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New Life Academy of Excellence

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New Life Academy of Excellence ranks 395 th of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-8

395^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 68% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

New Life Academy of Excellence is a public charter elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Duluth, Georgia, with a student enrollment of 603. The school is part of the Gwinnett County school district, which is ranked 67th out of 206 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While New Life Academy has been in operation for several years, its academic performance has been a concern. The school's test scores on the Georgia Milestones assessments are generally lower than the Gwinnett County and state averages across grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 19.4% to 54.2% in English Language Arts and 30.6% to 54.2% in Mathematics, compared to Gwinnett County's 38.7% to 49.4% in ELA and 46.8% to 57.6% in Math. Additionally, the school's statewide ranking has declined over the years, from being ranked in the top 20% of Georgia elementary schools in 2016-2017 to the middle 40% in 2024-2025.

Interestingly, when compared to other Gwinnett County elementary schools in the area, such as Berkeley Lake Elementary, Harris Elementary, and Chattahoochee Elementary, New Life Academy generally underperforms on test scores and has a lower school ranking. In contrast, nearby Fulton County schools like Shakerag Elementary, Abbotts Hill Elementary, Medlock Bridge Elementary, and State Bridge Crossing Elementary significantly outperform New Life Academy on test scores and have higher statewide rankings, despite serving similar demographics.

645

Students ?

18.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,210

Per pupil spending ?

66.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4725 River Green Pkwy
Duluth, GA 30096

(678) 720-9870

District: Gwinnett County

Racial breakdown:

African American:

60.0%

Hispanic:

29.8%

Two or more races:

4.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 71st percentile in 2015 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Georgia median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

!Algebra I scores 18 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg49%

Georgia avg42%

Elementary school

395^th of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 32%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From top 29% (2015) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

250^th of 584

Georgia public middle schools ?

Top 43%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From top 24% (2015) to top 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

41^st 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	63.7	395 of 1238	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.7	483 of 1248	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.1	470 of 1242	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.7	567 of 1244	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.0	457 of 1214	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.3	274 of 1234	77.8%	★★★★☆
2018	78.1	246 of 1209	79.7%	★★★★☆
2017	79.8	214 of 1205	82.2%	★★★★☆
2016	71.7	302 of 1233	75.5%	★★★★☆
2015	65.3	356 of 1240	71.3%	★★★★☆
2014	75.9	275 of 1231	77.7%	★★★★☆
2013	81.9	150 of 1225	87.8%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	52.4	250 of 584	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.3	205 of 588	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.4	141 of 577	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	76.7	114 of 567	79.9%	★★★★☆
2019	68.3	163 of 559	70.8%	★★★★☆
2018	75.6	116 of 543	78.6%	★★★★☆
2017	76.3	114 of 539	78.8%	★★★★☆
2016	81.1	80 of 545	85.3%	★★★★☆
2015	70.0	129 of 537	76.0%	★★★★☆
2014	82.7	32 of 521	93.9%	★★★★★
2013	72.2	126 of 527	76.1%	★★★★☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Science48%+4 vs state

English Language Arts45%+5 vs state

Mathematics42%~ state avg

Social Studies28%-11 vs state

Algebra I27%-18 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent on FaceBook
Sunday, August 16, 2015

New Life Academy of Excellence gets this rating because they truly are a top-tier elementary school. Our daughter came to NLAE as a kindergarten student last year and we were so excited about the methods in which the faculty introduce concepts. My daughter was learning geometry in a fun way, in KG! Instead of the common "circle, rectangle, triangle", she was learning the three dimensional terms "cylinder, rombus, trapezoid." I also love the introduction of a second language (Mandarin/Chinese) starting at the kindergarten level! Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, August 30, 2013

New Life is a really good school. However, I'm very sad that I have to pull my child out after this year because there are not many students who continue after 5th grade. They only have a handful of Middle School kids. Mr. Ford need to consider making the Norcross campus a Middle School because these kids are not being able to experience the Middle School setting being around these babies all day. In addition, I understand that it's a Charter School, however, Gwinnett County needs to expedite getting these kids a cafeteria instead of paying $20 a week to Lynn's Catering. I have 2 kids which is $40 a week, $160 a month. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2025)	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)						Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)						Milestones Assessment Science (2025)	Milestones Assessment Social Studies (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 Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
New Life Academy of Excellence	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	4725 River Green Pkwy	Duluth	30096	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	Yes	No	No	No	(678) 720-9870	645	35	18.4	66.2%	23 (3.6%)	387 (60.0%)	192 (29.8%)	12 (1.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.2%)	63.7	395^th of 1238 public elementary schools	68.1%		56.7	483^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	61.3%	88	26.7	51.8	40.3	47.9	50.0	48.9	19.4	54.2	46.3	39.7	33.8	40.4	30.6	47.9	27.8	$9,210	$379	$8,831
Yi Hwang Academy of Language Excellence	Public, Charter	K-6	4550 RiverGreen Parkway - Suit	Duluth	30096	Gwinnett County	State Specialty Schools II- Yi Hwang Academy of Language Ex	Yes	No	No	No	(404) 623-0003	459	40	11.5	5.4%	18 (3.9%)	39 (8.5%)	43 (9.4%)	282 (61.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (16.1%)	94.3	78^th of 1238 public elementary schools	93.7%		94.5	75^th of 1248 public elementary schools	94.0%	3		62.1	74.4	80.0	64.7			72.4	74.4	60.0	70.6			85.7		$12,714	$161	$12,553
Chattahoochee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2930 Albion Farm Rd	Duluth	30097	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(770) 497-9907	1,133	85	13.4	48.4%	196 (17.3%)	323 (28.5%)	289 (25.5%)	247 (21.8%)	9 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (6.0%)	75.2	274^th of 1238 public elementary schools	77.9%		76.4	274^th of 1248 public elementary schools	78.0%			43.0	51.1	50.5				55.3	68.8	50.5				55.6		$14,455	$799	$13,657
Medlock Bridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10215 Medlock Bridge Pkwy	Alpharetta	30022	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	No	(470) 254-2980	620	49	12.7	14.2%	136 (21.9%)	44 (7.1%)	49 (7.9%)	351 (56.6%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.8%)	96.7	48^th of 1238 public elementary schools	96.1%		93.3	93^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	92.5%	45		71.9	70.8	74.5				80.9	83.0	73.6				76.4		$18,774	$691	$18,082
State Bridge Crossing Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5530 State Bridge Rd	Alpharetta	30022	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	No	(470) 254-3850	657	42	15.4	16.9%	238 (36.2%)	91 (13.9%)	76 (11.6%)	185 (28.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (9.9%)	97.8	28^th of 1238 public elementary schools	97.7%		96.6	41^st of 1248 public elementary schools	96.7%	13		68.8	76.1	81.7				81.1	85.8	82.5				78.3		$15,556	$432	$15,124
Wilson Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6115 Wilson Rd	Duluth	30097	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	No	(470) 254-3811	854	57	15.0	14.9%	108 (12.6%)	74 (8.7%)	65 (7.6%)	562 (65.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.2%)	98.8	9^th of 1238 public elementary schools	99.3%		98.3	17^th of 1248 public elementary schools	98.6%	8		75.6	78.6	85.9				84.5	89.6	88.2				84.7		$14,595	$468	$14,127
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%)	57.9	464^th of 1238 public elementary schools	62.5%		67.2	379^th of 1248 public elementary schools	69.6%	85		31.2	47.9	39.4				45.2	58.5	44.1				43.3		$14,644	$652	$13,992
Harris Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3123 Claiborne Dr	Duluth	30096	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 542-2300	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%)	56.6	482^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	61.1%		57.2	477^th of 1248 public elementary schools	61.8%	5		32.2	33.9	44.5				47.1	50.0	45.9				51.4		$17,329	$1,526	$15,803
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%)	69.8	331^st of 1238 public elementary schools	73.3%		76.6	271^st of 1248 public elementary schools	78.3%	60		36.3	45.3	59.4				50.0	47.2	53.1				63.1		$14,696	$1,184	$13,512
Shakerag Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10885 Rogers Cir	Johns Creek	30097	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	No	(470) 254-3880	590	43	13.8	12.9%	93 (15.8%)	57 (9.7%)	47 (8.0%)	364 (61.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.2%)	98.4	17^th of 1238 public elementary schools	98.6%		97.4	32^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	97.4%	15		64.4	81.0	90.7				86.5	88.8	83.1				84.7		$16,722	$453	$16,269

Frequently Asked Questions about New Life Academy of Excellence

What district is New Life Academy of Excellence in?

Gwinnett County

Is New Life Academy of Excellence a good school?

New Life Academy of Excellence ranks 395^th of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of New Life Academy of Excellence?

Students at New Life Academy of Excellence are 60% African American, 30% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 4% White, 2% Asian.

How many students attend New Life Academy of Excellence?

In the 2024-25 school year, 645 students attended New Life Academy of Excellence.

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