South Gwinnett News

There were 27,236 third grade students enrolled in Gwinnett County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.1% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Buford Academy welcomed the largest number of third grade students among county schools, registering 864 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 3rd Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Buford Academy	864	33.4%	2,590
Ivy Creek Elementary School	535	17.3%	3,096
Brookwood Elementary School	515	17.5%	2,942
Jackson Elementary School	513	17.2%	2,984
Cooper Elementary School	497	17.1%	2,900
Harbins Elementary School	488	17.2%	2,835
Alcova Elementary School	484	16.7%	2,900
Trip Elementary School	481	18.2%	2,639
Duncan Creek Elementary School	461	16.4%	2,811
Dacula Elementary School	443	18.9%	2,344
Sugar Hill Elementary School	420	18.8%	2,240
Lilburn Elementary School	418	16%	2,615
Grayson Elementary School	416	20.5%	2,033
Benefield Elementary School	413	17.4%	2,368
Camp Creek Elementary School	412	15.7%	2,622
Magill Elementary School	409	16.1%	2,537
Level Creek Elementary School	404	18.6%	2,174
Chattahoochee Elementary School	404	18.6%	2,169
Starling Elementary School	397	17.9%	2,223
Nesbit Elementary School	392	17.2%	2,285
Bethesda Elementary School	387	16.9%	2,286
Craig Elementary School	383	17.9%	2,145
Gwin Oaks Elementary School	370	17.8%	2,077
Rosebud Elementary School	369	18.9%	1,956
Roberts Elementary School	358	18.4%	1,947
Freeman's Mill Elementary School	353	16.5%	2,145
Winn Holt Elementary School	352	16.5%	2,129
Chesney Elementary School	352	16.1%	2,185
Mason Elementary School	337	17.7%	1,903
Baggett Elementary School	336	17%	1,973
McKendree Elementary School	336	17.2%	1,949
Woodward Mill Elementary School	333	16.7%	1,997
Graves Elementary School	331	15.9%	2,087
Simpson Elementary School	327	18%	1,814
Hopkins Elementary School	326	15.4%	2,113
Corley Elementary School	322	15.2%	2,124
Rockbridge Elementary School	320	15.4%	2,083
Arcado Elementary School	316	16.4%	1,927
Norton Elementary School	316	17.5%	1,809
Patrick Elementary School	311	17.5%	1,777
Taylor Elementary School	310	17.6%	1,758
Riverside Elementary School	308	15.9%	1,939
Cedar Hill Elementary School	302	17%	1,781
Knight Elementary School	296	17.1%	1,729
Dyer Elementary School	296	17.6%	1,681
Lovin Elementary School	290	17.2%	1,688
Norcross Elementary School	290	18.2%	1,592
Puckett's Mill Elementary School	288	18.4%	1,562
Parsons Elementary School	283	17.2%	1,649
Beaver Ridge Elementary School	282	15.3%	1,846
Ferguson Elementary School	278	17.1%	1,622
Jenkins Elementary School	274	18.3%	1,497
Partee Elementary School	274	18.7%	1,465
Minor Elementary School	273	15.8%	1,733
Alford Elementary School	271	15.3%	1,774
Baldwin Elementary School	270	14.5%	1,858
Kanoheda Elementary School	263	15.2%	1,731
Berkeley Lake Elementary School	260	16.4%	1,590
Stripling Elementary School	258	16.6%	1,551
Rock Springs Elementary School	250	17.1%	1,461
Mulberry Elementary School	246	18%	1,363
Head Elementary School	245	16.4%	1,491
Meadowcreek Elementary School	245	15%	1,638
Centerville Elementary School	241	17.7%	1,358
Sycamore Elementary School	240	16.3%	1,473
Walnut Grove Elementary School	239	16.2%	1,473
Annistown Elementary School	239	16.8%	1,426
Shiloh Elementary School	238	17%	1,404
Suwanee Elementary School	231	17.5%	1,321
Pharr Elementary School	229	15.6%	1,471
Burnette Elementary School	227	15.9%	1,427
Peachtree Elementary School	223	16%	1,397
Harmony Elementary School	215	17.5%	1,228
Fort Daniel Elementary School	211	15.7%	1,342
Lawrenceville Elementary School	210	16.1%	1,303
Harris Elementary School	208	16.2%	1,286
White Oak Elementary School	207	15.3%	1,357
Anderson-Livsey Elementary School	206	16.9%	1,217
Mountain Park Elementary School	199	15.9%	1,250
Simonton Elementary School	196	13.6%	1,438
Gwinnett Online Campus	189	4.1%	4,559
Britt Elementary School	174	14.6%	1,193
New Life Academy of Excellence	171	15.3%	1,115
Brookhaven Innovation Academy	133	13.2%	1,005
Yi Hwang Academy of Language Excellence	103	17.1%	602
North Metro Academy of Performing Arts	95	21%	453
International Charter Academy of Georgia	59	15.2%	389
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