Simpson Elementary School, Peachtree Corners GA

Original Research by School Decision on Simpson Elementary School

Simpson Elementary School sits in Peachtree Corners, a planned suburban city in Gwinnett County, Georgia, with a substantial commercial and employment base anchored by Technology Park Atlanta and the Intuitive Surgical medical campus. The city is both a regional employment center and a family-oriented residential area, with a mix of subdivisions, riverfront neighborhoods, and walkable nodes around the Town Center. Housing values reflect this professional-class suburban market, and the school's location on East Jones Bridge Road places it within this broader economic context.

Simpson serves students in pre-kindergarten through fifth grade, drawing from a school population that is racially and ethnically mixed. About three-fifths of the enrollment is white, with substantial shares of Asian, Black, and Hispanic students; a smaller number qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school is not designated as Title I, and it operates as a regular public school within Gwinnett County.

In state testing on Georgia's end-of-grade assessments for 2024-25, Simpson's students showed solid proficiency across the core academic subjects. In math, proficiency increased with grade level, starting in the high range at the third-grade level and building further by fifth grade. English language arts proficiency ranged from near-to-moderate levels in third grade to strong results in fifth grade. Science proficiency at the fifth-grade level, the only grade tested in this subject, was above-range. Overall, the school's proficiency index places it in the top quartile among the six districts in Gwinnett County on the basis of tested results. This positioning reflects consistently strong performance across subjects and grade bands.

The school's enrollment is moderate for a primary school, distributed across its grade band with roughly even class sizes. Kindergarten through fifth grade each carry between about one hundred thirty and one hundred sixty students, with smaller counts in pre-K. The teaching and support staff required to serve this population are present, though staffing data was not available in the records reviewed.

Data on chronic absenteeism, discipline, specific course access, and English learner or special education enrollment rates were not reported and thus could not be assessed. English learner and special education identification counts, which would help a parent understand the school's approach to supporting students with learning differences or language acquisition needs, are missing from the available data. A parent interested in these aspects may want to contact the school directly to understand what services and pathways exist.

The overall academic profile is one of students progressing steadily through elementary math and language arts, with strength particularly visible by the upper grades. The school's standing relative to other Gwinnett County elementary schools, based on proficiency measures, is favorable. For families in the Peachtree Corners area seeking an elementary school with demonstrated proficiency in core academics and a mixed student population reflecting the suburban community, Simpson appears to offer that environment.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 379%

School 79% · District 49% · ▲ 30 pts above district

▲ 39 pts above state median · ▲ 31 pts above county median

Grade 481%

School 81% · District 55% · ▲ 25 pts above district

▲ 36 pts above state median · ▲ 27 pts above county median

Grade 583%

School 83% · District 50% · ▲ 33 pts above district

▲ 45 pts above state median · ▲ 37 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 370%

School 70% · District 39% · ▲ 31 pts above district

▲ 39 pts above state median · ▲ 30 pts above county median

Grade 478%

School 78% · District 43% · ▲ 34 pts above district

▲ 44 pts above state median · ▲ 35 pts above county median

Grade 588%

School 88% · District 49% · ▲ 39 pts above district

▲ 50 pts above state median · ▲ 41 pts above county median

Science

Grade 585%

School 85% · District 52% · ▲ 33 pts above district

▲ 46 pts above state median · ▲ 35 pts above county median

Social studies

Grades 3-899%

School 99% · district not reported

▲ 15 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

This schoolGwinnett County, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income48%Higher-income83%35 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income50%Higher-income91%41 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income53%Higher-income87%34 pp gap

Grades 3-8Lower-income50%Higher-income87%37 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income43%Higher-income87%44 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income55%Higher-income96%41 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income37%Higher-income89%52 pp gap

Grades 3-8Lower-income45%Higher-income91%46 pp gap