Meadowcreek Elementary records 128 African American students in 2024-25 enrollment

In the 2024-25 school year, 128 African American students attended Meadowcreek Elementary School, representing a 9.2% decrease compared with the prior year, according to reports furnished by the Georgia Department of Education.

The figures revealed that Meadowcreek Elementary School’s total enrollment reached 754 students for 2024-25. African American students accounted for 17% of the school’s population, making up the second-largest demographic group at the campus.

Located within Gwinnett County School District, Meadowcreek’s central office is in Lawrenceville.

Among Gwinnett County’s 140 schools, Grayson High School had the largest African American student enrollment in 2024-25, with 2,089 students enrolled.

According to the National Center for Education Statistics, public school students in Georgia were approximately 36.4% Black, 35.9% white, 18.1% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 4.6% multiracial, 0.2% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.1% Pacific Islander.

Following the pandemic, chronic absenteeism remains prevalent in Georgia, with 20.7% of students missing at least 10% of school days in 2024, per the Georgia Department of Education. State efforts included launching a real-time attendance dashboard, awareness campaigns, and increased support for districts with elevated absence rates to encourage daily school attendance.

In 2025, Georgia enacted legislation revamping attendance laws, prohibiting expulsion for absenteeism alone. The revised law introduces expanded reporting rules and coordinates with programs offering alternate pathways to a diploma.

Georgia’s student-to-teacher ratio as of 2026 was about 14:1, better than the national average ratio of 15:1.