Summary:
Zip code 30017 in Grayson, Georgia, is home to three highly rated elementary schools—Trip Elementary School, Starling Elementary School, and Grayson Elementary School—all serving grades PK through 5 within the Gwinnett County School District.
All three schools are strong performers, ranking within the top 18% of Georgia elementary schools and earning 4-star ratings. Starling Elementary is the current academic leader, ranking 176th in the state (86th percentile) and showing the most momentum with a 41-position jump in its ranking. It also posts the highest 5th-grade math (63.8%) and science (65.2%) proficiency scores. Trip Elementary ranks 217th (82nd percentile) and excels in 4th-grade math with a 71.7% proficiency rate—the highest single subject-grade score in the cluster—while also having the lowest chronic absenteeism rate at just 6.4%. Grayson Elementary ranks 215th (82nd percentile) and leads in 3rd-grade math (67.2%) while offering the smallest class sizes with a 13:1 student-teacher ratio and the highest per-student spending at $14,745.
Every school in this area significantly outperforms both district and state averages across all tested subjects. For instance, even the lowest 5th-grade math score (Trip at 53.9%) exceeds the state average of 44.1% by nearly 10 points. Chronic absenteeism is remarkably low across the board (6.4%–8.7%), less than half the district average of 15.0%. Science proficiency is a collective strength, with all schools exceeding 57% compared to the state's 44.2%. Interestingly, spending and class size don't directly correlate with performance—Trip spends the least yet achieves strong results, suggesting instructional quality and school culture matter more than resources alone. While Trip has seen a slight ranking decline over two years, all three schools remain excellent options, giving families in this community access to multiple high-quality, closely competitive educational choices.
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