South Gwinnett News

There were 27,641 fourth grade students enrolled in Gwinnett County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.7% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Buford Senior Academy welcomed the largest number of fourth grade students among county schools, registering 847 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 4th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Buford Senior Academy	847	48.3%	1,754
Brookwood Elementary School	558	19%	2,942
Harbins Elementary School	536	18.9%	2,835
Jackson Elementary School	527	17.7%	2,984
Duncan Creek Elementary School	527	18.7%	2,811
Ivy Creek Elementary School	516	16.7%	3,096
Alcova Elementary School	510	17.6%	2,900
Cooper Elementary School	502	17.3%	2,900
Camp Creek Elementary School	473	18%	2,622
Lilburn Elementary School	465	17.8%	2,615
Trip Elementary School	460	17.4%	2,639
Magill Elementary School	433	17.1%	2,537
Level Creek Elementary School	415	19.1%	2,174
Dacula Elementary School	404	17.2%	2,344
Roberts Elementary School	403	20.7%	1,947
Benefield Elementary School	402	17%	2,368
Bethesda Elementary School	400	17.5%	2,286
Riverside Elementary School	388	20%	1,939
Chattahoochee Elementary School	380	17.5%	2,169
Craig Elementary School	379	17.7%	2,145
Starling Elementary School	376	16.9%	2,223
Sugar Hill Elementary School	375	16.7%	2,240
Rockbridge Elementary School	375	18%	2,083
Winn Holt Elementary School	368	17.3%	2,129
Corley Elementary School	366	17.2%	2,124
Nesbit Elementary School	360	15.8%	2,285
Gwin Oaks Elementary School	360	17.3%	2,077
Grayson Elementary School	350	17.2%	2,033
Freeman's Mill Elementary School	350	16.3%	2,145
McKendree Elementary School	350	18%	1,949
Graves Elementary School	346	16.6%	2,087
Hopkins Elementary School	329	15.6%	2,113
Beaver Ridge Elementary School	329	17.8%	1,846
Norton Elementary School	328	18.1%	1,809
Knight Elementary School	323	18.7%	1,729
Woodward Mill Elementary School	318	15.9%	1,997
Baggett Elementary School	317	16.1%	1,973
Simpson Elementary School	315	17.4%	1,814
Dyer Elementary School	314	18.7%	1,681
Rosebud Elementary School	313	16%	1,956
Arcado Elementary School	310	16.1%	1,927
Alford Elementary School	310	17.5%	1,774
Mason Elementary School	308	16.2%	1,903
Patrick Elementary School	307	17.3%	1,777
Chesney Elementary School	301	13.8%	2,185
Taylor Elementary School	300	17.1%	1,758
Baldwin Elementary School	300	16.1%	1,858
Cedar Hill Elementary School	293	16.5%	1,781
Meadowcreek Elementary School	292	17.8%	1,638
Annistown Elementary School	287	20.1%	1,426
Sycamore Elementary School	281	19.1%	1,473
Head Elementary School	276	18.5%	1,491
Minor Elementary School	274	15.8%	1,733
Lovin Elementary School	270	16%	1,688
Berkeley Lake Elementary School	269	16.9%	1,590
Walnut Grove Elementary School	266	18.1%	1,473
Simonton Elementary School	263	18.3%	1,438
Shiloh Elementary School	262	18.7%	1,404
Puckett's Mill Elementary School	261	16.7%	1,562
Burnette Elementary School	260	18.2%	1,427
Ferguson Elementary School	255	15.7%	1,622
Fort Daniel Elementary School	254	18.9%	1,342
White Oak Elementary School	252	18.6%	1,357
Mulberry Elementary School	248	18.2%	1,363
Peachtree Elementary School	248	17.8%	1,397
Kanoheda Elementary School	245	14.2%	1,731
Partee Elementary School	244	16.7%	1,465
Stripling Elementary School	242	15.6%	1,551
Pharr Elementary School	242	16.5%	1,471
Jenkins Elementary School	240	16%	1,497
Centerville Elementary School	240	17.7%	1,358
Parsons Elementary School	236	14.3%	1,649
Harmony Elementary School	234	19.1%	1,228
Norcross Elementary School	233	14.6%	1,592
Suwanee Elementary School	226	17.1%	1,321
Rock Springs Elementary School	217	14.9%	1,461
Harris Elementary School	211	16.4%	1,286
Anderson-Livsey Elementary School	210	17.3%	1,217
Lawrenceville Elementary School	209	16%	1,303
Britt Elementary School	208	17.4%	1,193
Mountain Park Elementary School	207	16.6%	1,250
Gwinnett Online Campus	179	3.9%	4,559
New Life Academy of Excellence	171	15.3%	1,115
Brookhaven Innovation Academy	121	12%	1,005
North Metro Academy of Performing Arts	71	15.7%	453
Yi Hwang Academy of Language Excellence	63	10.5%	602
International Charter Academy of Georgia	58	14.9%	389
Buford Academy	0	0%	2,590
Buford Elementary School	0	0%	771
Georgia Connections Academy	0	0%	10,250
Oakland Meadow School	0	0%	37