Sugar Hill Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Sugar Hill, Georgia
Sugar Hill Elementary School in Sugar Hill, Georgia enrolled 1,156 students in 2024-25 with 87.5 full-time teachers, 13.2 students per teacher against the Georgia elementary-school median of 13.4. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 53% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 61% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Georgia: 39.6% and 38.7%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
1,107 students in 2022-23, 1,145 students in 2023-24, 1,156 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 87.0 to 87.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,107 | 87.0 | 12.7 |
| 2023-24 | 1,145 | 90.0 | 12.7 |
| 2024-25 | 1,156 | 87.5 | 13.2 |
13.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 54 of every 100 Georgia elementary schools
Among the 1,289 Georgia elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 578 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Sugar Hill Elementary School enrolled 1,155 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 5 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 578 of the 1,155 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions5
- Chronically absent15.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
28.6% of students were White, 27.6% Hispanic, 19.2% Black in 2024-25.
- White28.6%
- Hispanic27.6%
- Black19.2%
- Asian17.9%
- Two or more races6.3%
- American Indian0.3%
- Pacific Islander0.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Sugar Hill Elementary School scored proficient or above: 53% in reading in 2021-22 and 61% in math in 2022-23, against 39.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.7% in math in 2022-23 across Georgia. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Georgia, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Georgia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 53% | 48% | 39.6% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 61% | 46% (2021-22) | 38.7% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Sugar Hill
3 public elementary schools in Sugar Hill report 2024-25 enrollment; Sugar Hill Elementary School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Hill Elementary School | 1,156 | 13.2 | 39.3% |
| Sycamore Elementary School | 751 | 11.6 | 53.3% |
| White Oak Elementary School | 722 | 12.6 | 27.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Sugar Hill Elementary School
- Sycamore Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.8 miles away: 751 students, 11.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
- Buford Senior AcademyThe next nearest public elementary school, 3.4 miles away: 1,368 students, 16.2 per teacher (2024-25).3.4 mi
- Compare Sugar Hill Elementary School with Sycamore Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Gwinnett County spends per student$14,348 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,348
- The largest public schools in GeorgiaSugar Hill Elementary School is the number 34 by size of 1,289 Georgia elementary schools open in 2024-25.#34 of 1,289
- Georgia schools by students per teacher13.2 students per teacher here against the Georgia median of 13.4 for elementary schools.13.2:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Sugar Hill Elementary School
How many students attend Sugar Hill Elementary School?
1,156 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,107 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Sugar Hill, GA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Sugar Hill Elementary School?
13.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Georgia median for elementary schools is 13.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Sugar Hill Elementary School a Title I school?
Sugar Hill Elementary School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Sugar Hill Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at Sugar Hill Elementary School scored proficient or above: 53% in reading in 2021-22 and 61% in math in 2022-23, against 39.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.7% in math in 2022-23 across Georgia. Georgia's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Sugar Hill Elementary School in?
Gwinnett County, NCES district ID 1302550. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 130255001131 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.