Yi Hwang Academy of Language Excellence

Yi Hwang Academy of Language Excellence is a compact elementary campus in Duluth, Georgia, operated by State Specialty Schools II- Yi Hwang Academy of Language Ex. The school hosts 459 students in grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 605 students per school, that is 24% leaner than typical.

Yi Hwang Academy of Language Excellence sits inside State Specialty Schools II- Yi Hwang Academy of Language Ex, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

On the student-mix side, Yi Hwang Academy of Language Excellence records that 61% of the student body identifies as Asian. Other groups include 16% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, 9% Black, 4% White. That is meaningfully more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 13%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Yi Hwang Academy of Language Excellence has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Yi Hwang Academy of Language Excellence tighter than the state norm the norm. About 5% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Gwinnett County runs at roughly 60%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Gwinnett County put median household earnings sit near $87,890, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Gwinnett County's 150 public schools (combined enrollment of about 196,924 students), Yi Hwang Academy of Language Excellence is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: New Life Academy of Excellence, around 0.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area. Yi Hwang Academy of Language Excellence operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

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