Trip Elementary School

Summary:

Trip Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Grayson, Georgia, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 1,315 students. The school is part of the Gwinnett County School District, which is ranked 65th out of 203 districts in Georgia and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Trip Elementary School consistently outperforms the Gwinnett County and Georgia state averages in the Milestones Assessment for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. The school has been ranked among the top elementary schools in Georgia, with a ranking of 169 out of 1,248 schools in the 2023-2024 school year, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. This places the school in the top 14% of elementary schools in the state. Additionally, Trip Elementary School has maintained a 4- or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past 10 school years, indicating a sustained high level of academic achievement.

While Trip Elementary School outperforms the nearby schools in academic metrics, some of the other schools in the Gwinnett County district, such as Craig Elementary and Pharr Elementary, also demonstrate strong academic performance, with rankings in the top 10-20% of Georgia elementary schools. Additionally, Trip Elementary School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 15.5 in the 2022-2023 school year, compared to the nearby schools, which range from 12.4 to 15.4 students per teacher.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 841 Cooper Rd
       Grayson, GA  30017


(678) 639-3850

District: Gwinnett County

SchoolDigger Rank:
169th of 1,248 Georgia Elementary Schools


Students who attend Trip Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Bay Creek Middle School
High:    Grayson High School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.5 Help
Number of students:  1,315

Racial breakdown:

African American:
62.0%
Hispanic:
14.3%
White:
11.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  54.6% Help


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Compare Details Trip Elementary School ranks better than 86.5% of elementary schools in Georgia. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 86.52. (See more...)
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Schooldigger Rankings:

Trip Elementary School was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

Gwinnett County:

SchoolDigger ranks Gwinnett County 65th of 203 Georgia school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Trip Elementary School

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Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools GA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2010 72.16 321st 1183 72.9%
2011 75.22 302nd 1212 75.1%
2012 78.25 215th 1201 82.1%
2013 82.38 135th 1225 89.0%
2014 81.23 160th 1231 87.0%
2015 87.30 136th 1240 89.0%
2016 89.54 113th 1233 90.8%
2017 92.24 86th 1205 92.9%
2018 93.12 79th 1209 93.5%
2019 91.80 98th 1234 92.1%
2021 84.50 170th 1214 86.0%
2022 89.32 132nd 1244 89.4%
2023 89.56 138th 1242 88.9%
2024 86.52 169th 1248 86.5%
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Data source: test scores: Georgia Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Data source: Georgia Department of Education

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by a parent
Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Open Quote My oldest daughter just graduated 5th grade at Trip, she started there in 1st; my youngest finished 1st grade, started in kindergarten. Trip was a stellar school, so much so that both my daughters attended Trip with a permissive transfer their last year. Unfortunately, this last year was not what we were used to. Trip made a lot of changes, staff and policy, and these changes were not positive. The teachers and front office staff continued to be awesome. Ms Maunder really stood out as the best teacher at that school. She helped my daughter's confidence so much that she now is in ap classes. They changed everything about being a room parent and now no one wants to do it and the poor teachers are stuck planning parties themselves. 

Almost everything at that school is so beyond disorganized, its dangerous. For example, Gwinnett County had a tornado warning this year during school hours. I saw the warning before I left the house to pick up my girls in car riders and didn't think anything of it. It wasn't until the kids were due to come out to the cars that I received a text and email from the school stating the children would be held until after the warning, 30 mins late. I have a toddler that I'm currently potty training so I got out of my car and went the front to use the facilities only to find the front doors locked. This means that every parent and child in the vehicles waiting out the warning for their children were locked out of the safety of the school in the event of an actual tornado. They put the entire school on lockdown first. 

Another example of their disorganization was the 5th grade field trip to the coca cola factory. The kids were scheduled to be back at the school at 2pm. At 1:46 my daughter texted me that they were still waiting on the buses. The kids didn't get back to the school until about 3pm, 15 minutes after dismissal. Outside, car riders was complete mayhem. You had some parents parking, administrators trying their best to let us all know what was going on, some cars were pulling u turns in the middle of traffic, other cars were coming in the wrong way and blocking everyone else. The buses were delayed 15 minutes, which I'm sure every school those buses serviced felt. We never received explanation nor did we ever get an apology. At the end of the year, I guess Dr Walker got sick of returning emails because mine went completely unanswered. 

My girls still did wonderfully thanks to the teachers but this school is in an unfortunate tailspin. During Dr Walker's "commencement speech" to the exiting 5th graders she made no sense at times, other times she made comments only directed at the female students that left the boys looking at each other like they didn't mean as much to the dear Dr.The speech was obviously not organized and she clearly was out of her element. 

There was also a near fight in the car riders line this year, two moms screaming at each other for all to witness along with threats of calling the police all because someone cut off someone else. A lot of the parents are rude, don't care about the other students, leave all the room parenting to the few that are willing and then complain about the way we do it. They come to the school dressed highly inappropriately, park in the fire lanes to check out or in their children, they come into the car riders line driving the wrong way, cut each other off and then start near fist fights in front of my 2 year old. Administrators ignore all of this and it will never stop if these parents aren't held accountable. That has been Dr Walkers tag line this year, holding parents and students accountable. A very nice thought, where is the execution?

I am glad I got my first grader out of there when I did. Close Quote


by a parent
Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Open Quote The faculty and staff are very caring and responsive to the students and parents. They display high expectations of their students and they rise to these expectations. They also have great achievement scores. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Trip Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2009 312 372 41 55 5 n/a n/a 46 831
2010 323 382 31 92 7 1 38 0 874
2011 305 390 28 95 8 1 39 0 866
2012 295 432 33 88 6 1 42 0 897
2013 282 428 33 88 5 1 32 0 869
2014 282 439 36 91 7 3 29 0 887
2015 282 459 36 107 7 3 44 0 938
2016 273 506 35 111 6 2 42 0 975
2017 270 559 32 147 5 1 56 0 1070
2018 254 635 32 159 5 1 51 0 1137
2019 248 675 44 187 5 0 81 0 1240
2020 219 730 49 180 5 0 84 0 1267
2021 195 745 61 178 4 0 83 0 1266
2022 173 775 59 184 6 0 75 0 1272
2023 157 815 78 188 3 0 74 0 1315

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Trip Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2009 831 52.5 15.8 42.8
2010 874 53.5 16.3 42.1
2011 866 49.8 17.3 44.5
2012 897 49.5 18.1 50.6
2013 869 48.5 17.9 53.4
2014 887 52.5 16.8 51.9
2015 938 58.0 16.1 48.7
2016 975 60.0 16.2 49.1
2017 1070 66.6 16.0 47.8
2018 1137 70.1 16.2 51.5
2019 1240 75.1 16.5 48.2
2020 1267 80.6 15.7 53
2021 1266 79.6 15.9 49.5
2022 1272 79.1 16.0 n/a
2023 1315 84.6 15.5 54.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Trip Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2009 831 52.5 15.8 42.8
2010 874 53.5 16.3 42.1
2011 866 49.8 17.3 44.5
2012 897 49.5 18.1 50.6
2013 869 48.5 17.9 53.4
2014 887 52.5 16.8 51.9
2015 938 58.0 16.1 48.7
2016 975 60.0 16.2 49.1
2017 1070 66.6 16.0 47.8
2018 1137 70.1 16.2 51.5
2019 1240 75.1 16.5 48.2
2020 1267 80.6 15.7 53
2021 1266 79.6 15.9 49.5
2022 1272 79.1 16.0 n/a
2023 1315 84.6 15.5 54.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Trip Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2017 $279 (3.7%) $7,213 (96.3%) $7,492
2018 $292 (3.6%) $7,867 (96.4%) $8,160
2019 $345 (4.1%) $8,109 (95.9%) $8,454

Data source: Georgia Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Trip Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 98th of 1234 Elementary schoolsRanks 138th of 1242 Elementary schools
 3.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Trip Elementary School)67.667.2
 0.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Gwinnett County)49.844.9
 4.9%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Georgia)4238.6
 3.4%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Trip Elementary School)76.969.6
 7.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Gwinnett County)60.251.9
 8.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Georgia)5245.6
 6.4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Trip Elementary School)59.365.1
 5.8%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Gwinnett County)51.442.5
 8.9%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Georgia)4236.1
 5.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Trip Elementary School)6572.8
 7.8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Gwinnett County)60.554.3
 6.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Georgia)4945.7
 3.3%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Trip Elementary School)73.760.1
 13.6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Gwinnett County)53.548.6
 4.9%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Georgia)4541.6
 3.4%
5th Grade Mathematics (Trip Elementary School)75.652.6
 23%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Gwinnett County)52.545.4
 7.1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Georgia)4137.4
 3.6%
5th Grade Science (Trip Elementary School)77.958.3
 19.6%
   5th Grade Science (Gwinnett County)56.150.9
 5.2%
   5th Grade Science (Georgia)4340
 3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students12401315
 6%
African American675815
 20.7%
American Indian53
 40%
Asian4478
 77.3%
Hispanic187188
 0.5%
Pacific Islander00
White248157
 36.7%
Two or More Races8174
 8.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients48.2%54.6%
 6.4%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Trip Elementary School

Students at Trip Elementary School are 62% African American, 14% Hispanic, 12% White, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,315 students attended Trip Elementary School.

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

Middle : Bay Creek Middle School
High : Grayson High School

Trip Elementary School ranks 169th of 1248 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Georgia Department of Education.

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