Lanier Middle School

6482 Suwanee Dam Rd, Buford GA, 30518 | Gwinnett County School District | 770-945-8419
  • grades 6-8
  • students 1453
  • type Middle
PROFICIENCY 64% 53% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 14 in Buford
  • Ranked #0 of 2969 in Georgia
Proficiency Averages
62%Buford
42%Georgia

Lanier Middle School is a school servicing grades 6 to 8 and is located in the district of "Gwinnett County School District" in Buford, GA. There are a total of 1,453 students and 80 teachers at Lanier Middle School, for a student to teacher ratio of 19 to 1.

Lanier Middle School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 64.0%, which is 53% higher than the Georgia average.

Lanier Middle School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1453
Teachers80
Student/Teacher ratio19:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Lanier Middle School, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All67%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
668%
766%
867%
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All61%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
664%
753%
867%
High Schooln/a

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Lanier Middle School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictGeorgiaNational
White 45.4% 28.6% 43.1% 51.1%
Black 18.4% 30.9% 36.4% 15.9%
Asian 6.6% 9.9% 3.6% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 25.3% 26.5% 13.4% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.1% 0.3% 0.3% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 4.0% 3.6% 3.1% 3.1%

Buford demographics profile

StatisticBufordGeorgiaNational
Population23,99410,617,423328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)2,15718791
Median age35.836.237.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)61%54%55%
Speak English70%86%79%
Speak Spanish15%8%13%

Education level achieved in Buford

IndexBufordGeorgiaNational
Completed 8th grade89.7%82.3%84.3%
Completed high school88.6%81.0%83.0%
Completed some college66.4%57.8%59.4%
Completed associate degree43.8%36.8%38.5%
Completed bachelors35.4%29.4%30.3%
Completed masters11.9%11.1%11.5%
Completed professional degree2.1%3.2%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.8%1.3%1.3%
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Source: The Lanier Middle School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.