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Minor Elementary School

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Minor Elementary School ranks 811 th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

811^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 33% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Minor Elementary School in Lilburn, GA, serves approximately 952 students in grades PK-5 as part of Gwinnett County Public Schools, where 81% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Minor Elementary has several notable strengths. The school has made impressive progress reducing chronic absenteeism, dropping from 23.2% in 2022-2023 to 14.6% in 2025-2026—now better than both the district (15.0%) and state (17.7%) averages. This is especially encouraging compared to nearby Kanoheda Elementary (23.8%) and Chesney Elementary (18.1%). The school also stands out for its work with African American students, ranking in the 71st percentile statewide for that group—a 4-star rating that places it among the top schools in Georgia for this demographic. Additionally, 4th grade math proficiency jumped 9 points in the latest testing cycle (from 29.5% to 38.5%), the largest single-year gain among nearby schools. Science performance, while below district averages, remains a relative strength compared to math.

However, there are areas of concern. Minor's overall statewide ranking sits at the 33rd percentile (2 stars), placing it below Knight Elementary (68th percentile) and Bethesda Elementary (51st percentile), but above Meadowcreek Elementary (23rd) and Hopkins Elementary (27th). Hispanic students rank in the 18th percentile and Special Education students in the 11th percentile statewide, suggesting strategies that work well for one group may not be reaching all learners. The school's ranking has also been volatile over the past decade, swinging from the 54th percentile to the 22nd and back to 33rd. With a favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1 and per-student spending of $15,667, Minor has solid resources—the question is whether it can translate those into more consistent gains across all subjects and student groups.

952

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,667

Per pupil spending ?

81%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4129 Shady Dr NW
Lilburn, GA 30047

(770) 925-9543

District: Gwinnett County

Students who attend Minor Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Berkmar Middle School
High:	Berkmar High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.7%

African American:

18.2%

Asian:

9.1%

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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 — 45th percentile in 2016 → 33rd in 2026

Worth a look

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

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 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%

811^th of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 33%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 45% (2016) to bottom 33% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

69^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	31.3	811 of 1219	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.3	906 of 1238	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	973 of 1236	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.3	731 of 1223	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.8	572 of 1220	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.8	768 of 1214	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.4	832 of 1234	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.7	758 of 1209	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.1	823 of 1205	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.9	675 of 1233	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.1	661 of 1240	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	56.0	651 of 1231	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	59.5	604 of 1225	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	68.8	408 of 1201	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.8	581 of 1212	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	51.4	681 of 1183	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.0	726 of 1133	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	46.5	687 of 1134	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	44.5	715 of 1125	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	50.6	628 of 1101	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	62.7	237 of 828	71.4%	★★★★☆
2025	59.0	288 of 892	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.2	394 of 879	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.9	215 of 870	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	66.8	235 of 876	73.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	108 of 120	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	104 of 121	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	105 of 115	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	34.4	84 of 106	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	42.6	107 of 214	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	32.5	230 of 317	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.0	222 of 304	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.1	133 of 286	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.0	41 of 283	85.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	32.5	777 of 1186	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.8	938 of 1224	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	943 of 1223	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.5	658 of 1212	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.2	580 of 1206	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	23.8	411 of 503	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.8	492 of 583	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	506 of 565	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.2	362 of 535	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.0	205 of 516	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	31.2	816 of 1183	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.7	861 of 1225	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	981 of 1220	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.2	778 of 1210	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.9	541 of 1209	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	20.4	412 of 465	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.6	356 of 565	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.2	229 of 455	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.2	138 of 415	66.7%	★★★☆☆

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)71st percentile+38 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)50th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2026)34th percentile~ school

Male (2026)31st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)18th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2026)11th percentile-22 vs school

Asian (2025)10th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Science36%-9 vs state

Mathematics34%-13 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, July 21, 2017

My son made honor roll twice in the 2016/2017 school year. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Ignore the fact that one parent thinks nothing of the female teachers at Minor. Most of these teachers are extremely effective, caring, smart, and understanding and as a parent of a Minor student from Kindergarten to 5th grade I have seen MALE teachers come and go by their own choice. I doubt men are lining up at the door to apply for a job with this school or ANY elementary school. What a ridiculous review!

This is a great school. I hope the wonderful education this parents child is getting isn't overshadowed by the parents complete utter ignorance. Gender equality? Please give me a break! Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, January 18, 2016

Hello,

There is great male/female teacher ratio discrepancy at minor needing attention and corrective action. The gender ratio need to be closed. Although gender may not effect how "much" a child learns, more importantly it will effect "what" it learn in the class. For one thing, not to addressing this form of disparity in a learning institution clearly, fly in the face of its teaching and promoting gender equality role in society.

There should be clearly written rules of engagement regarding separated parents and how the school legally is directed to handle. Separated parents rights are not being consistently and evenhandedly administered by administrators. Administrators seem to makeup and change the rules as they go along.

That being said, most of the staff, have been very friendly and helpful at this school. Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, November 2, 2014

This website is a joke and a disgrace! Unless you are involved in a school as a student, faculty, staff, parent and volunteer how can you rate it so low simply by the way it positions itself in test scores? This is one and only a small way to measure a schools success. I have had my oldest son attend Minor since K and he's now in 4th, my youngest is in 1st. My sons are lucky to go to Minor. No test can accurately measure the true growth of a student. I am involved and I can tell you that this school is #1 in the areas that most influence a child's love of learning. Take it from someone who knows- the students here are bright and respectful, they are performing extraordinarily well for their demographics, the teachers are amazing, and the leadership is strong and effective at the same time as being open and welcoming. Your child WILL receive a first rate education at Minor. Close Quote

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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
Minor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4129 Shady Dr NW	Lilburn	30047	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 925-9543	952	78	12.1	81.0%	41 (4.3%)	173 (18.2%)	635 (66.7%)	87 (9.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.4%)	31.3	811^th of 1219 public elementary schools	33.5%		26.3	906^th of 1238 public elementary schools	26.8%	95	31.7	38.5	32.5	35.5	$15,667	$889	$14,778
Hopkins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1315 Dickens Rd NW	Lilburn	30047	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 564-2661	1,113	96	11.6	87.6%	33 (3.0%)	78 (7.0%)	921 (82.7%)	64 (5.8%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	13 (1.2%)	26.7	885^th of 1219 public elementary schools	27.4%		17.9	1032^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	16.6%	147	25.4	28.1	33.3	40.1	$16,048	$1,623	$14,424
Corley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1331 Pleasant Hill Rd	Lawrenceville	30044	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 924-5330	1,119	86	12.9	80.1%	29 (2.6%)	156 (13.9%)	890 (79.5%)	36 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.7%)	48.1	570^th of 1219 public elementary schools	53.2%		34.2	768^th of 1238 public elementary schools	38.0%	198	44.0	43.3	44.9	40.6	$14,526	$1,005	$13,521
Meadowcreek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5025 Georgia Belle Ct	Norcross	30093	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 931-5701	806	73	11.0	93.8%	16 (2.0%)	138 (17.1%)	612 (75.9%)	24 (3.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.7%)	23.8	936^th of 1219 public elementary schools	23.2%		12.8	1136^th of 1238 public elementary schools	8.2%	200	30.4	31.3	28.1	31.0	$17,017	$1,466	$15,550
Lilburn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	531 Lilburn School Rd NW	Lilburn	30047	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 921-7707	1,249	104	12.0	89.0%	40 (3.2%)	108 (8.6%)	930 (74.5%)	148 (11.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (1.7%)	37.8	700^th of 1219 public elementary schools	42.6%		34.9	754^th of 1238 public elementary schools	39.1%	54	36.7	45.4	37.7	31.9	$16,156	$1,260	$14,896
Ferguson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1755 Centerview Dr	Duluth	30096	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 245-5450	856	74	11.6	83.5%	24 (2.8%)	186 (21.7%)	577 (67.4%)	40 (4.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.9%)	39	683^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	44.0%		29.3	844^th of 1238 public elementary schools	31.8%	161	37.3	46.5	36.6	33.3	$16,048	$1,182	$14,866
Bethesda Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	525 Bethesda School Rd	Lawrenceville	30044	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 921-2000	1,083	82	13.2	82.1%	43 (4.0%)	169 (15.6%)	741 (68.4%)	93 (8.6%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (3.0%)	46.3	600^th of 1219 public elementary schools	50.8%		46.1	614^th of 1238 public elementary schools	50.4%	14	39.3	45.0	39.9	46.0	$14,932	$905	$14,027
Knight Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	401 N River Dr SW	Lilburn	30047	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 921-2400	876	70	12.4	69.6%	127 (14.5%)	135 (15.4%)	441 (50.3%)	127 (14.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.1%)	64.4	385^th of 1219 public elementary schools	68.4%		65.8	378^th of 1238 public elementary schools	69.5%	7	50.7	54.9	50.0	50.0	$15,480	$1,434	$14,046
Beaver Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1978 Beaver Ruin Rd	Norcross	30071	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 447-6307	984	77	12.8	81.9%	22 (2.2%)	174 (17.7%)	708 (72.0%)	50 (5.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (2.9%)	35.5	745^th of 1219 public elementary schools	38.9%		19.9	996^th of 1238 public elementary schools	19.5%	251	35.4	43.8	34.5	33.8	$15,384	$1,180	$14,204
Chesney Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3878 Old Norcross Rd	Duluth	30096	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 542-2300	1,165	84	13.8	78.6%	53 (4.5%)	259 (22.2%)	736 (63.2%)	68 (5.8%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (3.9%)	35.1	751^st of 1219 public elementary schools	38.4%		31.7	812^th of 1238 public elementary schools	34.4%	61	33.0	45.3	36.2	32.4	$14,150	$828	$13,322

Frequently Asked Questions about Minor Elementary School

Is Minor Elementary School a good school?

Minor Elementary School ranks 811^th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Minor Elementary School?

Students at Minor Elementary School are 67% Hispanic, 18% African American, 9% Asian, 4% White, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Minor Elementary School in?

Gwinnett County

How many students attend Minor Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 952 students attended Minor Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Minor Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Berkmar Middle School
High : Berkmar High School

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