South Gwinnett News

There were 26,156 first grade students enrolled in Gwinnett County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.5% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Buford Academy welcomed the largest number of first grade students among county schools, registering 872 students during the 2022-23 school year.

Within Gwinnett County schools, the highest student count was found in ninth grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in kindergarten.

Statewide, Gwinnett County ranked first in enrollment numbers, with a total of 380,894 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked first the year before.

While enrollment in Georgia inches closer to pre-pandemic levels, chronic absenteeism remains a serious challenge. In 2023, a significant portion of students (23%) missed 10% or more of their classes. Although this is slightly better than the peak of 25% in 2022, it's still nearly double the pre-pandemic rate of 13% recorded in 2019.

School name	# of 1st Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Buford Academy	872	33.7%	2,590
Ivy Creek Elementary School	526	17%	3,096
Alcova Elementary School	487	16.8%	2,900
Brookwood Elementary School	466	15.8%	2,942
Harbins Elementary School	462	16.3%	2,835
Jackson Elementary School	461	15.4%	2,984
Cooper Elementary School	439	15.1%	2,900
Duncan Creek Elementary School	432	15.4%	2,811
Trip Elementary School	432	16.4%	2,639
Lilburn Elementary School	429	16.4%	2,615
Bethesda Elementary School	427	18.7%	2,286
Camp Creek Elementary School	424	16.2%	2,622
Magill Elementary School	402	15.8%	2,537
Benefield Elementary School	400	16.9%	2,368
Starling Elementary School	387	17.4%	2,223
Nesbit Elementary School	380	16.6%	2,285
Rockbridge Elementary School	373	17.9%	2,083
Sugar Hill Elementary School	363	16.2%	2,240
Level Creek Elementary School	361	16.6%	2,174
Meadowcreek Elementary School	358	21.9%	1,638
Baggett Elementary School	357	18.1%	1,973
Chattahoochee Elementary School	357	16.5%	2,169
Corley Elementary School	356	16.8%	2,124
Hopkins Elementary School	354	16.8%	2,113
Chesney Elementary School	349	16%	2,185
Graves Elementary School	348	16.7%	2,087
Winn Holt Elementary School	337	15.8%	2,129
Craig Elementary School	337	15.7%	2,145
Woodward Mill Elementary School	330	16.5%	1,997
Simpson Elementary School	330	18.2%	1,814
Rosebud Elementary School	326	16.7%	1,956
Dacula Elementary School	324	13.8%	2,344
Baldwin Elementary School	322	17.3%	1,858
Beaver Ridge Elementary School	321	17.4%	1,846
Arcado Elementary School	314	16.3%	1,927
McKendree Elementary School	314	16.1%	1,949
Gwin Oaks Elementary School	307	14.8%	2,077
Grayson Elementary School	305	15%	2,033
Kanoheda Elementary School	304	17.6%	1,731
Minor Elementary School	304	17.5%	1,733
Cedar Hill Elementary School	299	16.8%	1,781
Freeman's Mill Elementary School	298	13.9%	2,145
Mason Elementary School	294	15.4%	1,903
Stripling Elementary School	291	18.8%	1,551
Rock Springs Elementary School	284	19.4%	1,461
Riverside Elementary School	282	14.5%	1,939
Norton Elementary School	280	15.5%	1,809
Ferguson Elementary School	280	17.3%	1,622
Alford Elementary School	279	15.7%	1,774
Lovin Elementary School	278	16.5%	1,688
Taylor Elementary School	277	15.8%	1,758
Berkeley Lake Elementary School	277	17.4%	1,590
Parsons Elementary School	276	16.7%	1,649
Pharr Elementary School	264	17.9%	1,471
Walnut Grove Elementary School	262	17.8%	1,473
Dyer Elementary School	260	15.5%	1,681
Knight Elementary School	260	15%	1,729
Patrick Elementary School	257	14.5%	1,777
Jenkins Elementary School	252	16.8%	1,497
Partee Elementary School	249	17%	1,465
Norcross Elementary School	248	15.6%	1,592
Simonton Elementary School	246	17.1%	1,438
Sycamore Elementary School	241	16.4%	1,473
Peachtree Elementary School	238	17%	1,397
Harris Elementary School	238	18.5%	1,286
Fort Daniel Elementary School	230	17.1%	1,342
Puckett's Mill Elementary School	229	14.7%	1,562
Roberts Elementary School	228	11.7%	1,947
Centerville Elementary School	225	16.6%	1,358
Suwanee Elementary School	218	16.5%	1,321
White Oak Elementary School	217	16%	1,357
Burnette Elementary School	213	14.9%	1,427
Annistown Elementary School	206	14.4%	1,426
Shiloh Elementary School	205	14.6%	1,404
Head Elementary School	203	13.6%	1,491
Anderson-Livsey Elementary School	203	16.7%	1,217
Mulberry Elementary School	200	14.7%	1,363
Britt Elementary School	189	15.8%	1,193
Mountain Park Elementary School	183	14.6%	1,250
Lawrenceville Elementary School	178	13.7%	1,303
New Life Academy of Excellence	157	14.1%	1,115
Harmony Elementary School	150	12.2%	1,228
Brookhaven Innovation Academy	131	13%	1,005
Yi Hwang Academy of Language Excellence	118	19.6%	602
Gwinnett Online Campus	106	2.3%	4,559
International Charter Academy of Georgia	98	25.2%	389
North Metro Academy of Performing Arts	82	18.1%	453
Buford Elementary School	0	0%	771
Buford Senior Academy	0	0%	1,754
Georgia Connections Academy	0	0%	10,250
Oakland Meadow School	0	0%	37