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Alford Elementary

Q: Is Alford Elementary a good school?

Alford Elementary ranks 887 th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Alford Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 828 students attended Alford Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Alford Elementary?

Students at Alford Elementary are 60% Hispanic, 21% African American, 10% Asian, 7% White, 2% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Alford Elementary attend?

Students who attend Alford Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Richards Middle School High : Discovery High School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

887^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Alford Elementary in Lawrenceville, GA, serves about 828 students in Pre-K through 5th grade within the Gwinnett County School District, where 83% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school’s state ranking has declined over the past several years, dropping from the 58th percentile in 2018-2019 to the 27th percentile for the 2025-2026 school year. This downward trend is reflected in most academic subjects, where proficiency rates trail both district and state averages. For example, 3rd grade math proficiency is 27.2% compared to 53.5% district-wide, and 5th grade science proficiency is 28.7% versus 54.8% district-wide. One notable exception is 4th grade math, where 45.9% of students are proficient—nearly double the 5th grade rate and the school’s strongest subject-grade combination.

Compared to nearby schools, the differences are striking. Within a 3.5-mile radius, Craig Elementary and Gwin Oaks Elementary both earn 5-star ratings and achieve 70-76% math proficiency, though they serve far fewer students in poverty (about 45-48% free/reduced lunch). Even when compared to schools with similar socioeconomic profiles, Alford trails: Baggett Elementary (89% free/reduced lunch) posts higher 3rd grade math (35.5%) and 5th grade science (43.6%) scores, and Kanoheda Elementary (84.4% free/reduced lunch) reaches 48.2% in 3rd grade math. Alford does spend more per student ($15,525) than several higher-performing peers, raising questions about how resources are being used.

There are some encouraging signs. Chronic absenteeism has dropped from 24.0% in 2022-2023 to 15.7% in 2025-2026, now below the state average of 17.7%. English Language Learner students perform relatively well, ranking in the 44th percentile statewide. However, special education students rank in the 5th percentile, a critical area of concern. The consistent strength of 4th grade math across multiple years suggests effective instructional practices at that grade level that could be replicated elsewhere. While the school faces significant challenges, the improving attendance, strong ELL support, and 4th grade success provide a foundation for future improvement.

828

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,525

Per pupil spending ?

83.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2625 Lawrenceville Hwy
Lawrenceville, GA 30044

(678) 924-5300

District: Gwinnett County

Students who attend Alford Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Richards Middle School
High:	Discovery High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.9%

African American:

21.3%

Asian:

10.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 52nd percentile in 2016 → 27th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (31% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg54%

Georgia avg47%

887^th of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 25 pts since 2016

From top 48% (2016) to bottom 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

74^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	26.7	887 of 1219	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.5	760 of 1238	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.7	995 of 1236	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	917 of 1223	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.5	730 of 1220	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.1	640 of 1214	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.6	513 of 1234	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.3	624 of 1209	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.2	674 of 1205	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.1	591 of 1233	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	41.8	690 of 1240	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	59.5	592 of 1231	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	65.2	478 of 1225	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	68.8	407 of 1201	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	71.0	380 of 1212	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.6	451 of 1183	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.2	384 of 1133	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	76.2	221 of 1134	80.5%	★★★★☆
2007	72.8	301 of 1125	73.2%	★★★★☆
2006	59.5	514 of 1101	53.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	36.9	511 of 828	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.5	391 of 892	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.2	405 of 879	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.5	513 of 870	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.2	266 of 876	69.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2024	0.0	121 of 121	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.5	110 of 115	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	96 of 106	9.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	40.7	119 of 214	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.8	92 of 317	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	34.6	213 of 304	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.9	178 of 286	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.6	150 of 283	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	23.3	916 of 1186	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.9	904 of 1224	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	986 of 1223	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	893 of 1212	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.7	664 of 1206	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	26.0	390 of 503	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.4	384 of 583	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.2	487 of 565	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	456 of 535	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	395 of 516	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	30.8	823 of 1183	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.3	651 of 1225	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.1	965 of 1220	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	927 of 1210	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.7	783 of 1209	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	14.4	440 of 465	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	23.2	455 of 565	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	482 of 487	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	323 of 455	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.7	249 of 415	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)44th percentile+17 vs school

African American (2026)38th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2026)30th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)23rd percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)22nd percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)5th percentile-22 vs school

Asian (2024)<1st percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics32%-15 vs state

Science29%-16 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 (2025)	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
Alford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2625 Lawrenceville Hwy	Lawrenceville	30044	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 924-5300	828	67	12.4	83.1%	54 (6.5%)	176 (21.3%)	496 (59.9%)	83 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.3%)	26.7	887^th of 1219 public elementary schools	27.2%		34.5	760^th of 1238 public elementary schools	38.6%	127	27.2	45.9	23.5	28.7	$15,525	$1,096	$14,429
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
Kanoheda Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1025 Herrington Rd	Lawrenceville	30044	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 682-4221	925	73	12.6	84.4%	37 (4.0%)	194 (21.0%)	623 (67.4%)	45 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (2.8%)	47.8	574^th of 1219 public elementary schools	52.9%		41.3	668^th of 1238 public elementary schools	46.0%	94	48.2	50.0	31.5	41.7	$16,265	$1,833	$14,432
Baggett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2136 Old Norcross Rd	Lawrenceville	30044	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 518-6652	1,019	82	12.3	89.0%	37 (3.6%)	264 (25.9%)	632 (62.0%)	59 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (2.6%)	37.7	703^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	42.3%		32.2	806^th of 1238 public elementary schools	34.9%	103	35.5	35.4	36.4	43.6	$15,197	$1,309	$13,888
Gwin Oaks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Gwin Oaks Dr	Lawrenceville	30044	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(770) 972-3110	1,077	75	14.3	45.1%	255 (23.7%)	267 (24.8%)	246 (22.8%)	246 (22.8%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (5.5%)	92.7	100^th of 1219 public elementary schools	91.8%		92.9	102^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	91.8%	2	73.1	75.0	70.2	73.2	$12,878	$219	$12,659
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
Benefield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1221 Old Norcross Rd	Lawrenceville	30046	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 962-3771	1,209	96	12.6	79.6%	65 (5.4%)	286 (23.7%)	716 (59.2%)	90 (7.4%)	9 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (3.6%)	48	572^nd of 1219 public elementary schools	53.1%		43.4	643^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	48.1%	71	37.5	50.0	39.1	44.9	$15,151	$1,138	$14,012
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Alford Elementary

What district is Alford Elementary in?

Gwinnett County

How many students attend Alford Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 828 students attended Alford Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Alford Elementary attend?

Students who attend Alford Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Richards Middle School
High : Discovery High School

What is the racial makeup of Alford Elementary?

Students at Alford Elementary are 60% Hispanic, 21% African American, 10% Asian, 7% White, 2% Two or more races.

Is Alford Elementary a good school?

Alford Elementary ranks 887^th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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