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Chesney Elementary School

Q: Is Chesney Elementary School a good school?

Chesney Elementary School ranks 753 rd of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

753^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Chesney Elementary School in Duluth, GA, is a large Pre-K through 5th grade school in the Gwinnett County district, serving 1,165 students in a community where about 79% of families qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Chesney currently holds a 2-star rating, placing it in the middle of the pack compared to ten nearby elementary schools. It outperforms schools like Hopkins Elementary School, Norcross Elementary School, and Meadowcreek Elementary School, but trails higher-ranked neighbors such as Berkeley Lake Elementary School and Mason Elementary School. One notable strength: Chesney earns 3-star ratings for its work with African American students (60th percentile statewide) and English Language Learners (59th percentile), showing relative success with these groups. However, its Special Education students are a major concern, with a 1-star rating and a 24th percentile rank—the school's lowest-performing subgroup. Chronic absenteeism is also elevated at 18.1%, higher than the district average (15.0%) and most nearby schools, though it has improved from a 24.3% peak in 2022-2023.

Financially, Chesney spends $14,150 per student—less than most peers with similar poverty levels, such as Ferguson Elementary School ($15,384+) and Harris Elementary School ($17,329). Despite this funding gap, the school has stabilized over the past three years, holding steady in the 34th–38th percentile range after a decline from its 2015-2019 peak. A bright spot is 4th-grade math, where 45.3% of students were proficient in 2025-2026—the school's highest rate across all subjects and grades, and a jump from 38.7% two years earlier. For parents, Chesney offers a committed staff working with limited resources, showing particular strength with certain student groups while facing clear challenges in special education and attendance.

1,165

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,150

Per pupil spending ?

78.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3878 Old Norcross Rd
Duluth, GA 30096

(678) 542-2300

District: Gwinnett County

Students who attend Chesney Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Duluth Middle School
High:	Duluth High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.2%

African American:

22.2%

Asian:

5.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 63rd percentile in 2016 → 38th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (36% 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 school36%

District avg54%

Georgia avg47%

753^rd of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 25 pts since 2016

From top 37% (2016) to bottom 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

66^th of 82Elementary Schools in the Gwinnett County

67^th of 202Gwinnett 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	35.1	753 of 1222	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.7	812 of 1238	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.8	788 of 1236	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.9	640 of 1223	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.6	630 of 1220	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.3	731 of 1214	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.0	596 of 1234	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.9	510 of 1209	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.0	481 of 1205	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.7	453 of 1233	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.7	421 of 1240	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	69.8	409 of 1231	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	72.1	351 of 1225	71.3%	★★★★☆
2012	77.8	227 of 1201	81.1%	★★★★☆
2011	75.5	296 of 1212	75.6%	★★★★☆
2010	77.8	234 of 1183	80.2%	★★★★☆
2009	68.2	372 of 1133	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	40.7	756 of 1134	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	48.0	683 of 1125	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	44.8	703 of 1101	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	52.3	335 of 829	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.4	299 of 892	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.5	303 of 879	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.2	162 of 870	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	67.7	229 of 876	73.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	6.7	112 of 120	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	39.8	90 of 121	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.2	88 of 115	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.0	81 of 106	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	47.3	88 of 215	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.2	168 of 317	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.3	164 of 304	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.6	161 of 286	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.2	72 of 283	74.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	36.0	729 of 1189	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.0	784 of 1224	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.6	817 of 1223	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.7	567 of 1212	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.8	662 of 1206	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	39.5	298 of 504	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.8	391 of 583	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.1	398 of 565	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.2	330 of 535	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	293 of 516	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	35.0	759 of 1186	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.5	809 of 1225	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.6	745 of 1220	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.8	709 of 1210	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.4	591 of 1209	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	27.6	352 of 466	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.8	429 of 565	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	419 of 487	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	307 of 415	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)60th percentile+21 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)59th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2026)41st percentile~ school

Female (2026)39th percentile~ school

Male (2026)36th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)24th percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2025)7th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics38%-10 vs state

Science32%-12 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, September 28, 2017

My daughter graduated from kindergarten last year we moved to a higher performance school and came to find out my daughter did not recognize half the alphabet and did not know any colors. She is in first grade now with an "a" reading level as this school pushed her through to make time to teach the ESOL kids. Rediculous. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, February 16, 2017

Although the school has an average rating, I don't agree that this rating truly reflects what a good school this is. We receive constant communication from the school inviting us to the many events taking place during the school day and in the evenings. We receive daily reports from the teacher about our child's behavior, always constructive, supportive and professional. The staff is helpful and supportive. My child's Reading progress has excelled in Kindergarten as a result of the teaching, reading program and tools they use. In 6 months, he went from sounding out letters to reading multi-word sentences. Chesney has turned out to be a well kept secret! Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, July 20, 2013

One of the downfalls of this school is that it isn't a family oriented school. Both the school and the teachers should also focus on ways to gain parental involvement in both the classes and the school. Each classroom should have a room parent who communicates with both the teacher and the school to identify the school's/classroom's weekly necessities (volunteering in classroom, libraries, school functions, etc...). The room parent will then contact the parents in their child's classroom to seek assistance whether it's for 2 hours volunteering or a small donation for a classroom activity such as a play or something.

I truly believe that once you gain more parental involvement and presence at the schools on a daily basis, the students will put forth their best effort allowing the schools to operate accordingly to better educate our children.

Volunteering a couple of hours a month can go a long way in your child's education, social skills, etc.... Parental support at home and at school is the key. 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 (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
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	753^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	38.4%		31.7	812^th of 1238 public elementary schools	34.4%	59	33.0	45.3	36.2	32.4	$14,150	$828	$13,322
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	684^th of 1222 public elementary schools	44.0%		29.3	844^th of 1238 public elementary schools	31.8%	160	37.3	46.5	36.6	33.3	$16,048	$1,182	$14,866
Harris Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3123 Claiborne Dr	Duluth	30096	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 476-2241	642	56	11.4	72.0%	75 (11.7%)	106 (16.5%)	324 (50.5%)	106 (16.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.4%)	53.5	517^th of 1222 public elementary schools	57.7%		56.6	482^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	61.1%	35	55.6	49.6	40.2	38.7	$17,329	$1,526	$15,803
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	571^st of 1222 public elementary schools	53.3%		34.2	768^th of 1238 public elementary schools	38.0%	197	44.0	43.3	44.9	40.6	$14,526	$1,005	$13,521
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	746^th of 1222 public elementary schools	39.0%		19.9	996^th of 1238 public elementary schools	19.5%	250	35.4	43.8	34.5	33.8	$15,384	$1,180	$14,204
Berkeley Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4300 S Berkeley Lake Rd NW	Duluth	30096	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 446-0947	838	64	13.0	54.7%	193 (23.0%)	150 (17.9%)	356 (42.5%)	87 (10.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	49 (5.8%)	69.5	330^th of 1222 public elementary schools	73.0%		57.9	464^th of 1238 public elementary schools	62.5%	134	56.3	49.0	56.0	57.5	$14,644	$652	$13,992
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	938^th of 1222 public elementary schools	23.2%		12.8	1136^th of 1238 public elementary schools	8.2%	198	30.4	31.3	28.1	31.0	$17,017	$1,466	$15,550
Mason Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3030 Bunten Rd	Duluth	30096	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(770) 232-3370	913	64	14.2	45.6%	117 (12.8%)	255 (27.9%)	177 (19.4%)	309 (33.8%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (5.7%)	67.7	346^th of 1222 public elementary schools	71.7%		69.8	331^st of 1238 public elementary schools	73.3%	15	53.7	52.1	48.8	58.2	$14,696	$1,184	$13,512
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	813^th of 1222 public elementary schools	33.5%		26.3	906^th of 1238 public elementary schools	26.8%	93	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	887^th of 1222 public elementary schools	27.4%		17.9	1032^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	16.6%	145	25.4	28.1	33.3	40.1	$16,048	$1,623	$14,424

Frequently Asked Questions about Chesney Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Chesney Elementary School?

Students at Chesney Elementary School are 63% Hispanic, 22% African American, 6% Asian, 5% White, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Chesney Elementary School in?

Gwinnett County

Is Chesney Elementary School a good school?

Chesney Elementary School ranks 753^rd of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Chesney Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Duluth Middle School
High : Duluth High School

How many students attend Chesney Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,165 students attended Chesney Elementary School.

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