Lilburn Elementary School, Lilburn GA

Original Research by School Decision on Lilburn Elementary School

Lilburn Elementary serves the residential area around the small, revitalizing city of Lilburn, about half an hour northeast of Atlanta in Gwinnett County. The school enrolls a small-to-mid-sized group of early-grade students, nearly all of whom qualify for free or reduced lunch, and the student body is predominantly Hispanic, with substantial representation of Asian and Black students and a smaller white enrollment.

On state assessments administered in early 2025, Lilburn Elementary's results in reading, math, and science all sit notably below the median among Gwinnett County's school districts. In reading across grades three through five, proficiency ranges in the low to mid-twenties. Math performance is similarly low, ranging from the upper thirties to low forties across the same grades. Science proficiency in fifth grade is also in the low thirties. These numbers place the school's overall proficiency index in the bottom quartile relative to other Gwinnett districts. A parent may want to look into this further with the school to understand what academic supports or instructional approaches are in place and what trends may emerge as more data accumulates.

The school sits within Gwinnett County Public Schools, which operates on a standard model without magnet or charter programs. Lilburn Elementary is a regular public elementary school serving grades pre-K through five. The school does not carry Title I designation in the available data, though the enrollment data shows that an overwhelmingly high share of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, which often correlates with economic need.

Lilburn the city itself is in active downtown revitalization, with major mixed-use projects underway in the Old Town core and new residential development nearby. The housing market in the zip code is moderate; mortgage affordability is slightly above the national benchmark relative to income. The community is notably diverse, with a large Hindu temple as a cultural anchor, and includes a walkable downtown area with a greenway trail system, parks, and regular community events. Most of the growth activity, though, is concentrated in Old Town itself, while schools operated by the county sit on separate suburban campuses.

For families considering Lilburn Elementary, the academic picture shows a school serving a high-poverty, predominantly Hispanic and immigrant population, with current state test results well below the county median. Whether that represents a school working to close gaps or a setting requiring close attention to learning outcomes is something to explore directly with the school and district.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 336%

School 36% · District 49% · ▼ 13 pts below district

▼ 4 pts below state median · ▼ 12 pts below county median

Grade 442%

School 42% · District 55% · ▼ 14 pts below district

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▼ 12 pts below county median

Grade 538%

School 38% · District 50% · ▼ 12 pts below district

even with state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 324%

School 24% · District 39% · ▼ 15 pts below district

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▼ 16 pts below county median

Grade 427%

School 27% · District 43% · ▼ 16 pts below district

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▼ 15 pts below county median

Grade 530%

School 30% · District 49% · ▼ 19 pts below district

▼ 8 pts below state median · ▼ 17 pts below county median

Science

Grade 533%

School 33% · District 52% · ▼ 19 pts below district

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▼ 17 pts below county median

Social studies

Grades 3-882%

School 82% · district not reported

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▼ 9 pts below 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-income22%Higher-income60%38 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income36%Higher-income53%17 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income33%Higher-income36%3 pp gap

Grades 3-8Lower-income30%Higher-income49%19 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income30%Higher-income50%20 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income50%Higher-income60%10 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income27%Higher-income7%20 pp gap

Grades 3-8Lower-income35%Higher-income39%4 pp gap