South Gwinnett News

There were 28,623 fifth grade students enrolled in Gwinnett County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.8% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Buford Senior Academy welcomed the largest number of fifth grade students among county schools, registering 907 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.

As of 2024, Georgia has an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 15:1, which is better than the national average of 16:1. The state has its best student-to-teacher ratio of 14:1 in pre-kindergarten and middle school grades, while high school has an average ratio of 17:1.

School name	# of 5th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Buford Senior Academy	907	51.7%	1,754
Alcova Elementary School	565	19.5%	2,900
Brookwood Elementary School	552	18.8%	2,942
Jackson Elementary School	550	18.4%	2,984
Duncan Creek Elementary School	538	19.1%	2,811
Ivy Creek Elementary School	536	17.3%	3,096
Harbins Elementary School	529	18.7%	2,835
Cooper Elementary School	508	17.5%	2,900
Georgia Connections Academy	491	4.8%	10,250
Camp Creek Elementary School	473	18%	2,622
Lilburn Elementary School	462	17.7%	2,615
Trip Elementary School	452	17.1%	2,639
Magill Elementary School	447	17.6%	2,537
Dacula Elementary School	438	18.7%	2,344
Starling Elementary School	422	19%	2,223
Freeman's Mill Elementary School	398	18.6%	2,145
Chesney Elementary School	398	18.2%	2,185
Sugar Hill Elementary School	393	17.5%	2,240
Hopkins Elementary School	393	18.6%	2,113
Benefield Elementary School	391	16.5%	2,368
Craig Elementary School	387	18%	2,145
Gwin Oaks Elementary School	387	18.6%	2,077
Alford Elementary School	387	21.8%	1,774
Riverside Elementary School	378	19.5%	1,939
Level Creek Elementary School	375	17.2%	2,174
Graves Elementary School	369	17.7%	2,087
Roberts Elementary School	366	18.8%	1,947
Bethesda Elementary School	364	15.9%	2,286
Chattahoochee Elementary School	361	16.6%	2,169
Winn Holt Elementary School	358	16.8%	2,129
Nesbit Elementary School	357	15.6%	2,285
Rosebud Elementary School	355	18.1%	1,956
Corley Elementary School	351	16.5%	2,124
Mason Elementary School	349	18.3%	1,903
Woodward Mill Elementary School	346	17.3%	1,997
Arcado Elementary School	346	18%	1,927
Grayson Elementary School	344	16.9%	2,033
McKendree Elementary School	341	17.5%	1,949
Baggett Elementary School	340	17.2%	1,973
Rockbridge Elementary School	335	16.1%	2,083
Cedar Hill Elementary School	335	18.8%	1,781
Minor Elementary School	334	19.3%	1,733
Patrick Elementary School	325	18.3%	1,777
Beaver Ridge Elementary School	324	17.6%	1,846
Puckett's Mill Elementary School	322	20.6%	1,562
Norton Elementary School	314	17.4%	1,809
Baldwin Elementary School	304	16.4%	1,858
Knight Elementary School	303	17.5%	1,729
Taylor Elementary School	298	17%	1,758
Dyer Elementary School	297	17.7%	1,681
Norcross Elementary School	287	18%	1,592
Parsons Elementary School	284	17.2%	1,649
Kanoheda Elementary School	283	16.3%	1,731
Simpson Elementary School	276	15.2%	1,814
Ferguson Elementary School	276	17%	1,622
Simonton Elementary School	275	19.1%	1,438
Lovin Elementary School	274	16.2%	1,688
Berkeley Lake Elementary School	269	16.9%	1,590
Centerville Elementary School	267	19.7%	1,358
Suwanee Elementary School	262	19.8%	1,321
Head Elementary School	259	17.4%	1,491
Mountain Park Elementary School	257	20.6%	1,250
Pharr Elementary School	252	17.1%	1,471
Burnette Elementary School	251	17.6%	1,427
Peachtree Elementary School	251	18%	1,397
Meadowcreek Elementary School	244	14.9%	1,638
Walnut Grove Elementary School	243	16.5%	1,473
Jenkins Elementary School	243	16.2%	1,497
Harmony Elementary School	241	19.6%	1,228
Harris Elementary School	240	18.7%	1,286
Annistown Elementary School	236	16.5%	1,426
Stripling Elementary School	236	15.2%	1,551
Fort Daniel Elementary School	235	17.5%	1,342
Rock Springs Elementary School	224	15.3%	1,461
Sycamore Elementary School	222	15.1%	1,473
Mulberry Elementary School	222	16.3%	1,363
Lawrenceville Elementary School	219	16.8%	1,303
White Oak Elementary School	218	16.1%	1,357
Anderson-Livsey Elementary School	217	17.8%	1,217
Shiloh Elementary School	210	15%	1,404
Britt Elementary School	206	17.3%	1,193
Gwinnett Online Campus	205	4.5%	4,559
Partee Elementary School	202	13.8%	1,465
Brookhaven Innovation Academy	103	10.2%	1,005
New Life Academy of Excellence	94	8.4%	1,115
North Metro Academy of Performing Arts	67	14.8%	453
Yi Hwang Academy of Language Excellence	42	7%	602
International Charter Academy of Georgia	36	9.3%	389
Buford Academy	0	0%	2,590
Buford Elementary School	0	0%	771
Oakland Meadow School	0	0%	37