Graves Elementary School

Summary:

Graves Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Norcross, Georgia, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 1,071 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.

Graves Elementary School consistently underperforms compared to the Gwinnett County and Georgia state averages in the Milestones Assessment for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of 5th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts was 22% at Graves, compared to 53.4% in Gwinnett County and 48.2% statewide. Additionally, Graves has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 83.16% to 87.77% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. However, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 13.3 to 13.9 over the past few years, slightly lower than the ratios observed at the nearby schools in the Gwinnett County district.

When comparing Graves Elementary School to the other Gwinnett County schools in the area, it is clear that Graves consistently underperforms academically. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of 5th-grade students proficient or better in Mathematics at Graves was 20.3%, compared to 32.4% at Baldwin Elementary, 32.4% at Stripling Elementary School, and 15% at Rockbridge Elementary School. This suggests that the school may need to implement targeted interventions and support programs to address the unique needs of its economically disadvantaged student population.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

1700 Graves Rd
Norcross, GA 30093

(770) 326-8000

District: Gwinnett County

SchoolDigger Rank:
1044^th of 1,248 Georgia Elementary Schools

Students who attend Graves Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Radloff Middle School
High:	McClure Health Science High School
	Meadowcreek High School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.3

Number of students: 1,071

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.0%

African American:

14.1%

Two or more races:

2.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 87.8%

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Performance Trends

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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 17.88. (See more...)

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Schooldigger Rankings:

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

Gwinnett County:

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

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Rank History for Graves Elementary School

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	GA State Percentile
2018	39.82	707^th	1209	41.5%
2019	36.32	772^nd	1234	37.4%
2021	28.00	836^th	1214	31.1%
2022	29.05	862^nd	1244	30.7%
2023	21.15	987^th	1242	20.5%
2024	17.88	1044^th	1248	16.3%

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Data source: test scores: Georgia Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: Georgia Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Graves Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Two or More Races	Total
2016	37	236	36	958	1	13	1281
2017	38	270	41	951	1	18	1319
2018	40	241	40	955	1	21	1298
2019	35	231	41	914	1	25	1247
2020	36	216	34	914	1	25	1226
2021	23	212	26	834	0	27	1122
2022	12	205	20	888	1	21	1147
2023	10	151	19	868	0	23	1071

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 Graves Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2016	1281	90.0	14.2	91.9
2017	1319	92.0	14.3	92.7
2018	1298	93.0	13.9	91.8
2019	1247	89.5	13.9	89.3
2020	1226	84.0	14.5	87.4
2021	1122	81.0	13.8	83.2
2022	1147	82.5	13.9	n/a
2023	1071	80.5	13.3	87.8

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 Graves Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2016	1281	90.0	14.2	91.9
2017	1319	92.0	14.3	92.7
2018	1298	93.0	13.9	91.8
2019	1247	89.5	13.9	89.3
2020	1226	84.0	14.5	87.4
2021	1122	81.0	13.8	83.2
2022	1147	82.5	13.9	n/a
2023	1071	80.5	13.3	87.8

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.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Graves Elementary School

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2017	$706 (8.7%)	$7,405 (91.3%)	$8,111
2018	$679 (7.8%)	$8,052 (92.2%)	$8,731
2019	$688 (7.4%)	$8,632 (92.6%)	$9,320

Data source: Georgia Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Graves Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 772^nd of 1234 Elementary schools	Ranks 987^th of 1242 Elementary schools	16.9%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Graves Elementary School)	31.8	20.2	11.6%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Gwinnett County)	49.8	44.9	4.9%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Georgia)	42	38.6	3.4%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Graves Elementary School)	41.7	35.3	6.4%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Gwinnett County)	60.2	51.9	8.3%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Georgia)	52	45.6	6.4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Graves Elementary School)	27.7	15.5	12.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Gwinnett County)	51.4	42.5	8.9%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Georgia)	42	36.1	5.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Graves Elementary School)	43.4	23.8	19.6%
4th Grade Mathematics (Gwinnett County)	60.5	54.3	6.2%
4th Grade Mathematics (Georgia)	49	45.7	3.3%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Graves Elementary School)	30.7	20.1	10.6%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Gwinnett County)	53.5	48.6	4.9%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Georgia)	45	41.6	3.4%
5th Grade Mathematics (Graves Elementary School)	26.9	19	7.9%
5th Grade Mathematics (Gwinnett County)	52.5	45.4	7.1%
5th Grade Mathematics (Georgia)	41	37.4	3.6%
5th Grade Science (Graves Elementary School)	42.5	19.6	22.9%
5th Grade Science (Gwinnett County)	56.1	50.9	5.2%
5th Grade Science (Georgia)	43	40	3%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	1247	1071	14.1%
African American	231	151	34.6%
American Indian	1	0	100%
Asian	41	19	53.7%
Hispanic	914	868	5%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	35	10	71.4%
Two or More Races	25	23	8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	89.3%	87.8%	1.6%

Schools Near Graves Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2024)						Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2024)						Milestones Assessment Science (2024)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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 Science 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Graves Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 Graves Rd	Norcross	30093	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 326-8000	1,071	81	13.3	87.8%	10 (0.9%)	151 (14.1%)	868 (81.0%)	19 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.1%)	17.9	1044^th of 1248 public elementary schools	16.3%		21.1	987^th of 1242 public elementary schools	20.5%	57	14.1	25.6	22.0				20.8	30.5	20.3				18.6			$9,320	$689	$8,632
Pleasantdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3680 Pleasantdale Rd	Doraville	30340	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-3502	629	49	12.9	83.3%	20 (3.2%)	186 (29.6%)	396 (63.0%)	10 (1.6%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.7%)	14.4	1106^th of 1248 public elementary schools	11.4%		14.3	1102^nd of 1242 public elementary schools	11.3%	4	20.6	14.3	19.8				27.8	22.5	16.5				7.7			$11,544	$915	$10,629
Rockbridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6066 Rockbridge School Rd	Norcross	30093	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 448-9363	1,033	83	12.4	88.9%	16 (1.5%)	119 (11.5%)	826 (80.0%)	61 (5.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.8%)	11	1169^th of 1248 public elementary schools	6.3%		19.4	1016^th of 1242 public elementary schools	18.2%	153	7.9	16.2	10.0				17.9	24.5	15.0				15.1			$10,002	$1,064	$8,938
Oakcliff Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3151 Willow Oak Way	Doraville	30340	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-3102	660	46	14.3	93.5%	5 (0.8%)	28 (4.2%)	557 (84.4%)	66 (10.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	30.7	840^th of 1248 public elementary schools	32.7%		34.7	773^rd of 1242 public elementary schools	37.8%	67	30.2	20.8	32.1				34.4	30.2	41.7				20.2			$11,548	$849	$10,699
Evansdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2914 Evans Woods Dr	Doraville	30340	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-2702	533	44	12.1	58.2%	122 (22.9%)	87 (16.3%)	262 (49.2%)	15 (2.8%)	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.8%)	55.8	495^th of 1248 public elementary schools	60.3%		40.7	677^th of 1242 public elementary schools	45.5%	182	37.1	41.6	48.1				46.1	50.6	37.0				42.0			$12,141	$583	$11,558
Nesbit Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6575 Cherokee Dr	Tucker	30084	DeKalb County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 414-2740	1,206	95	12.7	88.3%	31 (2.6%)	188 (15.6%)	929 (77.0%)	37 (3.1%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.4%)	12.6	1146^th of 1248 public elementary schools	8.2%		18.8	1026^th of 1242 public elementary schools	17.4%	120	14.5	15.2	16.2				19.6	26.4	14.5				14.0			$9,648	$786	$8,862
Livsey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4137 Livsey Rd	Tucker	30084	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-3302	358	32	11.0	45.0%	125 (34.9%)	62 (17.3%)	118 (33.0%)	29 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.7%)	81	220^th of 1248 public elementary schools	82.4%		82.3	205^th of 1242 public elementary schools	83.5%	15	44.6	43.3	66.7				60.7	70.0	71.4				64.3			$15,752	$713	$15,039
Brookhaven Innovation Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	186 Hunter St	Norcross	30071	Gwinnett County	State Specialty Schools II- Brookhaven Innovation Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(770) 538-1550	501	38	13.3	25.0%	84 (16.8%)	212 (42.3%)	134 (26.7%)	22 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (9.8%)	68.8	362^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	71.0%		57.6	479^th of 1242 public elementary schools	61.4%	117	47.6	49.2	69.4	40.0	57.1	54.8	58.3	46.8	46.8	38.0	47.6	40.5	41.9	15.4	26.2	$9,638	$1,123	$8,515
Baldwin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	123 Price Pl	Norcross	30071	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 225-5500	917	67	13.7	82.9%	25 (2.7%)	76 (8.3%)	772 (84.2%)	31 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.3%)	23.7	952^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	23.7%		28.3	866^th of 1242 public elementary schools	30.3%	86	9.8	20.0	33.8				24.3	35.6	32.4				25.5			$9,252	$621	$8,631
Stripling Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6155 Atlantic Blvd	Norcross	30071	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 582-7577	787	63	12.4	84.1%	31 (3.9%)	331 (42.1%)	378 (48.0%)	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.6%)	11.6	1163^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	6.8%		18	1048^th of 1242 public elementary schools	15.6%	115	14.7	11.5	17.2				17.8	21.5	14.1				18.8			$11,379	$723	$10,655

Frequently Asked Questions about Graves Elementary School

What district is Graves Elementary School in?

Gwinnett County

What is the racial makeup of Graves Elementary School?

Students at Graves Elementary School are 81% Hispanic, 14% African American, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Graves Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,071 students attended Graves Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Graves Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Radloff Middle School
High : McClure Health Science High School
High : Meadowcreek High School

Is Graves Elementary School a good school?

Graves Elementary School ranks in the bottom 16.3% of Georgia elementary schools.

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