Lanier High School

918 Buford Hwy, Sugar Hill GA, 30518 | Gwinnett County School District | 678-765-4040
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1842
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 53% 26% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 6 in Sugar Hill
  • Ranked #0 of 2969 in Georgia
Proficiency Averages
62%Sugar Hill
42%Georgia

Lanier High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Gwinnett County School District" in Sugar Hill, GA. There are a total of 1,842 students and 100 teachers at Lanier High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 19 to 1.

Lanier High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 52.5%, which is 26% higher than the Georgia average.

Lanier High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1842
Teachers100
Student/Teacher ratio19:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment562
Taking some courses442
Taking some courses (not tests)137
Passing some courses237
Passing no courses202

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 High School, there are a total of 562 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 442 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All50%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School50%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All55%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School55%

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 High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictGeorgiaNational
White 46.8% 28.6% 43.1% 51.1%
Black 18.4% 30.9% 36.4% 15.9%
Asian 6.3% 9.9% 3.6% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 24.5% 26.5% 13.4% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 3.5% 3.6% 3.1% 3.1%

Sugar Hill demographics profile

StatisticSugar HillGeorgiaNational
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 Sugar Hill

IndexSugar HillGeorgiaNational
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 High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.