Summary:
Zip code 30019 in Dacula, Georgia, is home to six elementary schools serving grades PK-5 within the Gwinnett County School District, a 3-star district ranked 66th out of 201 in the state.
This area offers a wide range of school quality, with two standout performers leading the pack. Puckett's Mill Elementary School is the top-ranked school in the area, holding a 5-star rating and ranking in the 92nd percentile statewide, with math proficiency rates 20-30 points above state averages. Fort Daniel Elementary School is a close second, also earning 5 stars with a 91st percentile rank, and it showed the most improvement this year, jumping from the 86th to 91st percentile. Dyer Elementary School is a strong 4-star option, ranking in the 89th percentile and boasting the lowest chronic absenteeism rate in the group at just 7.2%. Harbins Elementary School also earns 4 stars with a 73rd percentile rank. On the lower end, Alcova Elementary School (62nd percentile) and Dacula Elementary School (52nd percentile) are 3-star schools that lag behind their local peers, with Dacula showing particular weakness in early-grade math and reading.
A clear pattern emerges between poverty rates and performance: the highest-performing schools have the lowest free/reduced lunch eligibility, while the lowest-performing schools have the highest. However, Dyer Elementary stands out as an overachiever, performing in the 89th percentile despite a 57.8% poverty rate. Interestingly, per-student spending shows no correlation with outcomes—Dacula Elementary spends the second-most per student yet performs the worst. Chronic absenteeism is a strong indicator of success, with all six schools beating the district and state averages. Every school in this zip code exceeds state averages in 5th-grade science, and all but Dacula exceed state averages in 3rd-grade math, indicating a generally solid educational foundation across the area.
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