60 | 12.6:1 | 62% (466) |
| 2010-11 | 694 | 51 | 13.6:1 | 62% (428) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sycamore Elementary School.
About Sycamore Elementary School
Sycamore Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school that serves part of Sugar Hill, Georgia. It had 751 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Georgia have about 605 students on average; enrollment here is 24% higher.
Sycamore Elementary School is one school in Gwinnett County, a system of 141 schools with 182,518 students.
Hispanic students make up 42% of enrollment at Sycamore Elementary School, the largest share of any group. The next largest groups are 26% White, 17% Black, 9% Asian, and 5% multiracial. In Gwinnett County overall, about 24% of residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 71% means there is a 71% chance two randomly chosen students at Sycamore Elementary School are from different groups.
Sycamore Elementary School lists 65 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 11.6 students per teacher. The school's 11.6:1 compares with an average of 13.3:1 for elementary schools in Georgia. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 62% of the student body. That is in line with the 60% average for public schools in Gwinnett County.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Sycamore Elementary School is 45.5%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 45.8%.
The school is in Gwinnett County, where median household income comes to about $87,890, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Gwinnett County counts 150 public schools with about 196,924 students.
A public school about 1.8 miles away, Sugar Hill Elementary School, is the closest to Sycamore Elementary School. Sycamore Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Sycamore Elementary School comes in 8th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Sycamore Elementary School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 51 students, from 802 to 751. Federal data show the ratio falling from 13.6:1 to 11.6:1.
This page collects posts and questions about Sycamore Elementary School, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Sugar Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,156 students
- White Oak Elementary SchoolElementary · 722 students
Nearby schools
- Sugar Hill Elementary School1.8 mi · 1,156
- White Oak Elementary School1.9 mi · 722
- Lanier Middle School2.0 mi · 1,369
- Lanier High School2.8 mi · 1,871
- Buford Elementary School2.9 mi · 431
- Buford Academy3.1 mi · 816
Frequently asked questions
About Sycamore Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Sycamore Elementary School?
Sycamore Elementary School enrolls approximately 751 students in grades PK-05.
Is Sycamore Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sycamore Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Sycamore Elementary School have?
Sycamore Elementary School employs 65 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
How diverse is Sycamore Elementary School?
Sycamore Elementary School reports a student body of 26% White, 42% Hispanic, 17% Black, 9% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Sycamore Elementary School public or private?
Sycamore Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Gwinnett County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.