Trip Elementary School

Trip Elementary School is one of the big elementary schools in Grayson, Georgia, overseen by Gwinnett County, with 1,589 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 605 students per school, that is 163% larger than typical.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, Trip Elementary School shows that Black students make up the majority at 62%. Beyond that, the school reports 13% Hispanic, 10% White, 9% Asian, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 28% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 105 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.3:1 average. Around 60% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Trip Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 46.4%, the actual is 60.8%, a residual of +14.4 points.

Around the school, Gwinnett County reports 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%. Trip Elementary School is one of 150 public schools in Gwinnett County (combined enrollment of about 196,924 students).

The closest other public school is Bay Creek Middle School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Trip Elementary School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 55.0%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Trip Elementary School has climbed 40%, going from 1,137 students in 2018 to 1,589 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 22% to 10%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 today.

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