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Sugar Hill Elementary School

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Sugar Hill Elementary School ranks 157 th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

157^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Sugar Hill Elementary School in Sugar Hill, GA, serves approximately 1,156 students in grades PK through 5 and is part of the Gwinnett County School District. The school holds a 4-star rating and ranks in the 87th percentile statewide, a notable improvement from the previous year.

One of the school's standout strengths is its exceptional work with English Language Learner (ELL) students, ranking in the top 7% of all Georgia schools for ELL achievement. The school also earns top marks for African American and Hispanic students, placing in the top 6–8% statewide for these groups. This is especially impressive given that nearly half of the student body qualifies for free or reduced lunch—a rate two to three times higher than some higher-ranked neighboring schools like Level Creek Elementary (15.1%) or Riverside Elementary (22.6%). Despite this difference, Sugar Hill achieves results comparable to those more affluent schools. In math, Sugar Hill outperforms the district by 11–18 points and the state by 17–20 points across all grade levels, with 4th grade proficiency at nearly 70%. Fifth-grade science proficiency is also strong at 68%, exceeding the state by nearly 24 points.

Chronic absenteeism at Sugar Hill is remarkably low at 8.4%—less than half the state average of 17.7%—and has dropped nearly 40% over the past three years. The school also maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1, smaller than several higher-ranked neighbors. While ELA scores are not yet available for this cycle (they release in December), historical data shows the school performing well above district and state averages. With steady improvement in its state ranking, strong subgroup outcomes, and efficient spending compared to peers like Harmony Elementary, Sugar Hill Elementary is a compelling choice for families seeking a school that delivers strong results across a diverse student population.

1,156

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,984

Per pupil spending ?

49%

Free/discounted lunch ?

939 Level Creek Rd
Sugar Hill, GA 30518

(770) 945-5735

District: Gwinnett County

Students who attend Sugar Hill Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lanier Middle School
High:	Lanier High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

28.6%

Hispanic:

27.6%

African American:

19.2%

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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: Holding steady — 91st percentile in 2016 → 87th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Georgia average (67% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of Georgia elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school67%

District avg54%

Georgia avg47%

157^th of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

From top 9% (2016) to top 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st 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	87.2	157 of 1219	87.1%	★★★★☆
2025	82.6	208 of 1238	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	83.4	196 of 1236	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	85.7	175 of 1223	85.7%	★★★★☆
2022	83.7	195 of 1220	84.0%	★★★★☆
2021	86.5	150 of 1214	87.6%	★★★★☆
2019	89.3	125 of 1234	89.9%	★★★★☆
2018	94.2	67 of 1209	94.5%	★★★★★
2017	91.4	99 of 1205	91.8%	★★★★★
2016	89.1	117 of 1233	90.5%	★★★★★
2015	88.2	123 of 1240	90.1%	★★★★★
2014	79.1	193 of 1231	84.3%	★★★★☆
2013	81.6	160 of 1225	86.9%	★★★★☆
2012	80.9	174 of 1201	85.5%	★★★★☆
2011	76.6	272 of 1212	77.6%	★★★★☆
2010	83.4	124 of 1183	89.5%	★★★★☆
2009	79.3	178 of 1133	84.3%	★★★★☆
2008	77.8	199 of 1134	82.5%	★★★★☆
2007	83.9	116 of 1125	89.7%	★★★★☆
2006	78.9	179 of 1101	83.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	91.8	52 of 828	93.7%	★★★★★
2025	88.1	74 of 892	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	87.3	76 of 879	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	88.5	77 of 870	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	83.6	108 of 876	87.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	57.7	59 of 107	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.8	70 of 120	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.6	62 of 121	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.5	73 of 115	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.3	62 of 106	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	85.1	14 of 214	93.5%	★★★★★
2025	81.1	32 of 317	89.9%	★★★★★
2024	89.0	21 of 304	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	92.2	10 of 286	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	77.1	29 of 283	89.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	84.9	162 of 1186	86.3%	★★★★☆
2025	76.5	260 of 1224	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	82.9	197 of 1223	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	83.2	191 of 1212	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	80.6	220 of 1206	81.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	87.2	38 of 503	92.4%	★★★★★
2025	74.7	104 of 583	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	81.5	72 of 565	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	86.4	51 of 535	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	81.7	64 of 516	87.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	87.1	149 of 1183	87.4%	★★★★☆
2025	85.7	164 of 1225	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	82.4	191 of 1220	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	86.0	158 of 1210	86.9%	★★★★☆
2022	83.7	188 of 1209	84.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	73.4	13 of 56	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	64.8	15 of 39	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	80.9	70 of 465	84.9%	★★★★☆
2025	74.4	93 of 565	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	64.7	128 of 487	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	71.7	82 of 455	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	70.5	84 of 415	79.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	79.1	148 of 700	78.9%	★★★★☆
2025	72.8	196 of 769	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	73.5	200 of 772	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	75.1	185 of 775	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	71.9	219 of 779	71.9%	★★★★☆

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)94th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)93rd percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)92nd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)87th percentile~ school

Female (2026)86th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)85th percentile~ school

White (2026)79th percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)77th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2026)45th percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Science68%+24 vs state

Mathematics66%+19 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
Sugar Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	939 Level Creek Rd	Sugar Hill	30518	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(770) 945-5735	1,156	88	13.2	49.0%	331 (28.6%)	222 (19.2%)	319 (27.6%)	207 (17.9%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (6.3%)	87.2	157^th of 1219 public elementary schools	87.1%		82.6	208^th of 1238 public elementary schools	83.2%	51	65.4	69.4	64.1	68.0	$14,984	$715	$14,269
Sycamore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5695 Sycamore Rd	Sugar Hill	30518	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 714-5770	751	65	11.5	61.7%	197 (26.2%)	129 (17.2%)	318 (42.3%)	66 (8.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.2%)	70.8	314^th of 1219 public elementary schools	74.2%		62.9	404^th of 1238 public elementary schools	67.4%	90	57.5	67.8	44.1	54.0	$15,648	$845	$14,803
Roberts Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	251 Buford HIghway	Suwanee	30024	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(678) 745-2370	946	65	14.5	27.1%	239 (25.3%)	126 (13.3%)	78 (8.2%)	438 (46.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	63 (6.7%)	97.1	36^th of 1219 public elementary schools	97.0%		97.9	27^th of 1238 public elementary schools	97.8%	9	84.7	80.1	79.1	82.4	$13,835	$574	$13,262
Level Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4488 Tench Rd	Suwanee	30024	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(770) 904-7950	1,051	71	14.9	15.1%	406 (38.6%)	86 (8.2%)	112 (10.7%)	386 (36.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (5.6%)	98.7	7^th of 1219 public elementary schools	99.4%		98.9	8^th of 1238 public elementary schools	99.4%	1	82.6	95.3	89.3	88.8	$13,745	$651	$13,094
Riverside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5445 Settles Bridge Rd	Suwanee	30024	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(678) 482-1000	919	63	14.5	22.6%	305 (33.2%)	94 (10.2%)	71 (7.7%)	393 (42.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (6.0%)	97.7	26^th of 1219 public elementary schools	97.9%		98.5	13^th of 1238 public elementary schools	98.9%	13	80.2	82.8	86.3	88.7	$13,938	$242	$13,695
Buford Senior Academy	Public	3-5	2700 Robert Bell Pkwy	Buford	30518	Gwinnett County	Buford City	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 546-0414	1,368	85	16.1	36.8%	627 (45.8%)	137 (10.0%)	372 (27.2%)	145 (10.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (6.3%)	91.2	116^th of 1219 public elementary schools	90.5%		90.9	122^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	90.1%	6	74.1	71.3	68.5	69.7	$12,081	$331	$11,750
Buford Academy	Public	1-2	2705 Robert Bell Pkwy	Buford	30518	Gwinnett County	Buford City	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 482-6960	816	61	13.4	39.8%	361 (44.2%)	81 (9.9%)	242 (29.7%)	86 (10.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (5.3%)								(n/a)					$17,433	$584	$16,849
Harmony Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3946 S Bogan Rd	Buford	30519	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(770) 945-7272	614	54	11.4	38.9%	190 (30.9%)	158 (25.7%)	100 (16.3%)	123 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (6.8%)	87.1	158^th of 1219 public elementary schools	87.0%		80.4	229^th of 1238 public elementary schools	81.5%	71	60.0	74.8	64.1	71.8	$16,446	$443	$16,004
Buford Elementary School	Public	PK-K	2500 Sawnee Ave	Buford	30518	Gwinnett County	Buford City	No	No	No	No	(770) 945-5248	431	34	12.6	34.1%	211 (49.0%)	46 (10.7%)	113 (26.2%)	37 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.6%)								(n/a)					$23,993	$623	$23,370
White Oak Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6442 Suwanee Dam Rd	Sugar Hill	30518	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(678) 546-5550	722	57	12.6	32.3%	330 (45.7%)	108 (15.0%)	141 (19.5%)	90 (12.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (6.8%)	92.7	101^st of 1219 public elementary schools	91.7%		91.2	117^th of 1238 public elementary schools	90.5%	16	69.5	71.5	76.0	80.0	$15,718	$922	$14,796

Frequently Asked Questions about Sugar Hill Elementary School

What district is Sugar Hill Elementary School in?

Gwinnett County

What is the racial makeup of Sugar Hill Elementary School?

Students at Sugar Hill Elementary School are 29% White, 28% Hispanic, 19% African American, 18% Asian, 6% Two or more races.

How many students attend Sugar Hill Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,156 students attended Sugar Hill Elementary School.

Is Sugar Hill Elementary School a good school?

Sugar Hill Elementary School ranks 157^th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Sugar Hill Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Sugar Hill Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lanier Middle School
High : Lanier High School

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