📍 2625 Lawrenceville Hwy, Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County, 30044
Alford Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County. The school has 896 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Gwinnett County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 65.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 26% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Alford Elementary enrolls 896 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 65.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% Hispanic or Latino, 22% Black or African American and 9% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 526 | 59% |
| Black or African American | 193 | 22% |
| Asian | 81 | 9% |
| White | 71 | 7.9% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 2.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
709 of the school's 896 students (79%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 570 qualify for free lunch and 139 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Alford Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 5, state house district 107.
Alford Elementary is one of 140 schools in Gwinnett County, based in Lawrenceville, Georgia. The district serves 182,518 students district-wide and employs 12,254 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 896 students, Alford Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 1,304 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large