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Harbins Elementary School

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Harbins Elementary School ranks 402 nd of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

402^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 68% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Harbins Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Dacula, Georgia, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 1,351 students. The school is part of the Gwinnett County School District, which is ranked 67th out of 206 districts in Georgia and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Harbins Elementary has a history of strong performance, consistently outperforming the Gwinnett County and Georgia state averages in Milestones Assessment test scores across various grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, Harbins had 46.4% of 3rd graders proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 49.3% in Gwinnett County and 44.3% statewide. However, the school's statewide ranking has declined in recent years, from 174th in 2014-2015 to 402nd in 2024-2025, while maintaining a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Harbins Elementary has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 59.66% in 2023-2024, which is higher than the nearby Dyer Elementary (60.02%) and Mulberry Elementary (54.58%), but lower than Lovin Elementary (72.73%) and Simonton Elementary (84.02%). The school also spends more per student than the state average, with $9,421 spent per student in 2018-2019, compared to the state average of $8,193 for Alcova Elementary and $10,438 for Auburn Elementary.

1,320

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,741

Per pupil spending ?

55.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3550 New Hope Rd
Dacula, GA 30019

(770) 682-4270

District: Gwinnett County

Students who attend Harbins Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	McConnell Middle School
High:	Archer High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

45.2%

Hispanic:

22.7%

White:

21.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 86th percentile in 2015 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Georgia median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg48%

Georgia avg42%

402^nd of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 32%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From top 14% (2015) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

42^nd of 82Elementary Schools in the Gwinnett County

67^th of 206Gwinnett 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
2025	63.1	402 of 1238	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.1	380 of 1248	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.2	392 of 1242	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.3	381 of 1244	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.7	284 of 1214	76.6%	★★★★☆
2019	73.6	285 of 1234	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	81.9	203 of 1209	83.2%	★★★★☆
2017	69.3	319 of 1205	73.5%	★★★★☆
2016	79.9	210 of 1233	83.0%	★★★★☆
2015	83.3	174 of 1240	86.0%	★★★★☆
2014	79.1	194 of 1231	84.2%	★★★★☆
2013	78.4	233 of 1225	81.0%	★★★★☆
2012	79.4	198 of 1201	83.5%	★★★★☆
2011	76.2	278 of 1212	77.1%	★★★★☆
2010	74.5	289 of 1183	75.6%	★★★★☆
2009	69.6	338 of 1133	70.2%	★★★★☆
2008	73.5	267 of 1134	76.5%	★★★★☆
2007	73.7	283 of 1125	74.8%	★★★★☆
2006	75.5	251 of 1101	77.2%	★★★★☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Science51%+7 vs state

Mathematics47%~ state avg

English Language Arts44%+5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)			Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Milestones Assessment Science (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	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
Harbins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3550 New Hope Rd	Dacula	30019	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(770) 682-4270	1,320	96	13.7	55.6%	284 (21.5%)	596 (45.2%)	299 (22.7%)	53 (4.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	85 (6.4%)	63.1	402^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	67.5%		67.1	380^th of 1248 public elementary schools	69.6%	22	39.9	46.9	45.3	46.4	56.1	41.0	51.1	$13,741	$652	$13,089
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%)	53.4	519^th of 1238 public elementary schools	58.1%		47.9	585^th of 1248 public elementary schools	53.1%	66	40.6	35.4	42.3	47.4	46.9	40.7	38.1	$13,701	$1,215	$12,486
Yargo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 Haymon Morris Rd	Winder	30680	Barrow County	Barrow County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 867-1147	782	62	12.6	64.7%	266 (34.0%)	197 (25.2%)	222 (28.4%)	27 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (9.0%)	26.5	899^th of 1238 public elementary schools	27.4%		36.2	752^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	39.7%	147	21.5	23.7	33.1	36.4	26.7	29.2	24.6	$15,068	$990	$14,078
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%)	67.6	356^th of 1238 public elementary schools	71.2%		60.9	446^th of 1248 public elementary schools	64.3%	90	33.6	46.7	55.1	43.2	52.6	50.7	64.4	$16,836	$1,494	$15,342
Dacula Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2500 Fence Rd	Dacula	30019	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(770) 963-7174	1,159	86	13.4	64.4%	252 (21.7%)	401 (34.6%)	353 (30.5%)	67 (5.8%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	81 (7.0%)	44.4	631^st of 1238 public elementary schools	49.0%		53.4	524^th of 1248 public elementary schools	58.0%	107	20.4	29.9	40.8	29.6	47.7	43.9	46.5	$15,182	$1,303	$13,878
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%)	73.1	295^th of 1238 public elementary schools	76.2%		67.5	373^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	70.1%	78	47.3	43.0	54.8	58.8	51.6	53.2	57.9	$14,256	$570	$13,686
Auburn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1334 6th Ave	Auburn	30011	Barrow County	Barrow County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 963-7887	678	67	10.1	67.4%	279 (41.2%)	71 (10.5%)	238 (35.1%)	32 (4.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (8.4%)	37.1	727^th of 1238 public elementary schools	41.3%		24	944^th of 1248 public elementary schools	24.4%	217	27.5	34.7	34.7	37.3	38.6	33.7	28.6	$18,228	$1,708	$16,519
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%)	33.3	792^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	36.0%		39.9	697^th of 1248 public elementary schools	44.2%	95	18.9	33.1	36.4	19.1	44.9	28.3	37.4	$14,510	$833	$13,677
Dyer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1707 Hurricane Shoals Rd	Dacula	30019	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(770) 963-6214	944	72	13.2	57.8%	188 (19.9%)	357 (37.8%)	235 (24.9%)	107 (11.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (5.9%)	83.6	194^th of 1238 public elementary schools	84.3%		84.7	183^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	85.3%	11	48.1	58.8	61.9	50.9	69.3	62.4	64.1	$14,655	$556	$14,098
Mulberry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	442 E Union Grove Cir	Auburn	30011	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(678) 226-7460	763	62	12.4	51.1%	190 (24.9%)	295 (38.7%)	178 (23.3%)	51 (6.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.3%)	84.8	186^th of 1238 public elementary schools	85.0%		81.4	214^th of 1248 public elementary schools	82.9%	28	47.8	47.4	66.7	62.2	57.9	74.2	76.7	$15,978	$656	$15,322

Frequently Asked Questions about Harbins Elementary School

Is Harbins Elementary School a good school?

Harbins Elementary School ranks 402^nd of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Harbins Elementary School in?

Gwinnett County

What schools do graduates of Harbins Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : McConnell Middle School
High : Archer High School

How many students attend Harbins Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,320 students attended Harbins Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Harbins Elementary School?

Students at Harbins Elementary School are 45% African American, 23% Hispanic, 22% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

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