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Simonton Elementary School

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Simonton Elementary School ranks 793 rd of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

793^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Simonton Elementary School in Lawrenceville, GA, serves approximately 702 students in grades PK-5 as part of Gwinnett County Public Schools, and has seen its statewide ranking decline from the 66th percentile in 2016-2017 to the 35th percentile in 2025-2026, earning a 2-star rating.

Academically, Simonton trails district and state averages in most subjects. In 2025-2026, 4th grade math proficiency was 33.1% compared to the district's 56.8%, and 5th grade math proficiency was 28.3% versus the district's 51.6%. This places Simonton near the bottom of its local cluster—ahead of only Lawrenceville Elementary (30th percentile) among nearby schools. By contrast, Pharr Elementary (89th percentile) and Starling Elementary (86th percentile) achieve proficiency rates 30-40 points higher in several subjects, despite serving communities with similar or lower poverty levels. Simonton's subgroup data shows relative strength with African American students (59th percentile) but notable weakness with female students (25th percentile).

There are encouraging signs. Chronic absenteeism has dropped from 21.5% in 2022-2023 to 13.9% in 2025-2026—now better than both the district (15.0%) and state (17.7%) averages. Per-student spending has risen to $14,510, and the student-teacher ratio improved to 13.4. However, the school spends more per student than higher-performing neighbors like Starling ($13,514) and Cooper Elementary ($14,256), yet achieves lower outcomes. With a decade-long downward trend and persistent challenges in 4th grade math, Simonton appears at a crossroads—improved attendance and targeted investments could help, but significant instructional reform may be needed to reverse the decline.

702

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,510

Per pupil spending ?

79.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

275 Simonton Rd
Lawrenceville, GA 30045

(770) 513-6637

District: Gwinnett County

Students who attend Simonton Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Jordan Middle School
High:	Central Gwinnett High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.0%

African American:

38.5%

White:

6.4%

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Test scores delayed: 2026 rankings for Georgia do not yet include English Language Arts scores, which will not be released by the Georgia Department of Education until winter 2026.

At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 57th percentile in 2016 → 35th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (35% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg54%

Georgia avg47%

793^rd of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 22 pts since 2016

From top 43% (2016) to bottom 35% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

68^th of 82Elementary Schools in the Gwinnett County

66^th of 201Gwinnett County among Georgia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	32.4	793 of 1219	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.3	792 of 1238	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.9	696 of 1236	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.9	618 of 1223	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.5	647 of 1220	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.2	690 of 1214	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.2	594 of 1234	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.4	514 of 1209	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.8	404 of 1205	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.8	531 of 1233	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	48.9	589 of 1240	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	61.8	555 of 1231	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	69.0	405 of 1225	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	75.1	280 of 1201	76.7%	★★★★☆
2011	75.7	291 of 1212	76.0%	★★★★☆
2010	63.1	491 of 1183	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.4	417 of 1133	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.8	518 of 1134	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	56.7	559 of 1125	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	40.9	744 of 1101	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	51.9	341 of 828	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.0	305 of 892	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.1	286 of 879	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.6	230 of 870	73.6%	★★★★☆
2022	72.2	197 of 876	77.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	41.8	111 of 214	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.1	183 of 317	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.0	61 of 304	79.9%	★★★★☆
2023	56.3	89 of 286	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.7	95 of 283	66.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	24.7	894 of 1186	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.7	953 of 1224	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	858 of 1223	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.8	633 of 1212	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.2	598 of 1206	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	35.6	329 of 503	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.2	398 of 583	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.5	307 of 565	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.8	253 of 535	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.8	304 of 516	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	41.4	651 of 1183	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.0	625 of 1225	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.6	546 of 1220	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.1	592 of 1210	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.5	673 of 1209	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	519 of 565	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	37.6	278 of 487	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2024	29.9	559 of 772	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	628 of 775	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	613 of 779	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2026)59th percentile+24 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)48th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2026)45th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)35th percentile~ school

White (2024)28th percentile-16 vs school

Female (2026)25th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)8th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics35%-12 vs state

Science34%-10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)			Milestones Assessment Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Simonton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	275 Simonton Rd	Lawrenceville	30045	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 513-6637	702	52	13.4	79.5%	45 (6.4%)	270 (38.5%)	316 (45.0%)	38 (5.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.3%)	32.4	793^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	34.9%		33.3	792^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	36.0%	1	44.4	33.1	28.3	33.7	$14,510	$833	$13,677
Jenkins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12 Village Way	Lawrenceville	30046	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 407-8900	775	62	12.6	82.8%	44 (5.7%)	335 (43.2%)	345 (44.5%)	19 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.0%)	37	716^th of 1219 public elementary schools	41.3%		33.3	793^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	35.9%	77	37.3	42.6	35.3	35.3	$15,476	$1,478	$13,997
Lovin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1705 New Hope Rd	Lawrenceville	30045	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 518-6940	856	74	11.5	72.4%	102 (11.9%)	451 (52.7%)	227 (26.5%)	32 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.1%)	58.3	450^th of 1219 public elementary schools	63.1%		67.6	356^th of 1238 public elementary schools	71.2%	94	52.2	53.7	40.4	47.7	$16,836	$1,494	$15,342
Lawrenceville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	122 Gwinnett Dr	Lawrenceville	30046	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 963-1813	677	54	12.4	81.4%	32 (4.7%)	323 (47.7%)	268 (39.6%)	17 (2.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.9%)	28.2	859^th of 1219 public elementary schools	29.5%		23	960^th of 1238 public elementary schools	22.5%	101	38.8	34.6	27.5	29.5	$16,034	$736	$15,299
Starling Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1725 Grayson Hwy	Grayson	30017	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(678) 344-6100	1,340	94	14.2	57.4%	150 (11.2%)	648 (48.4%)	289 (21.6%)	168 (12.5%)	4 (0.3%)	5 (0.4%)	76 (5.7%)	85.3	176^th of 1219 public elementary schools	85.6%		81.9	217^th of 1238 public elementary schools	82.5%	41	61.2	70.7	63.8	65.2	$13,514	$865	$12,649
Winn Holt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	588 Old Snellville Hwy	Lawrenceville	30046	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 376-8600	1,046	86	12.1	80.3%	90 (8.6%)	312 (29.8%)	537 (51.3%)	76 (7.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (2.9%)	44.6	624^th of 1219 public elementary schools	48.8%		42.7	649^th of 1238 public elementary schools	47.6%	25	35.8	53.5	33.1	42.1	$15,703	$950	$14,754
Grayson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	460 Grayson Pkwy	Grayson	30017	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(770) 963-7189	1,095	84	13.0	56.3%	165 (15.1%)	544 (49.7%)	211 (19.3%)	95 (8.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	76 (6.9%)	80.8	215^th of 1219 public elementary schools	82.4%		82.1	214^th of 1238 public elementary schools	82.7%	1	67.2	60.0	58.3	60.4	$14,745	$298	$14,447
Cedar Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3615 Sugarloaf Pkwy	Lawrenceville	30044	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 962-5015	896	74	12.1	82.1%	63 (7.0%)	322 (35.9%)	409 (45.6%)	74 (8.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.8%)	34.5	763^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	37.4%		37.3	726^th of 1238 public elementary schools	41.4%	37	29.2	43.7	33.8	37.6	$16,419	$1,456	$14,963
Alcova Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	770 Ewing Chapel Rd	Dacula	30019	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 376-8500	1,467	105	13.9	70.1%	126 (8.6%)	767 (52.3%)	378 (25.8%)	116 (7.9%)	8 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (4.8%)	56.7	469^th of 1219 public elementary schools	61.5%		53.4	519^th of 1238 public elementary schools	58.1%	50	47.6	54.5	41.4	46.0	$13,701	$1,215	$12,486
Cooper Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	555 Ozora Rd	Loganville	30052	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(770) 554-7050	1,520	113	13.4	57.6%	245 (16.1%)	934 (61.4%)	202 (13.3%)	52 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (5.7%)	75.4	267^th of 1219 public elementary schools	78.1%		73.1	295^th of 1238 public elementary schools	76.2%	28	58.1	66.1	52.6	54.8	$14,256	$570	$13,686

Frequently Asked Questions about Simonton Elementary School

What district is Simonton Elementary School in?

Gwinnett County

What is the racial makeup of Simonton Elementary School?

Students at Simonton Elementary School are 45% Hispanic, 38% African American, 6% White, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Simonton Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 702 students attended Simonton Elementary School.

Is Simonton Elementary School a good school?

Simonton Elementary School ranks 793^rd of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Simonton Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Simonton Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Jordan Middle School
High : Central Gwinnett High School

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